Articles tagged with democrats
Fri, May 18, 2012
House Republicans top Democrats in April fundraising
By Alina Selyukh
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Republican Party's fundraising arm working to elect its candidates to the U.S. House of Representatives raised ...
Fri, May 18, 2012
Democrats push repeal of Michigan "Stand Your Ground" law
LANSING (WKZO) -- A group of Michigan Democrats in the House of Representatives are trying to repeal the state's stand your ground law.
The ...
Fri, May 18, 2012
U.S. Chamber of Commerce to spend big on 2012 election
By Alina Selyukh
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, which helped Republicans make big gains in the 2010 congressional elections, is planning ...
Wed, May 16, 2012
Democrats charging fraud in Schmidt's defection to the Republicans
LANSING (WKZO) -- State Democratic Party officials are going beyond just calling the defection of Roy Schmidt to the Republicans an act of betrayal. They ...
Wed, May 16, 2012
Obama's April fundraising drops to $43.6 million
By Jeff Mason
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama's re-election campaign and Democratic groups affiliated with it raised $43.6 million in ...
Tue, May 15, 2012
Democrats Offer Challenger for County Commissioner Seat in Holland
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC) - There will be some contested races in November for an Ottawa County Board seat. Clay Stauffer announced his candidacy yesterday as ...
Sat, May 12, 2012
Connecticut, Wisconsin parties consider Senate nominees
By Ebong Udoma and Brendan O'Brien
(Reuters) - The Connecticut Democratic convention on Saturday endorsed Congressman Christopher Murphy for an open U.S. Senate ...
Thu, May 10, 2012
Senate delays action on Ex-Im Bank bill
By Doug Palmer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate on Thursday failed to reach a deal to quickly renew the charter of the government-run U.S ...
Tue, May 08, 2012
Wisconsin Democrats pick mayor to challenge governor
By Brendan O'Brien
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - Wisconsin Democratic primary voters on Tuesday picked Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett to face controversial Republican Governor Scott Walker ...
Tue, May 08, 2012
Thanks to Biden, Democrats pressed on gay marriage
By Patricia Zengerle and Samuel P. Jacobs
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Tim Kaine, a Democratic candidate for Senate and one of President Barack Obama's closest ...
Tue, May 08, 2012
Wisconsin Democrats pick challenger in governor's recall
By Brendan O'Brien
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - Wisconsin Democratic primary voters went to the polls on Tuesday to pick a challenger to face Republican Scott ...
Sat, May 05, 2012
Lugar makes last ditch appeal to save Senate career
By Nick Carey and Eric Johnson
INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - Senator Richard Lugar appealed to Democrats to cross party lines and vote for him in the ...
Tue, April 24, 2012
Senate Democrats plan immigration backup plan
By Susan Heavey
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats in the U.S. Senate are preparing a backup plan to thwart sweeping immigration laws in Arizona and ...
Tue, April 24, 2012
Senate Democrats close ranks to fight Keystone
By David Lawder
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Democrats closed ranks on Tuesday to block quick approval of the Keystone XL oil pipeline as they begin ...
Tue, April 24, 2012
VIDEO: Michigan House Speaker Jase Bolger urges Kalamazoo GOP to “bet on Michigan”, not the government
KALAMAZOO (WKZO) – Kalamazoo Republicans gathered Monday evening, to hear Michigan Speaker of the House Jase Bolger give the keynote address at the 117th ...
Tue, April 17, 2012
U.S. Republican has no regrets calling Democrats communists
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Congressman Allen West on Tuesday refused to back away from earlier remarks to constituents in Florida that dozens of Democrats ...
Tue, April 17, 2012
Union rift with U.S. Democrats? That is so last year
By Patricia Zengerle
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A year ago, organized labor was threatening a break with President Barack Obama for being too willing to compromise ...
Mon, April 16, 2012
House Democrats back position limits
By Alexandra Alper
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Barney Frank and 16 other House of Representatives Democrats have filed a friend-of-the-court brief in defense of a new ...
