Progressive candidates were challenged last night. Here's how they fared.

No Images? Click here         6 Takeaways From Tuesday’s Progressives vs. Moderates Debate Almost from the start on Tuesday night, CNN positioned the first of its two Democratic presidential primary debates this week as the progressives versus the moderates. And repeatedly throughout the slugfest in Detroit, both sides seemed more than happy to oblige.  More moderate candidates, such as former Rep. John Delaney of Maryland and Montana Gov. Steve Bullock, attacked Sens. Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren on issues including health care and climate change. The progressive senators responded in kind ― portraying their opponents as fearful of imposing the change necessary to put the country back on track. READ MORE       WHAT ELSE IS HAPPENING? House Oversight Committee Chairman Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.) requested more than two years worth of information for an investigation into secret Facebook groups for border officials that featured racist and xenophobic posts. Members of the secret Facebook group made racist and derogatory posts about migrants and Latino members of Congress, ProPublica reported in July. READ MORE Charlotte is starting to regret hosting President Donald Trump’s renomination convention. Trump’s racist and xenophobic statements have drawn official condemnation from a city that is now predominantly black and Latino. READ MORE The American Civil Liberties Union told a judge Tuesday that President Donald Trump’s administration has separated more than 900 migrant children from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border since June 2018, despite a court order for the government to slow down the practice. READ MORE           ICYMI Rep Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) gave Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky) a semantics lesson after his McCarthyism gripe. The Green New Deal emerged as a wedge issue on climate change in the Democratic debate Tuesday night. Low-polling centrists got plenty of airtime to criticize the ambitious plan that polls show is popular with Democrats. California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) signed a controversial bill Tuesday that would all but force Trump to give in to longstanding demands that he release his tax returns. Under the law, presidential candidates will need to release their tax returns in order to appear on the California primary ballot.        .     Want more?  These Seesaws Were Built Across The U.S.-Mexico Border To Let Children Play Together Late-Night TV Hosts Highlight Strangest And Funniest Parts Of Democratic Debate Trump Claims He’s ‘Least Racist Person’ While Calling Don Lemon ‘Dumbest Man’ On TV   👋You may have noticed our website is now www.huffpost.com. Don't worry, it'll still be the same HuffPost you know and love, just with a new URL. Make sure to update your bookmarks!     HuffPost is now a part of Verizon Media Group. On May 25, 2018 we introduced a new Oath Privacy Policy which will explain how your data is used and shared. Learn More. How will Trump’s administration impact you? Sign up for our email and find out. Did a friend send you this? Subscribe here. Like what you see? Share it. Want more? Here are two other newsletters you'll love: The Morning Email and Must Reads. ©2019 HuffPost | 770 Broadway, New York, NY 10003 You are receiving this email because you signed up for updates from HuffPost Feedback | Privacy Policy | Unsubscribe    .           - - Preferences  |  Unsubscribe