Nov 11 Several Democrats facing 2018 re-election are from states Trump carried By Alan Fram, Associated Press A long list of Senate Democrats who face re-election in 2018 are from states Donald Trump won or nearly won on Election Day. That could mean a politically excruciating next two years for many of them, and for party leaders… Continue reading
Nov 04 Democratic party accuses Republicans of voter intimidation in federal court By Josh Cornfield, Associated Press A legal challenge in New Jersey is one of several around the country filed by Democrats claiming Republicans and the Trump campaign are pushing for voter intimidation on Election Day. Continue reading
Oct 23 South Dakota voters have choices to reshape state government By James Nord, Associated Press A trio of ballot measures could radically reshape South Dakota politics. Continue reading
Oct 23 Younger, diverse voters are reshaping California politics By Michael R. Blood, Associated Press The Nov. 8 election will likely reflect long-term trends that have seen the nation's most populous state become increasingly diverse and firmly Democratic. Continue reading
Sep 02 Watch 4:48 News Wrap: Lower August job creation keeps unemployment flat By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, August job growth was lower than expected, with 151,000 new positions created. As a result, the nation's unemployment rate remained at 4.9 percent for the third consecutive month. Also, the government of Uzbekistan confirmed that… Continue watching
Jul 12 Watch 10:29 Bernie Sanders' long and winding road to backing Hillary Clinton By PBS News Hour The signs heralding Bernie Sanders’ endorsement of presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton read “Stronger Together” — but the ‘together” only came after a bruising campaign and intense party platform wrangling. Gwen Ifill talks with Sanders supporter, former Ohio state… Continue watching
Jun 22 Watch 8:43 News Wrap: House Democrats hold sit-in to demand gun vote; DOJ alleges Medicare fraud By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, after Republican lawmakers rejected four gun control proposals on Monday, nearly 100 Congressional Democrats staged a sit-in, refusing to leave until they secured a vote on gun legislation. Also, the Department of Justice announced it… Continue watching
Jun 22 GOP unmoved after Democratic sit-in on guns By Erica Werner, Associated Press A drained and dwindling group of Democrats, some draped in blankets and toting pillows, carried their remarkable House floor sit-in past daybreak Thursday. Continue reading
Jun 15 Watch 6:27 New book, 'Listen Liberal,' looks at Democratic party schism By PBS News Hour The raucous primary season brought simmering tensions and disaffection within the GOP to a boiling point. But equally severe divisions also surfaced in the Democratic party, centered around Sen. Bernie Sanders’ upstart populist campaign. Historian Thomas Frank explores the causes… Continue watching
Jun 14 Watch 7:23 Inside Russian hacking of Democrats' opposition research on Trump By PBS News Hour For nearly a year, Russian hackers have been penetrating Democratic National Committee computers and stealing, among other things, research compiled on presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump. Gwen Ifill talks to Dmitri Alperovitch of CrowdStrike and Sasha Issenberg of Bloomberg Politics… Continue watching