Mon, April 16, 2012
Obama, Democrats raise more than $53 million in March
By Jeff Mason
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama's re-election campaign and Democratic groups affiliated with it raised more than $53 million ...
Fri, April 06, 2012
Senate Democrats push to ease home refinancing
By Margaret Chadbourn
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Democrats on Tuesday tried to drum up support for widening a government program that aims to help homeowners ...
Tue, April 03, 2012
Democrats Have Upton Challenger in Mind
KALAMAZOO, MI (WHTC) - Democratic Party officials in Kalamazoo say that they have a Congressional aspirant in mind, but won’t disclose the man’s ...
Thu, March 29, 2012
Democrats seek disclosure of tax haven ties
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Lawmakers and candidates would have to spell out any financial ties they might have to countries considered to be tax havens under ...
Tue, March 13, 2012
Senate Democrats recast startups bill as investor threat
By David Lawder and Sarah N. Lynch
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Democrats rebranded a bill aimed at job growth as a threat to ...
Mon, March 12, 2012
Obama message to Michigan Democrats: "I need your help"
DETROIT (WKZO) -- The message to Michigan Democrats is simple: President Obama needs their help to win Michigan in November. That was the theme at ...
Thu, March 08, 2012
Keystone oil pipeline bill fails in Senate
By Roberta Rampton and Jeff Mason
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Democrats on Thursday defeated a Republican proposal to give a permit to the Keystone XL ...
Wed, March 07, 2012
Democrats push back at bill reining in Fed
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Sensing an election-year issue, Democrats in the House of Representatives who are opposed to a Republican bill that would eliminate the Federal ...
Wed, March 07, 2012
Democrats to introduce bills creating 2020 Michigan Scholarship program
LANSING (WKZO) -- Democrats in the State Senate say they plan to introduce bills creating their Michigan 2020 Scholarship program this week, but with republicans ...
Tue, March 06, 2012
Democrats protest plan for Rush Limbaugh bust in Missouri
By Bruce Olson
ST. LOUIS (Reuters) - A plan to place a bust in the Missouri Capitol to honor Rush Limbaugh, the conservative broadcaster embroiled ...
Tue, March 06, 2012
Redistricting forces Ohio Democrats into primary fight
By George Tanber
TOLEDO, Ohio (Reuters) - He is a liberal gadfly who captured that national spotlight with his demands for the impeachment of President ...
Thu, March 01, 2012
Romney Crys Foul on Santorum Calling Democrats
UNDATED (WKZO) -- There is another piece of unfinished business from the Michigan Primary. The Romney camp is crying foul over the robo-calls solicited by ...
Wed, February 29, 2012
Bob Kerrey buoys Democrats with Nebraska Senate bid
By James B. Kelleher
(Reuters) - Bob Kerrey, the former Nebraska governor and U.S. senator, said on Wednesday he will run for his old ...
Wed, February 29, 2012
Blame speculators for high gasoline prices: Democrats
By Roberta Rampton
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As U.S. gasoline prices surge and Capitol Hill rhetoric heats up about who's to blame, a familiar ...
Wed, February 29, 2012
Bob Kerrey buoys Democrats with Nebraska Senate bid
By James B. Kelleher
(Reuters) - Bob Kerrey, the former Nebraska governor and U.S. senator, said on Wednesday he will run for the U ...
Mon, February 27, 2012
Democrats ask Democrats to Pass Up Primary Voting
LANSING (WKZO) -- You won’t often hear a party chair telling voters not to vote for their candidates, but that’s the case this ...
Fri, February 17, 2012
Obama campaign, Democrats raise $29.1 million in January
By Jeff Mason
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's re-election campaign and its Democratic allies raised a combined $29.1 million in January, accelerating ...
Wed, February 15, 2012
Democrats Reacting to Romney Defending his GM and Chrysler Bankruptcy Position
DETROIT (WKZO) -- Michigan Democrats are reacting strongly to an op-ed piece by Mitt Romney in the "Detroit News" in which he defends his position ...
Tue, February 14, 2012
Congress ends bitter tax battle with bill passage
By Richard Cowan and Donna Smith
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Congress ended a three-month battle on Friday by passing legislation to extend a tax cut for ...
