Written and fact-checked by The Editors of Encyclopaedia BritannicaDemocrats are generally considered liberal, while Republicans are seen as conservative. The Democratic Party typically supports a larger government role in economic issues, backing regulations and social welfare programs. The Republicans, how...
Republican presidential candidate, former President Donald Trump, left, speaks at a campaign rally in Las Vegas, June 9, 2024, and President Joe Biden speaks at White House in Washington, June 4, 2024. Biden won the Democratic caucuses in Guam and the Virgin Islands on Saturday, Ju...
Martin Van Buren’s attempt to regain the Democratic nomination Van Buren was one of a few presidents that did not retire gracefully and leave politics to younger men. He was up for re-election in 1840 but lost, leading him to retire. ...
A significant number of U.S. presidents have faced calls for impeachment, including five of the past six Republican presidents. But few of those accusations were taken seriously by Congress. There were evenrumblingsabout impeaching the nation's first president,George Washington, by those who oppose...
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and IRGC removed, prosecuted, orharassedmany of Khatami’s associates and supporters. While many reformists openly debated the antidemocratic nature of the office of therahbar—some even calling for the removal of the post from the constitution—Khamenei authorized the establishment of a new ...
Democratic base to worry about Obama’s willingness to fight. Obama may be temperamentally incapable of being more combative and identifying enemies. But surely he can state less equivocally what he does and does not want — and, with regard to key matters such as the public option, what he...
Many states under Democratic control, such as New York, California and Maryland, have enacted additional protections for reproductive rights since the ruling, while Republican-dominated states - including most of the South - have banned or limited abortion. ...
The poll of voters in California, the nation’s largest Democratic stronghold, highlights the problems the president faces nationwide as he seeks another four years in the White House. Third-party candidates hurt Biden One problem is the potential impact of minor-party an...
A sitting president not seeking re-election and two assassination attempts on a major party nominee in the same year may seem unprecedented. But in reality, Americans experienced similar circumstances back in 1968. In March of that year, sitting Democratic President Lyndon Johnson opted not to seek...