2020 presidential election

Marianne Williamson lays off 2020 campaign staff nationwide

By Hunter Woodall, Alexandra Jaffe, Associated Press

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.

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.

WATCH: Sanders won’t vote for new bipartisan USMCA trade agreement

By Associated Press

Democratic senators are demonstrating divergent views on free trade, with Vermont's Bernie Sanders vowing to vote against the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement.

WATCH: Trump is ‘not king’: Democrats back impeachment at debate

By Associated Press

Several candidates called for Trump's impeachment in the opening moments of Thursday's debate.

What 2020 Democratic presidential candidates believe: Social issues

By Candice Norwood

From gun reform to abortion access, the 2020 Democratic presidential hopefuls are weighing in on some of the country’s most contentious social issues. Here’s where the seven candidates participating in the PBS Newshour/POLITICO Democratic debate stand. Joe Biden…

What to expect at the sixth Democratic debate

By Daniel Bush

Ahead of the final Democratic primary debate of 2019, voters still seem uncertain about whether a progressive or moderate candidate stands the best chance of beating President Donald Trump in 2020. Divides over age, race and gender remain.