Democratic Party

Biden will step aside in the 2024 race. What happens next?

President Joe Biden said on Sunday he would withdraw from the 2024 presidential election race, putting the United States into uncharted territory. Biden endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris to be…

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At a glance: March 19 presidential primary states and delegate counts

By Helen Coster Five states will hold their presidential nominating contests on Tuesday, a week after both President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump netted enough delegates to clinch…

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Possibility Biden drops out of election race

Joe Biden’s biographer said it would not be a “total shock” if the US president drops out of the race for the White House. ‌Franklin Foer, whose book on the…

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Robert F Kennedy Jr to challenge Biden for White House

Robert F Kennedy Jr has filed election paperwork to run for US president in 2024 as a Democrat. The 69-year-old is the son of assassinated Senator Robert F Kennedy and…

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Beaten and divided, Italy’s centre-left seeks new leader

ROME (Reuters) - Italy's centre-left Democratic Party (PD) will chose a new leader this weekend who it hopes can pull the group out of a tail spin and provide a…

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Democrats approve Biden’s revamped primary calendar

PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - The Democratic National Committee on Saturday approved President Joe Biden's shakeup of the party's 2024 primary calendar, giving Black voters a greater say in the nominating process…

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Biden pushes South Carolina to lead presidential primary kick-off

Biden wants South Carolina first in Dem presidential contest Heavily Black South Carolina would displace Iowa's caucus New Hampshire, Nevada, Georgia and Michigan would pick next By Jarrett Renshaw and…

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Factbox: Who is Hakeem Jeffries, favored candidate for U.S. House Democratic leader?

(Reuters) - U.S. congressman Hakeem Jeffries of New York launched a bid on Friday to become the Democratic leader in the House of Representatives. If he succeeds in the Nov.…

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Democrats turn to Obama for midterm miracle, or at least to stem the bleeding

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Less than two weeks before the U.S. midterm elections, with Democrats on verge of losing their razor-thin majority in Congress, the party is asking former President Barack…

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Flush with cash, Democrats back midterms ‘inflation act’ ad blitz

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) - Buoyed by a string of legislative victories, Democrats and their allies are throwing money at key congressional races hoping to overcome President Joe Biden's poor approval ratings,…

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Trump-backed candidates prevail, while Kansas votes to preserve abortion rights

Candidates backed by Donald Trump prevailed in multiple Republican primaries on Tuesday, while a statewide ballot initiative in Kansas that would have allowed new restrictions on abortion was soundly rejected.…

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Democrats look to abortion-rights threat to boost midterm election prospects

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) - Democrats have needed something to turn around their flagging midterm election fortunes, and the U.S. Supreme Court may have just given it to them. A leaked draft…

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In convention speech, Biden emerges from shadow and into ‘the light’

Joe Biden finally got his moment. After a 2020 presidential campaign dominated by President Donald Trump's words and actions, Biden on Thursday rose to the level of a true adversary…

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Biden promises ‘light’ over ‘darkness’ as he accepts Democratic nomination

Joe Biden vowed to heal a country battered by a deadly pandemic and an economic catastrophe by uniting all Americans, while warning that President Donald Trump would go on stoking…

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Kamala Harris makes U.S. history, accepts Democrats’ vice presidential nod

U.S. Senator Kamala Harris accepted the Democratic nomination for vice president on Wednesday, imploring the country to elect Joe Biden president and accusing Donald Trump of failed leadership that had…

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First night of virtual Democratic convention draws 19.7 million viewers on 10 U.S. TV networks

A total of 19.7 million people watched the first night of the virtual Democratic National Convention on 10 U.S. TV networks on Monday, down from the 26 million who watched…

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Democrats nominate Joe Biden for president, vowing he will end Trump ‘chaos’

Former U.S. presidents Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter argued on Tuesday that Joe Biden has the experience and integrity to restore a pandemic-devastated America, as Democrats formally nominated Biden for…

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What is the purpose of the U.S. presidential nominating conventions?

