Democrats

Politics 2 days ago

Top Senate Dems pour cold water on latest GOP spending bill plans: 'Ready to stay' through Christmas

Top Democrats urged Republicans to return to the original stopgap spending bill in order to avoid a partial government shutdown at midnight.

The Electoral College 5 days ago

Dems push drastic move that Mike Lee calls 'a phenomenally bad idea'

Several Senate Democrats propose abolishing the Electoral College, a proposed move that GOP Sen. Mike Lee described as "a phenomenally bad idea."

VIDEO December 15

GOP senator says every Trump nominee needs 'to be prepared’ to answer ‘unfair questions’ ahead of Senate confirmations

Sen. Thom Tillis, R-NC., shares his thoughts on the Trump cabinet nominees on ‘Fox News Sunday.’

Supreme Court December 10

Outgoing Sen. Joe Manchin pushes constitutional amendment for Supreme Court term limits

Sens. Joe Manchin and Peter Welch are proposing a constitutional amendment that would impose term limits on future Supreme Court justices.

New Jersey December 9

Democratic governors appoint incoming California, New Jersey senators 3 weeks early

Senator-elects Andy Kim, D-N.J., and Adam Schiff, D-Calif., will be sworn into the Senate about three weeks early on Monday.

Senate December 3

Senate Democrats to hold leadership elections after losing chamber majority

Democrat senators will hold a vote on Tuesday to fill their leadership positions in the chamber after the GOP secured control in the Senate for the next congress.

Politics November 26

Kyrsten Sinema responds to Democrats admitting filibuster will help them stop Trump agenda: 'Schadenfreude'

Sen. Kyrsten Sinema appeared amused by Senate Democrats now backing the filibuster after her former party had called for it to be abolished during the Biden administration.

VIDEO November 20

Democrats make final push to confirm Biden judicial nominees ahead of Trump return

Fox News correspondent Mark Meredith has more on Senate Democrats pushing to approve judicial nominees ahead of Trump's return to White House on 'Special Report.'

VIDEO November 20

Baldwin blueprint: Wisconsin Dem details strategy that helped her hang on despite Trump win

Wisconsin Sen. Tammy Baldwin managed to win re-election as a Democrat while Republican President-elect Donald Trump also flipped her state red. Here’s how she thinks she pulled it off.

Politics November 19

Dems sue PA election board over uncounted provisional ballots amid Senate recount in Casey loss

The lawsuit by the DSCC centers on dozens of provisional ballots in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, that lacked a 'secrecy envelope'