Democratic Party
A Colossal Off-Year Election in Wisconsin
Lauren Justice for The New York Times Conservatives have controlled the court since 2008. Though the court upheld Wisconsin’s 2020 election results, last year it ruled drop boxes illegal, allowed a purge of the voter rolls to take place and installed redistricting maps drawn by Republican legislators despite the objections of Gov. Tony Evers, a […]
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A Year After a Fiery Voting Rights Speech, Biden Delivers a More Muted Address
Mr. Warnock, however, said in his victory speech that night that he won despite voter suppression. Stories of Georgia voters waiting for hours in long lines that wrapped around buildings, he said, were “most certainly not a sign voter suppression does not exist.” Early figures indicated that nationally the Black share of the electorate in […]
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In Pennsylvania, the 2020 Election Still Stirs Fury. And a Recount.
WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. — On the 797th day after the defeat of former President Donald J. Trump, a rural Pennsylvania county on Monday began a recount of ballots from Election Day 2020. Under pressure from conspiracy theorists and election deniers, 28 employees of Lycoming County counted — by hand — nearly 60,000 ballots. It took three […]
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Live Vote Count: Tracking the House Speaker Votes
Representative Kevin McCarthy of California is fighting to become House Speaker, but a rebellion by a group of ultraconservative Republicans has prevented him from winning the majority of votes needed to secure the post. After the sixth ballot, the House still does not have a speaker. Members are taking a break and plan to return […]
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What Are the Politics of Elon Musk? It’s Complicated.
On occasion, his remarks have raised concerns that he has planted himself firmly among right-wing conspiracy theorists. When he tweeted about the attack on Ms. Pelosi’s husband, he shared the unfounded claim that there was “a tiny possibility there might be more to this story than meets the eye.” He later deleted the tweet, which […]
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Senate Control Hinges on Neck-and-Neck Races, Times/Siena Poll Finds
Control of the Senate rests on a knife’s edge, according to new polls by The New York Times and Siena College, with Republican challengers in Nevada and Georgia neck-and-neck with Democratic incumbents, and the Democratic candidate in Pennsylvania clinging to what appears to be a tenuous advantage. The bright spot for Democrats in the four […]
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Republicans Float Changes to Social Security and Medicare
WASHINGTON — Congressional Republicans, eyeing a midterm election victory that could hand them control of the House and the Senate, have embraced plans to reduce federal spending on Social Security and Medicare, including cutting benefits for some retirees and raising the retirement age for both safety net programs. Prominent Republicans are billing the moves as […]
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Stock Trades Reported by Nearly a Fifth of Congress Show Possible Conflicts
Despite their influence and extensive access to information, members of Congress can buy and sell stocks with few restrictions. A New York Times analysis found that 97 lawmakers or their family members bought or sold financial assets over a three-year span in industries that could be affected by their legislative committee work. Senator Tommy Tuberville, […]
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Mary Peltola, the Democrat Who Could Become the First Alaska Native in Congress
Ms. Peltola has sought to highlight her Native roots in a state where more than 15 percent of the population identifies as Indigenous. As a Yup’ik woman, she said, she has sought to use the teachings of her community in her broader appeals for bipartisanship. “Dry fish and pilot bread — that is how I […]
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