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May 22, 10:01 AM ET
The Note: Impeachment buzz boiling over for Pelosi and House
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has been pressured by members of her caucus into holding a closed-door meeting Wednesday morning.
May 22, 10:01 AM ET
May 21, 9:59 AM ET
The Note: Center sees new life in Democratic 2020 race
Early action on the left aside, some of the more interesting policy and personality contrasts inside the Democratic primary are happening closer to the middle.
May 21, 9:59 AM ET
May 20, 10:00 AM ET
The Note: Fundamentals of 2020 race show signs of shifting
President Donald Trump returns to the campaign trail on Monday in an awkward posture: playing defense.
May 20, 10:00 AM ET
May 17, 9:59 AM ET
The Note: 2020 race features a front-runner and a disruptor
The presidential race has a Democratic front-runner and an incumbent disruptor.
May 17, 9:59 AM ET
May 16, 9:59 AM ET
The Note: Democrats seek out offense on culture wars
Remember when candidate Donald Trump promised that his election will result in Roe v. Wade being overturned?
May 16, 9:59 AM ET
May 15, 10:00 AM ET
The Note: Biden brings focus to race -- and draws attacks
Biden has now completed his first circuit of early-voting states in a low-key (for Biden) way. But he has made enough noise to force resets and recalibrations?
May 15, 10:00 AM ET
May 14, 10:01 AM ET
The Note: Democrats face new urgency around visibility
The battle for votes will come. For now, the fight among Democrats is for a most valuable commodity in the Trump era: attention.
May 14, 10:01 AM ET
May 13, 10:00 AM ET
The Note: Democrats test out the politics of 'nice'
President Donald Trump is being Donald Trump. His rivals are not.
May 13, 10:00 AM ET
May 10, 10:05 AM ET
Jailed moms to get bailed out for Mother’s Day
This is the third year that, just ahead of Mother's Day, a number of caregivers will be surprised and have their bail paid by a project called "Black Mamas Bail Out."
May 10, 10:05 AM ET
May 9, 9:59 AM ET
The Note: Democrats tiptoe toward impeachment
If Democrats are serious about providing oversight, impeachment proceedings would be a way around the access issues they're confronting.
May 9, 9:59 AM ET
May 8, 10:02 AM ET
The Note: Democrats churn new policy -- and pique Trump’s interest
The proposals are coming quickly and boldly from a field of Democratic contenders anxious to break through, but President Trump has been eager to choose his own rivals.
May 8, 10:02 AM ET
May 7, 9:59 AM ET
The Note: Trump's doctrines get tested by world events
A trade war with China. New violence in the Middle East. President Donald Trump’s doctrines -- yes, that would be plural -- are suddenly being tested across the globe.
May 7, 9:59 AM ET
May 6, 10:00 AM ET
The Note: 2020 candidates define themselves in contrast to Biden
The dynamic of the moment has the Democratic presidential candidates contrasting themselves, at least gently, with former Vice President Joe Biden.
May 6, 10:00 AM ET
May 3, 10:01 AM ET
The Note: Mueller fallout keeps campaign in limbo
The non-conclusion to the Robert Mueller saga is delaying any tight focus on Democrats running for president.
May 3, 10:01 AM ET
May 2, 10:00 AM ET
The Note: Barr foists impeachment talk back onto Democrats' table
The collisions highlighted by Attorney General William Barr’s explosive day on Capitol Hill have long-lasting consequences.
May 2, 10:00 AM ET
May 1, 10:01 AM ET
The Note: Biden deepens policy fault lines in Democratic primary
Former Vice President Joe Biden launched his candidacy by vowing to adhere to a version of Ronald Reagan’s famous "Eleventh Commandment."
May 1, 10:01 AM ET
Apr 30, 10:01 AM ET
The Note: Joe Biden pitches Trump country on unity
Former Vice President Joe Biden used an old-school campaign kick-off at a Teamsters hall in Pittsburgh to pitch himself as a candidate of unity and morality.
Apr 30, 10:01 AM ET
Apr 29, 9:59 AM ET
The Note: Democrats' path to 2020 victory paved with questions
Democrats are facing down a 2020 race that's very winnable.
