As Democratic presidential candidates are beginning to ramp up to the second Democratic debate, Elizabeth Warren has added her preferred gender pronouns to her Twitter account. 
Representative Joaquin Castro (D., Texas) has introduced a bill to remove the legal terms "alien" and "illegal alien" and replace them with "foreign national" and "undocumented foreign national." 
Democratic presidential hopeful Julian Castro said he did not want to hold a voter's baby, prompting boos from the crowd during an appearance at NetRoots Nation this past weekend. He cited a desire to protect the infant's health, saying he wasn't a "typical politician" and he had been "shaking a million hands." 
A blogger at the liberal Mother Jones wrote Friday that Sen. Elizabeth Warren's (D., Mass.) immigration proposal is "de facto open borders." 
Democratic presidential candidate and Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar on Sunday said she doesn't support open borders like some of her Democratic opponents Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D., Mass.) and Julian Castro. 
Jeh Johnson, former DHS secretary in Barack Obama's administration, called presidential candidate Julian Castro's proposal to decriminalize illegal border crossing essentially advocacy for "open borders." 
Former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Julián Castro on Wednesday weighed in on Nike's decision to drop its 'Betsy Ross flag' sneaker, praising the company for making the contentious move. 
De Blasio has struggled to gain traction in the Democratic primary with polls showing him averaging less than 1 percent support. MSNBC pundits blasted his debate performance last week, saying he came off as an "obnoxious guy" talking loudly at a bar. 
Google search trends indicate Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D., Hawaii) was the candidate voters wanted to learn more about, but cable news has given her performance little to no attention on Thursday. 