Democratic Party

November 5, 2026 12:27 PM

Trump says Hegseth doing ‘a very good job’ as questions swirl about his future

US President Donald Trump backed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday, a day after Democrats won control of both chambers of Congress in midterm elections that reflected voter anger over the Iran war. Asked whether he was considering replacing Hegseth, whom he has described as a champion of the war, Trump ‌told reporters: "No, I think he's doing a very good job." The response contrasted with then-President George Bush, who fired Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld the morning after t...

November 5, 2026 12:06 PM

From Iran to trade: how the US midterms impact the rest of the world

The US Democrats' "blue wave" of midterm election victories is already causing ripples across the rest of the world, where trade partners, strategic allies and enemies all see implications in the result. IRAN AND ISRAEL It is not immediately clear how US President Donald Trump's loss of control over Congress will shape the course of his country's eight-month-old conflict with Iran. Voters have shown they are weary of the conflict, which many blame for painfully higher fuel prices. Some Gulf go...

November 4, 2026 12:31 PM

“Have serious concerns about future direction of our country”: Ramaswamy concedes Ohio governor’s race

Following a bruising defeat in the Midwestern battleground, Indian-American Republican Vivek Ramaswamy candidly addressed supporters at a subdued watch party after conceding the Ohio gubernatorial race to Democrat Amy Acton. Reflecting on the outcome of a high-profile campaign heavily backed by US President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance, Ramaswamy expressed mixed emotions about the political climate. “I have to tell you, I have some serious concerns about the future direction of o...

November 4, 2026 11:05 AM

Trump acknowledges Iran role in Democratic sweep

President Donald Trump acknowledged that the war in Iran played a role in Republicans' losses in Tuesday's midterm elections, as Democrats prepared to take control of both the US House and Senate and challenge his legislative agenda. In an interview with Fox News, Trump said Democrats would send legislation he considered "insane" to his desk and that he would veto it. "They'll send over things that are insane, and I'll veto them," he said. "And after a couple of months of vetoes, they'll call ...

November 4, 2026 10:46 AM

Keisha Lance Bottoms wins Georgia race, becomes first Black woman elected governor of US state

Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms won Georgia’s race for governor on Tuesday, becoming the first Black woman elected governor of a US state and delivering Democrats a victory in one of the nation's most closely divided political battlegrounds. The former Atlanta mayor, who will also be the first female governor of the state, defeated Republican businessman Rick Jackson, according to US media projections. She succeeds Republican Governor Brian Kemp, who is leaving office after serving two consecu...

November 2, 2026 4:53 PM

Republicans, Democrats set midterm closing arguments as Michigan endorsement roils Senate race

Democrats sought on Monday to contain a rift in Michigan's US Senate race after one of their own crossed party lines to endorse the Republican candidate, as both parties made final pitches before midterm elections that will decide control of Congress US Representative Haley Stevens, who lost the Michigan Democrats' Senate primary to Abdul El-Sayed in a bitterly contested race, publicly backed Republican candidate Mike Rogers and appeared with him at a Detroit church, threatening to worsen divis...

November 2, 2026 12:43 PM

US judge dismisses Trump election lawsuit in Alaska

A federal judge on Sunday threw out a lawsuit by President Donald Trump's administration seeking to block Alaska from certifying a loss by Republican Senator Dan Sullivan in Tuesday's midterm elections if votes for a rival who shares his name could have changed the outcome. The ruling by US District Judge Sharon Gleason in Anchorage was the latest blow to Trump's efforts to assert a greater federal role in elections, which under the US Constitution are administered by the states. Democratic fo...

September 14, 2024 10:38 AM

Kamala Harris says she will cut degree requirements for certain federal jobs

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris said on Friday she will cut college degree requirements for certain federal jobs if elected president as the Democratic presidential candidate and her Republican rival have been making economic pledges to woo voters. Harris and Republican former President Donald Trump are in a tight race for the Nov. 5 U.S. elections. Harris has previously said she will aim to pass a middle class tax cut, while Trump has advocated for cutting taxes on overtime pay. Both candida...

August 22, 2024 6:51 PM

In Kamala Harris’ multiracial roots, U.S. sees its own future

The daughter of a Jamaican father and Indian mother, both immigrants, Kamala Harris reflects the United States' changing demographics. When she steps onto the stage Thursday evening in Chicago to accept the Democratic Party's nomination as their presidential candidate, she will represent the country's fastest growing racial category. Some 42 million Americans now identify as multiracial, or 13% of the country, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up from 2% in 2000 when the census firs...

July 26, 2024 5:00 PM

Barack and Michelle Obama endorse Harris for president

Former President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle endorsed Kamala Harris' bid for president on Friday in a roughly one-minute long video that captured a private phone call between the couple and the current vice president. "We called to say Michelle and I couldn't be prouder to endorse you and to do everything we can to get you through this election and into the Oval Office," Obama told Harris. "I am proud of you. This is going to be historic," the former first lady told Harris. Talking int...