Swalwell drops out of presidential race, announces House reelection bid

Swalwell drops out of presidential race, announces House reelection bid-thehill: Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) dropped out of the 2020 Democratic presidential primary on Monday, making him the first major candidate in the crowded 2020 primary field to end a presidential bid.

Billionaire activist Tom Steyer announces presidential bid

Billionaire activist Tom Steyer announces presidential bid-thehill: Tom Steyer, the billionaire philanthropist and liberal activist, announced on Tuesday that he would seek the Democratic presidential nomination, reversing course after saying months ago that he would not mount a campaign.

Three Democrats should drop White House campaigns and run for Senate

Three Democrats should drop White House campaigns and run for Senate-thehill: National polling is beginning to show the profound impact of the recent Democratic presidential debates, and highlight why some candidates need to reconsider their campaigns.

Sanders slips in polls, raising doubts about campaign

Sanders slips in polls, raising doubts about campaign-thehill: Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) is slipping in polls following the first Democratic debate, raising questions about whether he can recapture the insurgent energy that nearly carried him to the party's presidential nomination in 2016. Three new polls released after the first Democratic debate show Sanders falling into fourth place behind former Vice President Joe Biden, Sen. Kamala Harris and Sen. Elizabeth Warren.

Democratic debates kick off Iowa summer sprint

Democratic debates kick off Iowa summer sprint-thehill: Two back-to-back debates marked a pivot point in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination, earning millions of dollars and tens of thousands of new donors for leading and long-shot candidates alike, and kicking off a new phase that begins this week in cities and towns across Iowa. Virtually all the 25 contenders will make swings through the first-in-the-nation caucus state over the Fourth of July week, marching in parades and stumping in town halls and living room house parties.

The Memo: Debates reshape Democratic race

The Memo: Debates reshape Democratic race-thehill: The 2020 Democratic presidential race has burst wide open after two debates. Joe Biden, the former vice president who has until now been the unarguable front-runner, has been badly weakened. Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) has reinvigorated a campaign that was at risk of becoming stagnant. And Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) accelerated her momentum with a dominant performance in the first and less contentious debate.

Internal cracks emerge in GOP strategy to avoid shutdown

Internal cracks emerge in GOP strategy to avoid shutdown-thehill: Senate Republicans are struggling to unite behind a plan to fund the government after budget talks have ground to a halt. Congress has until the end of September to prevent the second government closure of the year, but Republicans are struggling to overcome the first roadblock, agreeing to top-line defense and nondefense figures or deciding what comes next if they can’t.