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June 10, 2024 at 8:06 PM

John Fetterman set for return to Senate following treatment for depression

John Fetterman is expected to return to the Senate the week of April 17, more than a month after checking into an inpatient facility with depression
June 10, 2024 at 8:06 PM
Sen. John Fetterman leaves an intelligence briefing on the unknown aerial objects, at the Capitol in Washington, Feb. 14, 2023.
June 6, 2024 at 6:06 PM

Democratic women are overperforming in 2024 primaries; Republicans lag behind

The share of women running and winning in the 2024 primaries is lower than in 2022. Democrats are keeping pace with prior years, but the GOP is off to a slow start.
June 6, 2024 at 6:06 PM
Angela Alsobrooks, Prince George's county executive and Maryland Democratic senate candidate, greets a supporter during a campaign event in Woodlawn, MD, Aug. 28, 2023.
June 5, 2024 at 11:13 PM

Democratic lawmakers upset over House invite to Israel’s Prime Minister

Four Congressional leaders invited Netanyahu to speak before a joint session. No official date has been set.
June 5, 2024 at 11:13 PM
VIDEO: Democratic lawmakers upset over House invite to Israel’s Prime Minister
June 5, 2024 at 9:07 PM

Democrats risk boxing themselves in on filibuster in 2024: Sources

Democratic Senate candidates are rallying against the filibuster, but Republicans could very easily win the Senate majority next year.
June 5, 2024 at 9:07 PM
The United States Capitol is seen on Capitol Hill on Aug. 6, 2022 in Washington, DC.
June 5, 2024 at 7:15 PM

Sen. Laphonza Butler on being the only Black woman in Senate

Sen. Laphonza Butler talks about being the only Black woman in the Senate, the current state of democracy and why she chose not to run in this upcoming election.
June 5, 2024 at 7:15 PM
VIDEO: Sen. Butler: 'It is imperative' for Black women to be represented within government
June 5, 2024 at 3:41 PM

Praise, but some trepidation, among Democrats after Biden's border actions

President Joe Biden's executive action restricting asylum claims at the southern border drew a range of reactions on Tuesday.
June 5, 2024 at 3:41 PM
President Joe Biden speaks about an executive order in the East Room at the White House in Washington, D.C., on June 4, 2024.
June 4, 2024 at 5:02 AM

Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee diagnosed with pancreatic cancer

Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, has announced she has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.
June 4, 2024 at 5:02 AM
Sheila Jackson Lee attends the Praise In The Park concert at Buffalo Bayou Park on March 18, 2023 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Marcus Ingram/Getty Images)
May 30, 2024 at 6:55 PM

Ohio state House passes Biden ballot fix bill despite DNC remedy

Ohio's state House passed two bills on Thursday -- one of which ensures President Joe Biden appears on the state's general election ballot in November.
May 30, 2024 at 6:55 PM
President Joe Biden speaks during the groundbreaking of the new Intel semiconductor plant, Sept. 9, 2022, in Johnstown, Ohio.
May 24, 2024 at 4:37 PM

Congressional Democrats slam oil executives over gas prices

The lawmakers blasted the oil industry and advocated for clean energy alternatives.
May 24, 2024 at 4:37 PM
A sign displays gas prices at a gas station on May 21, 2024, in Chicago, Illinois.
May 24, 2024 at 3:07 PM

Senate Democrats are polling well. That could help Biden.

Senate Democrats are polling better than President Joe Biden. What does that mean for 2024?
May 24, 2024 at 3:07 PM
President Joe Biden walks toward Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Oct. 20, 2021, with Sen. Bob Casey.
May 22, 2024 at 3:06 PM

Biden slams video on Trump site citing 'Unified Reich,' Republicans dodge commenting

President Biden criticized Trump for his since-deleted social media post referencing a "Unified Reich" if reelected,
May 22, 2024 at 3:06 PM
President Joe Biden speaks about the PACT Act at the Westwood Park YMCA, on May 21, 2024, in Nashua, N.H.
May 20, 2024 at 10:41 AM

Sen. Schumer tells Democrats he'll reintroduce bipartisan border bill

Majority Leader Chuck Schumer will bring the bipartisan border deal that was negotiated early this year back up on the floor this week for a standalone vote.
May 20, 2024 at 10:41 AM
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) speaks during a news conference following a Senate Democratic party policy luncheon on Capitol Hill on May 1, 2024, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
1 month ago

