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Democratic presidential candidate South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg speaks during the Iowa Democratic Party's Liberty and Justice Celebration, Friday, Nov. 1, 2019, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)

Pete Buttigieg surges in Iowa amid far-left fatigue

The stars are starting to align for Pete Buttigieg here in Iowa, where his rivals' struggles and far-left aspirations have given the South Bend, Indiana, mayor room to run in the first-in-the-nation caucus state.

November 4, 2019
Presidential candidate U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) joins striking Chicago Teachers Union and SEIU Local 73 members for a speech on the picket line outside Oscar DePriest Elementary School on the West Side, Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2019. (Ashlee Rezin Garcia/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)

Elizabeth Warren bid to end Senate filibuster threatens to backfire on Democrats

If Sen. Elizabeth Warren got her way and the Senate filibuster were eliminated, it's likely Congress already would have gutted Obamacare, allocated billions of more dollars to President Trump's border wall and even erased the Massachusetts Democrat's own brainchild idea, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which grew out of the Wall Street collapse a decade ago.

October 23, 2019
Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaks at the 2019 Democratic women's leadership forum, Thursday, Oct. 17, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Joe Biden backers lose confidence in electability

Joe Biden's support has softened across the early primary states, cutting into his image as the most electable candidate in the field and raising questions about whether the 76-year-old can rebound from his well-documented struggles.

October 20, 2019
Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg speaks to supporters at Iowa State University during a town hall style meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2019, in Ames, Iowa. (Bryon Houlgrave/The Des Moines Register via AP)

Pete Buttigieg 2020 hopes rise on far-left attacks

Pete Buttigieg is making his move in the Democratic race, sharpening his presidential campaign messages with a dire warning that the party's far-left wing is deepening the country's political divide by infuriating middle-of-the-road voters and thereby could throw the election to President Trump.

October 16, 2019
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., speaks in a Democratic presidential primary debate hosted by CNN/New York Times at Otterbein University, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019, in Westerville, Ohio. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Elizabeth Warren takes heat in Democratic debate

Sen. Elizabeth Warren got a first taste of what it is like to be the front-runner on the debate stage Tuesday when her rivals ganged up on her and questioned whether her tax-the-rich rhetoric was too "punitive" for an already polarized nation.

October 15, 2019
Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden participates in a Democratic presidential primary debate hosted by CNN/New York Times at Otterbein University, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019, in Westerville, Ohio. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Joe Biden: With age comes wisdom

Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden, Jr., dismissed concerns about his age in the fourth Democratic presidential debate, saying with age comes the sort of wisdom that one needs to perform the duties of commander-in-chief.

October 15, 2019