Fri, February 03, 2012
Senate Democrats ready backup plan on payroll tax bill
By Donna Smith and Richard Cowan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Democrats have begun preparing a backup plan to extend a tax cut for workers if ...
Fri, February 03, 2012
Funding for transit in peril-groups, Democrats
By Lisa Lambert
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican-sponsored transportation legislation that would radically change funding for public transit advanced in the House of Representatives on Friday ...
Tue, January 31, 2012
Democrats defend Obama administration over bungled gun sting
By Jeremy Pelofsky
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday sought to blunt political attacks on the Obama administration ...
Tue, January 31, 2012
Democrats defend Obama administration over bungled gun sting
By Jeremy Pelofsky
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday sought to blunt political attacks on the Obama administration ...
Mon, January 30, 2012
Favored Democrat wins Oregon congressional election
By Teresa Carson
PORTLAND, Ore (Reuters) - A former Oregon state lawmaker handily won a special election on Tuesday to fill the congressional seat vacated ...
Fri, January 27, 2012
Obama seeks to rally Democrats to election-year fight
By Caren Bohan
CAMBRIDGE, Maryland (Reuters) - President Barack Obama vowed on Friday to push back hard against Republicans who try to obstruct his election-year ...
Fri, January 27, 2012
Biden says Democrats can win back control of House
CAMBRIDGE, Maryland (Reuters) - Vice President Joe Biden told Democratic lawmakers on Friday that he believes their party can regain control of the House of ...
Thu, January 19, 2012
South Carolina Democrats unamused by Colbert's ploy
By Alina Selyukh and Harriet McLeod
WASHINGTON/CHARLESTON, South Carolina (Reuters) -
Late-night TV comedian Stephen Colbert is urging his South Carolina fans to cast ...
Thu, January 19, 2012
Democrats to press advantage in payroll tax cut fight
By Donna Smith
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Congressional Democrats in upcoming talks to extend a tax cut for workers will to try to extract concessions from ...
Wed, January 18, 2012
Indiana Democrats boycott state House, face fines
By Susan Guyett
INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - Indiana Republicans voted on Wednesday to begin fining Democratic state representatives $1,000 per day if they stay away ...
Wed, January 18, 2012
Indiana Democrats boycott state House, face fines
By Susan Guyett
INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - Indiana Republicans voted on Wednesday to fine Democratic state representatives $1,000 per day if they stay away from ...
Wed, January 18, 2012
Democrats seek to subpoena FHFA for documents
By Margaret Chadbourn and Aruna Viswanatha
(Reuters) - Democratic members of a congressional oversight panel turned up the heat on the regulator of big mortgage ...
Thu, January 12, 2012
Obama, party allies raise $68 million for re-election
By Jeff Mason and Alina Selyukh
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's re-election campaign and its Democratic allies raised more than $68 million in ...
Wed, January 11, 2012
House Democrats want new housing regulator
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - More than two dozen House Democrats called on Wednesday for President Barack Obama to unseat the acting regulator of housing finance agencies ...
Mon, January 09, 2012
Indiana House Democrats end boycott of right-to-work bill
INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - Democrats in the Indiana state House of Representatives on Monday ended a three-day boycott blocking Republican-backed right-to-work legislation that opponents view as ...
Thu, January 05, 2012
Indiana Democrats block anti-union bill a 2nd day
By Susan Guyett
INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - Indiana Democratic legislators on Thursday delayed for a second day an anti-union bill that would make Indiana the first ...
Wed, January 04, 2012
Walkout by Indiana Democrats stalls anti-union bill
By Susan Guyett
INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - Indiana House Democrats met behind closed doors on Wednesday, delaying the start of the 2012 legislative session and blocking ...
Wed, January 04, 2012
Walkout by Indiana Democrats stalls right-to-work bill
By Susan Guyett
INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - Indiana House Democrats met behind closed doors on Wednesday, delaying the start of the 2012 legislative session and blocking ...
