Us Democratic Party Convention

President Biden makes progress on 'unity agenda' outlined in 2022

A year ago, President Joe Biden used his first State of the Union address to push top Democratic priorities that were sure to face a battle in the narrowly divided Congress but he also laid out a four-pronged unity agenda that would be an easier sell. Biden's unity goals would be hard for anyone to argue against: improving mental health, supporting veterans, beating the opioid epidemic and fighting cancer. The president is still pushing for some of those big Democratic goals, like an assault weapons ban, but he's fared better on the unity goals. Susan Rice, the president's domestic policy adviser, pointed to very significant progress on all four aspects even as she noted that issues like meeting the demand for mental health services or combating drug abuse won't be solved overnight. "We're happy with the progress that's been made and we're determined to keep pushing forward and make more progress," Rice said in an interview. A look at where things stand: OPIOIDS IN THE SPEECH: Bi

US Prez Biden meets with Democratic leaders as debt showdown looms

President Joe Biden hosted the Democratic congressional leaders Tuesday at the White House as they face a new era of divided government in Washington, staring down a debt ceiling crisis, the Russian war in Ukraine and their own party priorities running up against a new House Republican majority eager for confrontation. The president and top congressional Democrats used the gathering in the Roosevelt Room at the White House to project a unified front against Republicans who are threatening a showdown over raising the nation's borrowing authority. The White House has stressed repeatedly that it wants Congress to lift the debt ceiling without conditions, and Democrats tried shift the onus onto House Republicans to put their cards on the table, rather than enter into any negotiations with a GOP that has yet to spell out how much and what they want to cut. As the meeting began, Biden said Democrats were eager to talk about extreme Republican economic plans. Apparently they're genuinely

Republicans just a seat away from control of House, says report

Democrats have already won control of the Senate, securing 50 seats with a runoff in Georgia next month

Defying history, Democrats keep Senate in win for US President Joe Biden

Democrats are now poised to hold 50 seats in the 100-member Senate, allowing them to control the agenda with the tie-breaking vote of Vice President Kamala Harris

No 'red wave'

Democratic Party does better than expected in midterms

Senior Democrats float 2% US tax on stock buybacks to fund $3.5-trn budget

The plan comes as Democratic lawmakers assemble a raft of tax measures to help pay for a $3.5 trillion budget bill that contains bulk of President Joe Biden's longer-term economic agenda

Democrats propose tax on imports from countries without climate laws

Two influential Democratic lawmakers are proposing to introduce bicameral legislation to impose a tax on imports from countries like China and many others

Fact Check: What the Democrats didn't say, and what Donald Trump did

President Donald Trump flooded the zone with falsehoods, some so apparent that anyone with access to the internet could see the folly at a glance

If Bernie Sanders wins big on Super Tuesday, he'll be hard to stop

Sanders is heavily favored to come out of Super Tuesday with a slew of delegates and perhaps an insurmountable lead

Democrats add last-minute evidence to Trump impeachment case before trial

Senior Democrats said they would include phone records and other documents provided by Florida businessman Lev Parnas when they make their case that Trump

Tech workers backing candidates looking to break up their employers

Elizabeth Warren is outpacing all candidates in contributions from Silicon Valley, according to FEC data