The Democratic Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with its main rival, the Republican Party. Tracing its heritage back to Thomas Jefferson and James Madison's Democratic-Republican Party, the modern-day Democratic Party was founded around 1828 by supporters of Andrew Jackson, making it the world's oldest active political party.
U.S. presidential contender Michael Bloomberg joked on Sunday he was the only Jewish candidate who does not want to turn America into a "kibbutz," a reference to collectivist farming and an apparent.. Reuters - Published
A video has emerged of a 2018 dinner at which U.S. President Donald Trump appears to call for then ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch to be removed. David Doyle reports.
Lawyers for U.S. President Donald Trump told his Senate impeachment trial on Saturday that Democrats' efforts to remove the president from office would set a "very, very dangerous" precedent in an..
Associated Press Recent surveys of the Iowa Democratic caucusgoers show Sen. Bernie Sanders in a strong position ahead of the state's February 3 caucuses, but the contest is still unpredictable and..
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer said the president's counsel inadvertently 'made a really compelling case for why the Senate should call witnesses and documents" and House impeachment manager..
White House Counsel Pat Cipollone, the head of the President Trump's defense team at his impeachment trial, told Senators on Saturday they would be denying voters their right to give their opinion on..
White House Counsel Pat Cipollone, the head of the President Trump's defense team at his impeachment trial, told Senators on Saturday they would be denying voters their right to give their opinion on..
Politico reports that among all of the Democratic presidential candidates, Senator Bernie Sanders leads in Iowa. A New York Times Upshot/Siena College poll released on Saturday shows that 25% select..
Joe Rogan said on his podcast that he plans to vote for Bernie Sanders in this year's Democratic primary elections. Sanders has embraced Rogan's support. Business Insider says Sanders is turning the..
Kamala Harris was once considered an elite candidate for President. Her campaign floundered and she dropped out of the race in December. As the primaries approach, her former rival Democratic..
Democratic Congressman Jason Crow, a House manager in President Donald Trump's Senate impeachment trial, said it was never "explained" why Trump "arbitrarily" held and then released to Ukraine. Crow..
Fox Business News is reporting that Former President Barack Obama may speak out against Bernie Sanders. Obama has remained mostly silent through the early stages of the Democratic race for the..
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand on Friday told her Senate colleagues before Trump's impeachment trial resumed: "Don't bury your head in the sand and then complain it's dark."
Which Democrat has the best chances of becoming the nominee? Business Inside and Morning Consult conducted a survey and came up with a 2020 Democratic Power Ranking. Elizabeth Warren is in third place..
Pete Buttigieg has to win big in South Carolina if he has any hopes of being the Democratic nominee. When he holds rallies in South Carolina, mostly white voters show up. Buttigieg has low standing..
Democrats on Thursday pressed their case at U.S. President Donald Trumpâs Senate trial for removing him from office by using the words of his own allies against him to make the point that his actions..
Hillary Clinton told the Hollywood Reporter that ânobody likesâ Sen. Bernie Sanders. According to Politico, Clinton said she would refuse to support him if he wins the primary. Sandersâ aids and..
Rep. Sylvia Garcia, one of the Democratic lawmakers serving as prosecutors in President Donald Trump's impeachment trial, said on Thursday that Trump asked Ukraine to investigate the Bidens for ''one..
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer after day two of President Donald Trump's Senate impeachment trial said there are no "discussions" being had with Republicans over potential evidence or..
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler, one of the House managers in President Donald Trump's Senate impeachment trial said Trump put his personal interests above all else and said that if..
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler, one of the House managers in President Donald Trump's Senate impeachment trial, called Trump's actions with Ukraine a 'grave abuse of power.'
A bipartisan majority of Americans want to see new witnesses testify in the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump, according to Reuters/Ipsos polling released Wednesday. Jonah Green reports.
Republicans want to cast President Trumpâs impeachment as a narrow argument over aid to Ukraine. Democrats want to describe it as part of a broader struggle with Russia. NYTimes.com - Published
The state is offering Spanish-language caucus sites to increase participation. The problem? Democratic officials are scrambling to find enough bilingual people to staff them. NYTimes.com - Published
We asked a new set of 20 questions about policy, leadership and the presidency, in hopes of guiding voters facing a tough decision. NYTimes.com - Published
We sat down with Democratic presidential candidates and asked them a new set of questions, including how theyâd debate President Trump to the last book they read. NYTimes.com - Published
Here's a look at claims and issues raised by the president's lawyers as they lay out their response to the case made by the Democratic House managers.
