Underdog candidates ready for second showdown in Democratic debate

Field of three to meet on stage Saturday in Des Moines for the Democratic debate hosted by CBS News, KCCI and the Des Moines Register

• Nov 13, 2015

Bernie Sanders snags postal workers' union endorsement

The American Postal Workers Union is the largest labor union to back his Democratic presidential campaign

• Nov 13, 2015

Donald Trump bashes rivals, voters at Iowa rally

The GOP presidential frontrunner spent nearly an hour and a half in an epic rant, ripping Ben Carson, Hillary Clinton and others

• Nov 13, 2015

Quiz: How well do you know the Democratic presidential candidates?

Even the most familiar public figures have a few surprises up their sleeve - test your knowledge with our quiz ahead of Saturday's debate

• Nov 13, 2015

Clinton campaign: Hillary's interest in Marines was "sincere"

The candidate's campaign responds to increasing scrutiny over a story she tells of trying to join the Marines

• Nov 13, 2015

9 questions for Democratic debate moderator John Dickerson

The CBS News "Face the Nation" host will moderate Saturday's debate at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa

• Nov 13, 2015

Twitter, CBS and the 2015 Democratic debate

Twitter aims to help users experience the second Democratic debate as if they're watching "on the world's largest couch"

• Nov 13, 2015

GOP candidates blast University of Missouri resignations

Donald Trump called staff resignations "disgusting," while Ben Carson said the recent Mizzou protests attacked First Amendment rights

• Nov 13, 2015

Donald Trump explains why he doesn't believe Ben Carson's stabbing story

He found new ways to attack Ben Carson's stabbing story, likened Carson's temper to the pathology of a child molester, and insulted Iowans

• Nov 13, 2015

Poll: Clinton bests Sanders as the Democrats' "change" candidate

Democratic voters are looking for a candidate to bring about needed change and think Clinton is the best to do it, a new CBS News/ New York Times poll shows

• Nov 13, 2015

Americans' views of U.S. fight against ISIS hit new low

CBS News/New York Times survey finds this sentiment at its worst level since the question was first asked in this poll a year ago

• Nov 12, 2015

Defense secretary fires senior adviser due to alleged misconduct

Defense Secretary Ash Carter said he expects the highest standards of conduct from Pentagon personnel, particularly from senior officials

• Nov 12, 2015

Donald Trump slams Dunkin' Donuts cups, Jeb Bush offers chest bumps

Quotes of the day from the 2016 presidential candidates on the campaign trail

• Nov 12, 2015

Jeb Bush is offering chest-bumps in Iowa

He's feeling good about his performance in the fourth presidential debate this week, and it showed as he campaigned in Iowa

• Nov 12, 2015

Hillary Clinton's story about trying to join the Marines under scrutiny

The Democratic frontrunner repeated a story this week about how she tried to join the Marines in 1975

• Nov 12, 2015

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