Democratic Party (United States)

Major political party in the United States

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The Democratic Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with its main, historic rival, the Republican Party. Tracing its heritage back to Thomas Jefferson and James Madison's Democratic-Republican Party, the modern-day Democratic Party was founded around 1828 by supporters of Andrew Jackson, making it the world's oldest active political party.

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In crucial electoral state Georgia's governor certifies Democrat win It brings the state one step closer to wrapping up an election fraught with unfounded accusations of fraud by Trump and his supporters. Credit: Euronews English Duration: 01:20Published 2 days ago

Former NYC Mayor David Dinkins dies at 93 [NFA] David Dinkins, who served as New York City's first and only African American mayor during the 1990s, died on Monday at the age of 93, police said. This report produced by Yahaira Jacquez. Credit: Reuters - Politics Duration: 01:40Published 2 days ago

Biden transition gets green light from GSA [NFA] President-elect Biden was formally given the go-ahead by a key federal agency to begin his transition to the White House, shortly after Michigan certified him as the state's winner. This report.. Credit: Reuters - Politics Duration: 02:37Published 2 days ago

Wisconsin governor renews mask mandate Wisconsin's governor on Friday extended a statewide mask mandate despite a legal challenge from conservatives, renewing an emergency health order requiring face coverings in public spaces to curb an.. Credit: Reuters - Politics Duration: 01:05Published 5 days ago

'Numbers don't lie' - Biden wins GA after recount [NFA] After a painstaking recount, Georgia officials confirmed that President-elect Joe Biden defeated President Donald Trump in the battleground state on Nov. 3, further narrowing the president's.. Credit: Reuters - Politics Duration: 02:02Published 6 days ago

Trump shifts strategy to hold power, deny Biden [NFA] With legal efforts to overturn his loss in the U.S. presidential election flailing, President Donald Trump's campaign is trying to persuade Republican state legislators to intervene in.. Credit: Reuters - Politics Duration: 02:54Published 6 days ago

Democrats rally for Biden to keep climate promises A group of progressive Democrats rallied on Thursday (November 19) calling on President-elect Joe Biden to stay true to his campaign, which promised to prioritize vulnerable Americans. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:24Published 6 days ago

Recounts unlikely to change Trump election loss President Donald Trump's attempts to cling to power appeared more tenuous than ever on Wednesday as election officials in Georgia and Wisconsin said recounts were not likely to change the election.. Credit: Reuters - Politics Duration: 03:05Published 1 week ago

Pelosi is re-elected as House Speaker Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday voted to keep House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in her job for another two years, despite the Nov. 3 elections in which the party lost seats to.. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:38Published 1 week ago

Trump fires top U.S. cybersecurity official President Donald Trump on Tuesday fired the top U.S. cybersecurity official Chris Krebs in a tweet, accusing him without evidence of making a "highly inaccurate" statement on the security of the U.S... Credit: Reuters - Politics Duration: 01:04Published 1 week ago

Biden names top White House aides as Trump stonewalls [NFA] It's been 10 days since the race was called for Biden, and there has been no concession speech from Donald Trump. Still, the former vice president presses ahead with his transition to the White.. Credit: Reuters - Politics Duration: 02:23Published 1 week ago

Facebook CEO says won't deactivate Steve Bannon's account Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal on Tuesday asked Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg if he would take down the former White House adviser's Facebook account after Steve Bannon in a video suggested the.. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 02:01Published 1 week ago

Feinstein grills Twitter CEO over Trump's false election tweet Senate Judiciary Committee senior Democrat Dianne Feinstein on Tuesday grilled Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey for not doing enough to crack down on inaccurate tweets, specifically President Trump's tweet on.. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:52Published 1 week ago

Looks now that Biden has won - Trump adviser U.S. President Donald Trump's national security adviser, Robert O'Brien, said in an interview released on Monday but taped the week of November 9th, that he will ensure a professional transition to the.. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:10Published 1 week ago

Trump admin races to sell Alaska oil leases U.S. President Donald Trump's administration on Monday issued a request to energy companies to identify what specific land areas in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge should be offered for sale,.. Credit: Reuters - Politics Duration: 01:12Published 1 week ago

AOC Wants To Create Blacklist In 2019, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez complained that she and leftist allies were being placed on a blacklist by Democratic Party regulars. Now, according to the Washington Examiner, she wants to be.. Credit: Wochit News Duration: 00:33Published 2 weeks ago

Biden solidifies victory, Trump hints at leaving [NFA] U.S. President-elect Joe Biden solidified his victory over President Donald Trump on Friday after the state of Georgia went his way, leaving Trump little hope of reversing the outcome through.. Credit: Reuters - Politics Duration: 03:06Published 2 weeks ago

AOC Delusional? The Democrats won back the White House. But, you wouldn't know that by the way Democratic leaders are acting. Leaders in the party are sniping and taking shots at each other over their humiliating.. Credit: Wochit News Duration: 00:56Published 2 weeks ago

U.S. election officials say no evidence of lost votes Election security officials have no evidence that ballots were deleted or lost by voting systems in this month's U.S. election, two security groups said in a statement released on Thursday by the lead.. Credit: Reuters - Politics Duration: 01:21Published 2 weeks ago

Biden takes Arizona, cementing presidential win President-elect Joe Biden cemented his electoral victory by capturing the battleground state of Arizona late on Thursday, but President Donald Trump has still refused to accept defeat. Gloria Tso.. Credit: Reuters - Politics Duration: 01:19Published 2 weeks ago

'It's not safe': States step in as COVID-19 surges [NFA] State governors across the United States were more forceful in their warnings, telling residents it was not safe to go out, as COVID-19 infections soared to new records. Conway G. Gittens.. Credit: Reuters - Politics Duration: 02:49Published 2 weeks ago

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Trump Supporters Succeed in Chasing Biden Bus Out of Austin, TX Area A group of Trump supporters on the outskirts of Austin reportedly ran a Biden campaign bus out of town after trying to hold an event there ... and, apparently, it got pretty scary. A few Democratic.. TMZ.com - Published on October 31, 2020
Bill Maher Criticizes RBG for Not Taking Obama's Hint to Retire Bill Maher's politics seem mostly aligned with the late Ruth Bader Ginsburg, but he thinks RBG messed up by not taking Barack Obama's "hint" to retire before he left office. The 'Real Time' host was on.. TMZ.com - Published on October 29, 2020
Voter Disinformation Campaign Threatens Democrat Voters Registered Democrats are being targeted and threatened by a disinformation campaign ... the question -- who's it supposed to hurt and who's behind it? An email has gone out to an untold number of.. TMZ.com - Published on October 22, 2020
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Democratic Party (United States)

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