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- Oct 23, 10:15 AM ET
The Note: GOP weariness grows as Trump defenses give way
The deeper things get and the more likely impeachment is, the more President Donald Trump needs GOP leaders to stay loyal, but is it worth its increasingly evident risks?
Oct 23, 10:15 AM ET
- Oct 23, 1:39 AM ET
The Note: Buttigieg takes hold in center of 2020 field
Mayor Pete Buttigieg has found himself in the middle of several conversations and Warren got a taste of her relatively new status among her rivals at the fourth debate.
Oct 23, 1:39 AM ET
- Oct 21, 10:12 AM ET
The Note: 3rd-party fears haunt Democrats
The party worried about a third-party run is not the one with the candidate on the precipice of impeachment.
Oct 21, 10:12 AM ET
- Oct 18, 10:46 AM ET
The Note: 'Get over it' defense enrages and flummoxes Democrats
Just about everything you need to know about the state of the case for and against impeachment played in the space of a few minutes involving Mick Mulvaney.
Oct 18, 10:46 AM ET
- Oct 17, 11:11 AM ET
The Note: GOP leaders confront price of Trump loyalty
A Republican Party that is trying hard to stay loyal to President Donald Trump is growing worried about what that means exactly.
Oct 17, 11:11 AM ET
- Oct 16, 11:00 AM ET
The Note: Middle stirs to life as Warren gets new scrutiny
The Democratic candidates for president rallied to former Vice President Joe Biden's defense against attacks from President Donald Trump at the debate Tuesday night.
Oct 16, 11:00 AM ET
- Oct 15, 11:40 AM ET
The Note: Front-running status on the line at fourth Democratic debate
Earth-rattling events have reshaped the contours of the 2020 presidential race as a record 12 contenders are set to take the stage outside Columbus, Ohio, Tuesday night.
Oct 15, 11:40 AM ET
- Oct 14, 11:10 AM ET
The Note: Biden family ties set for scrutiny among Democrats
President Donald Trump has remade the presidential race with a series of actions that have made impeachment a growing possibility -- if not an inevitability.
Oct 14, 11:10 AM ET
- Oct 11, 12:10 PM ET
The Note: GOP worries mount as impeachment plot thickens
Two men who had helped Rudy Giuliani investigate former Vice President Joe Biden now stand under federal indictment.
Oct 11, 12:10 PM ET
- Oct 10, 10:19 AM ET
The Note: Biden on offense calling for impeachment
When Joe Biden called for President Donald Trump to be impeached, the statement was new for him. Trump noticed and within minutes was tweeting at him.
Oct 10, 10:19 AM ET
- Oct 9, 10:07 AM ET
The Note: Slipping polls serve as counter to Trump narrative
Faced with the growing likelihood of impeachment, President Donald Trump is leading his party into an increasingly dangerous space.
Oct 9, 10:07 AM ET - Oct 8, 1:10 PM ET
The Note: Trump picks bad timing for fight with GOP allies
This might not prove to be the best moment for President Donald Trump to go to war with his Republican Party, over an issue of war and peace, no less.
Oct 8, 1:10 PM ET - Oct 7, 8:34 PM ET
The Note: Biden faces squeeze as Trump flurries continue
The damage Trump has done to himself could be incalculable. But so too could the damage he’s doing to the former vice president.
Oct 7, 8:34 PM ET - Oct 4, 10:13 AM ET
The Note: Trump digs in deeper than some allies want him to go
President Donald Trump is still acting as if he did nothing wrong. Yet, the impeachment inquiry continues at a breakneck pace.
Oct 4, 10:13 AM ET - Oct 3, 7:20 PM ET
The Note: Sanders hospitalization a setback at the worst time
Regardless of how Sen. Bernie Sanders recovers physically, it is hard to see how he recovers politically from his hospitalization in Nevada this week.
Oct 3, 7:20 PM ET - Oct 2, 11:50 AM ET
The Note: Next impeachment chapter depends on president’s men
Now more than ever, President Donald Trump will be counting on those he expects to be loyal to him.
