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Democrats still don't agree on the seriousness of their political problem after election defeat
Read full article: Democrats still don't agree on the seriousness of their political problem after election defeatNearly a month after a devastating election loss that exposed cracks in the very foundation of their party, Democrats remain deeply divided over the extent of their political problem — or even if they have one.
Democrats enter a Trump presidency without a plan or a clear leader
Read full article: Democrats enter a Trump presidency without a plan or a clear leaderDemocrats spent billions of dollars warning American voters that Donald Trump posed an imminent threat to democracy, that his economic policies would benefit only his wealthy friends, that he was literally a fascist.
Arab American voters make their choice — Harris, Trump or neither — in the election's final days
Read full article: Arab American voters make their choice — Harris, Trump or neither — in the election's final daysArab Americans in Michigan are making their final decisions in the presidential election after a year of political turmoil in the nation's largest Arab American community.
Pressure is building on Biden to step aside. But many Democrats feel powerless to replace him
Read full article: Pressure is building on Biden to step aside. But many Democrats feel powerless to replace himSen. Bernie Sanders says he’s not confident President Joe Biden can win the election this fall in the wake of last week's debate.
Biden's debate performance leaves down-ballot Democrats anxious — and quiet
Read full article: Biden's debate performance leaves down-ballot Democrats anxious — and quietPresident Joe Biden's debate performance spurred anxiety and silence among some Democrats running in competitive races across the country.
Michigan's largest Arab American cities reject Biden over his handling of Israel-Hamas war
Read full article: Michigan's largest Arab American cities reject Biden over his handling of Israel-Hamas warDearborn and two other Michigan cities with large Arab and Muslim populations turned against President Joe Biden in the state’s primary after Democratic leaders there warned for months that voters were angry about his handling of the Israel-Hamas war.
Biden ally meets Arab American leaders in Michigan and tries to lower tensions over Israel-Hamas war
Read full article: Biden ally meets Arab American leaders in Michigan and tries to lower tensions over Israel-Hamas warArab American leaders in Michigan have met with Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna of California to discuss backlash towards President Joe Biden's reelection campaign.
Lawmakers warn Biden must seek authorization before further strikes on Yemen Houthi rebels
Read full article: Lawmakers warn Biden must seek authorization before further strikes on Yemen Houthi rebelsA bipartisan group of lawmakers is raising concerns over a series of recent U.S. military strikes against Yemen's Houthi rebels.
Democratic rising stars rally around Biden's reelection. They're also eyeing 2028 bids of their own
Read full article: Democratic rising stars rally around Biden's reelection. They're also eyeing 2028 bids of their ownA new generation of Democratic presidential prospects is taking steps to strengthen their national profiles as they fan out across the country to help President Joe Biden's reelection campaign.
New China committee debuts, warns of 'existential struggle'
Read full article: New China committee debuts, warns of 'existential struggle'A special House committee dedicated to countering China is beginning its work, with a prime-time hearing on Tuesday designed to awaken Americans to the dangers the Chinese government poses to the United States’ economy and security.
Delegation meeting Taiwan leader reaffirms US commitment
Read full article: Delegation meeting Taiwan leader reaffirms US commitmentA delegation of U.S. lawmakers has met with Taiwan’s president, who promised to deepen military cooperation between the two sides despite objections from China, which claims the island as its own territory.
Congress delegation visits Taiwan in tense US-China moment
Read full article: Congress delegation visits Taiwan in tense US-China momentA delegation of U.S. lawmakers has met with the head of Taiwan’s legislature as part of a five-day visit to the self-ruled island that comes as U.S.-China relations remain tense after weeks of trading accusations over a spy balloon.
Biden zeroes in on economic message as campaign winds down
Read full article: Biden zeroes in on economic message as campaign winds downPresident Joe Biden is focusing on economic issues as he fine-tunes his closing argument in upstate New York for voters trying to cope with raging inflation and fears of a recession heading into the Nov. 8 election.
Sinema's shift: 'Prada socialist' to corporate donor magnet
Read full article: Sinema's shift: 'Prada socialist' to corporate donor magnetTwenty years ago, when Kyrsten Sinema was a Green Party activist running for the Phoenix City Council, she likened the practice of raising campaign cash to “bribery.”.
Rattled Democrats reckon with bruising results in VA, NJ
Read full article: Rattled Democrats reckon with bruising results in VA, NJDemocrats are blending finger-pointing, optimism and a renewed push to unstick their stalled legislative agenda as they scramble for Election Day lessons from a jolting loss in Virginia and a closer than expected win in New Jersey.
