For the first time this year, the top polling Democratic candidates share a debate stage. 

Plus, a look at how the Trump campaign spent its summer.

Is restoring unions the best way to rebuild the middle class?

How much uncertainty has the trade war with China introduced to the market? Plus, a look at a new trading block in Africa. 

What Republican retirements could mean for the historically red state.

Plus, we tackle the complex world of absentee ballots. 

Trump won Michigan in 2016. Then Democrats flipped some of those districts in 2018. What will happen in 2020?

Plus, we look at how the 2020 candidates are addressing the student debt crisis.

How will tensions between young and old impact the 2020 elections and beyond?