2020 presidential candidates

Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Mass., on Monday became the latest entrant into a crowded 2020 Democratic primary field. File photo by Brian Snyder/Reuters

Rep. Seth Moulton to drop out of the presidential race

By Associated Press

2020 Democratic U.S. presidential candidate and U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders speaks during a campaign event at his campaign office in Davenport, Iowa, on August 19, 2019. Photo by Al Drago/Reuters

Sanders’ $16 trillion climate plan builds on the Green New Deal

Sanders describes his plan as a "ten-year, nationwide mobilization centered on equity and humanity" that would create 20 million new jobs.

By Juana Summers, Associated Press

Democratic presidential candidate and Washington State Governor Jay Inslee speaks during the California Democratic Convention in San Francisco, California, on June 1, 2019. Photo by Stephen Lam/Reuters

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee drops out of the presidential race

Inslee had made fighting climate change the central theme of his presidential campaign.

By Rachel La Corte, Associated Press

2020 Democratic U.S. presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden speaks during the Presidential Gun Sense Forum in Des Moines, Iowa, on August 10, 2019. Photo by Scott Morgan/Reuters

As rivals head to California, Biden chooses New Hampshire

The former vice president is choosing carefully when to appear alongside the candidates who are trying to upend him, and he's keeping a distance, at least publicly, from the party machinery.

By Bill Barrow, Associated Press

U.S. 2020 Democratic presidential candidate and U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren speaks at the Frank LaMere Native American Forum while campaigning in Sioux City, Iowa, on August 19, 2019. Photo by Alex Wroblewski/Reuters

Warren offers public apology over claim of tribal heritage

The Massachusetts senator said at the start of her appearance at a forum on Native American issues that she was sorry for the harm she caused over claims of her heritage.

By Elana Schor, Josh Funk, Associated Press

2020 Democrats compete for attention — and space — at Iowa State Fair

By Lisa Desjardins, Rachel Wellford, Matt Loffman

Nearly two dozen presidential candidates attended the Iowa State Fair over the weekend. Former Vice President Joe Biden drew the most attention and continues to lead in the polls, but Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren is seeing support surge. Lisa Desjardins…

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Biden is still the Democrat to beat, but rivals see weakness

By Julie Pace, Bill Barrow, Associated Press

Three months after announcing his White House bid, Joe Biden remains atop early polling for Democratic candidates. But Biden's rivals remain confident that his fumbles eventually will catch up to him, undermining his electability argument.

Montana Gov. Steve Bullock on gun reform and how to win back red states from Trump

By Judy Woodruff, Meredith Lee

Montana Gov. Steve Bullock is a two-term Democrat in a conservative state that President Trump won by more than 20 points in 2016. He’s also running for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, and a gun owner who has changed his…

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Democratic White House hopefuls target labor at Nevada forum

By Michelle L. Price, Kathleen Ronayne, Associated Press

They were among 19 Democrats scheduled to speak at a labor forum hosted by the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, a public employees union that represents 1.6 million workers. The event is a moment for the candidates…

With Biden and Harris on the defensive, where Detroit debates leave 2020 Democrats

Night two of the Detroit Democratic debate may have opened with a handshake between former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Kamala Harris, but there was no shortage of attacks on either of them during the course of the evening.

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