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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday railed against one of President Donald Trump's chief Republican critics in Congress, stepping away from the Iran war and into a Kentucky congressional election that's testing the president's political clout.
NEW YORK (AP) -- Democrats keep winning at the ballot box. And yet Ken Martin, the man leading the Democratic National Committee, is facing a crisis of confidence among party officials who are increasingly concerned about the health of their political machine barely a year into his term.
NEW YORK (AP) -- Maine just sent a blunt message to the Democratic Party's national leaders.
MONTCLAIR, N.J. (AP) -- A few years ago, Allison Posner was barely involved in politics.
MONTCLAIR, N.J. (AP) -- A few years ago, Allison Posner was barely involved in politics.
NEW YORK (AP) -- The 2026 midterm season begins in earnest on Tuesday with two of the nation's most consequential Senate primaries playing out in Texas, a political behemoth that Democrats have been fighting to flip for decades.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro is opening up about his Jewish faith at a pivotal moment in his political rise.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Thousands of teenagers from more than a dozen countries, many standing on their chairs in a cavernous convention hall, screamed and cheered as Josh Shapiro took the stage.
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. (AP) -- Over and over, the Republicans and former Republicans who gathered just outside Washington this weekend warned that President Donald Trump and his allies in Congress are tearing at the very fabric of American democracy.
NEW YORK (AP) -- No longer confined to the partisans and activists, the fierce backlash against Donald Trump's immigration crackdown has begun to break out across American culture, spanning the worlds of business, sports and entertainment.
Alex Vindman, who became a key player along with his twin brother in President Donald Trump's first impeachment, announced on Tuesday that he is running for the U.S. Senate as a Democrat in Florida.
NEW YORK (AP) -- It's only two weeks into the new year, and President Donald Trump has already claimed control of Venezuela, escalated threats to seize Greenland and flooded American streets with masked immigration agents.
NEW YORK (AP) -- It's only two weeks into the new year, and President Donald Trump has already claimed control of Venezuela, escalated threats to seize Greenland and flooded American streets with masked immigration agents.
NEW YORK (AP) -- It's only two weeks into the new year, and President Donald Trump has already claimed control of Venezuela, escalated threats to seize Greenland and flooded American streets with masked immigration agents.
NEW YORK (AP) -- Almost two weeks after Republicans lost badly in elections in Georgia, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Virginia, many GOP leaders insist there is no problem with the party's policies, its message or President Donald Trump's leadership.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- For a day, at least, beleaguered Democrats are hopeful again. But just beneath the party's relief at securing its first big electoral wins since last November's drubbing lay unresolved questions about its direction heading into next year's midterm elections.
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) -- Democrat Abigail Spanberger is more eager to talk about struggling soybean farmers than President Donald Trump's attack on American institutions. She plays down the historic nature of her campaign for Virginia governor and avoids making big, bold promises about what she will accomplish if elected.
Vice President JD Vance on Sunday said there will be deeper cuts to the federal workforce the longer the government shutdown goes on, adding to the uncertainty facing hundreds of thousands who are already furloughed without pay amid the stubborn stalemate in Congress.
NEW YORK (AP) -- On this, at least, the Democrats agree: It's time to fight.
NEW YORK (AP) -- Former Vice President Kamala Harris, forced to confront Israel's war in Gaza on the first night of her book tour, expressed compassion for the Palestinians and condemned President Donald Trump for giving the Israeli government "a blank check."
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- The Democratic National Committee is seriously considering scrambling the party's 2028 presidential primary calendar. And South Carolina -- the state that hosted the Democrats' first-in-the-nation contest in 2024 -- is far from a lock to go first.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- The Democratic National Committee planned to clarify its position on the Israel-Hamas war this week. But after a surprise reversal, it may be several months before DNC officials adopt a formal position on an issue that has divided their party perhaps more than any other.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Ken Martin is in the fight of his life.
NEW YORK (AP) -- Democrats are launching a nationwide summer blitz designed to force vulnerable Republicans to defend President Donald Trump's big tax breaks and spending cuts bill -- especially Medicaid cuts that will leave millions of Americans without health care coverage.
NEW YORK (AP) -- Gavin Newsom hosts President Donald Trump's allies on his podcast. He's pushing city officials to crack down on homeless encampments. And this week, he proposed limiting health care coverage for immigrants in the country illegally.
NEW YORK (AP) -- Former President Joe Biden says he's responsible for Donald Trump's victory last fall, but he attributes Kamala Harris' loss, at least in part, to sexism and racism.
NEW YORK (AP) -- Former President Joe Biden says he's responsible for Donald Trump's victory last fall, but he attributed Kamala Harris ' loss, at least in part, to sexism and racism.
NEW YORK (AP) -- A bipartisan group of President Donald Trump's critics is launching a new organization, dubbed the Cost Coalition, to highlight Trump's struggle to control rising costs in the early months of his new presidency.
NEW YORK (AP) -- Now, it's Chris Van Hollen's turn.
NEW YORK (AP) -- As President Donald Trump pushes the historical boundaries of executive power, some of the Democratic Party's core political institutions are preparing for the possibility that the federal government may soon launch criminal investigations against them.
NEW YORK (AP) -- For a day, at least, Democrats across the country have a sense that their comeback against President Donald Trump may have begun.