The United States has held presidential nominating conventions for almost 200 years, and they have served in recent decades as an important televised introduction to each party's candidate in the…

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Malta: Timothy Alden to contest Democratic Party leadership, join forces with AD

Change is afoot in the Democratic Party as Timothy Alden has announced he will be contesting the party leadership. But Alden’s goal is to eventually have the PD join forces…

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Joe Biden to accept nomination at mostly virtual Milwaukee convention

Democrats will hold an almost entirely virtual presidential nominating convention in Milwaukee using live broadcasts and online streaming, party officials said Wednesday. Joe Biden plans to accept the presidential nomination…

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Klobuchar pulls back from consideration as Biden’s running mate

U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar effectively pulled herself out of contention to be Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden's running mate, saying she felt that the historic moment required picking a woman…

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Biden formally clinches U.S. Democratic nomination

Former Vice President Joe Biden formally clinched the Democratic presidential nomination on Friday, media reported, setting the stage for a challenge to President Donald Trump in the November election.…

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U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi endorses Joe Biden for president

U.S. House Of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi has endorsed Joe Biden for president, according to a video statement released by her on Monday. Pelosi’s endorsement of the Democratic presidential candidate…

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Biden extends lead over rival Sanders in Democratic presidential race

Joe Biden has cemented his position as front-runner in the Democratic race to take on President Donald Trump in November's White House election. The former vice-president is projected to win…

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Democrat Elizabeth Warren reassessing path forward after disappointing ‘Super Tuesday

Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren is “talking to her team to assess the path forward,” a campaign aide said on Wednesday, after the U.S. senator from Massachusetts saw disappointing results…

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Biden seals comeback with Super Tuesday victories but Sanders takes California

Joe Biden has won eight of the 14 states that voted to pick a Democratic White House candidate on Super Tuesday, in a remarkable rebound for his campaign. But AP…

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Trump says Buttigieg’s exit a sign Democrats trying to stop Bernie Sanders

Moments after former South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg told supporters he's ending his presidential campaign Sunday, President Trump said it reflected the growing pressure among more moderate Democrats to…

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Polls: Sanders last with N.Y. Jewish voters, surpasses Biden nationally with African Americans

U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders is leading in the April 28 New York state Democratic primary according to a new Siena Institute poll released this week. While he is leading the…

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Pete Buttigieg’s campaign questions Nevada’s Democratic caucus results

Pete Buttigieg's campaign is questioning the results of Nevada's Democratic caucus, alleging anomalies in data and errors in reporting. "Given how close the race is between second and third place,…

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Another win for Bernie Sanders in Nevada caucuses

Bernie Sanders has cemented his status as the Democratic front-runner to take on Donald Trump in November's US presidential election. He is projected to win Nevada's caucuses, and early results…

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Fiery Democratic debate in Nevada with Bloomberg the main target

In a fiery debate in Las Vegas between the Presidential candidates of the Democratic Party, billionaire former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg came under heavy attack from all sides.…

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Photo Story: Nevada Democratic caucus early vote in Las Vegas

People wait in line to cast their ballots during the Democratic caucus early vote at the polling station of Cheyenne High School in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, 18 February 2020.…

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Speculation persists that Hillary Clinton will once more be entering Democratic presidential fray

The campaign of the billionaire Michael Bloomberg has attempted to halt talk that he is considering the 2016 Democratic presidential nominee, Hillary Clinton, for his running mate in the 2020…

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NYC Mayor de Blasio endorses Bernie Sanders

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has endorsed Sen. Bernie Sanders, for the Democratic Party's Presidential nomination. The Sanders campaign said De Blasio would join the Democratic Presidential hopeful…

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Buttigieg confirmed winner in Iowa amid calls for review of vote totals

The chairman of the US Democratic National Committee (DNC) has called for a review of the vote totals in the contest to pick a presidential nominee in Iowa, after an…

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Buttigieg continues to lead over Sanders in updated Iowa vote totals