Democrats look to band together after Maryland's bruising Senate primary

Angela Alsobrooks, county executive of Prince George’s County in Maryland, won Tuesday night of the state’s Democratic Senate primary, beating U.S. Rep. David Trone.
1 month ago
 Maryland Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate and Prince George's County Executive Angela Alsobrooks speaks with a voter outside a voting location for the state primary election at the Marilyn Praisner Community Recreation Center on May 14, 2024 (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
1 month ago

Sen. Bob Menendez pleads not guilty in federal court to bribery and extortion

Sen. Bob Menendez, his wife and two business associates appeared Wednesday in Manhattan federal court to be arraigned on bribery and extortion charges.
1 month ago
Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., and his wife Nadine Menendez arrive at a Manhattan court after they were indicted on bribery charges on Sept. 27, 2023, in New York City.
1 month ago

What are the odds Democrats will win the popular vote?

The 538 crew plays a game of “Buy, Sell, Hold” and puts their wisdom to the test.
1 month ago
VIDEO: What are the odds Democrats will win the popular vote?
1 month ago

Democrats work to avoid protests at Chicago convention, with parallels to 1968

Protests at 1968's historic Democratic National Convention led to the arrest of hundreds of protesters. Could Democrats see the same at their 2024 convention?
1 month ago
In this Aug. 28, 1968 file photo, police reroute demonstrators as they try to clear Grant Park during the Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
1 month ago

House Democratic leaders announce they would save Johnson in ouster threat

House Democratic leadership announced that if a motion to vacate Speaker Mike Johnson is brought to the House floor for a vote, they would vote to table the effort.
1 month ago
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) speaks during a press conference at Columbia University on April 24, 2024 in New York City.
2 months ago

Democratic divisions over Israel aren't guaranteed to sink The Squad

Will Democrats' divisions on Israel boost The Squad's primary challengers?
2 months ago
Rep. Summer Lee is the first of several members of The Squad to face off against a serious primary challenger.
2 months ago

Will Biden be on Ohio ballot? Election official still concerned about deadline issue

Ohio's secretary of state sent a letter on Monday signaling they can't accept a proposed workaround to certifying Biden on the state's November general election
2 months ago
President Joe Biden speaks about an agreement to provide Intel with up to $8.5 billion in direct funding and $11 billion in loans for computer chip plants in Arizona, Ohio, New Mexico and Oregon, at the Intel Ocotillo Campus, March 20, 2024, in Chandler, Ariz.
2 months ago

Democratic primary voters cast ballots to send a message to President Biden

ABC News’ Deputy Political Director Averi Harper and ABC News’ White House correspondent MaryAlice Parks has a closer look at the top political headlines this week.
2 months ago
VIDEO: Democratic primary voters cast ballots to send a message to President Biden
2 months ago

House Democrats introduce bill to rename Miami federal prison after Trump

A group of House Democrats are proposing a bill to rename a federal prison in Miami after former President Donald Trump.
2 months ago
Security personnel stand guard near the entrance to the federal prison in Miami, FL, March 19, 2024.
2 months ago

With razor-thin GOP margin, could House control flip to Democrats?

With a razor-thin GOP majority in the House and a move to potentially oust the speaker, could the power in the House flip before the election?
2 months ago
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson speaks during a news conference following a closed-door caucus meeting at the U.S. Capitol Visitors Center on March 20, 2024 in Washington, D.C.
2 months ago

Could Democrats win back control of the House before November?

Republicans have maintained control of the House by only a handful of seats since the start of the 118th Congress.
2 months ago
Republicans have maintained control of the House by only a handful of seats since the start of the 118th Congress.
2 months ago

Biden faces next protest over Israel-Hamas war with Wisconsin 'uninstructed' campaign

Listen to Wisconsin and other groups are urging voters to pick "uninstructed" over Biden in Wisconsin's Democratic primary on Tuesday
2 months ago
President Joe Biden speaks during a campaign event in Milwaukee, Wis., on March 13, 2024.
3 months ago

Could Larry Hogan turn a blue Senate seat red in Maryland?

