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A Democratic Party in crisis will elect its new chairman on Saturday

Jan. 29, 2025 07:14 AM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — The Democratic National Committee will elect a new chair on Saturday as the party seeks new leadership to guide Democrats through Donald Trump's second presidency. Eight candidates have lined up to replace outgoing Chair Jaime Harrison. The contest will be decided...

Democrats struggle to pick their message against Trump's shock-and-awe campaign

Jan. 21, 2025 17:38 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — Democrats knew this was coming. President Donald Trump promised a shock-and-awe campaign to deliver major policy victories immediately after he took office. Much of it was outlined in the Project 2025 document that Democrats predicted he would adopt. ...

Many Democrats don't think they'll see a woman become president, AP-NORC poll finds

Jan. 11, 2025 08:39 AM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — Democrats are harboring strong feelings of stress and gloom as the new year begins. And many are questioning whether their party's commitment to diverse candidates — especially women — may lead to further political struggles in the Donald Trump era. A recent...

Former longtime South Carolina congressman John Spratt dies at 82

Dec. 15, 2024 20:30 PM EST

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — John Spratt, a former longtime Democratic congressman from South Carolina who successfully pushed for a balanced budget deal in the 1990s but was unseated decades later when his district turned Republican, has died. He was 82. Spratt died Saturday night at...