WASHINGTON – After a rocky 2024, Democrats appear to have found their footing heading into 2025, riding a wave of wins that analysts say could reshape the party’s strategy against Donald Trump’s Republicans. Read More: Republicans and democrats clash over US election map redrawing On Tuesday, Abigail Spanberger flipped Virginia’s governorship in a commanding victory, Mikie Sherrill […]
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Kamala Harris calls Trump a ‘dictator’
WASHINGTON: Former US Vice President Kamala Harris has called President Donald Trump a dictator, claiming that her warnings about him during the previous election campaign have now been proven true. In an interview with a British news outlet, Harris reflected on her political journey and said, “Everything I said about Donald Trump during my campaign […]
Pompeo subpoenaed as Democrats press on with impeachment probe
WASHINGTON: Democrats charged aggressively into an impeachment investigation of President Donald Trump on Friday, ordering Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to turn over Ukraine-related documents and scheduling testimony for witnesses to alleged abuse of power by the US leader. Three House committees gave Pompeo one week to produce the documents, saying multiple State Department officials […]
Democrats demand documents from Trump businesses about foreign payments
Democrats in the U.S. Congress on Monday said they were using a court case to demand documents from President Donald Trump’s businesses in hopes of proving that they violated anti-corruption provisions of the U.S. Constitution. A group of more than 200 Democratic Party lawmakers said in a statement that as part of lawsuit in federal […]
It’s Biden vs rest of Democrats in 1st 2020 debate clash
For Democrats seeking to challenge Donald Trump in 2020, the rubber meets the road in Miami this week, where Joe Biden will defend his frontrunner status as presidential candidates finally square off face to face. Americans are bracing for the nation’s biggest political debate since the slugfests of 2016, a two-night showdown beginning Wednesday with […]
Democrats: Trump comments give green light to foreign election meddling
Democratic lawmakers accused President Donald Trump on Thursday of giving Russia the green light to interfere in the 2020 US presidential race, while a top Republican ally said Trump was wrong to say he would accept political dirt from foreign sources. The uproar followed televised comments in which the US president told ABC News he […]
US lawmakers lament: ‘All of us are in the dark over here’ on Iran
Members of the US Congress complained on Tuesday that President Donald Trump’s administration has not shared enough information with them as tensions flared with Iran, with even some Republicans saying they have been left in the dark. Relations between Washington and Tehran have become more fraught following Trump’s decision this month to try to cut […]
Democrats are trusted more on health care
Americans are giving Democrats a clear edge on health care as the 2020 presidential race gears up, according to a new poll that also finds many Republicans backing one of their competitors’ top ideas: a government insurance plan people can buy into. But support for the plan that has attracted the most attention, Vermont Sen. […]
Trump gives US-China trade talks another four weeks
President Donald Trump on Thursday said the United States and China were a month from a potentially “epic” trade agreement. But, nine months into the two countries’ trade war, the announcement was anti-climactic, as the White House had earlier stoked anticipation that Trump could announce a date for a summit to clinch a final deal […]
Democrats snatch first House seats from Republicans in US midterms
Democrats seized their first two Republican-held seats of the US midterm elections Tuesday, networks projected, flipping House seats in Virginia and Florida seen as crucial to the opposition party’s effort to regain a majority in the chamber. Jennifer Wexton, a Democratic state lawmaker, was ahead of two-term Republican incumbent Barbara Comstock by 57 percent to […]