Oct 2, 11:50 AM ET - Oct 1, 10:07 AM ET
The Note: Trump complicates own defenses on impeachment
President Donald Trump is asking his party to defend him even as his rising threats are increasingly more indefensible.
Oct 1, 10:07 AM ET - Sep 30, 10:08 AM ET
The Note: Democratic candidates avoid Trump's bait
Critical to President Donald Trump's defense of himself is to focus scrutiny on former Vice President Joe Biden and his son Hunter's dealings with foreign entities.
Sep 30, 10:08 AM ET - Sep 27, 2:17 PM ET
The Note: On impeachment, Democrats face challenges of focus and scope
Congressional democrats have taken the fateful step of pursuing impeachment against President Donald Trump without a clear picture of where the path leads.
Sep 27, 2:17 PM ET - Sep 26, 11:20 AM ET
The Note: Impeachment case gets early public airing
Did President Donald Trump commit a high crime or misdemeanor? Or is he guilty of being … Donald Trump?
Sep 26, 11:20 AM ET - Sep 25, 11:34 AM ET
The Note: Trump loses control of presidential narrative
Impeachment has now moved to a phase where there’s probably nothing the White House can do to stop it.
Sep 25, 11:34 AM ET - Sep 24, 10:40 AM ET
The Note: GOP loyalty to Trump set for new tests
President Donald Trump says he isn’t worried about impeachment. But don’t mistake a lack of public GOP panic for anything approaching comfort.
Sep 24, 10:40 AM ET - Sep 23, 10:44 AM ET
The Note: Trump's talk brings impeachment back into play
Trump’s behavior has immediate implications on foreign policy and raises questions about what else he might do over the 13-plus months before the 2020 election.
Sep 23, 10:44 AM ET - Sep 20, 11:11 AM ET
The Note: Warren draws new attention and scrutiny
Plans and selfies have gotten Sen. Elizabeth Warren to this point, with a slow-but-steady rise that's made her a central figure in the primary race at the moment.
Sep 20, 11:11 AM ET - Sep 19, 10:19 AM ET
The Note: Delayed choices stir intra-party battles
A variety of forces are pushing for answers to longstanding questions. Answers have been delayed, but they can't be postponed indefinitely.
Sep 19, 10:19 AM ET - Sep 18, 10:07 AM ET
The Note: The legacy and life lessons of Cokie Roberts
Cokie Roberts was dynamic and brilliant. She was also an exemplary journalist, role model, mentor, mother, grandmother and friend.
Sep 18, 10:07 AM ET - Sep 17, 11:12 AM ET
The Note: Democrats’ congressional and presidential agendas collide
The presidential candidates are pushing the party in directions its congressional leadership does not necessarily want to go
Sep 17, 11:12 AM ET - Sep 16, 10:11 AM ET
The Note: Rivals test Biden with indirect shots
The aftermath of Sen.Harris’ debate attack on Biden left a range of campaigns convinced that going after a still-popular former vice president directly comes with risks.
Sep 16, 10:11 AM ET - Sep 13, 10:23 AM ET
The Note: Democratic debate reframes race without reordering it
The major Democratic candidates who were finally together on one stage Thursday night walked off of it without the race having shifted in fundamental ways.
Sep 13, 10:23 AM ET - Sep 12, 10:12 AM ET
The Note: Democratic debate marks urgent moment for 2020 contenders
The attention going into the Democratic debate on ABC surrounds the front-runners sharing a stage for the first time, but they don't face the same urgencies as the others
Sep 12, 10:12 AM ET - Sep 11, 11:43 AM ET
The Note: Warren puts Biden on warning on eve of next debate
Sen. Elizabeth Warren has made clear that among her many campaign plans is a plan to draw contrasts with former Vice President Joe Biden.
Sep 11, 11:43 AM ET - Sep 10, 10:39 AM ET
The Note: Do-over race in North Carolina comes at tenuous time for Trump
The last bit of unfinished midterm business from 2018 is speaking to Democratic hopes -- and Republican fears -- about 2020.
Sep 10, 10:39 AM ET - Sep 9, 11:30 AM ET
The Note: Candidates seek debate breakthroughs in overstuffed week
The new ABC News/Washington Post poll solidifies perceptions of a top tier of candidates that includes three who will be center-stage Thursday.
