Latest Joe Lieberman News

No Labels won’t run a third-party campaign after trying to recruit a centrist presidential candidate

Apr. 04, 2024 20:37 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — The No Labels group said Thursday it will not field a presidential candidate in November after strategists for the bipartisan organization failed to attract a high-profile centrist willing to seize on the widespread dissatisfaction with President Joe Biden and Donald Trump. ...

Former US Sen. Joe Lieberman remembered as 'mensch' who bridged political divides

Mar. 29, 2024 17:41 PM EDT

STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) — The late Joe Lieberman on Friday was remembered by political allies and even a former foe as a “mensch” who both bridged and defied partisan political divides, during a funeral service for the four-term U.S. senator. Former Vice President Al Gore, who ran...

Joe Lieberman's death leaves a hole at No Labels as it tries to recruit a 2024 third-party candidate

Mar. 28, 2024 20:30 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — When No Labels' critics got the loudest, it was Joe Lieberman who came to the group's defense. The former Connecticut senator was a founding chairman of the centrist organization that focused, above all, on promoting bipartisanship in national politics. Despite its...

Former Sen. Joe Lieberman, Democrats’ VP pick in 2000, dead at 82

Mar. 27, 2024 22:37 PM EDT

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Former U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman of Connecticut, who nearly won the vice presidency on the Democratic ticket with Al Gore in the disputed 2000 election and who almost became Republican John McCain's running mate eight years later, has died, according to a statement issued by...

Former Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman, who sought vice presidency on 2000 Democratic ticket with Al Gore, dies at 82

Mar. 27, 2024 17:48 PM EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Former Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman, who sought vice presidency on 2000 Democratic ticket with Al Gore, dies at 82.