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Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaks at a campaign stop at Hiatt Middle School, Sunday, Feb. 2, 2020, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Elizabeth Warren, 2020 Democrats make final push in Iowa

The stars of the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination race spent their final full day of pre-caucus campaigning crisscrossing Iowa and delivering closing arguments that they hope will resonate enough to earn them one of the fabled "three tickets" out of the state

February 2, 2020
In this Jan. 14, 2020 file photo, from left, Democratic presidential candidates businessman Tom Steyer, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., former Vice President Joe Biden, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., former South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg, and Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., stand on stage,  before a Democratic presidential primary debate hosted by CNN and the Des Moines Register in Des Moines, Iowa.  (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File) **FILE**

DNC overhauls debate criteria

The Democratic National Committee has switched up the qualifications needed to participate in the presidential debate in Las Vegas next month, opening the door for former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg to get a spot on stage.

January 31, 2020
Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaks at the Western Iowa Tech Community College Rocklin Conference Center in Sioux City, Iowa, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2020. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

Biden: Trump is more George Wallace than George Washington

Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden used President Trump's planned visit to Iowa to draw a pointed contrast with the Republican commander-in-chief's character and to drive home his closing argument: Mr. Trump and his inner circle are terrified of squaring off with him in the 2020 general election.

January 30, 2020
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks at a campaign rally Sunday, Jan. 26, 2020, in Sioux City, Iowa. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Bernie Sanders leads Joe Biden in Iowa, New Hampshire

You can call it the "Bernie bump" or the "socialist surge," but you can no longer deny that Sen. Bernard Sanders is quickly taking over the front-runner's position in the Democratic presidential primary.

January 29, 2020
Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaks during a campaign event at the University of Northern Iowa, Monday, Jan. 27, 2020, in Cedar Falls, Iowa. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Joe Biden touts granite chin amid Trump attacks

Joseph R. Biden isn't mentioning his son Hunter by name on the stump, but the former vice president is beating back allegations of his son's corrupt deals in Ukraine as the 2020 Democratic presidential race heats up.

January 27, 2020
Michael Moore gestures as he speaks as a surrogate for Democratic Presidential Candidate Bernie Sanders Friday, Jan. 24, 2020, in Iowa City, Iowa. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

Michael Moore urges Iowa voters not to play it safe with Biden

Liberal filmmaker Michale Moore campaigned her Friday on behalf of Sen. Bernard Sanders, warning voters not to buy into the argument that former Vice President Joseph R. Biden is the "safest" bet to defeat President Trump in the 2020 election.

January 25, 2020
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton waves to supporters with Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., during a rally in Portsmouth, N.H., Tuesday, July 12, 2016, where Sanders endorsed her for president. (AP Photo/Jim Cole)

Hillary Clinton: ‘Nobody’ likes Bernie Sanders, not sure if she’d endorse him

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton momentarily poured gasoline on the simmering feud between her and Sen. Bernard Sanders, saying in a new interview the Vermont socialist is a career politician who "nobody likes" and refusing to say whether she would endorse him if he wins the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination.

January 21, 2020