Political attention is divided these days and will remain so, particularly as there is the possibility of the Senate impeachment trial spilling into voting season

Somehow Sen. Bernie Sanders is surging in the run-up to Iowa without taking harsh attacks from his rivals.

A blizzard of late national and early-state polling does virtually nothing to clarify the race one week before the Iowa caucuses -- though does plenty to worry Democrats.

Democrats main goal is to keep an investigation alive and, as a practical matter, that means convincing four Republicans to call witnesses from the Trump White House.

It's getting harder to imagine scenarios that don't involve a Bernie Sanders campaign reaching deep into the voting season.

The fact that Sen. Mitch McConnell budged is a reminder that the history of the impeachment of President Donald Trump has yet to be written.

Tuesday brings the substantive start of a Senate impeachment trial that will draw four presidential contenders off the campaign trail.

A Republican Party that is trying hard to stay loyal to President Donald Trump is growing worried about what that means exactly.

The Democratic presidential contenders are arguing over who they are, what they say about it and what that may say about them.

Trump allies forced to play defense as impeachment moves to Senate. The pressure is on Republicans to publicly defend Trump's actions.

Two progressive champions -- Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren -- are primed to have a debate with each other that they've both said they didn't want to have.

After Tuesday's debate, it’s harder to see moments that will clarify the race.

There will be a time that President Trump is no longer under active impeachment.

Former Vice President Joe Biden comes into a three-week stretch to Iowa with more paths to the nomination than his rivals.

The timing of an impeachment trial is of intense interest to 2020 candidates, especially the senators who are still running for president and have a debate next week.

Iran’s attack on American troops in Iraq will raise many questions.

Following the drone strike that killed Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani, Congress looks to debate and perhaps limit President Donald Trump’s powers to conduct future strikes

Trump’s decision to kill a top Iranian official has already had consequences.

The 2020 field is narrowing. But the paths to the Democratic nomination look more winding than ever.

The first votes of 2020 are barely a month away. But there's a whole lot of big questions that need answering before we get there.

Pete Buttigieg took the brunt of attacks in Thursday's debate.

The Democrats’ final debate of 2019 takes place Thursday night in Los Angeles.

If you’re looking for a moment of clarity, you could do worse than this day for the history books.

It’s not impossible to find bipartisan consensus on impeachment. You just have to trust the process.

A major piece of Democratic strategizing on impeachment was the desire to put Republicans on the spot.

Joe Biden is back at the center of the Democratic race, regardless of supposed challengers.

As President Trump stands on the verge of being impeached, he would have his supporters believe that the fix was in against him -- and his voters -- from the start.

President Donald Trump has declared himself to be the "most transparent" president in history.

Those tensions and more will play out in dramatic and historic fashion this week for Democrats.

Democrats flirt with politics of anger in age of Trump. On Capitol Hill it was Nancy. In Iowa it was Joe. Both were reacting to Trump.

Speed defines the Democrats' impeachment push. All signs currently point to a pre-Christmas vote on the House floor.

High-profile exits have created some new space in the race. But it’s not at all clear who will fill it -- or how.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who is backing Sen. Bernie Sanders for president, knows what she’s doing in raising alarms about the progressive credentials of Pete Buttigieg.

Bloomberg pits wholesale campaign against retail strategies. He could skip the first four early states and still win the nomination.

Everybody's talking about Michael Bloomberg joining the 2020 race for the White House. What's less clear is if anybody's afraid of him.

After more than 32 hours of impeachment hearings over the past two weeks, no signs emerged of new cracks in the GOP defense, in either the House or the Senate.

Before the debate ended, key reminders emerged that speak to explosive issues that remain unresolved in the Democratic primary race. High on that list is race.

The fifth Democratic debate takes place Wednesday night with no way to confine the relevant action to a single screen.

Center grows crowded amid Buttigieg’s rise. Michael Bloomberg and Deval Patrick add to less liberal options.

For a candidate of the left, Sen. Elizabeth Warren sure seems like a central figure.

This season of candidate contraction has turned into one of expansion.

Making assumptions in this environment would be a mistake, now that the public is set to watch in large numbers.

What President Barack Obama and his legacy mean to the party could be a theme that runs throughout this campaign year.

Michael Bloomberg's problem is the same as his promise: He's a general-election candidate in a primary-campaign world.

A Democratic primary race that was frozen by impeachment just got hot in a hurry with Michael Bloomberg's surprise step toward running for president.

Using the election results in Virginia, Pennsylvania and Kentucky, progressive groups are arguing that suburban romps are proof that their messaging can play everywhere.

Democrats walk away from Election Day 2019 with more votes in most closely watched contests.

Tuesday's governor’s races in Kentucky and Mississippi and control of the state assembly in Virginia could all be referendums on President Donald Trump and impeachment.

The stability at the top of what remains a fluid Democratic race is being threatened not by a senator or governor but by the only remaining mayor.

A wide-open race in Iowa awaits the Democratic primary field Friday night and through the weekend.