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Why Picking The Date Of The 1st Presidential Primary Is So Important To New Hampshire

6:04pm November 22, 2019

New Hampshire has maintained its outsized influence in presidential politics through a state law that's given election officials power to unilaterally move the date of its first in the nation primary.

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Fiona Hill, the National Security Council's former senior director for Europe and Russia, and David Holmes, an official from the U.S. Embassy in Ukraine, testified in the House impeachment inquiry Thursday.

Democrats Have Wrapped Their Public Case On Impeachment. What Comes Next?

11:24am November 22, 2019

by Philip Ewing

Members of Congress used marathon testimony over two weeks to try to convince Americans that they should impeach and remove President Trump. The U.S. Senate, at least, isn't sold. Now what?

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Michael Bloomberg Takes New Step Toward Possible 2020 Presidential Run

5:01pm November 21, 2019

by Juana Summers

The former New York mayor filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission on Thursday as he continues to weigh a late entrance into the Democratic presidential primary.

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Former Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick Speaks To Voters In South Carolina

4:12pm November 21, 2019

by Anthony Brooks

Former Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick made a late entry into the Democratic presidential primary. He went to South Carolina to introduce himself to voters this week.

Candidates appear on stage at the start of the Democratic presidential debate at Tyler Perry Studios on Wednesday in Atlanta.

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5 Takeaways From The 5th Democratic Debate

9:05am November 21, 2019

by Domenico Montanaro

After a slow start to the fifth Democratic presidential debate, the surging Pete Buttigieg parried attacks on race and his level of experience.

Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is weighing a 2020 presidential run. He'd join two other wealthy, self-funding Democrats in the primary: John Delaney and Tom Steyer.

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Why Money (Usually) Can't Buy You A Successful Campaign

5:00am November 21, 2019

by Jessica Taylor

Only one major self-funding candidate — President Trump — has ever won the Oval Office. Despite long odds, some Democrats are spending millions of their own on the 2020 race, or contemplating it.

Democrats are debating on Wednesday night.

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Democratic Debate: Live Fact Check, Analysis Of November's Faceoff

9:43pm November 20, 2019

by NPR Staff

Ten candidates are on stage in Atlanta on Wednesday night — amid an impeachment inquiry into President Trump and a shifting field. NPR reporters have live analysis and fact checks of their remarks.

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What To Watch For In Tonight's Democratic Debate

4:35pm November 20, 2019

Democrats will debate Wednesday night in the midst of an impeachment inquiry, and with a field in flux after Pete Buttigieg's recent surge.

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Ten Democrats are debating in Atlanta on Wednesday, beginning at 9 p.m. ET.

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Democratic Debate: What You Need To Know About Wednesday's Face-Off

1:48pm November 20, 2019

by Dana Farrington

The stakes are creeping higher as early primaries and caucuses get nearer. Ten candidates will be on the stage in Atlanta beginning at 9 p.m. ET.

The debate stage is prepared for Wednesday's Democratic presidential primary debate, hosted by MSNBC and The Washington Post, at Tyler Perry Studios in Atlanta.

What The Site Of The Democratic Debate Says About Georgia, Role Of Black Voters

10:55am November 20, 2019

by Stephen Fowler

Atlanta's Tyler Perry Studios has been home to Wakanda, the White House and The Walking Dead, but Wednesday it will host its most topical production yet: the next Democratic presidential debate.

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