Democrats

January 13, 2021

As House nears impeaching Trump, Senate Republicans mull starting trial by Friday

A majority vote in the House to impeach would trigger a trial in the Republican-controlled Senate, although it was unclear whether such a trial would take place in time to expel Trump from office.

August 17, 2020
Column | Will 'Kamala' bloom in the US?

Kamala Harris is symbolic of the typical industrious mixed race families and connects with voters across races and religions.
August 12, 2020
Democrat Joe Biden chooses Indian-origin US Senator Kamala Harris as vice prez candidate

Harris, whose mother and father emigrated from India and Jamaica, respectively, was the first woman to serve as San Francisco's district attorney and the first woman to serve as California's attorney general.
April 25, 2020
Did Joe Biden sideline Indian-American lawyer Seema Nanda in Democratic party?

Seema Nanda would be replaced by Mary Beth Cahill, who had previously managed John Kerry's 2004 presidential campaign.
April 21, 2020
Donald Trump to temporarily suspend immigration to US over coronavirus concerns

The move, which the Republican president announced on Twitter, effectively achieves one of Trump's long-term policy goals of curbing immigration, making use of the health and economic crisis that has swept the country as a result of the pandemic to do so.
December 18, 2019
Trump impeachment: US House opens session ahead of historic vote

The US House of Representatives began debate on Wednesday ahead of a historic vote on two articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump, who is poised to become the nation's third president to be impeached.
December 11, 2019
Trump becomes fourth US President to face impeachment as Democrats unveil charges

The full House of Representatives is expected to vote on the charges, or articles of impeachment, next week.

September 08, 2018
Obama slams Trump for abuse of power

Obama, who had frustrated some Democrats by keeping a relatively low profile since leaving office in January 2017, accused Republicans of being unwilling to safeguard democracy.