Elizabeth Warren to formally launch her 2020 campaign

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) is expected to formally launch her 2020 presidential campaign Saturday at an event in Lawrence, Massachusetts, north of Boston. She announced her plans to run on Dec. 31, becoming the first major Democratic candidate to join the race, but only debuted an exploratory committee at that time.

Warren will likely focus on her populist economic platform, highlighting issues of income inequality and workers' rights. Lawrence boasts a "history of working people coming together to make change, where the fight was hard, the battle was uphill, and where a group of women led the charge for all of us," Warren said in a video announcement of her rally.

After her launch event, Warren will head to nearby New Hampshire later Saturday and to Iowa on Sunday, hitting both early primary states before the weekend is out. Other declared Democratic candidates include Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii) and Sens. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.).

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Read The Week's Jeff Spross on where Warren differs from another possible 2020 contender, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), here.