Bills on abortion and immigration provided a glimpse into how Democrats will approach the second Donald Trump presidency.
President Donald Trump is already testing the limits of Hill Democrats who have vowed to be less antagonistic the second time around.
The tactics are reminiscent of the ones taken the first time Trump entered the White House. At the time, Democrats homed in on eight nominees they would delay, with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) warning against a “rushed” process.
They can reconquer the House and the White House. But the Senate looks problematic, thanks to a solid red bloc of 25 states.
In the wake of the 2024 election, most supporters of the Democratic Party say it needs to make significant changes and that they feel “burned out” by politics, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS.
With days to go before President-elect Trump officially enters office, congressional Democrats are announcing how they are coming to terms with Republican leadership.
The Democratic Party begins 2025 with several looming questions. Among them: who will lead its national party apparatus, and how it will handle President-elect Donald Trump's second term.
"I'm angling to be named the pope of Greenland," Fetterman told reporters on Capitol Hill after confirming the meeting.
Trump promised at his inaugural address that "national unity" would return. But much of this week has seen the returning president continue to pummel out-of-power foes. He called former Republican Rep. Liz Cheney, of Wyoming, a "crying lunatic."
After the most dramatic comeback in U.S. history, the new president has more power than before, and a better idea how to wield it.
John Fetterman (D-Pa.) has moved to dispel concerns that he is planning on leaving the Democratic Party while Republicans are now fully in control of the federal government. In an interview with Semafor on Monday evening,
Meanwhile, Trump’s pick for defense secretary, Pete Hegseth will face a test vote in the Senate that may indicate whether fresh allegations about this personal conduct that surfaced this week are enough to stop his confirmation.