2020 presidential election

As Iowa approaches, 2020 Democrats highlight differences but push for unity

By Amna Nawaz

Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on Iowa caucus dynamics, impeachment politics

NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report join Judy Woodruff to discuss the latest political news, including what Democratic voters in Iowa are thinking about the 2020 primary race, the elusive definition of “electability” and how…

Trump supporters hail his Milwaukee visit as Democrats dig in for 2020

Although the 2020 presidential election cycle has proven fluid and unpredictable so far, a near certainty is that Wisconsin will again be a battleground state this fall. With that likelihood in mind, President Trump is holding a campaign event in…

Voters break off into separate rooms based on their preferred candidate during a caucus to elect democratic convention delegates at Winton Woods Intermediate School in Cincinnati on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2020. Photo by Sam Greene via Reuters.

Presidential caucuses are complicated. Why do some states use them?

While the vast majority of states hold primary elections, a few use caucuses to show their preferences for candidates.

By Candice Norwood

Candidate author Marianne Williamson blows a kiss before the first night of the second 2020 Democratic U.S. presidential debate in Detroit, Michigan, July 30, 2019. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - HP1EF7V018KIN

Marianne Williamson lays off 2020 campaign staff nationwide

Bestselling author and spiritual guru Marianne Williamson has laid off her entire 2020 campaign staff but is pushing ahead with her Democratic presidential bid, two former staffers said Thursday.

By Hunter Woodall, Alexandra Jaffe, Associated Press

Bloomberg to skip Nevada Democratic caucuses

By Associated Press

The former New York City mayor and Democratic presidential candidate failed to file with the Nevada State Democratic Party by a Jan. 1 deadline, the party announced Thursday morning.

WATCH: Klobuchar and Buttigieg trade barbs over experience and ability to win

By Associated Press

Minnesota Sen. Klobuchar points to her two terms in the Senate and her prodigious list of other accomplishments, suggesting that Washington experience, which Buttigieg criticizes, is more an asset than a liability.

WATCH: Biden says U.S. needs to tell China, ‘This is as far as you go’

By Associated Press

Buittigieg and other Democrats seeking their party's presidential nomination are advocating a mix of policies in response to China's mass detention camps for Uighurs and other predominantly Muslim minorities.

WATCH: Biden says he refuses to accept that cooperation is dead in U.S. politics

By Associated Press

Harking back to his eight years as former President Barack Obama’s trusted adviser, he says it’s time to build on that work and invite Republicans to participate.

WATCH: Both ‘honor and disappointment’ to be lone candidate of color in debate, Yang says

By Associated Press

Asked why he was the lone minority candidate on the debate stage, Andrew Yang said most people of color don’t donate to political campaigns because they lack the disposable income.