Every Saturday morning, we’re publishing “This Week in the 2020 Race”: a quick way to catch up on the presidential campaign and the field of 24 candidates for the Democratic nomination. Here’s our latest edition:Trump attacks congresswomen and Democrats return fire On Sunday, President Trump hurled an ugly insult at a group of four first-term congresswomen of color, saying they should “go back” to the countries they came from, despite the fact that all are United States citizens and all but one was born in the country.Mr. Trump’s remark ignited fury and condemnation from congressional Democrats and a unified response from the four congresswomen, who are known in some circles as “the squad”: Representatives Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, Rashida Tlaib of Michigan and Ayanna S. Pressley of Massachusetts. The House voted, nearly along party lines, to condemn Mr. Trump’s comments as racist.Many of the Democrats seeking to defeat Mr. Trump in the general election roundly criticized him for the comments as well, calling them “reprehensible,” “disgusting” and “un-American.”Senator Kamala Harris of California condemned the remarks in intensely personal terms. “I‘ve personally been told, ‘Go back to where you came from,’” she said Tuesday. “It is vile, ignorant, shallow, and hateful. It has to stop.”Here’s our news story about Mr. Trump’s comments and the congresswomen’s response, and here’s an analysis of what this could mean for the 2020 race. This was the week the congresswomen leaned into their nickname. “Our squad is big,” Ms. Pressley said. “Our squad includes any person committed to creating a more equitable and just world.” Here’s more on the history of the term, from our friends in Styles.The stage is set for the next round of debatesMs. Harris will face off against former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. once again — and while this is no boxing match, the Democratic debates are starting to feel like reality television. CNN, which will host the next round of debates later this month, broadcast an elaborately staged “live drawing” to determine the lineups, complete with overhead cameras and multiple boxes.We learned that Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts will square off against Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont on the first night, July 30, pitting the two top liberals in the race against each other. That debate will also feature Senator Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota standing next to Mayor Pete Buttigieg of South Bend, Ind. Ms. Klobuchar has expressed displeasure that less-experienced male candidates like Mr. Buttigieg have received gobs of media attention, and now the debate will give her a chance to take him down a peg.The second night, July 31, could generate another Harris-Biden clash, a month after Ms. Harris highlighted Mr. Biden’s record on race and desegregation. And Mr. Biden will also face Senator Cory Booker of New Jersey, who memorably called on Mr. Biden to apologize for his comments about segregationist senators. Here are the lineups:5 big fund-raisers lead the money race Reports detailing how much money the 2020 Democrats raised during the second quarter of the year were released on Monday. Broadly speaking, they showed that five of the Democratic presidential candidates are ahead of the pack. Those five candidates, Mr. Buttigieg, Ms. Warren, Mr. Biden, Mr. Sanders and Ms. Harris, raised a combined $96 million from individual donors in the last three months — about three-quarters of the total fund-raising by the entire Democratic field.Some other takeaways:Mr. Buttigieg raised more money from individual donors than any other Democrat.Mr. Sanders has the most cash in the bank ($27.3 million).Mr. Trump has more than twice that amount of cash on hand ($56.7 million).Former Representative Beto O’Rourke of Texas raised only $3.6 million in the last three months — a sign of serious money struggles.Is Trump getting a new primary challenger? Well, maybe. Former Representative Mark Sanford, Republican of South Carolina, said Tuesday that he was considering challenging Mr. Trump for the Republican presidential nomination. If he does, Mr. Sanford, who is also a former governor of the state, said he aimed to campaign as a fiscal conservative intent on ending what he views as the country’s profligate spending. He is the second Republican to say publicly that he is exploring a primary challenge against Mr. Trump; William F. Weld, the former governor of Massachusetts, formally en
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Every Saturday morning, we’re publishing “This Week in the 2020 Race”: a quick way to catch up on the presidential campaign and the field of 24 candidates for the Democratic nomination. Here’s our latest edition:Trump attacks congresswomen and Democrats return fire On Sunday, President Trump hurled an ugly insult at a group of four first-term congresswomen of color, saying they should “go back” to the countries they came from, despite the fact that all are United States citizens and all but one was born in the country.Mr. Trump’s remark ignited fury and condemnation from congressional Democrats and a unified response from the four congresswomen, who are known in some circles as “the squad”: Representatives Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, Rashida Tlaib of Michigan and Ayanna S. Pressley of Massachusetts. The House voted, nearly along party lines, to condemn Mr. Trump’s comments as racist.Many of the Democrats seeking to defeat Mr. Trump in the general election roundly criticized him for the comments as well, calling them “reprehensible,” “disgusting” and “un-American.”Senator Kamala Harris of California condemned the remarks in intensely personal terms. “I‘ve personally been told, ‘Go back to where you came from,’” she said Tuesday. “It is vile, ignorant, shallow, and hateful. It has to stop.”Here’s our news story about Mr. Trump’s comments and the congresswomen’s response, and here’s an analysis of what this could mean for the 2020 race. This was the week the congresswomen leaned into their nickname. “Our squad is big,” Ms. Pressley said. “Our squad includes any person committed to creating a more equitable and just world.” Here’s more on the history of the term, from our friends in Styles.The stage is set for the next round of debatesMs. Harris will face off against former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. once again — and while this is no boxing match, the Democratic debates are starting to feel like reality television. CNN, which will host the next round of debates later this month, broadcast an elaborately staged “live drawing” to determine the lineups, complete with overhead cameras and multiple boxes.We learned that Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts will square off against Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont on the first night, July 30, pitting the two top liberals in the race against each other. That debate will also feature Senator Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota standing next to Mayor Pete Buttigieg of South Bend, Ind. Ms. Klobuchar has expressed displeasure that less-experienced male candidates like Mr. Buttigieg have received gobs of media attention, and now the debate will give her a chance to take him down a peg.The second night, July 31, could generate another Harris-Biden clash, a month after Ms. Harris highlighted Mr. Biden’s record on race and desegregation. And Mr. Biden will also face Senator Cory Booker of New Jersey, who memorably called on Mr. Biden to apologize for his comments about segregationist senators. Here are the lineups:5 big fund-raisers lead the money race Reports detailing how much money the 2020 Democrats raised during the second quarter of the year were released on Monday. Broadly speaking, they showed that five of the Democratic presidential candidates are ahead of the pack. Those five candidates, Mr. Buttigieg, Ms. Warren, Mr. Biden, Mr. Sanders and Ms. Harris, raised a combined $96 million from individual donors in the last three months — about three-quarters of the total fund-raising by the entire Democratic field.Some other takeaways:Mr. Buttigieg raised more money from individual donors than any other Democrat.Mr. Sanders has the most cash in the bank ($27.3 million).Mr. Trump has more than twice that amount of cash on hand ($56.7 million).Former Representative Beto O’Rourke of Texas raised only $3.6 million in the last three months — a sign of serious money struggles.Is Trump getting a new primary challenger? Well, maybe. Former Representative Mark Sanford, Republican of South Carolina, said Tuesday that he was considering challenging Mr. Trump for the Republican presidential nomination. If he does, Mr. Sanford, who is also a former governor of the state, said he aimed to campaign as a fiscal conservative intent on ending what he views as the country’s profligate spending. He is the second Republican to say publicly that he is exploring a primary challenge against Mr. Trump; William F. Weld, the former governor of Massachusetts, formally en
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