Democrats have either dismissed backlash to Hakeem Jeffries' remarks or stayed silent, while the White House is requesting an apology.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) made a last-minute endorsement in the race for Democratic National Committee (DNC) chair on Friday, backing Wisconsin state party chair Ben Wikler.

President Trump’s blizzard of actions elicited two very different responses from Senate and House Democrats — one media-saturating and one restrained — reflecting a debate on how best to respond.

But can you think of any Democrat – national or local – who has been covering themselves in glory since Jan. 20? As Rep. Hakeem Jeffries said: “We will fart hard!”

Explore the dramatic behind-the-scenes meetings that led to Joe Biden's decision to withdraw from the 2024 presidential race, as Chuck Schumer delivers a stark message about his chances against Trump.

THE Speaker of the House of Representatives in the United States is seeking to remove the serving Chaplain, who recently prayed on the fourth anniversary of the 6 January attack on the Capitol for God’s help to deal with “the enemies within”.

Readers discuss the harms it would have caused and view it as a sign of incompetence. Also: D.E.I. at NASA; dementia cases; against deportations.

Some Democrats are cautious about reading too much into the results. But it’s the first good news they’ve had in a long time.

Trump’s haphazard attempt to impose a sweeping freeze on federal aid across the government awakened Democrats into furious opposition.

Top congressional Democrats smell blood over President Trump's federal spending freeze. Why it matters: The base is loving the party's muscular signs of life and wants more. Phone lines lit up in Democratic offices on Wednesday,

The Office of Management and Budget rescinded a memorandum halting nearly all federal financial assistance just one day after issuing it.

Donald Trump’s move to pause trillions of dollars in federal grants and loans awakened widespread Democratic resistance to the new president’s second term that was felt Tuesday on Capitol Hill, in governors’ offices and in the race to helm the party’s national committee.