Sanders suspends presidential campaign, rendering Biden presumptive Democratic nominee

Bernie Sanders has suspended his Democratic presidential campaign -- all but handing the nomination to former Vice President Joe Biden.

According to a brief campaign statement, the senator from Vermont announced the decision during an all-staff conference call Wednesday morning.

He will address supporters shortly before noon during a livestream.

Sanders won New Hampshire's primary and scored a landslie victory in the Nevada caucuses in late in February, as he surged to front-runner status in the nomination race.

The populist lawmaker then suffered a string of major primary defeats in...