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Democratic presidential candidate and former South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg speaks at a campaign event Jan. 24, 2020, in Durham, N.H.

‘Just go ahead. Let’s do this.’ Democratic presidential contender Pete Buttigieg takes on protester at Chicago fundraiser.

January 26, 2020 at 11:18 a.m.

Democratic presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg stood on stage at a Chicago fundraiser Saturday afternoon in the ballroom of a tony Loop social club, trying to answer questions on slips of...

A member of the U.S. armed forces walks past a drone at the Ain al-Asad air base in the western Iraqi province of Anbar on Jan. 13, 2020.

War and peace in Iowa: How heightened tensions with Iran are shaping Democrats’ first 2020 presidential contest

January 26, 2020 at 2:05 p.m.

From his front-row seat at a recent campaign rally, retired Army officer Glen P. Keith applauded as Pete Buttigieg railed against President Donald Trump's "cheap nationalism" and called for caution...

A woman in the audience wears a shirt depicting Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., when he was arrested during a Civil Rights protest for school desegregation as she cheers with others for Sanders at a campaign stop at St. Ambrose University, Jan. 11, 2020, in Davenport, Iowa.

‘They should be scared.’ As Bernie Sanders rises in Iowa, his 2020 supporters slam establishment warnings he could lose to Donald Trump.

January 17, 2020 at 7:10 p.m.

For the last five years, Diane and Joel Franken have been fervent students of the politics of Bernie Sanders and the mechanics of his presidential campaigns. The couple, dressed in...

Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg departs following a speech at a campaign stop at the TDL Center at Olive-Harvey College in Chicago on Jan. 8, 2020.

Democratic presidential hopeful Michael Bloomberg brings national anti-Trump message to Chicago but makes little appeal to Illinois voters

January 8, 2020 at 6:03 p.m.

Billionaire businessman, philanthropist and former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg brought his late-developing presidential campaign to Chicago for the first time Wednesday morning to criticize President Donald Trump's record on...

Shafonia Logan, center, cries during a June 17 vigil for her husband, Eric Logan, 53, who was shot and killed by a police officer in a parking lot in South Bend.

Inside Pete Buttigieg’s Iowa surge: Loud crowds, strong ground game as he emerges as moderate alternative to Joe Biden in 2020

November 7, 2019 at 9:56 p.m.

Deb Tekippe spent much of this year convinced she would support Joe Biden in his 2020 bid for president, but the more she has seen of him on the stump...

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‘Just go ahead. Let’s do this.’ Democratic presidential contender Pete Buttigieg takes on protester at Chicago fundraiser.

War and peace in Iowa: How heightened tensions with Iran are shaping Democrats’ first 2020 presidential contest

‘They should be scared.’ As Bernie Sanders rises in Iowa, his 2020 supporters slam establishment warnings he could lose to Donald Trump.

Democratic presidential hopeful Michael Bloomberg brings national anti-Trump message to Chicago but makes little appeal to Illinois voters

As Pete Buttigieg struggles to win over black voters, his African-American friends are vouching for him

In Iowa, Mayor Lori Lightfoot presses Pete Buttigieg on secret work at McKinsey: ‘You should break the NDA’

Why black voters say Pete Buttigieg isn’t connecting with them in the key 2020 state of South Carolina

Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar is quietly gaining momentum in the race for president as rivals drop out

One of Elizabeth Warren’s signature policies is ‘Medicare for All.’ So, why isn’t she talking about it in Iowa?

Inside Pete Buttigieg’s Iowa surge: Loud crowds, strong ground game as he emerges as moderate alternative to Joe Biden in 2020