Is Larry Hogan popular enough to flip a Senate seat in solidly blue Maryland for the GOP?
3 months ago
Maryland Governor Larry Hogan holds a news conference on the state's Covid-19 situation, at the Maryland State Capitol on August 5, 2021, in Annapolis, Maryland.
3 months ago

Alabama Democrat Marilyn Lands focusing on abortion access, IVF in special election

Alabama Democrat Marilyn Lands is campaigning on IVF and abortion rights in a race against Teddy Powell for the House in Alabama District 10.
3 months ago
Democratic candidate Marilyn Lands walked the streets in the suburbs looking to convince voters to support her, Huntsville, AL, March 20, 2024.
3 months ago

New Jersey's first lady Tammy Murphy suspends Senate campaign against Andy Kim

New Jersey's first lady Tammy Murphy is ending her Senate campaign, cutting short what was shaping up to be a protracted Democratic primary against Rep. Andy Kim
3 months ago
U.S. Senate candidate Rep. Andy Kim talks to reporters at the Bergen County Democratic convention in Paramus, N.J., March 4, 2024. New Jersey first lady and U.S. Senate candidate Tammy Murphy talks to reporters at the Bergen County Democratic convention in Paramus, N.J., March 4, 2024.
3 months ago

Haley backer Mark Cuban attends Biden fundraiser amid push to peel off GOP votes

Biden's appearance with Cuban is part of the president's larger effort to court donors and supporters of Nikki Haley following her exit from the race.
3 months ago
President Joe Biden speaks at an event in Atlanta, on March 9, 2024. | Mark Cuban speaks at an event in New York, on Oct. 17, 2023.
3 months ago

Nearly half of Haley voters in Ohio say they'd back Biden: Exit polls

Among voters supporting Nikki Haley in preliminary exit poll results, nearly half say they’d back Joe Biden in November.
3 months ago
President Joe Biden speaks about the economy, on March 19, 2024, in Las Vegas.
3 months ago

Democrats call Lev Parnas as witness in impeachment probe

The House Oversight and Judiciary committees are holding an impeachment hearing on Capitol Hill amid growing scrutiny of the Republican probe of President Joe Biden and his family.
3 months ago
VIDEO: Democrats call Lev Parnas as witness in impeachment probe
3 months ago

Biden and Trump become 2024's presumptive nominees as rematch kicks off

The news follows ABC News projecting that Biden and Trump will win the Georgia primaries, based on an analysis of the vote.
3 months ago
President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump.
3 months ago

Biden projected to clinch 2024 Democratic nomination

Biden and Trump are projected to win their respective primaries in Georgia. ABC News projects Biden has reached the 1,968 delegates needed to become the Democratic candidate.
3 months ago
VIDEO: Biden projected to clinch 2024 Democratic nomination
3 months ago

Progressives launch 'Reject AIPAC' effort as Democratic divides over Israel deepen

The "Reject AIPAC" bloc, which includes Justice Democrats and others, plans to organize a campaign to support Democrats like Cori Bush and Jamaal Bowman
3 months ago
A woman leans on the US flag during a gathering called for by relatives of Israeli hostages held in Gaza, in front of the branch office of the U.S. embassy in the coastal city of Tel Aviv, Mar. 5, 2024.
3 months ago

'Uncommitted' Biden protest votes winning some delegates as he dominates primary

Biden is winning the Democratic primary overall but the "uncommitted" option to protest his stance on Israel is winning delegates in Michigan, Minnesota and Hawaii
3 months ago
President Joe Biden speaks at the Culver City Julian Dixon Library in Culver City, Calif., on Feb. 21, 2024.
3 months ago

Dean Phillips said Biden called him after dropping out of 2024 presidential race

Former Democratic presidential candidate Dean Phillips reflects on his campaign and talks about how President Joe Biden can win again.
3 months ago
VIDEO: Dean Phillips said Biden called him after dropping out of 2024 presidential race
3 months ago

Dean Phillips ends his long shot primary bid against Joe Biden

Dean Phillips is ending his long shot challenge to Joe Biden in the Democratic primary
3 months ago
Democratic challenger Rep. Dean Phillips listens to a question during a campaign rally, Jan. 20, 2024, in Nashua, N.H.
3 months ago

The Breakdown: Super Tuesday results

ABC News’ Political Director Rick Klein breaks down the results.
3 months ago
VIDEO: The Breakdown: Super Tuesday results
3 months ago

