Politics A.M.: Winners and losers from last night's debate

In contentious Democratic debate, deep divisions on health care separate liberals and moderates; Fact-checking 13 claims from the debate that drew notice; Evolution or revolution? Democrats' ideological divisions broke into the open in their Detroit brawl; Watch night two with us: Five reporters will take your questions live; The simple math that should keep Republicans up at night; Democrats' intense health care debate, paraphrased; Trump backpedals on China threats as trade deal shows signs of slipping away; What the Democrats talked about in their debate — and who got to talk about it; House Democratic leaders face pressure to impeach Trump post-Mueller hearings; The quiet director: How Gina Haspel manages the CIA's volatile relationship with Trump; Marianne Williamson makes the case for reparations in her breakout debate moment; Former Fed officials warn Trump, Wall Street: Only 1 interest rate cut is likely needed

Sign up for this newsletter Read online The most important politics stories today.       (Brendan SmialowskiAFP/Getty Images) Winners and losers from Night 1 of the second Democratic debate Who won, who lost, and what we learned. By Aaron Blake ● Read more » In contentious Democratic debate, deep divisions on health care separate liberals and moderates Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders were the targets of challenges to the party's leftward shift. By Toluse Olorunnipa, Matt Viser and Amy B Wang ● Read more » Fact-checking 13 claims from the debate that drew notice What the presidential hopefuls said about climate change, hospital bills and green jobs. Analysis ●  By Glenn Kessler, Salvador Rizzo and Meg Kelly ● Read more » Evolution or revolution? Democrats' ideological divisions broke into the open in their Detroit brawl Sharp substantive and political differences now will shape the nomination contest. By Dan Balz ● Read more » Watch night two with us: Five reporters will take your questions live Submit one now. Then join us starting at 7 p.m. Eastern for chat throughout the debate. By Washington Post staff ● Read more » ADVERTISEMENT The simple math that should keep Republicans up at night America's not aging evenly. Analysis ●  By Philip Bump ● Read more » Democrats' intense health care debate, paraphrased Whether to support Medicare for All was by far one of the more interesting moments of the first night of the second Democratic debate. Here's how it went down. Analysis ●  By Amber Phillips ● Read more » Trump backpedals on China threats as trade deal shows signs of slipping away The president said a new trade deal with China might not come until after the 2020 elections. By Taylor Telford, Damian Paletta and David Lynch ● Read more » What the Democrats talked about in their debate — and who got to talk about it A minute-by-minute look at the first part of the second debate. Analysis ●  By Philip Bump ● Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT House Democratic leaders face pressure to impeach Trump post-Mueller hearings The growing momentum comes as the first ad featuring clips from the testimony of former special counsel Robert S. Mueller III is being broadcast on televisions across the country. By Felicia Sonmez ● Read more » The quiet director: How Gina Haspel manages the CIA's volatile relationship with Trump The head of the intelligence agency keeps a deliberately low profile so she doesn't run afoul of the president.  By Shane Harris ● Read more »   Marianne Williamson makes the case for reparations in her breakout debate moment Marianne Williamson's answer stood out partially because it omitted the spirtual speak she's been known for Analysis ●  By Eugene Scott ● Read more » Former Fed officials warn Trump, Wall Street: Only 1 interest rate cut is likely needed Six former Fed leaders have voiced at least some support for a rate reduction this week, but none expressed support for additional easing. By Heather Long ● Read more » We think you'll like this newsletter Check out Must Reads for a curated selection of our best journalism in your inbox every Saturday, plus a peek behind the scenes into how one story came together. Sign up »

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