Sep 9, 11:30 AM ET - Sep 6, 11:30 AM ET
The Note: 2020 race remains stable, amid unstable times
Despite a summer of mass shootings, recession fears, international tumult and weather events, the Democratic race is basically in the same place it's been for months.
Sep 6, 11:30 AM ET - Sep 5, 10:06 AM ET
The Note: Guns, climate debate reveal missing Democratic middle
The list of contenders who will participate in next week's primary debate on ABC is notably short on moderate voices -- and it shows.
Sep 5, 10:06 AM ET - Sep 4, 10:15 AM ET
The Note: Biden, Warren circle each other as debate looms
Former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Elizabeth Warren know the Democratic Party can only avoid a clash between them and what they represent for so long.
Sep 4, 10:15 AM ET - Sep 3, 10:09 AM ET
The Note: Trump still a wild card on gun legislation
August closed as August began, with a mass shooting in Texas renewing talk of action in Washington.
Sep 3, 10:09 AM ET - Aug 30, 10:17 AM ET
The Note: How tough will Democrats be on Biden?
In the end, voters will set the standard for their own party, which continues to have a polling frontrunner who is exhibiting both strengths and flaws.
Aug 30, 10:17 AM ET - Aug 29, 11:10 AM ET
The Note: Electability arguments set for tests in next Democratic debate
The thing about arguing about electability is that it only works so long as a candidate can demonstrate that he or she is, well, most electable.
Aug 29, 11:10 AM ET - Aug 28, 1:00 PM ET
The Note: Deadline day on debates brings new urgency to Democratic race
Only Democratic National Committee-sanctioned polls released by midnight will help candidates make the September debate, which will air on ABC and Univision.
Aug 28, 1:00 PM ET - Aug 27, 10:36 AM ET
The Note: Steyer looms over Democrats’ 2020 race
Tom Steyer's candidacy is already showing signs of shaping the Democratic race for president.
Aug 27, 10:36 AM ET - Aug 26, 10:07 AM ET
The Note: Primary challengers tempt Republicans to bolt from Trump
Even if they don’t add up to a serious threat to the president’s renomination – and there are no signs that any Trump rival will make him sweat.
Aug 26, 10:07 AM ET - Aug 23, 10:50 AM ET
The Note: A week of presidential flip-flops
The week started with anxiety about a possible recession. It's hard to imagine such unpredictable rhetoric could do anything to reassure markets or investors.
Aug 23, 10:50 AM ET - Aug 22, 10:30 AM ET
The Note: Trump’s love-hate relationship with the Constitution
President Donald Trump cloaks himself in the Constitution when convenient and looks for a workaround when it’s not.
Aug 22, 10:30 AM ET - Aug 21, 10:08 AM ET
The Note: GOP hopes big money provides big boost
Democrats have seen their fundraising divided up over the nearly two dozen primary campaigns, whereas the Republican National Committee continues to rake in serious dough
Aug 21, 10:08 AM ET - Aug 20, 10:19 AM ET
The Note: The question of electability hangs everywhere
In polls, in interviews with voters and in stump speeches, the question of electability hangs everywhere in the 2020 Democratic primary.
Aug 20, 10:19 AM ET - Aug 19, 11:20 AM ET
The Note: Trump bullish on economy, at what cost?
Many factors influence stock market swings and consumer confidence, plenty of which are outside of any president’s control.
Aug 19, 11:20 AM ET - Aug 16, 11:28 AM ET
The Note: Economic worries expose GOP unease over Trump
Around the edges, Republican unease over Trump's leadership is growing.
Aug 16, 11:28 AM ET - Aug 15, 2:50 PM ET
The Note: Beto seeks El Paso reboot
Beta seeks an El Paso reboot as Trump prepares for New Hampshire.
Aug 15, 2:50 PM ET - Aug 14, 11:30 AM ET
The Note: Trump's step back on tariffs exposes economic uncertainties
Trump's decision to postpone tariffs on China could have lasting consequences.
Aug 14, 11:30 AM ET