Democrats

A bill to suspend the nation's borrowing limit through mid-December of next year passed the House on Wednesday 219-212. It is expected to fail in the Senate.

Politics & Government

The House Passes A Bill To Avoid A Debt Default, But It's Mostly Symbolic

10:39pm September 29, 2021

by Caitlyn Kim

Democratic leaders tried to make some headway on one of many looming deadlines by advancing a bill to suspend the nation's borrowing limit. But the measure is expected to fail in the Senate.

The U.S. House of Representatives is set to vote on a bill to protect abortion rights on Sept. 24, 2021.

Politics & Government

The House Passes Bill Meant To Counter Texas-Style Abortion Bans

11:58am September 24, 2021

by Barbara Sprunt

The vote is an attempt by Democrats to protect abortion rights as states set increasingly restrictive laws. But the bill faces dim prospects in the Senate.

A Joe Biden supporter attends a drive-in voter mobilization event in Miramar, Fla., on Oct. 13, 2020. Democrats lost Florida because they failed to engage and target their message to the Latino community, says Quentin James, president of The Collective PA

Democrats Are Waiting Too Long To Reach Black And Latino Voters, A New Report Says

2:38pm June 09, 2021

by Leila Fadel

Voters of color should not be treated as "get-out-the-vote targets," says the head of one of the groups that issued the report. Instead, outreach needs to start one to two years before an election.

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President Biden, with Vice President Harris behind him, speaks about the American Rescue Plan in the Rose Garden of the White House on Friday.

Politics & Government

The COVID-19 Relief Bill Passed. What's Biden's Next Big Move?

5:12pm March 13, 2021

by Domenico Montanaro

Democrats passed the $1.9 trillion bill on a party-line vote, and Republicans do not appear ready to compromise on infrastructure, voting rights, the minimum wage, immigration or much else.

President Biden meets with House Democratic leaders, including Speaker Nancy Pelosi to discuss coronavirus relief legislation in the Oval Office at the White House on Friday.

Politics & Government

Biden, Democrats Prepare To Go It Alone, Believing Most Of Country Is On Their Side

1:14pm February 06, 2021

by Domenico Montanaro

The president is not waiting around for Republicans to come around to his sweeping $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package. "We can't do too much here. We can do too little," Biden said Friday.

In an NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll, Americans view President Trump as either below average or one of the worst U.S. presidents, while incoming President-elect Joe Biden gets better reviews.

Politics & Government

Poll: Most Americans Think Trump Will Be Remembered As A Subpar President

5:01am January 19, 2021

by Domenico Montanaro

By a 60%-to-27% margin, Americans said they thought Trump would go down as either one of the worst presidents in history or below average. President-elect Joe Biden is viewed more positively.

Then-Vice President Joe Biden presides over a joint session of Congress in January 2017 to formally name Donald Trump as president-elect.

Politics & Government

FACT CHECK: What Pence And Congress Can And Can't Do About The Election

11:34pm January 05, 2021

by Brian Naylor

Many Republicans have indicated they will object to the formal electoral vote count. There is a good chance it will become a spectacle, but there's next to no chance it will change the outcome.

Supporters of President Trump hold up a flag during a protest against the election results at the Maricopa County Elections Department office on Nov. 5 in Phoenix.

National

Americans Worry About Transfer Of Power: 'We Need Our Country To Come Together'

5:00am November 20, 2020

by Piper McDaniel

As President Trump still refuses to concede, some Americans are fearful he's trampling democratic norms, while others trust the election process but fear lasting political extremism.

Rep. Ro Khanna, a progressive Democrat from California, says he plans to work with moderates in his party on priorities like "Medicare for All" and aggressive climate change policies.

Politics & Government

Divided Democratic Party Under Biden Requires Compromise, Says Progressive Rep. Khanna

5:47pm November 12, 2020

by Noel King

Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., sees room for the party to find common ground. And he says progressive Democrats plan to push for "Medicare for All" and a bold climate change plan.

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Democratic National Committee Chair Tom Perez speaks in February in Charlotte, N.C. Democrats are arguing over the future of the party after it lost some seats in the House of Representatives.

Politics & Government

DNC Chair Tom Perez On Democrats' Georgia Runoff Strategy And Defeating Trumpism

7:20pm November 10, 2020

Democrats didn't have the big wins they expected in congressional races. Democratic National Committee Chair Tom Perez says Democrats are working to expand the electorate for Georgia's Senate runoffs.

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