Tag: U.S. Democratic Party
NYC mayoral primary will be big test for ranked vote system
NEW YORK — Voters will likely pick the next mayor of New York City next week in a Democratic primary that will also be...
Republicans point to inflation in bid to retake Congress
WASHINGTON — Gas prices have whizzed past $3 per gallon in much of the nation. The cost of used cars and new furniture, airline...
Dems eye $6T plan on infrastructure, Medicare, immigration
WASHINGTON — Democrats are eyeing a $6 trillion infrastructure investment plan that goes far beyond roads and bridges to include core party priorities, from...
Dems set voting bill showdown as GOP rejects Manchin plan
WASHINGTON — The Senate is set for a key vote Tuesday on a sweeping rewrite of voting and election law, setting up a dramatic...
Senate Democrats press ahead on voting bill despite dim odds
WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats pledged to forge ahead with a likely doomed vote on their sprawling elections and voting bill next week, even as...
Dems, GOP edging away from fight over Reps. Greene, Omar
WASHINGTON — House Democrats and Republicans backed away Wednesday from a tit-for-tat battle over punishing firebrand lawmakers from the other party, setting aside for...
NC election bills unlikely to become laws after Senate votes
RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina Senate Republicans pushed a trio of election measures through their chamber on Wednesday, including one that would prohibit counting...
Impatient Democrats prepare to go-it-alone on infrastructure
WASHINGTON — Patience running thin, Democratic leaders are laying the groundwork for a go-it-alone approach on President Joe Biden's big jobs and families infrastructure...
Justice Department to tighten rules on seizing Congress data
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department will tighten its rules around obtaining records from members of Congress, Attorney General Merrick Garland said, amid revelations the...
‘We need more’: Democrats frustrated as agenda faces hurdles
EDWARDSVILLE, Pa. — They have spent much of the past year fighting for Democrats in this working-class corner of northeastern Pennsylvania, knocking on thousands...