Apr 29, 9:59 AM ET
Apr 26, 10:00 AM ET
The Note: Biden and Trump force parties to look inward
Joe Biden has started his campaign by making it explicitly about President Donald Trump and what he represents. And Trump is more than happy to return that favor.
Apr 26, 10:00 AM ET
Apr 25, 10:01 AM ET
The Note: Joe Biden's entry marks 'new phase' of 2020 race
His presence could bring order to a potentially chaotic race.
Apr 25, 10:01 AM ET
Apr 24, 10:11 AM ET
The Note: Policy-heavy primary to greet Biden in 2020 race
The former vice president is slated to become the 20th Democrat in the race for president, with a video scheduled for release Thursday morning.
Apr 24, 10:11 AM ET
Apr 23, 10:00 AM ET
The Note: Hogan holds hopes for anti-Trump sentiments in GOP
The most interesting post-Mueller report data point may not come from Democrats.
Apr 23, 10:00 AM ET
Apr 22, 10:00 AM ET
The Note: Democrats face 2020 pressures on impeachment
Democrats begin grappling with some complicated new questions.
Apr 22, 10:00 AM ET
Apr 19, 10:02 AM ET
The Note: Mueller report intensifies political divisions
Twenty-two months, 37 indictments, 448 pages … but how many minds changed in the political world?
Apr 19, 10:02 AM ET
Apr 18, 9:59 AM ET
The Note: Justice Department sparks new political concerns on Mueller day
William Barr’s decision to hold a news conference at 9:30 a.m. -- before Robert Mueller’s report is released in any form -- serves up a fresh batch of political concerns.
Apr 18, 9:59 AM ET
Apr 17, 10:00 AM ET
The Note: As campaigns release financial details, some numbers have staying power
Several candidates voluntarily released their personal tax returns, while all faced a mandatory deadline for turning over fundraising details from the first quarter.
Apr 17, 10:00 AM ET
Apr 16, 10:01 AM ET
The Note: Trump faces new narrative with primary challenge
Former Massachusetts Gov. Bill Weld’s formal entry into the 2020 Republican presidential primary changes the narrative of the entire race.
Apr 16, 10:01 AM ET
Apr 15, 10:00 AM ET
The Note: Show us the money: Democrats challenge the president on tax day
It's tax day and Democratic presidential candidates have used releasing their tax returns as a way to show complete opposition and contrast to Trump.
Apr 15, 10:00 AM ET
Apr 12, 10:00 AM ET
The Note: Mueller's import grows as wait on report continues
President Donald Trump used an occasion this week to remind people that he’s in charge: "There's only one person that's running it."
Apr 12, 10:00 AM ET
Apr 11, 10:01 AM ET
The Note: Signs point to long Democratic primary fight
More than a quarter of the way through 2018, consider the following and ask what it means for how long the Democratic primary race may last.
Apr 11, 10:01 AM ET
Apr 10, 10:00 AM ET
The Note: New Mueller wait game looms over Trump
If Attorney General William Barr was seeking to dispel the mystery about what isn't known about Robert Mueller’s final report, he didn't accomplish it on Tuesday.
Apr 10, 10:00 AM ET
Apr 9, 10:00 AM ET
The Note: 'Acting' Trump Cabinet to play defense for volatile boss
President Donald Trump is pushing his top deputies in policy directions they aren’t necessarily comfortable in and replacing those at the top as he sees fit.
Apr 9, 10:00 AM ET
Apr 8, 10:08 AM ET
The Note: Biden battles himself as wait on his candidacy continues
Joe Biden's delayed announcement has allowed others to start defining both the 2020 presidential race and Biden himself.
Apr 8, 10:08 AM ET
Apr 5, 10:00 AM ET
The Note: 'Mayor Pete's' rise a reminder of how little we know about 2020
A top tier of candidates that involves South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg is not a scenario any Democrat would have predicted even a month ago.
Apr 5, 10:00 AM ET
Apr 4, 10:00 AM ET
The Note: Biden is explaining more than apologizing
Joe Biden acknowledged making some women feel uncomfortable, but he stopped short of directly apologizing to those who say they feel violated with his physical contact.
