Tag: Democrats
2nd whistleblower adds to impeachment peril at White House
A second whistleblower has come forward with information about President Donald Trump's dealings with Ukraine, adding to the impeachment peril engulfing the White House and potentially providing new leads to Democrats in their unfurling investigation of Trump's conduct.
Rev. Franklin Graham adds politics to prayer on evangelical tour
Hundreds of people filled Legion Stadium on Saturday afternoon to hear the words of the Reverend Franklin Graham.
There are still 12 House Democrats who don’t support impeachment proceedings. Why?
In the past week -- amid allegations that President Donald Trump abused the power of his office for personal political gain -- there has been an absolute rush among House Democrats to call for impeachment proceedings against the President. What was once regarded as a risky position, politically, has now become a default position of the vast majority of the Democratic caucus.
Trump says he had ‘perfectly fine’ call with Ukraine leader
President Donald Trump urged the new leader of Ukraine this summer to investigate the son of former Vice President Joe Biden, a person familiar with the matter said. Democrats condemned what they saw as a clear effort to damage a political rival, now at the center of an explosive whistleblower complaint against Trump.
Apparent Trump plan to cut foreign aid draws bipartisan fire
Republican and Democrats in Congress teamed up Friday to oppose what appears to be a Trump administration plan to cut the foreign aid budget.
Democratic candidates appear at South Carolina fish fry
South Carolina Rep. Jim Clyburn is hosting his annual "Fish Fry" event in Columbia Friday, and just about all the Democrats running for president -- 22 -- will gather there to make their pitch to voters in a critical early primary state.
Sanders, O’Rourke face off in Iowa; other hopefuls in NH, NV
They became notable presidential candidates in Iowa after narrow losses that nonetheless put them on the national political stage. They're competing for some of the same young voters. And this weekend, they've been driving around this first-in-the-nation caucus state reintroducing themselves to voters as others in the 2020 Democratic field dispersed to New Hampshire, South Carolina and Nevada.
Democrats debate Mueller strategy as findings loom
Congressional Democrats are plotting strategy as they await the conclusions of Robert Mueller's now-completed Russia investigation, with senior lawmakers demanding full transparency and preparing for next steps if the results are favorable to President Donald Trump.
North Carolina Democrats see opportunity in do-over election
The district that now stretches from part of Charlotte to western Bladen County has been held by Republicans for half a century.