Pete Buttigieg clung to a slight lead over Bernie Sanders in a new batch of vote totals released by the Iowa Democratic Party . But two days after the state…

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Buttigieg ahead in Iowa Democratic Party Caucus

Pete Buttigieg led in Iowa's initial caucus results with 62% of precincts reporting, with U.S. Senators Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren in second and third place and former Vice President Joe Biden…

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Kamala Harris ends bid for US presidency

Democratic White House hopeful Kamala Harris is dropping out of the presidential race. The California senator's campaign seemed full of promise when it launched in January, but she struggled to…

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Pete Buttigieg wins influential backers for Democratic nomination

As support for Pete Buttigieg surged in Iowa, the site of the first Democratic presidential primary in February, so too has his popularity among a different kind of constituency. Venture…

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Democrat front-runner Buttigieg escapes fifth debate unscathed

Pete Buttigieg, the mayor of South Bend, Indiana, is at number one with a bullet in polls this week, including the gold-standard poll of all-important Iowa, so everyone expected he…

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Obama issues warning to Democratic presidential candidates

Former US President Barack Obama has issued a warning to Democratic presidential candidates, cautioning them against policies that are not "rooted in reality". The former President said Democrats risked alienating…

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Pete Buttigieg makes waves in Democratic primaries

This article by Matthew Bugeja appeared first on the Corporate Dispatch Weekly Geopolitical journal 'Diplomatique.Expert' published on November 16th 2019. Let me start off by saying to all those who have…

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Bloomberg considering jumping into 2020 Democratic presidential race

Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is strongly considering entering the race for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, a move that could greatly disrupt the field just three months…

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Democratic front-runners for the US presidency clash at the party’s third debate

Democratic front-runner Joe Biden and close rivals Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders have clashed over healthcare at the party's third debate, which was sponsored by ABC . Only the 10…

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Pete Buttigieg insists in 2020, not only should Trump be removed, but also defeat Trumpism

In an interview with Spanish newspaper El Pais, Maltese-American Democratic Presidential nominee Pete Buttigieg said that in next year’s election “it’s very important that we not only beat this president,…

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Bernie and Warren surge ahead in polls

Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren have surged to tie with Joe Biden atop the list of Democratic presidential contenders, according to a poll that suggests the three are solidifying their…

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Biden under attack from other Democratic 2020 candidates in televised debate

Former Vice-President Joe Biden came under attack from other Democratic 2020 candidates in a televised debate organized by CNN. The party's frontrunner shared a stage in Detroit with nine other…

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Ten Democratic candidates spar over healthcare and immigration in TV debate

Ten Democratic presidential hopefuls, among them Pete Buttigieg, have clashed in a televised US debate that laid bare the party's deep divisions over how best to win in 2020. CNN…

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Buttigieg continues making inroads with the American electorate

Pete Buttigieg, a candidate for the Democratic Party's nomination for the Presidential election in 2020, continues to ramp up support amongst the American electorate. The 37-year-old mayor of South…

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Pete Buttigieg gets the cover of Time magazine

Democratic 2020 presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg continues to dominate the American media, adding another milestone to his Presidential campaign by ending up on the cover of the latest issue of…

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Biden expected to announce presidential run next week

Various sources in the US are indicating that former Vice President Joe Biden is finalizing plans for the launch of his presidential campaign next week after months of suspense that…

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Older Democrats now see US Presidential candidate Buttigieg’s age as an asset

NBC News reports that after a two-day campaign swing through the first in the nation's primary state of New Hampshire, by Pete Buttigieg, the 37-year-old Democratic presidential hopeful of Maltese…

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Americans split on who will win in 2020

A new national poll in the United States shows that Americans are evenly split on who they think will win the presidency in 2020. According to a new NBC News|SurveyMonkey…

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American Presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg explains his political agenda

NBC News has an extensive interview with US Presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg, the mayor of South Bend, Indiana and the youngest candidate in the race so far for the…

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