Tue, January 03, 2012
Obama tells Democrats to brace for "big battle"
By Caren Bohan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As Republicans began voting to choose a nominee to face off against him, President Barack Obama sought to rally ...
Wed, December 14, 2011
Obama, Democrats weigh dropping millionaires tax
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama and Senate Democrats on Wednesday discussed abandoning efforts to impose a surtax on millionaires to help pay for extending ...
Tue, December 13, 2011
NBRA Petitions to Censure Obama and Democrats for Racist Remarks
(WKZO) -- The National Black Republican Association drafted a petition to the United Nations Tuesday, in efforts to reach a censure ruling against President Obama ...
Sat, December 10, 2011
Ohio Democrats hope 2012 ballot measure will help Obama
By Kim Palmer
CLEVELAND (Reuters) - A referendum issue which Ohio Democrats hope could help President Barack Obama's chances of winning the battleground state ...
Fri, December 09, 2011
Congress punts hard payroll tax work to 2012
By Richard Cowan and Rachelle Younglai
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama signed into law a two-month payroll tax cut extension on Friday, capping a ...
Sun, December 04, 2011
Obama, fellow Democrats push tax cut extension
By Thomas Ferraro and Donna Smith
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama prodded congressional Republicans on Monday to extend a payroll tax cut, and his ...
Mon, November 28, 2011
Democrats, Republicans trade blows on tax cuts
By Richard Cowan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats and Republicans in Congress on Monday exchanged their first blows in a battle over extending a payroll tax ...
Wed, November 16, 2011
House Democrats ask for tougher Volcker rule
By Dave Clarke
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A group of House Democrats are asking regulators to start over with a proposed ban on proprietary trading by ...
Mon, November 14, 2011
Deficit "super committee" stalled as deadline looms
By Donna Smith and Patrick Temple-West
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Both sides of Congress' deadlocked "super committee" held separate talks on Saturday, but formal negotiations remained ...
Tue, November 08, 2011
Michigan Democrats Have Message for Republicans
DETROIT (WKZO) -- A contingency of Michigan Democratic representatives joined together in Detroit to send a message in advance of Wednesday night's Republican presidential ...
Thu, October 13, 2011
Obama, Democrats haul $70 million in quarter
By Kim Dixon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama and the Democratic National Committee raised more than $70 million from July to September for his ...
Tue, October 11, 2011
Wisconsin Democrats to launch Walker recall bid November 15
MADISON (Reuters) - Wisconsin Democrats will launch a drive November 15 to force Republican Governor Scott Walker into a recall election and are confident of ...
Tue, October 11, 2011
Senate Republican jobs bill urges tax reform and cuts
By Thomas Ferraro
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Republicans, having rejected President Barack Obama's jobs bill, offered a sweeping and largely repackaged plan of their ...
Tue, October 11, 2011
Democrats wary of their unpopular president
By Thomas Ferraro
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Four years ago, Senator Claire McCaskill was one of Barack Obama's biggest boosters in his presidential campaign. But ...
Thu, October 06, 2011
Wisconsin Democrats want anti-union governor's picture removed
By John Rondy
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - Democrats in the Wisconsin state Assembly want to remove a portrait of a former governor who gave an order ...
Thu, October 06, 2011
Democrats tweak tax hike plan for millionaires
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - At the request of the White House, Senate Democrats have pushed back the effective date of their proposed tax increase on millionaires ...
Wed, October 05, 2011
Tax on rich will pay for Obama jobs plan: Democrats
By Richard Cowan and Thomas Ferraro
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Democrats want to hit millionaires with a 5 percent surcharge on their taxes to pay ...
Wed, October 05, 2011
Tax on rich will pay for Obama jobs plan: Democrats
By Richard Cowan and Thomas Ferraro
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Democrats want to hit millionaires with a 5 percent surcharge on their taxes to pay ...
Wed, October 05, 2011
Unions to Democrats: Don't take us for granted
By Rachelle Younglai
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The country's largest labor federation warned the Obama administration and congressional Democrats not to take their support for ...
