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When Representative Eleanor Holmes Norton, the Democrat and nonvoting delegate for Washington, D.C., attended a recent gala to accept an award honoring her decades-long career in Congress, she appeared to be struggling to read her brief remarks. Standing onstage at Arena Stage in April, Ms. Norton referred to the “National Environment for the Arts,” lauded…
As Democratic senators gathered on Tuesday for their closed-door weekly luncheon, they heard from their California colleagues, Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff, who carefully differentiated between isolated cases of vandalism in Los Angeles and the larger number of peaceful protesters who swarmed the streets to oppose President Trump’s deportation efforts. At roughly the same time,…
JOE Biden is facing fresh scrutiny over his health in office as a speech slip-up from 2022 resurfaces amid his “aggressive” prostate cancer diagnosis. The former president, 82, claimed to have had cancer in a public speech three years ago sparking fears for his health. 3 Joe Biden at a news conference in 2023Credit: Getty…
The prices of strollers and car seats are skyrocketing as companies race to adjust to President Trump’s tariff policies. Federal support for a major campaign to promote safe infant sleep habits appears to have been cut. Measles outbreaks are terrifying parents of young children, even as the nation’s health secretary undermines vaccines. The Trump administration’s…
Since President Trump unleashed an on-again, off-again whiplash of global tariffs, congressional Democrats have worked to shine a spotlight on small business owners who say the tariffs and economic toil are threatening their livelihoods. In videos on social media, local news stories, Capitol Hill news conferences and hearings, Democrats have spotlighted the plight of local…
The Trump administration fired the librarian of Congress, Carla D. Hayden, on Thursday, drawing swift outcry from Democrats. Dr. Hayden was the first African American and first woman to serve as the head of the institution. Dr. Hayden, appointed as the 14th librarian of Congress by President Barack Obama in 2016, had overseen the library…
U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, seen here last week at Harper College in Palatine, will run for the U.S. Senate in 2026. Paul Valade/pvalade@dailyherald.com, May 2 After eight years representing Illinois’ 8th District in the U.S. House, Schaumburg Democrat Raja Krishnamoorthi is setting his sights on Congress’ upper chamber. Krishnamoorthi, 51, will run for the…
Senator Chuck Schumer and his allies are working aggressively to stretch a Senate map that offers precious few opportunities for Democrats to reclaim a majority in 2026, recruiting deep into the country’s most conservative corners to find viable candidates in red states. Democrats have grown more bullish about their midterm prospects as President Trump’s approval…
When President Trump swept back into office, his dejected opponents watched as his return was greeted not with mass resistance but with a sense of resignation. Protesters stayed home. Corporations and executives rushed to curry favor. Even some Democrats made overtures to Mr. Trump, as he and his allies boasted that they had popular opinion…
For the first 100 days of President Trump’s new term, Kamala Harris drifted into the recesses of political defeat back home in Los Angeles. She mulled her thoughts and pondered whether to run for California governor but, noticeably, said little about the president. It wasn’t until Wednesday night that the former vice president waded back…
