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 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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Biden blasts Trump's Supreme Court plan [NFA] Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden urged Senate Republicans not to vote on any candidate nominated to the Supreme Court as the November election approaches, calling his rival Donald.. Credit: Reuters - Politics Duration: 01:49Published 5 hours ago

Murkowski, Collins break ranks on swift SC vote [NFA] Republican Senators Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Susan Collins of Maine broke ranks with President Donald Trump on his plan to swiftly hold a Senate vote on a potential successor to late Supreme.. Credit: Reuters - Politics Duration: 02:28Published 9 hours ago

Trump's plan 'exercise in raw political power' -Biden Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden urged Senate Republicans not to vote on any candidate nominated to the Supreme Court as the November election approaches, calling his rival Donald Trump's.. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:47Published 10 hours ago

It Could Be Biden (CNN) Poll of the week: A new ABC News/Washington Post poll from Minnesota finds Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden with a 57% to 41% lead over President Donald Trump among likely voters. Two.. Credit: Wochit News Duration: 00:32Published 14 hours ago

Italians vote in first polls since lockdown Despite Italians generally approving of the government's response to the coronavirus pandemic, the ruling coalition is expected to make losses to the rightist opposition in a raft of regional votes... Credit: Reuters - Politics Duration: 01:25Published 15 hours ago

Trump vows to nominate female judge Donald Trump has promised to put forth a female nominee to fill the SupremeCourt seat left vacant by the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Taking thestage at a North Carolina rally to chants of.. Credit: PA - Press Association STUDIO Duration: 01:09Published 1 day ago

This GOP Senator Says If Nominated To Replace RBC, 'It's Time For Roe v. Wade To Go' The death of Supreme Court Justice and liberal icon Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Friday has gotten President Donald Trump's Rolodex spinning. According to CNN, Trump has updated a roster of more than 20.. Credit: Wochit News Duration: 00:41Published 1 day ago

GOP Vows To Replace RBG Before Election Day It didn't take long for US congressional leaders to start bickering over which president should nominate the next Supreme Court justice. Following the news of the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.. Credit: Wochit News Duration: 00:40Published 1 day ago

Trump Tells GOP: We Are Obligated To Fill SCOTIS Seat On Saturday, President Donald Trump said that Republicans have an "obligation" to fill Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's vacant seat on the Supreme Court. CNN reports that Trump told that GOP must will.. Credit: Wochit News Duration: 00:27Published 2 days ago

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg dies at 87 [NFA] Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a stalwart liberal on the Supreme Court since 1993, died on Friday at age 87 of complications from pancreatic cancer. Lisa Bernhard has more. Credit: Reuters - Politics Duration: 02:27Published 2 days ago

Women’s rights champion Ruth Bader Ginsburg dies aged 87 Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died on Friday at her home inWashington aged 87, setting off a likely intense debate over the appointmentof her replacement. A diminutive yet towering.. Credit: PA - Press Association STUDIO Duration: 01:00Published 2 days ago

Big turnout on day one of early voting [NFA] Voters in Minnesota, Virginia, South Dakota and Wyoming began casting in-person ballots on Friday. In Virginia, elections officials in Fairfax and Arlington counties reported heavy turnout, with.. Credit: Reuters - Politics Duration: 02:03Published 2 days ago

Biden: Next president should fill Ginsburg's seat Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden said on Friday that "there is no doubt" that the next U.S. Supreme Court justice should be chosen by the winner of the upcoming election. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:15Published 2 days ago

WH announces aid to Puerto Rico for 2017 storm [NFA] The White House on Friday announced nearly $13 billion in aid to Puerto Rico to help it recover from a hurricane that ravaged the island three years ago, leading President Trump's critics to.. Credit: Reuters - Politics Duration: 01:42Published 2 days ago

Gillum: I'm Bisexual Andrew Gillum was a Florida politician. He was once celebrated as a rising Democratic star. Rumors about his sexuality circulated when he was found drunk in a Miami Beach hotel with two men. One of the.. Credit: Wochit News Duration: 00:32Published 3 days ago

Former Pence aide says she's voting for Biden A former White House aide who helped coordinate the Trump administration's response to the coronavirus pandemic sharply criticized President Donald Trump in a video released on Thursday and said she.. Credit: Reuters - Politics Duration: 02:05Published 3 days ago

Former Pence Aide Slams Trump Over Pandemic, Endorses Biden Olivia Troye was a homeland security adviser to US Vice President Mike Pence, and a lead staffer on the White House coronavirus task force. No longer. According to CNN, Troye has joined a growing list.. Credit: Wochit News Duration: 00:34Published 3 days ago

Russia trying to 'denigrate' Biden campaign -Wray FBI Director Christopher Wray on Thursday warned that Russia is interfering in the 2020 U.S. presidential election with a steady stream of misinformation aimed at Democrat Joe Biden as well as sapping.. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:26Published 3 days ago

Biden warning for a US-UK post-Brexit trade deal U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden warned the United Kingdom that it must honour the Northern Irish peace deal as it extracts itself from the European Union or there would be no U.S... Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:11Published 4 days ago

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Democratic Party (United States)

Major political party in the United States

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