CQPolitics.com - Republican Rep. Thomas M. Reynolds of upstate New York’s 26th District had a close call in his bid last year for a fifth House term. Reynolds held off Democratic businessman Jack Davis by 52 percent to 48 percent after a campaign in which he had the unenviable task of chairing the party’s House […]
AP - Senate Democrats proposed a requirement Wednesday that 15 percent of the nation’s electricity be produced by wind, biomass and other renewable energy sources.
CQPolitics.com - The Democrats have taken the lead in the showdown between Florida and the national party organizations over the state’s determination to hold its 2008 presidential primary on Jan. 29 — a week earlier than party rules allow. And so far, both the Florida Democratic Party and the Democratic National Committee (DNC) are sticking […]
AP - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Tuesday the Senate will face another round of votes on the Iraq war before the July Fourth recess, a strategy intended to show that Democrats are not giving up on efforts to bring troops home.
AFP - Anti-war Senate Democrats Tuesday plotted a new showdown with US President George W. Bush over Iraq, but admitted they had erred by making supporters think they could end the war.
AP - House Democrats laid out plans Tuesday to give some college students greater assistance in paying their bills while cutting government subsidies to banks that make student loans.
AP - The time limit for suing a company for pay discrimination should restart each time an employee gets a reduced paycheck, House Democrats said Tuesday, taking issue with a recent Supreme Court decision.
AP - Presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton has won the endorsement of New Jersey Sen. Robert Menendez, a prominent Hispanic Democrat and leading political voice in the vote-rich state.
AFP - Democrats on Monday targeted besieged US Attorney General Alberto Gonzales with a rare Senate "no confidence" vote, despite President George W. Bush's warning their gesture was "meaningless."
Rasmussen Reports - Voters continue to trust Democrats more than Republicans on ten key issues tracked by Rasmussen Reports. In fact, the latest tracking update on five of these issues shows Democrats gaining ground modestly on four of the five issues. However, there is one major exception to the trendimmigration.
