Democratic debate: Who won? Candidates clash over healthcare, immigration, impeachment and more
Candidates clash over immigration, gun violence and the economy
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Your support makes all the difference.The race to the White house has officially begun, with the first Democratic presidential debate in Miami now over.
Tonight's showdown featured: Cory Booker, Bill de Blasio, Julián Castro, John Delaney, Tulsi Gabbard, Jay Inslee, Amy Klobuchar, Beto O'Rourke, Tim Ryan and Elizabeth Warren.
The candidates clashed over immigration, gun violence and the economy - as well as getting in a number of digs at President Donald Trump.
The second 2020 debate will take place on Thursday evening with the remaining ten candidates having their chance to prove why they should be America's next president.
Follow how the debate progressed in the liveblog below
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Here's The Independent's Voices editor Holly Baxter with her take on the first round of debates -
Donald Trump has just tweeted the following message about an upcoming meeting with the prime minister of India following the 2020 debates -
One of the biggest topics of tonight's debate was - inevitably - immigration.
In a particularly strong statement, Congressman Tim Ryan claimed "terrorists at Guantanamo Bay" receive better healthcare than migrant children at the US-Mexico border.
"We have kids laying in their own snot with three-week-old diapers that haven't been changed. We need to tell the president that is not a sign of strength. That is a sign of weakness," said Mr Ryan.
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