Challenges for Trump and Biden emerge even as both cruise: Exit polls

Super Tuesday exit poll results show weaknesses for Joe Biden and Donald Trump alike among independent voters
3 months ago
President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump.
3 months ago

Biden campaign eager to draw contrast with Trump in general election

Officials see Super Tuesday and his State of the Union address as a focal point.
3 months ago
President Joe Biden speaks to reporters before boarding Air Force One at Hagerstown Regional Airport in Hagerstown, Maryland, on March 5, 2024.
3 months ago

Iowa Democrats have a new caucus process. How it will work

The Iowa Democratic Party has a new caucus process for voting for a presidential nominee.
3 months ago
In this Feb. 3, 2020, file photo, participants gather for their preferred democratic presidential candidate during the first-in-the-nation Iowa caucus at the Drake University Knapp Center arena in Des Moines, Iowa.
3 months ago

Biden isn't leaving the 2024 race, but how would Democrats pick a nominee if he did?

Depending on when Biden were to hypothetically leave the 2024 race, his replacement would be up to primary voters, Democratic convention delegates or party members
3 months ago
President Joe Biden speaks in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House, Feb. 8, 2024.
3 months ago

Democrats need to 'go on the offense' on border control: Sen. Chris Murphy

ABC News’ Jonathan Karl interviews Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., on “This Week.”
3 months ago
VIDEO: 1-on-1 with Chris Murphy
3 months ago

Countdown to Super Tuesday

GOP presidential hopefuls Nikki Haley and Donald Trump have both hit the campaign trail ahead of the important primaries on Tuesday.
3 months ago
VIDEO: Countdown to Super Tuesday
4 months ago

Republican blocks Senate Democrats' push to pass IVF protections nationwide

Sen. Tammy Duckworth was blocked by Republicans on Wednesday from unanimously passing legislation to establish a right to access assistive reproductive care like IVF
4 months ago
Sen. Tammy Duckworth speaks about a bill to establish federal protections for IVF as, from left, Sen. Tammy Baldwin, Sen. Amy Klobuchar, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, and Sen. Patty Murray listen during a press event on Capitol Hill, on Feb. 27, 2024, in Washington, D.C.
4 months ago

Could Arab American and Muslim voters cost Biden the 2024 election?

They're a small voting bloc, but Democrats can't take their support for granted. Plus, takeaways from the uncommitted campaign in Michigan.
4 months ago
Abbas Alawieh, spokesperson for Listen to Michigan, Dearborn Mayor Abdullah Hammoud and Layla Elabed, campaign manager for Listen to Michigan, speak to the press one day after the Michigan presidential primary, at Haraz Coffee House in Dearborn, Michigan, on February 28, 2024.
4 months ago

Biden and Trump projected to win in Michigan primary

ABC News' Rick Klein reports on President Joe Biden's projected win over "uncommitted" voters and Dean Philips, and former President Trump's projected win over Nikki Haley in the Michigan primary.
4 months ago
VIDEO: Biden and Trump projected to win in Michigan primary
4 months ago

Biden facing 'uncommitted' voters in Michigan primary

Lansing, Michigan, Mayor Andy Schor joins to discuss what he’s seeing from Republican and Democratic voters. Also, a fast-food favorite is experimenting with surge pricing.
4 months ago
VIDEO: Biden facing 'uncommitted' voters in Michigan primary
4 months ago

Biden faces primary protest vote

Thousands are expected to vote “uncommitted” in today’s primary election in Michigan, highlighting a potential problem for Biden going into the general election. ABC News’ Perry Russom explains.
4 months ago
VIDEO: Biden faces primary protest vote
4 months ago

3 things to watch in Michigan's presidential primary

Michigan's primary is Tuesday, offering a test of voters' anger with President Joe Biden for his response to Israel's war with Hamas in Gaza
4 months ago
Thousands of protesters gather during a "Cease Fire on Gaza" rally in Detroit, MI, Oct. 7, 2023.
4 months ago

Some Michigan Democrats would rather ‘vote for Mickey Mouse than Joe Biden’: Bade

The Powerhouse Roundtable breaks down the latest news on “This Week.”
4 months ago
VIDEO: Some Michigan Democrats would rather ‘vote for Mickey Mouse than Joe Biden’: Bade