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Ten presidential candidates are set to converge on the debate stage on the first night of Democratic debates to offer their pitches to the American people and attempt a breakout moment for their campaigns.

How to watch -- and what to watch for -- in tonight's Democratic presidential debate

Twenty Democratic presidential candidates face off Wednesday and Thursday in the first televised debates of the 2020 campaign. Here's how to watch, and what to watch out for.
Protesters gather to demand the defunding of government agencies for border protection and customs enforcement, Tuesday, June 25, 2019, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Time running short, showdown looms over border aid package

A congressional showdown is looming over a border aid package to care for thousands of migrant families and unaccompanied children detained after crossing the U.S.-Mexico border
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren holds a town hall on the Florida International University campus on Tuesday, June 25, 2019, in Miami.

Democratic debate preview: What to watch for in Night 1

The action begins at 8 p.m. Wednesday, with 10 candidates stepping under the national spotlight for a two-hour debate in Miami. Twenty-four hours later, 10 more candidates will take their turn.
Gov. J.B. Pritzker signs a bill that legalizes adult-use marijuana in Illinois at Sankofa Cultural Arts and Business Center in Chicago. Illinois becomes the 11th state to legalize the adult use of recreational marijuana.

Where marijuana can and can't be used once law goes into effect

While marijuana consumption and possession will become legal for Illinois residents age 21 and over starting Jan. 1, consumption in public places will still be prohibited and local governments will maintain control over whether the industry can conduct business within their jurisdictions. Here are the new rules.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, left, shakes hands with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, during their meeting at the Prime Minister's Residence in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, June 26, 2019. Pompeo arrived in India's capital late Tuesday after visiting Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Afghanistan on a trip aimed at building a global coalition to counter Iran. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool)
Pompeo meets Indian leader amid trade tensions, Iran crisis
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is holding meetings in India's capital amid growing tensions over trade and tariffs that has strained the partners' ties
FILE — In this Jan. 17, 2018 file photo, Eric Trump appears on the “Fox & friends” television program, in New York. Trump says the U.S. Secret Service took an employee of a Chicago cocktail lounge into custody Tuesday, June 25, 2019, after she spit on him. Chicago police say they assisted the Secret Service at the scene.
Eric Trump says he was spit on by employee at Chicago cocktail bar
An employee at a high-end Chicago cocktail bar was questioned by the Secret Service on Tuesday evening after allegedly spitting on Eric Trump, according to reports.
In this June 21, 2019 photo, Stephanie Grisham, spokeswoman for first lady Melania Trump, watches as President Donald Trump and the first lady greet attendees during the annual Congressional Picnic on the South Lawn in Washington. First lady Melania Trump has announced that Grisham will be the new White House press secretary. Grisham, who has been with President Donald Trump since 2015, will also take on the role of White House communications director.
New White House press secretary yanked reporters' access in Arizona after critical coverage
Incoming White House Press Secretary Stephanie Grisham remains well-liked by the Arizona press even though the relationship was contentious at times.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, left, walks from a helicopter with U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan John Bass, Tuesday, June 25, 2019, as Pompeo returns to his plane after an unannounced visit to Kabul, Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool)
US military says 2 service members killed in Afghanistan
Day after Pompeo visit to Kabul, US military says 2 service members killed in Afghanistan
In this photo taken June 21, 2019, people demonstrating to raise awareness of climate change blocked streets in downtown Portland, Ore. The divide in Oregon between the state’s liberal, urban population centers and its conservative and economically depressed rural areas makes it fertile ground for the political crisis unfolding over a push by Democrats to enact sweeping climate legislation. Just three years after armed militia members took over a national wildlife refuge in southeastern Oregon, some of the same groups are now seizing on a walkout by Oregon’s GOP senators to broadcast their anti-establishment message. (AP Photo/Steven Dubois)
In Oregon, stark rural-urban divide fuels climate dispute
The stark divide in Oregon between the state's liberal, urban population centers and its conservative and economically depressed rural areas makes it fertile ground for the partisan crisis currently unfolding there
Off-duty police officer shot in head driving through Chicago
Chicago Police say an off-duty officer was shot in the head while driving through the city's South Side and is in critical condition
Pope Francis blesses a child during his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Wednesday, June 26, 2019. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
Pope expresses sadness over image of drowned father, child
Pope Francis has expressed sadness over the fate of the father and young daughter who drowned in the Rio Grande while trying to cross into the United States
In this undated file photo provided on Sunday, June 23, 2019, by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un reads a letter from U.S. President Donald Trump. South Korea's President Moon Jae-in on Tuesday, June 25, 2019, said North Korean and U.S. officials are holding "behind-the-scenes talks" to set up a third summit between the countries' leaders. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP, File)
Seoul: US, N. Korea in talks to set up 3rd Trump-Kim summit
Seoul: US and North Korean officials holding "behind-the-scenes" talks to set up a third Trump-Kim summit
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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