3. The House passed a bill to raise the federal minimum wage to $15, a once implausible idea even on the left, and a hint of what Democrats might do if they capture the Senate and the White House in 2020.

The bill would more than double the federal minimum wage, which is $7.25 an hour — about $15,000 a year for someone working 40 hours a week. The measure faces a stiff blockade in the Senate. Above, Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Capitol Hill today.

Looking ahead to 2020: A live drawing tonight on CNN will determine the lineups of the next Democratic debates. It will have the sheen of the N.F.L. draft with the analysis from Anderson Cooper and Wolf Blitzer.

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