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President Trumpâs lawyers argued against his removal in the Senate impeachment trial, saying Democrats are âasking you to tear up the ballotsâ by convicting him of high crimes and misdemeanors. NYTimes.com - Published
President Donald Trump's lawyers plunged into their impeachment trial defense Saturday by accusing Democrats of striving to overturn the 2016 election. They urged Senators to vote against impeachment.. USATODAY.com - Published
âTheyâre asking you to tear up all of the ballots all across the country on your own initiative, take that decision away from the American people,â the White House counsel said of the House.. NYTimes.com - Published
The main priority for the presidentâs legal team is not to undermine their own advantage or give wavering moderate Republican senators reasons to support Democratic requests for witnesses and.. NYTimes.com - Published
Presidential campaigns make college financing a major issue, but voters say it's just one of many factors in the race to pick a Democratic nominee.
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With the endorsement of Ms. Axne, a freshman who flipped a district that President Trump carried in 2016, Mr. Biden now has the backing of two of Iowaâs three Democrats in Congress. NYTimes.com - Published
Adam Schiff pointed around the room, asking senators to imagine if Trump told a foreign leader something would happen "to you, or to you, or to you."
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While Democrats and Republicans debate whether he should be convicted and removed from office, the president has offered up an alternative menu of events and priorities. NYTimes.com - Published
Representative Zoe Lofgren seemed to relish comparing Nixonâs direction to his administration during Watergate with what White House lawyers said in an October letter about the current inquiry. NYTimes.com - Published
Democratic House prosecutors launched their final arguments Friday at Donald Trump's impeachment trial accusing the president of laboring to cover up his actions with Ukraine that finally led to the.. USATODAY.com - Published
Here's the latest for Friday, January 24th: Democratic prosecutors make their final case on impeachment; Trump speaks at anti-abortion rally; 2nd US case of deadly virus from China reported in Chicago;.. USATODAY.com - Published
Two key Republican senators criticized the slow pace of how the Democratic impeachment managers have been presenting their case, and they said they trusted American voters to decide President Donald.. USATODAY.com - Published
Donald Trump became the first U.S. president to attend the annual March for Life in Washington on Friday, unleashing a fierce attack on his Democratic rivals during a rally in an election-year show of.. Reuters - Published
Iowa resident Carolyn Miller had long harbored doubts about Joe Biden's candidacy, believing the former vice president was too old and too fumbling to beat President Donald Trump in November's.. Reuters - Published
As Democrats head into the final day of opening arguments in the impeachment case against President Donald Trump, they remain firm on the push for more evidence and witnesses. (Jan. 24)
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Even Democrats were not optimistic there had been a breakthrough to persuade enough Republicans that they needed to hear from live witnesses. NYTimes.com - Published
U.S. Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders' decision to highlight an unofficial endorsement from Joe Rogan drew criticism on Friday due to the comedian's brand of humor that some see as.. Reuters - Published
Senate Democrats and the House impeachment managers privately say they are more interested in Mick Mulvaney, the acting White House chief of staff. NYTimes.com - Published
Even the goal of defeating President Trump isnât enough for some voters to commit to backing the eventual Democratic nominee, expressing a clear aversion to a candidate who is too liberal or centrist.. NYTimes.com - Published
Here's the latest for Friday January 24th: China tries to contain coronavirus; Democrats at impeachment trial say Trump pushed phony investigation; Protesters in Puerto Rico want Governor to resign;.. USATODAY.com - Published
From energy efficiency to modernizing the electric grid, voters actually agree on many climate change solutions, a poll by USA TODAY and Ipsos finds
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The stateâs Latino population is a potentially important bloc in the Democratic voting. But some local leaders believe efforts to make caucus sites friendlier to Spanish speakers have fallen short. NYTimes.com - Published
About 8.9 million TV viewers watched the U.S. Senate impeachment trial of President Donald Trump on Wednesday, the first day Democrats laid out their case against the president, marking a significant.. Reuters - Published
There have been few chuckles during U.S. President Donald Trump's impeachment trial in the Senate. But a wisecrack on Thursday about Russian President Vladimir Putin produced some laughter, at least.. Reuters - Published
Democrats worked methodically at U.S. President Donald Trump's impeachment trial on Thursday to dismantle his long-standing allegation that Democratic presidential contender Joe Biden acted improperly.. Reuters - Published
The 100 U.S. senators who will determine whether to remove President Donald Trump from office at the end of his impeachment trial managed to stay seated and listen to the Democratic case against him.. Reuters - Published
On the second day of House Democrats laying out their case in the U.S. Senate for removing President Donald Trump, there was little sign on Thursday that their arguments had changed any minds among.. Reuters - Published
Abuse of power was the focus on the second day of Democrats' opening arguments, during which they are presenting their case to convict Donald Trump.
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The House impeachment managers sought to undercut the central elements of President Trumpâs defense, wading into a detailed defense of former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. NYTimes.com - Published
The presidentâs advisers have urged him not to pay attention to the low-polling Democratic presidential candidate. But as Michael Bloomberg poured cash into attack ads, he became harder to ignore. NYTimes.com - Published
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