Recent news involving the Democratic Party includes efforts to mobilize Hispanic Democrats to defeat a former president, tensions within Maryland's congressional delegation sparked by comments from Rep. David Trone, and a group of House Democrats pushing for the disbandment of an encampment in Columbia. Additionally, the party is facing challenges with young Black voter turnout potentially falling below 2020 levels and the need to win an additional seat to break up the GOP supermajority in the North Carolina legislature.
The Democratic Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, tracing its roots back to the Democratic-Republican Party founded by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. The party has a broad platform that typically includes support for social welfare programs, civil rights, labor unions, and environmental protection. Over the years, the Democratic Party has been associated with progressive policies and a focus on issues such as healthcare, education, and income inequality. It has produced notable leaders such as Franklin D. Roosevelt, John F. Kennedy, and Barack Obama, and continues to play a significant role in American politics.
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A bipartisan group of North Carolina lawmakers has approved a bill codifying a definition of antisemitism into law
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Since Florida enacted a six-week abortion ban, clinics in several other Southern and mid-Atlantic states have sprung into action
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Turning the tables on the GOP's favorite 2024 issue.
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The political arms of five organizations are coordinating their efforts to mobilize Hispanic Democrats, saying that defeating the former president is their top goal.
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Jeffries said it's "ridiculous" to suggest Schumer is "undermining the U.S.-Israel relationship."
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Ahead of November, young Black voters are indicating that their turnout could fall below 2020 levels.
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A group of House Democrats is pushing Columbia officials to "disband the encampment" or resign.
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The U.S. economy being resilient generated one major setback for President Joe Biden on his road to reelection: inflation.
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Democratic Gov. Janet Mills on Friday signed off on a suite of gun safety legislation approved by lawmakers after the deadliest mass shooting in state history, expanding background checks for private sales of weapons, bolstering the state’s “yellow fl
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Real estate inventory in parts of Florida is surging to uncomfortable levels — and sellers are beginning to slash prices, according to a report.
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A Newark Democrat, he succeeded his father, who was the first Black member of New Jersey’s congressional delegation.
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US president says new weapons shipment could be on its way to Ukraine as soon as this week.
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Possible warning signs have emerged for the former president in his bid to reclaim the White House.
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Democrats need to win one additional seat to break up the GOP supermajority in the North Carolina legislature
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The right-wing lawmaker from Georgia claimed on Infowars that the former president would have secret service detail removed if he is sent to prison after any of his four criminal trials
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Here’s how each member of the House voted on the foreign aid bills.
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Federal law enforcement officials have brought charges against a man accused of creating an illicit marijuana-growing operation off the beaten path in rural Maine
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Some public school teachers could gain new powers to bring concealed guns into Tennessee schools
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Longtime Democratic adviser Doug Sosnik says that while either candidate can win, Biden's path is narrower.
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With the issue of abortion rights, the vice president has hit her stride.