Asma Khalid

More than anything, Democratic primary voters say they want a candidate who can beat President Trump. But there's not a clear sense of what that will take.

Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., is reintroducing a bill on Thursday that would make marijuana legal at the federal level, the latest progressive legislation embraced by White House contenders.

Bernie Sanders announced a second run for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2020. This time, the Vermont independent enters the race as a leading candidate facing a crowded progressive field.

The Democratic Party is largely unified around the value of immigrants and against President Trump's policies, far from labor concerns and the party's law and order agenda of the 1990's.

The DNC plans to host 12 sanctioned debates during the 2020 primary cycle. The first one will be in June on back-to-back weekday nights. The format changes follow criticism from the 2016 campaign.

The Democratic presidential field has two more candidates. Senators Elizabeth Warren and Amy Klobuchar officially announced they're running. Other candidates fanned out across the country to campaign.

Ohio Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown hasn't decided to run for president yet. He's on a tour of early primary states, like New Hampshire, testing out a message focused on the working class.

Democrats across the country have called for the resignation of Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam after a racist photo surfaced from his yearbook, indicating a move toward zero-tolerance in the party.

Last fall, Sen. Elizabeth Warren released the results of a DNA test indicating she has Native American ancestry. The move backfired; Warren was hesitant to admit she did something wrong — until now.

The Vermont senator's 2016 presidential campaign took off in New Hampshire. But in 2020, some progressive voters in the state say there are plenty of other alternatives.

California Democratic Sen. Kamala Harris announced she is running for president Monday, joining a growing Democratic field that was present at Martin Luther King Jr. Day events around the country.

Democrat candidates are talking about race and racism in a more nuanced way than they have before, thanks in part to the desire to gain support from black voters in early primary states.

The third annual Women's March is Saturday. The first march, held the day after Donald Trump's inauguration, was a moment of unity. But now there are questions about keeping the united front together.

The third annual women's march is this Saturday. The first march was a moment of unity for many women disillusioned with the 2016 election results, but now there are questions about that united front.

The Democratic presidential field grew this weekend with the entry of former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julián Castro. Many more candidates appear to be finalizing their campaign plans.

Older voters and younger voters, former Clinton supporters and Bernie Sanders fans, all say they want a candidate who is electable. "I want somebody to get Trump out of there," said Marilynn Leggio.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., took her economic message to Iowa during her first campaign trip since announcing her exploratory committee for a presidential bid in December.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., is in Iowa this weekend, kicking off her bid for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination.

Democrat Sen. Elizabeth Warren says she is forming an exploratory committee for the 2020 presidential race. In a video sent to supporters Monday, she spoke of rebuilding the middle class.

Warren is launching an exploratory committee. The 69-year-old senator, former law professor and consumer advocate is likely to face a crowded Democratic field eager to take on President Trump in 2020.