Pennsylvania vote down to wire in ominous sign for U.S. Republicans
A U.S. House of Representatives election in Pennsylvania that is seen as a referendum on President Donald Trump’s performance was a dead heat on Tuesday,...
Democrats
Government still shut down on Monday as U.S. Senate fails to clinch deal
A U.S. government shutdown will enter its third day on Monday as Senate negotiators failed to reach agreement late on Sunday to restore federal spending...
U.S. Republicans scramble for votes in Congress as shutdown looms
The White House on Wednesday threw its support behind a Republican proposal to avert a government shutdown at week’s end with a one-month extension in...
Obama blasts ‘politics of division’ on return to campaign trail
Former President Barack Obama, back on the campaign trail on Thursday for the first time since he left the White House, called on voters to reject...
US Democrats plot uphill fight against some Trump nominations
US Senate Democrats plan to fight some of President-elect Donald Trump’s choices for top administration jobs, but history and the party’s minority status in the...
Trump says he won’t leave the race as Sunday’s debate looms
Donald Trump on Sunday said he would not abandon the presidential race even after the leak of a 2005 video where he used lewd language...
Democrats and Republicans reverse their traditional roles
By Bill Schneider After 50 years, liberals are no longer on the defensive. The party’s journey has been from Clinton to Clinton. Former President Bill...
Both Democrats and Republicans included Cyprus in Presidential Elections Platforms
Following interventions by Greek American leaders, political platforms approved at the Republican and the Democratic Conventions referred to the Cyprus issue, although the drafts sent...
Obama to pitch for Clinton as having the judgment for the White House
Barack Obama will add an optimistic pitch on Wednesday to the campaign to elect Hillary Clinton as the first woman US president, as he seeks...
Sanders supporters boo as he urges them to elect Clinton US president (Update 4)
By John Whitesides and Jonathan Allen Bernie Sanders on Monday urged his supporters to back Democratic rival Hillary Clinton in her White House bid, drawing...
