2020 presidential election

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence attends a news conference at the U.S. Embassy in Ankara, Turkey, October 17, 2019. Photo by Huseyin Aldemir/Reuters

Pence to file Trump’s paperwork for New Hampshire primary

By Associated Press

Michael Bennet on the situation in Syria, American health care and impeachment

Sen. Michael Bennet of Colorado is one of 18 candidates vying for the Democratic Party’s 2020 presidential nomination. He joins Judy Woodruff to discuss why he “never would have” pulled U.S. troops out of Syria, how his health care plan…

By Judy Woodruff

Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez speaks to people as they gather for a vigil to remember victims of the mass shootings at Dayton and El Paso, at Grand Army Plaza in Brooklyn, New York, U.S., August 5, 2019. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar to endorse Bernie Sanders for president, according to his campaign

Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York is endorsing Bernie Sanders for president and will appear with him at a rally in her home district this weekend.

By Alexandra Jaffe, Associated Press

New Iowa poll puts Warren in the lead, reshuffles candidates’ calculus

As the Democratic presidential candidates angled for attention in Iowa, new polling suggested a shifting political reality. Sen. Elizabeth Warren has stepped into first place in that state, over former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders. For candidates…

By Lisa Desjardins

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

Determined to prove age is not an issue, Biden pledges to release medical records

The issue spilled into the open Thursday, when 44-year-old Julián Castro used the third Democratic primary debate to suggest during a health care discussion that Biden was confused about his own proposals.

By Bill Barrow, Associated Press

Mark Sanford on why he’s fighting to define the Republican Party

By Judy Woodruff, Tess Conciatori

Mark Sanford, former South Carolina governor and congressman, is breaking with his party to mount a primary challenge to President Trump in 2020. Sanford has long been outspoken about his objection to Trump -- a perspective that saw him defeated…

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O’Rourke reboots campaign, looking to recapture early enthusiasm

By Will Weissert, Hunter Woodall, Associated Press

Beto O'Rourke is pursuing the go-anywhere, freewheeling style that made him a Democratic star last year while nearly upsetting Sen. Ted Cruz.

Poll: Ahead of debate, Warren leads in favorability among Democratic voters

By Laura Santhanam

Leading up to Thursday's debate, the urge to beat Trump mattered more to Democrats and like-minded independents than a presidential candidate who energized them, according to the latest PBS NewsHour/NPR/Marist poll.

Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on N.C. special election, Trump’s primary challengers

NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report join Lisa Desjardins to discuss the latest political news, including what’s at stake in North Carolina’s special congressional election on Tuesday, former Rep. Mark Sanford’s announcement that he’ll challenge…

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What’s at stake for 2020 Democrats during Detroit presidential debates

During the first night of the Democratic debates in Detroit, the ideological rift within the crowded field was on full display. Moderates challenged progressives as being unrealistic, while the more liberal candidates said the party should embrace “big ideas.” Amna…

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