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Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., speaks to the media in the spin room after the first night of the Democratic presidential debate in Miami last month.

Politics & Government

Warren Rising: Massachusetts Progressive Announces $19 Million Fundraising Haul

4:37pm July 08, 2019

by Scott Detrow

The Massachusetts senator has been rising in the polls, and she's now raising solid amounts of money, when there were serious questions previously about the size of her campaign.

The debate stage before a 2016 Democratic primary debate hosted by NBC and YouTube in Charleston, S.C. Candidates will need higher poll numbers and more grassroots donors to participate in later debates this year.

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Democratic Presidential Field Will Look A Lot Smaller By September

11:54am May 29, 2019

by Domenico Montanaro

The Democratic National Committee released new qualification standards for its first post-Labor Day debate. Candidates will need higher poll numbers and more grassroots donors.

A worker sweeps the stage prior to the first Democratic presidential debate on April 26, 2007, in Orangeburg, S.C. The debate featured eight Democratic presidential candidates.

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Democrats To Hold First Presidential Debate In June, Just 6 Months From Now

2:30pm December 20, 2018

by Domenico Montanaro

Democrats will hold 12 presidential primary debates. The Democratic National Committee says it will have about one a month through the process.

Rep. Chris Collins, R-N.Y., walks out of a New York courthouse on Aug. 8 after being charged with insider trading. Collins suspended his congressional campaign after the indictment but has decided to resume his re-election bid.

Indicted Congressman Reverses Course, Says He Will Campaign For Re-Election

6:54pm September 19, 2018

by Dave Debo

Rep. Chris Collins was indicted on insider trading charges in August and suspended his campaign. Now he is running again, saying "the stakes are too high" to allow a Democrat to win.

Demonstrators gather outside the Democratic National Committee's summer meeting to protest the use of "superdelegates" in the party's presidential nomination process. The DNC voted to drastically reduce their role this weekend.

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DNC Votes To Largely Strip 'Superdelegates' Of Presidential Nominating Power

2:04pm August 25, 2018

Party leaders who have voted on the nominations of Democrats' presidential candidates for three decades, unbound by primaries and caucuses, will now only weigh in if a convention is deadlocked.

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Rep. Keith Ellison, D-Minn., the deputy chair of the Democratic National Committee, is facing allegations of domestic abuse, which he denies. The DNC says it is reviewing the claims.

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Keith Ellison Wins Primary In Minnesota, As DNC Reviews Domestic Abuse Allegations

10:16pm August 14, 2018

by Domenico Montanaro

In its first statement on the allegations against Rep. Keith Ellison, the national Democratic Party says, "All allegations of domestic abuse are disturbing and should be taken seriously."

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, speaking here in 2016, is reportedly considering testifying before U.S. lawmakers.

Julian Assange 'Seriously Considering' Testifying Before Senate Panel

4:40pm August 09, 2018

by Merrit Kennedy

The founder of WikiLeaks received a request to testify in person before the Senate intelligence committee about Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, his lawyer says.

Sen. Bernie Sanders is seen after the Vermont delegation cast their votes during roll call at the 2016 Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. After the bitter primary between Sanders and Hillary Clinton, the DNC set up a process that has led to r

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DNC Officials Vote To Scale Back Role Of 'Superdelegates' In Presidential Nomination

5:24pm June 27, 2018

by Scott Detrow

A Democratic National Committee panel has approved a plan to bar unpledged party leaders from voting on the first ballot at presidential nominating conventions, settling a lasting fight from 2016.

DNC Chairman Tom Perez has called for the party to reform the way it uses superdelegates in its presidential nominating process.

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DNC Group Calls For Drastic Cut In 'Superdelegates' As Part Of Nomination Process

7:16pm December 09, 2017

by Brakkton Booker

The Unity Reform Commission is calling for a 60 percent reduction in superdelegates and wants the party to offer same-day party affiliation switching. It calls its recommendations "historic."

John Podesta was Bill Clinton's White House chief of staff from 1998 to 2001 and is now Hillary Clinton's campaign chairman.

What's In The Latest WikiLeaks Dump of Clinton Campaign Emails

7:41pm October 12, 2016

by Scott Detrow

WikiLeaks is meting out a trove of hacked emails from Clinton campaign chairman John Podesta. The latest release includes commentary on Catholicism and risotto.