Democratic Party

Three hundred years ago, humanity’s most prevalent form of government was absolute power. Kings, sultants and emperors were free. Those they ruled over, the people, were not. As civilization became more educated, people began demanding a voice. Democracy decentralized authority and gave people a say in their governance. But as rulers became representatives, they learned they could recentralize their...

Is it possible to have a government that isn’t driven by ideological differences? Examples in North America alone, including one state house in the U.S., show that government bodies can be designed to avoid political parties and encourage cooperation. NBCLX storyteller Peter Hull takes a closer look at the possibilities of decentralized government.

Now that President Joe Biden is on the verge of his first big legislative victory, a key moderate Democrat says he may be open to changing Senate rules that could allow for more party-line votes to push through the White House’s agenda.

The outcome of former President Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial may seem preordained, but the trial itself matters.

Former U.S. Rep. Joe Kennedy III says he has no plans to run for office again anytime soon and has instead launched a new project aimed, in part, at supporting political races considered “unwinnable” by the Democratic Party.

Nancy Pelosi has been narrowly reelected as House speaker

Progressives are pressuring President-elect Joe Biden to embrace their policy solutions to major issues

Former Vice President Joe Biden won the state of Pennsylvania Saturday, according to NBC News projection, putting him over the 270 electoral votes needed to win the presidency.

Their majority shrunk, House Democrats are casting blame.

The number of people who have voted in the election is already more than half of the total number of ballots cast in 2016

Sen. Bernie Sanders discusses the upcoming presidential election.

Wisconsin cannot count mail ballots that arrive well after the polls close, under an order issued Monday by the U.S. Supreme Court, a defeat for Democrats in a battleground state, NBC News reports.

After months of avoiding direct contact with voters because of the pandemic, Joe Biden’s campaign is about to launch in-person canvassing efforts across several battleground states. The decision comes amid growing concern from Democratic officials on the ground in key states who fear that Biden has been giving a significant advantage to President Donald Trump and his Republican allies,...

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden says the GOP’s push for a speedy Supreme Court confirmation is really an effort to overturn the 2010 health care law

Democrats raised more than $71 million in the hours after Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death

Progressives trying to shove Congress to the left have ousted three moderate incumbents in Democratic primaries this year

Black women have long been the Democratic Party’s most reliable and loyal voters, but for generations that allegiance didn’t translate to their own political rise

Authorities on Wednesday announced an arrest in a deliberately-set fire last week that destroyed much of the Arizona and Maricopa County Democratic Party headquarters.

Former Vice President Joe Biden, the Democratic candidate for president, released a plan aimed at combating climate change and creating jobs. “These are the most critical investments we can make for the long-term health and vitality of both the American economy and the physical health and safety of the American people,” he said.

The reenergized movement against racial inequality and police brutality following the killing of George Floyd  has amplified the voices of Black candidates across the country