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All Things 2020

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ANALYSIS

Front-running Biden stumbles badly in first 2020 Democratic debate

Democratic Presidential Candidates Participate In First Debate Of 2020 Election Over Two Nights

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Night Two

Democrats debate: Who won the second night?

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Bernie Sanders

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2 hours, in 5 minutes

Top moments from Night Two

The first Democratic debate -- a two-night event -- is hosted by NBC News, MSNBC and Telemundo and will air live across all three networks starting at 9 p.m. ET.

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As it happened

Stand-out moments, fact-checks and analysis of tonight’s debate

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full story

Dems slam Trump together — but fight over racial issues, health care

Memorable lines

Top candidate quotes from second night of Democratic debate

Kamala Harris

Kamala Harris walks back her hand-up moment on health care

'Couldn't get it done'

Buttigieg admits failings on race in South Bend policing

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'be about it'

Michigan town braces for auto plant to close as Democrats debate labor issues

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2020 Election

Team Biden hopes to move swiftly past fiery clash with Harris in first debate

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Democratic Debate

Democratic debates didn't address Puerto Rico despite island's possible early primary

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All the attacks on Trump from Night 2

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Trump tracker

How often Trump was mentioned on Night Two of the debate

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Trump Weighs In

Trump pans Dems on undocumented insurance: 'That's the end of that race!'

Night One Recap

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2 hours, in 5 minutes

Top moments from Night One of the first Democratic debate

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Democratic Debate

Trolls target online polls following first Democratic presidential debate

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Opinion

Elizabeth Warren is the Democrats' best candidate — the debate proved it

As it happened

Highlights, analysis and fallout from the first Democratic face-off

Democratic Debate

First Democratic debate draws more than 15 million TV viewers

Democratic Debate

Dems trot out their Español — thrilling some Latinos, turning off others

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night one: the full story

Dems spar over health care, immigration — but agree Trump economy 'rigged'

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night one highlights

Hard-hitting highlights from the first night of the debate

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01:10

Democratic candidates used Spanish to literally speak to Latinx voters

01:48

Warren makes appeal on gun rights: Our children will 'die on sidewalks'

Julian Castro and Beto O'Rourke

02:42

Castro to O’Rourke: 'Do your homework' on immigration laws

01:22

Lightning round: Who's the biggest geopolitical threat to the U.S right now?

04:45

Inslee, O’Rourke, Castro share plans to combat climate change

10:13

Watch the closing statements of the Democratic debate's first night

03:48

Ryan, Gabbard trade jabs on Afghanistan, foreign policy

02:08

Tulsi Gabbard on why LGBTQ voters should trust her

02:21

Candidates hit Trump at Night One of the debate

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Democratic Debate

What viewers really thought: Election Confessions from the first Democratic debate

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Supreme Court

Supreme Court tosses citizenship question from 2020 census forms, a victory for Democratic states

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Politics News

Manafort pleads not guilty to state mortgage fraud charges

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Supreme Court

Supreme Court justices 'turned their backs on voters' in gerrymandering ruling, advocates say

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White House

Tillerson's awkward dinner run-in with Kushner and Mexico's foreign secretary

G-20 Summit

Trump spoiling for a deal as world leaders gather in Japan

Supreme Court

Supreme Court rules cops can draw blood from unconscious drivers

Immigration

Senate passes its version of emergency border funding bill

01:44

Steve Bullock shares his ‘big idea’ for keeping dark money out of elections

Nightly News

01:39

Tulsi Gabbard shares her ‘big idea’ for removing the U.S. from foreign conflicts

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01:41

Elizabeth Warren shares her Big Idea for America’s college students

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01:26

Beto O’Rourke shares his Big Idea for new voting rights act

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01:41

Cory Booker shares his Big Idea for ‘baby bonds’

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01:41

John Hickenlooper pitches his ‘big idea’ for skills training

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01:39

Jay Inslee shares his ‘big idea’ for combating the climate crisis

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01:40

Pete Buttigieg shares his ‘big idea’ to get rid of the Electoral College

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01:39

Kirsten Gillibrand shares her ‘big idea’ for paid family leave

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01:41

Bernie Sanders lays out vision for ‘medicare for all’

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01:38

Kamala Harris shares ‘My Big Idea’ for raising teacher pay

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