Joe Biden was in second place, and Bernie Sanders slipped to a distant third.The poll is the first from the Des Moines Register, together with CNN and Mediacom, to put the two-term Massachusetts Democrat in the lead, at 22 percent. Former vice... >>>

In a phone call with President Trump about gun safety legislation last week, Senator Joe Manchin III made an unusual offer: If Mr. Trump signed onto a background check bill that he and Senator Pat Toomey have been pushing for six years, the... >>>

Elizabeth Warren now holds a 2-point lead over former vice president Joe BidenWarren, the U.S. senator from Massachusetts, now holds a 2-percentage-point lead, with 22% of likely Democratic caucusgoers saying she is their first choice for president. >>>

A Democratic-backed effort to grant statehood to the District of Columbia faces an uphill battle in Congress, even with record support and powerful allies like Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.).The... >>>

The House speaker emphasized that Americans "have no interest in entering another Middle East conflict, particularly on behalf of Saudi Arabia."WASHINGON-- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi released a statement Saturday chastising President Donald Trump’s... >>>

After the session,writer Lyz Lenz said as she walked off stage Biden dryly remarked to her that she was “a real sweetheart.” She told USA TODAY that she found the Democratic presidential frontrunner’s remark condescending. “It’s 2019, you shouldn’t... >>>

President Trump argued Saturday that Democrats in Congress have launched another "Witch Hunt" against him amid backlash over reports that he urged Ukraine's president to launch an investigation into former Vice President Joe Biden.In a tweet... >>>

Former Vice President Joe Biden went on the offense over the growing controversy over President Trump’s phone call with the president of Ukraine.“Trump’s doing this because he knows I’ll beat him like a drum, and he’s using the abuse of power and... >>>

Bernie Sanders calls for wiping out $81 billion in medical debtWASHINGTON — U.S. presidential candidate Bernie Sanders released a plan on Saturday to eliminate $81 billion in Americans' existing medical debt, going beyond his Democratic White House... >>>

Joseph P. Kennedy III, descendant of Democratic royalty and four-term congressman, officially launched his primary challenge to Senator Edward J. Markey.Joseph P. Kennedy III, descendant of Democratic royalty and four-term congressman, officially... >>>

New revelations are fueling questions about whether President Trump used his office to try to force a foreign country to take actions to damage his political... >>>

In Saturday morning tweets, President Trump pushed back on a reported whistleblower complaint.The complaint reportedly centers on concerns that Trump urged President Volodymyr Zelensky to work with his attorney Rudy Giuliani to investigate Hunter... >>>

After a North Carolina high school cheerleading squad was disciplined for displaying a pro-Trump banner, the school abruptly canceled Friday's football game.On Monday, the cheerleading team at North Stanly High School, about 50 miles east of... >>>

The Democratic presidential candidate's campaign manager warned the N.J. senator won't stick around without a viable chance to win.The struggling candidate's campaign manager, Addisu Demissie, warned that after weaker-than-expected... >>>

His record as mayor of Vermont shows that at times he went to opponents, working with Republicans, police and business on key issues — sometimes to the frustration of his liberal allies. “The city was run in the 1980s as a coalition between what you >>>