First Democratic primary debate



The first Democratic primary debate will take place over two successive nights.



Appearing on the first night will be New York Mayor Bill de Blasio, Ohio Representative Tim Ryan, former secretary of Housing and Urban Development Julian Castro, New Jersey Senator Cory Booker, Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren, former Texas representative Beto O'Rourke, Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar, Hawaii Representative Tulsi Gabbard, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee and former Maryland representative John Delaney.



Appearing on the second night will be author Marianne Williamson, former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper, entrepreneur Andrew Yang, South Bend, Ind. Mayor Pete Buttigieg, former vice president Joe Biden, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, California Senator Kamala Harris, New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, Colorado Senator Michael Bennet and California Representative Eric Swalwell.



Viewers can watch on NBC, MSNBC and Telemundo.

Live announcment of the lineups for second Democratic presidential primary debate



CNN will conduct a live announcment of the lineup for each night of the second Democratic presidential primary debate occuring at the end of July.



Because of the large field of candidates, each qualifying candidate will be assigned to one of the two nights.



The drawing to determine the lineup will air live on July 18 in the 5 p.m. Pacific hour on CNN.



Details of the drawing will be released at a later date.

Second Democratic primary debate



Like the first debates, the second Democratic primary debate will take place over two successive nights.



Appearing on the first night will be Sens. Bernie Sanders of Vermont and Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, Montana Gov. Steve Bullock; South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg, former Maryland Rep. John Delaney; former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper; Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar; former Texas Rep. Beto O'Rourke, Ohio Rep. Tim Ryan and spiritual self-help author Marianne Williamson.



Appearing on the second night will be former Vice President Joe Biden, Sen. Kamala Harris of California, Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet, New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker, former U.S. Housing Secretary Julián Castro, New York Mayor Bill de Blasio, Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee and entrepreneur Andrew Yang.



Dana Bash, Don Lemon and Jake Tapper will moderate both nights of the debate.



Viewers can watch on CNN, CNN International and CNN en Español. The network will also offer a livestream without requiring log-in to a cable provider on CNN.com and associated apps for phones tablets and and TVs.

Deadline for Democratic candidates to submit qualifications for September debate



Deadline for Democrats to certify with the DNC that they have met the qualifications for the third primary debate. To be eligible, candidates must each have more than 130,000 donors from at least 20 states. They also need at least 2% support in four media or university polls of voters in Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada, South Carolina or nationwide.

Third Democratic primary debate



The third Democratic Party primary debate is scheduled to be held at Texas Southern University.



For this debate the DNC toughened its qualifying requirements. As such, only 10 candidates reached the qualifying threshold on the Aug. 28 deadline. They are: former vice president Joe Biden, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren, California Senator Kamala Harris, South Bend, Ind. Mayor Pete Buttigieg, former secretary of Housing and Urban Development Julian Castro, New Jersey Senator Cory Booker, former Texas representative Beto O'Rourke, Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar and entrepreneur Andrew Yang.



George Stephanopoulos, David Muir, Linsey Davis and Jorge Ramos will moderate.



The debate will be broadcast on ABC and on Univision with a Spanish translation. It will be streamed on ABC News Live.

Deadline to submit qualifications for October debate



Today is the deadline for candidates to certify with the Democratic National Committee that they have met the qualifications for the fourth primary debate in October in Ohio.



The qualifying requirements are the same as for the September debates: more than 130,000 donors from at least 20 states and at least 2% support in four DNC-approved polls of voters.



The 10 candidates who qualified for the September debate automatically qualify for the October debate: former Vice President Joe Biden; South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg; U.S. Sens. Kamala Harris of California, Bernie Sanders of Vermont, Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota and Cory Booker of New Jersey; entrepreneur Andrew Yang; former Housing Secretary Julián Castro and former Rep. Beto O'Rourke of Texas.

Fourth Democratic primary debate



The fourth Democratic Party primary debate is scheduled for Oct. 15 in Westerville, Ohio at Otterbein University.



The deadline to qualify is Oct. 1. The qualifying requirements are the same as for the September debates: more than 130,000 donors from at least 20 states and at least 2% support in four DNC-approved polls of voters.



The 10 candidates who qualified for the September debate automatically qualify for the October debate: former Vice President Joe Biden; South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg; U.S. Sens. Kamala Harris of California, Bernie Sanders of Vermont, Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota and Cory Booker of New Jersey; entrepreneur Andrew Yang; former Housing Secretary Julián Castro and former Rep. Beto O'Rourke of Texas.



If more than 10 candidates qualify, a second debate night will added on Oct. 16.



The moderators will be the CNN anchors Anderson Cooper and Erin Burnett as well as The Times's National editor, Marc Lacey.

FEC quarterly contribution and spending deadline



Today is the deadline for filing quarterly contribution and spending reports with the Federal Election Commission. Candidates running for office have until 11:59 to file the reports.

Fifth Democratic primary debate



The fifth Democratic Party primary debate is scheduled for Nov. 20 in Georgia and will be hosted by MSNBC and the Washington Post.



The moderators will be NBC correspondent Andrea Mitchell, MSNBC host Rachel Maddow, NBC reporter Kristen Welker and Ashley Parker of The Washington Post.



MSNBC and Radio One will broadcast the debate live.



The venue is are not finalized.



To qualify, candidates must reach at least 3% support in four DNC-approved state or national polls, or 5% in two DNC-approved state polls.



Candidates must also have received contributions from more than 165,000 unique donors, including 600 unique donors in at least 20 states.

California presidential primary filing period ends



Today is the deadline to submit the paperwork to appear on the California primary ballot in March as a candidate for president.