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Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden looks on as Senator Elizabeth Warren speaks during the fourth U.S. Democratic presidential candidates 2020 election debate at Otterbein University in Westerville, Ohio U.S., October 15, 2019. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton - HP1EFAG01IY7Q

By Daniel Bush

Democratic U.S. 2020 election presidential candidates including former Vice President Joe Biden, Senator Bernie Sanders and Senator Kamala Harris at the 2020 presidential election Democratic candidates debate in Miami on June 27, 2019. Photo by Carlo Allegri/Reuters

What to watch at the Democratic debates in Detroit

The leading 2020 Democratic presidential candidates will take the debate stage Tuesday and Wednesday in Detroit looking to further define their candidacies, take on rivals, and score a viral moment. Here's what we'll be watching in the debates.

By Jessica Yarvin

After 1st debates, how 2020 Democrats positioned themselves on the campaign trail

After the first debates of the 2020 presidential campaign, candidates sought to build on their momentum or reposition themselves over the weekend. Sen. Kamala Harris fended off attacks from the Trump campaign, while other 2020 Democrats came to her defense.

By Yamiche Alcindor

Shields and Brooks on Trump and foreign campaign help, Democratic debates

Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s political news, including President Trump’s comments about willingness to accept foreign opposition research, the status of election security legislation, candidate lineups for…

U.S. 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang speaks at Potluck Insurgency, a local democratic activist event, at the home of one of its members in Iowa City, Iowa, U.S., March 10, 2019. REUTERS/Scott Morgan - RC164EFDE690

What does Andrew Yang believe? Where the candidate stands on 5 issues

Yang is a 44-year-old entrepreneur, the child of Taiwanese immigrants, and a first-time presidential candidate.

By Dan Cooney

What does John Hickenlooper believe? Where the candidate stands on 7 issues

By Meredith Lee

Former Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper announced Monday that's running for president in 2020. Here's where he stands on key issues.

2020 Dems back idea of reparations for descendants of slaves

By Errin Haines, Associated Press

Over the past week, Sen. Kamala Harris of California, Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julian Castro spoke of the need for the U.S. government to reckon with and make up for centuries of…

What does Bernie Sanders believe? Where the candidate stands on 9 issues

By Lisa Desjardins

Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont announced that he's running for president in 2020. Here's where Sanders stands on key issues.

The game for 2020 Democrats: wooing millennials

By Jessica Yarvin

Young voters are poised to play a larger role than ever in the 2020 Democratic primaries, as a diverse field marked by generational divides and differences in style and temperament try to win over the party’s progressive base.

How to navigate a political apology

By Saher Khan

Whatever happens to embattled Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam, his confusing series of statements on his past are another reminder of the challenges of political crisis management.