This week in politics: Down to the sweet 16

Happy Saturday and welcome to this week’s OnPolitics roundup. And what a week it’s been.

For Perry, the second time is not the charm

Rick Perry became the first candidate to drop out of the presidental race

Rick Perry speaks in Columbus, Ohio, on Aug. 22, 2015. (Paul Vernon, AP)

‘Look at that face’

Businessman Donald Trump has a way of saying things that make headlines. This week proved no different, when an article in Rolling Stoneseeming to mock fellow candidate Carly Fiorina’s appearance

Lookvote presidentserious

Fiorina said she had “no idea” what Trump meant by his comments and contended that she may be getting under his skin as she rises in the polls. And for his part, Trump later said he was talking about Fiorina’s “persona, not looks.”

Carly Fiorina speaks at the Road to Majority convention in Washington on June 20, 2015. (Manuel Balce Ceneta, AP)

Speaking of Fiorina …

The former Hewlett-Packard CEO rose to No. 3 in the USA TODAY GOP power rankings

Week 2 rankings for USA TODAY’s GOP Power Rankings (Photos via AP)

And about that GOP debate

CNN on Thursday announced its roster

Republican presidential candidates take the stage for the first primary debate at the Quicken Loans Arena on Aug. 6, 2015, in Cleveland. (John Minchillo, AP)

Meanwhile, Dem chair not budging on debates

Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz said Thursday that the Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz said Thursday that the Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz said Thursday that the Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz said Thursday that the DNC was not going to hold more debates than the scheduled six

“It was very important that we not let the debate process get out of control,’’ said Wasserman Schultz, also a Florida congresswoman, at a Christian Science Monitor Breakfast.

Martin O’Malley and Bernie Sanders, who are both seeking the Democratic nomination, have called for more debates. O’Malley has accused the DNC of rigging the process to aid Hillary Clinton, the front-runner.

Florida Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee. (Lynne Sladky, AP)

This week in TV appearances

It was a busy television week for the political set. Bush and Vice President Biden each appeared on The Late Show with Stephen Colbertbolstering his candidacy with Trump-like answers explaining why his grief over his son’s death means he may not be able to runshowed off some dance moves on The Ellen DeGeneres Show. And to cap off the week, Donald Trump made his first late-night TV appearanceThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Vice President Joe Biden and ‘Late Show’ host Stephen Colbert (John Paul Filo/CBS via AP)

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This week’s best politics photo

Cruz and Trump got up close and personal as they joined forces Wednesday to denounce the Iran nuclear agreement

Donald Trump speaks with Sen. Ted Cruz outside the Capitol on Sept. 9, 2015. (Susan Walsh, AP)

Contributing: Cooper Allen and Katie Smith