Mara Liasson

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.

We have analysis on special counsel Robert Mueller's statement and President Trump's threat to impose tariffs on Mexico.

The White House offered a muted reaction to the public comments from special counsel Robert Mueller about his office's report into interference in the 2016 election and obstruction of justice by President Trump and his associates.

Special Counsel Robert Mueller Wednesday said his investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election is over. President Trump responded to Mueller's public statement on Twitter.

Special Counsel Robert Mueller makes his first public remarks since the release of his office's report on Russian interference in the 2016 election.

Special Counsel Robert Mueller gives his first public statement since the release of his office's report. He emphasized the report's finding that Russians launched an attack on our political system.