Apr 4, 10:00 AM ET
Apr 3, 10:04 AM ET
The Note: Bernie 2.0 puts 2020 field on notice
He doesn't skateboard like Beto O'Rourke, speak 7 languages like Pete Buttigieg and he's older than Joe Biden, but Bernie Sanders has become a major presence in the race.
Apr 3, 10:04 AM ET
Apr 2, 9:59 AM ET
The Note: Biden at center of Democrats’ #MeToo reckoning
Democrats running for president are nearly unanimous in trumpeting women’s right to be heard, as well as Joe Biden’s need to explain himself.
Apr 2, 9:59 AM ET
Apr 1, 10:01 AM ET
The Note: #MeToo realities have Biden looking backward
These are issues that Joe Biden knew he'd have to confront, but being forced to deal with them now has him looking backward at a time Democrats want to look forward.
Apr 1, 10:01 AM ET
Mar 29, 10:02 AM ET
The Note: In Mueller’s wake, ideology gets ahead of policy for Trump
President Donald Trump has the capacity and proclivity to take the 2020 campaign in wild new directions, as he demonstrated Thursday night in Michigan.
Mar 29, 10:02 AM ET
Mar 28, 10:00 AM ET
The Note: Democrats’ 2020 field poised for new additions
Democrats don’t see this as a year to wait for one’s turn. A growing number see no need to wait at all.
Mar 28, 10:00 AM ET
Mar 27, 10:03 AM ET
The Note: Democrats move back to big issues in Mueller's wake
Democrats say they want debate about big issues to dominate 2020, especially after Robert Mueller’s investigation wound down with a whimper. They have that now.
Mar 27, 10:03 AM ET
Mar 26, 10:01 AM ET
The Note: Trump moves to weaponize Mueller report
Just like that, Robert Mueller’s investigation has gone from an existential danger to Trump’s presidency to a potentially valuable tool for his re-election campaign.
Mar 26, 10:01 AM ET
Mar 25, 10:01 AM ET
The Note: Robert Mueller punts to politics
What special counsel Robert Mueller did bring to light will be quite enough for the political system to digest for a long while.
Mar 25, 10:01 AM ET
Mar 22, 10:00 AM ET
The Note: The country waits for Biden and Mueller while Democrats forge ahead
On Capitol Hill or the campaign trail, this week politicians and lawmakers forged ahead though big unknowns loomed.
Mar 22, 10:00 AM ET
Mar 21, 10:01 AM ET
The Note: 2020 candidates embrace constitutional rewrites
Democrats running for president are debating and endorsing a staggering array of proposals that would rewrite aspects of the Constitution and traditions of lawmaking.
Mar 21, 10:01 AM ET
Mar 20, 10:00 AM ET
The Note: Democrats expand 2020 map in new directions
Candidates reflect the party's diversity -- and a diversity of nomination paths.
Mar 20, 10:00 AM ET
Mar 19, 10:00 AM ET
The Note: Beto O'Rourke shows how new rules apply to old players in 2020
Four days as a candidate have been enough to create a Beto O’Rourke boom, an accompanying backlash and a reassessment of snap judgments in either direction.
Mar 19, 10:00 AM ET
Mar 15, 10:07 AM ET
The Note: Beto and 'VETO!' speak to parties’ identity crises
It's been a week defined by the promise of Beto and a promise of "VETO!" But neither party is closer to resolving identity crises that are likely to linger into 2020.
Mar 15, 10:07 AM ET
Mar 14, 10:27 AM ET
The Note: Beto O'Rourke sparks debate about Obama legacy for Democrats
The most diverse primary field in history hangs, in part, on two white men -- both of whom may seek to claim the legacy of the first African-American president.
Mar 14, 10:27 AM ET
Mar 13, 10:00 AM ET
The Note: Potential 2020 candidates seek out the quiet middle
Voices inside and outside the Democratic and Republican parties are making 2020 pitches that depend, at least in part, on making sure the center starts to have its say.
Mar 13, 10:00 AM ET