Mara Liasson

What are the political stakes for President Trump and Democrats as the House accelerates its impeachment inquiry into the president?

President Trump's conversations with world leaders are echoing through Congress and the campaign trail.

President Trump spoke to Democratic leaders in Congress over the weekend about gun control, but the two sides have not yet found agreement.

What does the president want in a national security adviser, now that the job is open again? Plus, Senate races that are in play in 2020.

Ten Democratic presidential candidates will take the debate stage Thursday night. It's the first time they will all be on the stage at the same time. We assess the risks and rewards.

A smaller group of Democrats will debate in Houston this week. The campaign is taking shape as fewer candidates consolidate more support and all the major candidates prepare to take the stage together.

President Trump's announcement this weekend that he called off a secret summit with the Taliban and Afghanistan's leader at Camp David again raises questions about his dealmaking prowess.

We look at what's on Congress' agenda as lawmakers come back from their summer recess.

We have an update on the political stories of the past week.

This is the week that the next debate lineup for Democrats is announced.

Same stage in Miami. Many of the same questions. But different Democratic candidates vying to become the next president of the U.S. during the second night of the first Democratic primary debate.

Several leading Democratic candidates landed on the second night of the first debate series. Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders, Kamala Harris and Pete Buttigieg are among those sharing Thursday's spotlight.

Ten Democrats will debate in Miami on Wednesday night at the first official event of the 2020 campaign. Voters will have their first chance to see the largest field in recent history over two events.

This week's first primary debate will be an introduction to the country for 20 Democratic presidential candidates. There's a clear top tier to the race, but it could all shake up when voters tune in.

President Trump has promised — and then gone back on — a number of signature actions this past week.

As tensions escalate with Iran, the Trump administration is balancing the hardline instincts of President Trump's advisers and Trump's own instincts to avoid a military conflict.

President Trump is coming under criticism from all sides for saying he would accept damaging information against his political opponents from foreign sources.

Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, a Democratic presidential candidate, made a speech Wednesday arguing why Democratic socialism is right for the United States.

Eight months before the Iowa primary, polls show Joe Biden in the lead. Behind him in second and third place are two progressive giants: Senators Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren.

After nearly starting a trade war with Mexico, President Trump has pulled back his threat of tariffs.