Us Democratic Memo

Early voting begins in US midterms that could flip control of Congress

In-person voting for this year's midterm elections begins Friday, ushering in the final six weeks for Americans to decide who they trust to lead Congress through a cost-of-living crisis, a prolonged war in Iran and other pressing issues. Election administrators say they're prepared and confident the vote will be accurate and secure. Nevertheless, President Donald Trump has continued with efforts to denigrate certain voting methods and reshape how US elections are run, through court challenges, an expansive federal hunt for noncitizen voters and a pressure campaign to force election officials to share sensitive voter data. Friday marks the start of early voting in Virginia. Voters in a handful of other states, including Idaho, Minnesota and South Dakota, are able to cast absentee ballots in person, typically at a local election office or voting centre. More expansive early voting is scheduled to begin in those and other states in the coming weeks. The November 3 election includes vot

Harris, Trump intensify campaigns with two weeks remaining to election day

As the election draws closer, Harris has been sharpening her attacks on Trump's fitness for office, often calling him "unstable" or "unhinged" and questioning his temperament

Biden's biggest donors powerless, unable to convince him to step aside

On MSNBC's Morning Joe, he dared anyone who thinks he shouldn't seek reelection to challenge him at the Democratic convention

Democrats hope to win back deadlocked Michigan House in special elections

Democratic lawmakers are hoping to win back a majority in the deadlocked Michigan House and regain control of the state government in two special elections on Tuesday. Democrat Mai Xiong is taking on Republican Ronald Singer in District 13, while Peter Herzberg, a Democrat, faces Republican Josh Powell in District 25. Both districts are located just outside Detroit and are heavily Democratic, with the previous Democratic incumbents each having won by over 25 percentage points in 2022. The lower chamber has been tied 54-54 between Democratic and Republican lawmakers since November, when two Democratic representatives vacated their seats after winning mayoral races in their hometowns. Democrats previously held a majority in both chambers along with control of the governor's office. These special elections will determine who controls the House here in Michigan and set the tone for November, when we will decide whether Democrats hold on to the state House, said Michigan Democratic Party

Democrats fend off Republican sweep in win for women's right to abortion

Going into the race, Republicans held a narrow majority in the House of Delegates and had ambitions of flipping the Senate

Nancy Pelosi, Democrats unveil $2.2-trillion coronavirus aid Bill

Vote could come later this week on package that faces likely hurdles in GOP-led Senate

Pelosi readying for once-in-a-century scenario in calling poll outcome

Democrats fear that the president could attempt to have the count of those votes cut short in an attempt to have the election outcome determined by the House

US Intelligence Committee unanimously votes to make Democratic memo public

The Representative said that he has also given his memo to the Justice Department for review