Wed, October 05, 2011
Tax on rich will pay for Obama jobs plan: Democrats
By Richard Cowan and Thomas Ferraro
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. millionaires would be hit with a new 5 percent surtax to pay for President ...
Wed, October 05, 2011
Tax on rich will pay for Obama jobs plan: Democrats
By Richard Cowan and Thomas Ferraro
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Democrats want to hit millionaires with a 5 percent surcharge on their taxes to pay ...
Fri, September 30, 2011
Exclusive: Democrats push tax hikes first in deficit talks
By Richard Cowan and Tim Reid
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats want tax hikes to be the first item negotiated in "super committee" deficit-reduction talks, trying ...
Fri, September 30, 2011
Democrats seek new ways to fund Obama jobs bill
By Thomas Ferraro
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's fellow Democrats in the Senate are exploring fresh ways to pay for his stalled $447 ...
Wed, September 21, 2011
Republicans amass more cash than Democrats in August
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Republican National Committee hauled in significantly more cash in August compared with Democrats, according to regulatory filings, although President Barack Obama ...
Mon, September 12, 2011
Democrats' bill delays Postal Service payment
By Emily Stephenson
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A group of Democratic lawmakers introduced legislation on Monday that would allow the cash-strapped U.S. Postal Service to ...
Wed, September 07, 2011
House Democrats eye super committee tax options
By Richard Cowan and Kevin Drawbaugh
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A menu of tax reform ideas was being reviewed by Democrats ahead of Thursday's first ...
Tue, September 06, 2011
Democrats urge action on China trade policies
By Doug Palmer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senior Democrats urged the Obama administration and Congress to take action against Chinese trade policies they said are unfairly ...
Mon, September 05, 2011
Republicans and Democrats fight, Cordray waits
By Dave Clarke
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - On Tuesday, Richard Cordray will sit down with the Senate Banking Committee to interview for a job he is ...
Thu, September 01, 2011
Senate Democrats seek to leverage transport support
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Key senators sought on Thursday to short-circuit any challenge to extending temporarily funding for highway construction programs when Congress returns next week ...
Thu, August 18, 2011
Republicans and Democrats spar over new House maps
By Jeremy Pelofsky
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As President Barack Obama and Democrats fight to take control of the House of Representatives in 2012, legal battles ...
Tue, August 16, 2011
No clear winner in Wisconsin's summer of discontent
By Brendan O'Brien and Mary Wisniewski
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - Wisconsin voters have gone through a summer of historic and bitter recall votes for state ...
Thu, August 11, 2011
House Democrats tap 3 for deficit super committee
By Richard Cowan and Donna Smith
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats named three loyal party lieutenants to a deficit reduction "super committee" on Thursday, charting what ...
Tue, August 09, 2011
Senate Democrats urge FAA bill settlement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Democrats on Tuesday urged Republicans in the House of Representatives to begin "serious negotiations" on an aviation funding bill that they ...
Tue, August 09, 2011
Senate Democrats urge FAA bill settlement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Democrats on Tuesday urged Republicans in the House of Representatives to begin "serious negotiations" on an aviation funding bill that they ...
Tue, August 09, 2011
Democrats eye Wisconsin governor recall after loss
By Patricia Zengerle
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats in Wisconsin said on Wednesday they planned to try to recall the state's Republican governor, a day ...
Thu, August 04, 2011
House Democrats wary of "path" to trade deals
By Doug Palmer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two senior Democrats on Thursday reacted warily to a Senate deal to ensure passage of three long-delayed free trade ...
Mon, August 01, 2011
Liberal Democrats may vote against debt deal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Raul Grijalva, who heads a group of liberal Democrats in the House of Representatives, said on Monday he expects most members of ...
Sun, July 31, 2011
House Democrats might not back debt deal: Pelosi
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats in the House of Representatives might decide not to support a last-minute deal to raise the debt ceiling when they meet ...
Sun, July 31, 2011
Reid backs debt deal if other Democrats will: aide
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid will support the tentative debt-ceiling deal as long as other Democrats back it as well, a spokesman ...