Democratic Sen. Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire will not seek reelection next year, a decision that will end the longtime senator's historic political career and deals a significant blow to Democrats, who were already facing a difficult path to reclaiming the Senate majority.
Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H. will not seek reelection next year, a decision that will end the longtime senator's historic political career and deals a significant blow to Democrats who were already facing a difficult path to reclaiming the Senate majority.
WARREN, Mich. (AP) -- Bernie Sanders is standing alone on the back of a pickup truck shouting into a bullhorn.
NEW YORK (AP) -- As their party struggles to navigate the early days of Donald Trump's second presidency, some Democrats are convinced that their road to recovery lies in the price of eggs.
NEW YORK (AP) -- Key U.S. agencies, including the FBI and State Department, have instructed their employees not to comply with cost-cutting chief Elon Musk's demand that federal workers explain what they accomplished last week -- or risk losing their jobs.
OXON HILL, Md. (AP) -- Democrats on Saturday elected Ken Martin, the party leader in Minnesota, as the national chair, turning to a low-profile Midwestern political operative to coordinate their resistance to Donald Trump's presidency.
OXON HILL, Md. (AP) -- Democrats on Saturday elected Ken Martin, the party leader in Minnesota, as the national chair, turning to a low-profile Midwestern political operative to coordinate their resistance to Donald Trump's presidency.
OXON HILL, Md. (AP) -- Democrats, desperately seeking a new message and messengers to push back against the Trump administration, are electing a new party leader Saturday in a low-profile race that could have big implications for their future.
OXON HILL, Md. (AP) -- Democrats, desperately seeking a new message and messengers to push back against the Trump administration, will elect a new leader Saturday in a low-profile Democratic National Committee election that could have big implications for the party's future.
NEW YORK (AP) -- The Democratic National Committee will elect a new chair on Saturday as the party seeks new leadership to guide Democrats through Donald Trump's second presidency.
Just two days before Air Force One touches down in California, Gov. Gavin Newsom doesn't know if he's welcome to join President Donald Trump's wildfire tour.
Just two days before Air Force One touches down in California, Gov. Gavin Newsom doesn't know if he's welcome to join President Donald Trump's wildfire tour.
NEW YORK (AP) -- Democrats knew this was coming.
NEW YORK (AP) -- Faiz Shakir, a progressive strategist who led Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders' last presidential campaign, launched an eleventh-hour bid for Democratic National Committee chair on Wednesday, warning that his party is ignoring the painful lessons of Donald Trump's political success by failing to embrace major changes.
NEW YORK (AP) -- The leaders of Kamala Harris' presidential campaign insist they simply didn't have enough time to execute a winning strategy against Donald Trump, pointing to "ferocious" political headwinds that were ultimately too much to overcome in the 107-day period after President Joe Biden stepped aside.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- It's Election Day. Polls opened Tuesday across the nation and Americans cast ballots in the 2024 presidential election. In a deeply divided nation, the election is a true toss-up between Democrat Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Election Day is nearly upon us. In a matter of hours, the final votes in the 2024 presidential election will be cast.
NEW YORK (AP) -- The 2024 presidential contest speeds into its final weekend with Democrat Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump locked in a razor-thin contest.
NEW YORK (AP) -- In the shadow of the White House, seven days before the final votes of the 2024 election are cast, Kamala Harris vowed to put country over party and warned that Donald Trump is obsessed with revenge and his own personal interests.
NEW YORK (AP) -- Uncertainty reins entering the final full week of the 2024 campaign with Democrat Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump locked in a fiercely competitive presidential contest. What happens in the coming days will be pivotal in deciding the winner.
NEW YORK (AP) -- Progressive Democrats warn Kamala Harris risks losing the support of a small but significant portion of her political base unless she changes her campaign's closing message -- and its messengers -- immediately.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- There's an unlikely star in Kamala Harris ' push to win North Carolina: Mark Robinson.
NEW YORK (AP) -- One presidential candidate is talking up gun ownership and promising tough border security measures. The other vows to cap credit card interest rates and force insurance companies to cover in vitro fertilization.
FLINT, Mich. (AP) -- The FBI is investigating suspicious packages sent to elections officials in more than a dozen states. State police have begun sweeps of schools in an Ohio community where conspiracy theories have fueled bomb threats. Violent rhetoric is rippling across social media.
NEW YORK (AP) -- Donald Trump and Kamala Harris will debate for the first -- and perhaps, last -- time on Tuesday night as the presidential candidates fight to sway voters on the biggest stage in U.S. politics.
NEW YORK (AP) -- Just days into her new role as the Democratic Party's likely presidential nominee, Kamala Harris is already facing a wave of Republican-backed attack ads questioning her personality, her progressive record and what she knew about President Joe Biden's decline.
NEW YORK (AP) -- Kamala Harris is smashing fundraising records as the Democratic Party's donors -- big and small -- open their wallets for the vice president in the immediate aftermath of President Joe Biden's stunning decision to step aside.
NEW YORK (AP) -- For more than two weeks now, the Democratic Party has been mired in crisis. And yet there is no sign that the threat to Joe Biden's reelection is nearing a conclusion, as the president digs in and a growing chorus of Democratic officials, donors and strategists calls for him to step aside.
NEW YORK (AP) -- With the survival of his candidacy in question, Joe Biden sat down with ABC's George Stephanopoulos on Friday for one of the most important interviews of the Democratic president's decades-long political career.