Kelly was one of the first would-be veeps to express support for Harris as the leader of Democrats nationally. In a post on the social media site X he called her “the right person to defeat Donald Trump and lead our country into the future.” Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg Pete ...
But once again, "she'd need Congress" to do so, Ziegler said. "If Democrats don't control Congress, it's going to be hard." Still, she added, "Having a president pushing for it would be significant." Abortion rights campaigners and anti-abortion demonstrators hold signs during the firs...
It's shaping up to be a crowded field of Democrats vying to challenge President Donald Trump. Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren announced Monday that she also was setting up a 2020 exploratory committee. Copyright 2019 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be ...
It showed a number of Philadelphia-area officials and Democrats promoting Harris for president, but also touting Shapiro for vice president, suggesting to some that Parker may have inside knowledge about Harris’ decision. However, a person with knowledge of the mayor’s thinking said ...
McAuliffe, the former governor of Virginia, announced on Wednesday evening that he would not run for president, choosing instead to assist Democrats in his home state trying to win back the state’s legislative chambers. Despite his decision, McAuliffe said he feels he would have been able to...
The Democrats who have weighed in have generally defended the decision to release the report, which clearly labeled the controversial interrogation techniques torture, concluded they did not yield any intelligence that could not have been obtained through other means, andaccused the CIA of misleading ...
Democrats like Sens. Ron Wyden and Elizabeth Warren criticized Bessent’s Wall Street ties and role as a wealthy political donor, though they haven’t said they’ll vote against him. Lead Art: President-elect Donald Trump's Treasury nominee, Scott Bessent, is beginning his preparations for the...
Republicans currently hold 53 seats in the chamber to Democrats’ 45, with two independents who caucus with the Democrats. Trump released two lists of potential Supreme Court nominees during his previous presidential campaign, one with 11 names in May 2016 and another with 10 ...
Senate Democrats seek out another half-point Fed rate cut Leading Democratic legislators in the U.S. Senate applauded when the Federal Reserve lowered its benchmark interest rate by 50 basis points in September and recently called for a successive half-point cut to further combat elevated housing...
President Joe Biden's withdrawal from the presidential race on Sunday set off a whirlwind of activity among Democrats to coalesce around Vice President Kamala Harris as the party's pick to replace him. And while Harris seems to havesecured enough delegatesto win the Democratic nomina...