Oil giants deny spreading disinformation on climate change
Read full article: Oil giants deny spreading disinformation on climate changeTop executives of ExxonMobil and other oil giants have denied spreading disinformation about climate change while sparring with congressional Democrats over allegations that the industry concealed evidence about the dangers of global warming.
Democrats call oil giants to testify on climate campaign
Read full article: Democrats call oil giants to testify on climate campaignCongressional Democrats are calling top executives at ExxonMobil and other oil giants to testify about what lawmakers say is a long-running, industry-wide campaign to spread disinformation about the role of fossil fuels in causing global warming.
Go green or go bipartisan? Biden's big infrastructure choice
Read full article: Go green or go bipartisan? Biden's big infrastructure choicePresident Joe Biden’s hope of pouring billions of dollars into green infrastructure investments is running into the political obstacle of winning over Republican votes.
Senate passes bill to boost US tech industry, counter rivals
Read full article: Senate passes bill to boost US tech industry, counter rivalsThe Senate has overwhelmingly approved legislation aiming to boost semiconductor production in the U.S. The bill is a bid to protect economic and national security in the face of growing international competition, most notably from China.
House panel seeks storm documents from Texas grid operator
Read full article: House panel seeks storm documents from Texas grid operatorAs temperatures plunged and snow and ice whipped the state, much of Texas' power grid collapsed, followed by its water systems. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)WASHINGTON – The House Oversight Committee is investigating the agency that operates the Texas power grid, seeking information and documents about the lack of preparation for the recent winter storm that caused millions of power outages and dozens of deaths across the state. AdSevere winter storms in Texas “have occurred repeatedly over decades, and ERCOT has been unprepared for them,” Khanna wrote in a letter to ERCOT CEO Bill Magness. Last month's storm followed similar winter storms in 1989 and 2011 that also caused massive outages, Khanna said. “It appears that lessons learned (again) in 2011 were not implemented either, leaving Texas vulnerable to extreme winter weather again in 2021,'' he wrote.
House Dems' campaign chief a moderate who wins in Trump land
Read full article: House Dems' campaign chief a moderate who wins in Trump landThe party's House majority will be as meager as 222-213 next year, the tightest partisan gap in two decades. Maloney worked on Bill Clinton’s successful 1992 presidential campaign and joined the White House after Clinton's 1996 reelection. “Those of us in the LGBT community have seen the system work, and it has worked because we worked,” Maloney said. In 2018 he sought the House campaign committee chairmanship but withdrew when he was hospitalized for an infection. Farrell runs a consulting firm that he says was blacklisted by the campaign committee under Bustos after it helped candidates challenging Democratic incumbents.
Biden has room on health care, though limited by Congress
Read full article: Biden has room on health care, though limited by CongressAnd just like the Trump administration, Biden is expected to aggressively wield the rule-making powers of the executive branch to address health insurance coverage and prescription drug costs. With COVID-19 surging across the country, Biden's top health care priority is whipping the federal government’s response into shape. “We’re going to work quickly with the Congress to dramatically ramp up health care protections, get Americans universal coverage, lower health care costs, as soon as humanly possible,” the president-elect said earlier this week. A factor that may work in Biden's favor is that many Republicans want to change the subject on health care. Coronavirus relief legislation could provide an early vehicle for some broader health care changes.
McConnell warns White House against COVID relief deal
Read full article: McConnell warns White House against COVID relief dealCongress is past the point at which it can deliver more coronavirus aid soon, with differences between House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senate Republicans and President Donald Trump proving insurmountable. McConnell on Tuesday told fellow Republicans that he has warned the White House not to divide Republicans by sealing a lopsided $2 trillion relief deal with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi before the election — even as he publicly said he'd slate any such agreement for a vote. said Senate GOP Whip John Thune of South Dakota. Senate Republicans are recoiling at both the size of the measure and Pelosi's demands, even as Trump is beating the drums for an agreement. But the Senate GOP bill has failed once before, and Trump himself says it's too puny.
Progressives irked by spotlight on GOP at Dem convention
Read full article: Progressives irked by spotlight on GOP at Dem conventionIn this image from video, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., delivers a nominating speech during the second night of the Democratic National Convention on Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020. (Democratic National Convention via AP)WASHINGTON For nearly three minutes at this week's Democratic National Convention, Cindy McCain recounted Joe Biden's friendship with her late husband, John McCain, the Arizona senator and former Republican presidential candidate. Meanwhile, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, one of the most dynamic young stars of the Democratic Party, spoke for just 60 seconds. California Rep. Ro Khanna, head of the California delegation to the convention, said people need to be inspired to vote. Among those who have addressed the convention is Ady Barkin, a progressive activist who after being diagnosed with A.L.S.