Scott Detrow

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.

Former Vice President Joe Biden defended his record on civil rights after Sen. Kamala Harris attacked his opposition to federal intervention to integrate public schools.

Millions of television viewers are getting their first extended look at the sprawling Democratic primary field over two nights in Miami this week. How did candidates do on the first night of debate?

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.

The large field was split into two groups for Wednesday and Thursday, after a selection process that was a source of controversy. With so many contenders, answers are limited to 60 seconds.

Joe Biden is the only Democratic presidential candidate with a record of national debate experience — stretching more than 30 years — back to 1987, when he first ran for president.

"You don't have to like the people, in terms of their views," Joe Biden said Wednesday night, as other Democratic candidates piled on criticism.

Montana Gov. Steve Bullock, a Democrat running for president, presides over a state Donald Trump carried in 2016. He's making a pitch for how to win back voters in 2020 who went for the president.

At a fundraiser Tuesday night, the former vice president talked about working with former Sens. James Eastland and Herman Talmadge, two segregationist Democrats.

President Trump filed official paperwork to run for a second term on Inauguration Day. Even though he's held dozens of rallies, he kicks off his reelection campaign in Florida on Tuesday.

Democratic California Sen. Kamala Harris told NPR that if she defeats President Trump in 2020, her administration's Justice Department would likely prosecute him over obstruction of justice.

More than a dozen Democratic presidential candidates were in California over the weekend for the state's Democratic Party convention. Joe Biden was in Ohio, speaking at a Human Rights Campaign dinner.

Divides that could define this month's first Democratic debates were on display Saturday when 11 presidential hopefuls addressed the California Democratic Party's annual convention.

Jill Lepore, author of These Truths, argues that supporters of free and fair liberal government can't just hold their noses and wait for voters to realize that democracy is better than autocracy.

The Democratic National Committee announced its third presidential primary debate in September, along with requirements that are likely to significantly reduce the number of candidates on stage.

Fourteen presidential candidates will descend on San Francisco this weekend, underscoring California's new role as a key early primary state.

Fourteen presidential candidates will converge on California next week for the Democratic Party's annual convention. It's the latest evidence of the state's new status as a key primary state.

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has made his first campaign trip to South Carolina. African American voters play a big role there, and he referenced his partnership with Barack Obama.

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee is centering his presidential campaign on combating climate change. On Friday, he rolled out his plan to shift the country to carbon-free energy.

Attorney General Barr's appearance before the Senate Judiciary Committee will give three presidential candidates another opportunity to make headlines from the committee dais.