Republicans, not Democrats, hold fate of Trump nominees in their hands

The Senate’s advise-and-consent process rests almost entirely with the majority, with any setbacks the incoming administration faces delivered from allies. Read More

Who Will Replace Biden at the Top of the Ticket?

She also may keep the tens of millions of dollars in donations held by the joint Biden-Harris campaign committee if chosen as the nominee ... chaos that could be unspooled at the Democrats ... Read More

For Rising Democrats, the Quiet Race to Lead the Party Began Months Ago

As Kamala Harris dominated attention on the 2024 trail, ambitious Democrats were also blanketing the country, building relationships that could pay dividends in the fight for the party’s future. Read More

10 questions that should haunt Democrats this Election Day

A year ago, many Democrats believed a Trump nomination ... Biden out of the race? They have to wonder if Biden could have won this race. More importantly, would he have done less damage to their ... Read More

Democrats have an enormous dilemma if Kamala Harris loses

Changing leaves, the World Series, Halloween, the New York City Marathon. Then, in a blink, Election Day. The classic quadrennial late-fall cycle in America. Now it’s the final stretch, the ... Read More

Democrats strike deal to get more Biden judges confirmed before Congress adjourns

The Senate won’t hold votes on four of President Joe Biden’s appellate court nominees as part of a deal with Republicans to allow for speedier consideration of other judicial nominations. Read More

CNN hosts mock suggestion that Joe Biden "resign the presidency" and make Harris POTUS

What should Joe Biden do for his last days in office ... And it would make sure that it would dominate the news at a point where Democrats have to learn drama and transparency and doing things ... Read More

Can Democrats Break Out of Their Echo Chamber?

How Biden Transformed ... talk to his fellow Democrats about their shocking misfortune, why the polls failed to foresee their peril, and what they should do about it. He could have been honest ... Read More

Democrats fume at Biden after crushing Harris defeat

Under pressure, Biden eventually dropped out of the race, endorsing Harris to replace ... Democrats had struggled to connect with the blue-collar workers who historically made up their voting ... Read More

Can Democrats Replace Sonia Sotomayor Before Donald Trump Takes Office?

Sotomayor is the oldest liberal justice on the Supreme Court. If she agreed to step down, it would theoretically give President Joe Biden enough time to nominate a new justice, and for Senate ... Read More

Democrats will face headwinds in final push to confirm Biden judges

The Democratic judicial push has confirmed 213 Biden nominees to ... who closely tracks the nomination process. “Some Republicans could be emboldened by their victories in the presidency and ... Read More