Kirsten Gillibrand

The reforms place serious criminal cases under the authority of trained prosecutors. Previously, key decisions had been left up to victims' own commanders.

As Congress works to pass the annual defense policy bill, lawmakers work to ensure efforts to reform the military justice system remain.

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., scored a major victory with her years-long effort to transform how major criminal cases are handled for service members. But hurdles remain.

The former vice president says he'll pick a woman. California Sen. Kamala Harris, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham are on the list of candidates.

Elizabeth Warren says she would serve as Joe Biden's running mate. Whether gender blocked her own path to the nomination is a key question for many Democrats — and a complicated one.

The Democratic presidential field started out as the most diverse ever, and the largest in at least 40 years. It's since winnowed down to one.

"It's important to know when it's not your time," Gillibrand said. She had failed to qualify for September's Democratic primary debate.

In format and style, the second CNN debate was almost a clone of the first. Once again, the emphasis was on finding points of contention and stoking the tension between candidates.

Wednesday night's lineup includes a rematch between former Vice President Joe Biden and California Sen. Kamala Harris. Follow NPR's real-time analysis as 10 presidential hopefuls make their case.

Former Vice President Joe Biden will again be center stage — and the focus will be on how he handles issues of race and whether he looks like he's ready and able to take on President Trump next year.