Fri, July 29, 2011
Sen Reid: Democrats want debt hike to March 2013
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid said on Friday his budget legislation would increase the nation's borrowing authority until March, 2013 and ...
Fri, July 29, 2011
Senate Democrats debt timeline close to deadline
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Democrats are trying to propose a compromise debt limit increase bill that would likely not come to a final vote in ...
Thu, July 28, 2011
House Republicans challenge Senate Democrats
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - House of Representatives Republican leader Eric Cantor Thursday challenged the Democratic-led Senate to accept a House-passed bill raising the debt limit or ...
Wed, July 27, 2011
Senate Democrats will vote against Boehner bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Some 53 senators -- all 51 Democrats and two independents who usually vote with them -- signed a letter on Wednesday saying they will ...
Wed, July 27, 2011
Senate Democrats debt plan saves $2.2 trillion: CBO
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Democrats' legislation to reduce the U.S. deficit and increase borrowing authority would cut $2.2 trillion from deficits, about $500 ...
Tue, July 26, 2011
A few Democrats may back Boehner debt plan: Hoyer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The chief Democratic vote counter in the House of Representatives said on Tuesday that a few members of his party may back ...
Mon, July 25, 2011
Senate Democrats unveil debt limit plan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Democrats on Monday offered a $2.7 trillion spending-cut plan that includes large savings from domestic and defense programs to try ...
Fri, July 15, 2011
House Democrats seek large deficit plan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi said on Friday she hopes talks between President Barack Obama and congressional leaders on raising the $14 ...
Wed, July 13, 2011
Wisconsin Democrats say likely to recall governor in 2012
MADISON (Reuters) - Wisconsin Democrats are increasingly confident that efforts to recall the state's Republican governor in 2012 will succeed, a top official said ...
Wed, July 13, 2011
Democrats win early victory in Wisconsin recall primary
By Brendan O'Brien
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - Wisconsin Democrats won a preliminary victory on Tuesday in a bid to unseat Republican lawmakers who voted for ...
Tue, July 12, 2011
McConnell: Democrats not offering serious cuts
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top Republican in the Senate said on Tuesday that a "real solution" to the country's mounting debt is probably not ...
Fri, July 08, 2011
Democrats back power to block state consumer laws
By Dave Clarke
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two Democratic senators are defending a top U.S. regulator's power to shield the nation's largest banks ...
Thu, July 07, 2011
Democrats challenge Obama's Afghan withdrawal plan
By David Alexander
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic lawmakers fed up with the lingering war in Afghanistan launched a new challenge to President Barack Obama's ...
Tue, July 05, 2011
Default avoided but fears on economy remain
By Andy Sullivan and Jeff Mason
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States stepped back from the brink of default on Tuesday but congressional approval of ...
Thu, June 30, 2011
NJ Democrats, Christie poised for budget fight
By Edith Honan
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New Jersey's Democrat-led state legislature passed a spending plan on Wednesday, the eve of the state's ...
Wed, June 29, 2011
Democrats catching up in election spending race
By Kim Dixon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats, badly outspent in congressional elections last year, fired their first shot on Wednesday against conservative groups in the ...
Tue, June 28, 2011
State House Democrats Want Education Funding Restored
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (Metro Source) - State House Democrats are pushing to get cuts to K-12 education restored by Governor Rick Snyder. The minority party ...
Mon, June 27, 2011
California governor, Democrats OK budget deal
By Jim Christie and Peter Henderson
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - California Governor Jerry Brown and Democratic legislative leaders have reached a deal that bypasses Republicans ...
Sat, June 25, 2011
New Jersey Democrats propose millionaires' tax
By Edith Honan
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New Jersey's senate majority leader proposed on Friday that the state spend $1 billion more on education ...
Wed, June 22, 2011
Senate Democrats seek new economic stimulus
By Richard Cowan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats in the Senate on Wednesday called on Vice President Joe Biden to include new economic stimulus spending in ...
Thu, June 16, 2011
House Democrats push for vote on China currency
By Donna Smith and Doug Palmer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic leaders in the House of Representatives on Thursday said they would try to force a ...
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