democratic party (united states)

A desperate Biden steps up the pandering
Commentary, Nation World
Jul 19, 2024
President Joe Biden left Las Vegas on Wednesday after testing positive for COVID. Before flying back to Washington, he spent his time ramping up his e...
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GOP downplaying abortion is right call for now
Commentary, Nation World
CYNTHIA M. ALLEN Fort Worth Star-Telegram 
Jul 11, 2024
FORT WORTH, Texas (TNS) — Republicans have adopted a platform , in advance of the party convention next week in Milwaukee, that might manage to be a s...
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Step aside, Joe. It’s time
Commentary, Nation World
JACKIE CALMES Los Angeles Times 
Jul 11, 2024
WASHINGTON (TNS) — If Joe Biden is the Democratic nominee this fall against Donald Trump, my vote for him would be the easiest I’ve ever cast. And yet...
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The nuclear option(s)
Commentary, Local Columnists, Nation World
NICHOLAS L. WADDY 
Jul 04, 2024
After President Joe Biden’s abysmal performance in the first debate, Democrats and progressives are sweating bullets. They have been in denial for fou...
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Biden down, but is he out?
Commentary, Nation World
CARL P. LEUBSDORF The Dallas Morning News 
Jul 02, 2024
WASHINGTON (TNS) — Democratic leaders are trying to contain the political damage after President Joe Biden’s disastrous debate performance accentuated...
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Small New York towns masquerading as democracies
Commentary, Local Columnists, New York
RONALD FRASER Special to Olean Times Herald 
Jul 01, 2024
Donald Trump’s 2024 presidential campaign pits Americans who favor a citizen-based, democratic form of government against those who seek to centralize...
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Trump turns over tables with tariff talk
Commentary, Nation World
SUSAN SHELLEY Los Angeles Daily News 
Jun 24, 2024
LOS ANGELES (TNS) — When former President Donald Trump told Senate Republicans last week that he was thinking about replacing the income tax with an “...
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