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Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders and former VP Joe Biden butt heads at opposing ends of the Democratic spectrum. And Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard is suing former Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton. 

Four candidates are stuck in Washington at the Senate impeachment trial instead of on the campaign trail in Iowa, less than two weeks ahead of the first in the nation caucuses. 

Candidates attended the Iowa Brown & Black Forum in Des Moines, and answered tough questions about their records on race. It was MLK Day, and earlier many were in South Carolina marching together to the State Capitol. 

The New York Times endorsed Senators Elizabeth Warren of MA and Amy Klobuchar of MN. Plus, on the eve of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, candidates spoke at a forum about protecting democracy, "a decade after Citizens United."

With just a couple weeks out from the Iowa caucuses and New Hampshire primary, four Senators are being pulled off the campaign trail for the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump. 

Today's National Religious Freedom Day, and religion plays a role in presidential elections. President Trump recently launched Evangelicals for Trump, but evangelical voters are not a monolith. 

Six candidates took the stage at Drake University in Des Moines to debate issues that matter to Iowans just a few weeks out from the caucuses. 

New Jersey Senator Cory Booker drops out of the race for the Democratic nomination, ahead of tonight's debate in Des Moines - the last Democratic primary debate before the Iowa caucuses. 

Author Marianne Williamson drops out of the Democratic primary, and Jewish Voice for Peace Action confronts candidates' records. 

Tonight's the deadline to qualify for next Tuesday's Iowa debate, just a few weeks ahead of the Iowa caucuses. Six candidates qualified, but the eight others are still working hard. Plus, some candidates score some endorsements. 

President Trump addresses Iranian missile strikes at Iraqi bases housing U.S. troops, and other candidates -- of both parties -- respond. 

MA Sen. Elizabeth Warren brings out a plan to reform bankruptcy law, recalling a 2005 debate with then-Sen. Joe Biden of Delaware, where half of the U.S. credit market lives.

Former housing secretary Julian Castro endorsed Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren for president, and tomorrow the White House will brief Congress on the drone strike that killed Qassem Soleimani, top Iranian military commander.

Candidates for president respond to the killing of Quassem Soleimani. 

Former housing secretary Julián Castro dropped out of the race, and Democrats combined raised more money than President Trump, including Sen. Bernie Sanders who raised 34.5 million dollars. 

Before ringing in the New Year, candidates for president had to finish out the last fundraising quarter of the decade. Who raised the most in 2020, and how did they do it?

A lot of people ran for president this year. Who made it to 2020?

More anti-semitic violence in the New York area over the weekend, during Hanukkah. Also, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders lit the menorah on the last night of the holiday with Chabad-Lubavitch in Des Moines. 

Former housing secretary Julián Castro wants primaries not caucuses, something no candidate polling above 1 percent in Iowa has said this cycle. Some Iowans appreciate the conversational process but others say it creates barriers for Iowans turning out to vote. 

Climate change shows during the holidays, and it's a top issue for many voters in 2020. 

It's an evergreen on Christmas Eve: there are still different standards based on gender in politics, and at last week's Democratic debate, the women asked for forgiveness while the men gave gifts.  

North Carolina GOP only submitted Donald Trump's name to the ballot, but Bill Weld and Joe Walsh petitioned and Republican voters will see their names when they go to the polls. Also, The DNC upped the qualification requirements for the January debate. 

Seven candidates took the stage in LA last night for the sixth Democratic primary debate. Six were white, five were men, and two were non-career politicians. Lots was discussed, including impeachment, climate change, the GDP, and foreign policy. 

At tonight's Democratic primary debate at Loyola Marymount in LA, candidates will surely talk about the historic third impeachment of a sitting president. 

DNC Chair Tom Perez helped Unite Here Local 11 and Sodexo at Loyola Marymount in LA negotiate new contracts ahead of tomorrow night's Democratic debate. Plus, today's the vote in the House on articles of impeachment, and it's also International Migration Day.