Democratic Party

Members of the Texas National Guard stop asylum-seeking migrants attempting to cross the border into the United States in El Paso, Texas, U.S., December 21, 2022.

Border & Immigration

El Paso state Democrats want more oversight on border-security spending

Julián Aguilar | The Texas Newsroom

The lawmakers say that despite billions spent, the state’s border efforts aren’t working.

President Biden gives Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., the pen he used to sign The Inflation Reduction Act with Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., in the State Dining Room of the White House on Aug. 16, 2022.

Government/Politics

Despite infighting, it's been a surprisingly productive 2 years for Democrats

Dustin Jones

Despite more than a handful of setbacks, President Biden has delivered on several major promises since 2021, some with bipartisan support. Those compromises could be harder with the new Congress.

Provided by the Comal County Democratic Party

Government/Politics

Suspect arrested in vandalism of Comal County Democratic Party Headquarters

David Martin Davies

New Braunfels police have arrested a suspect in Tuesday's vandalism of the Comal County Democratic Party Headquarters. On Thursday, 38-year-old Valerie Jean Riedel of New Braunfels was arrested for Public Intoxication and taken to the Guadalupe County Jail.

President Biden promotes his American Jobs Plan during an appearance in the South Court Auditorium on the White House campus on April 7. The sheer scale of his early agenda has drawn comparisons to the achievements of FDR and LBJ.

Government/Politics

Can Biden Join FDR And LBJ In The Democratic Party's Pantheon?

Ron Elving

The sheer scale of the Biden agenda finds an analog in the early achievements of Franklin D. Roosevelt and Lyndon B. Johnson. But which of those offers the better insight into what's happening now?

Democrats Struggle To Retain Once-Loyal Catholic Voters

That trend is evident in the key swing state of Pennsylvania.

Texas May Not Turn Blue, But Democrats' Chances Are Better In 2020

Rhonda Fanning | The Texas Standard

From Texas Standard: Around this point in the election cycle, a question often pops up in political circles: Could this be the year Texas turns blue?

Cara McClure of Black Voters Matter and Dana Ellis of Moms Demand Action met at Z's Restaurant in Birmingham in November, 2019 to talk about Democratic political strategy in Alabama.

1A Across America: Breaking The One-Party South

How do grassroots organizers hope to rebuild the Democratic Party in the deep-red state of Alabama?

Jeromy Brown, 46, poses for a photo with Sen. Elizabeth Warren. Brown, like many progressive voters, thinks 2020 presidential candidates should "not equivocate" in calling Trump a white supremacist.

How White Liberals Became Woke, Radically Changing Their Outlook On Race

Asma Khalid

White Democrats are more likely today than in decades past to support more liberal immigration policies, embrace racial diversity, and uphold affirmative action.

News

Castro Challenges O'Rourke, Dems On Immigration Policy

Ryan Poppe

The two presidential candidates from Texas sparred over immigration at Wednesday’s Democratic presidential debate in Miami. Former San Antonio Mayor and…

Why Some Democrats Are Starting To Reclaim The Term 'Socialism'

Rhonda Fanning | The Texas Standard

From Texas Standard : The term "socialism" seems to be an early front-runner for the top buzzword of the 2020 election season. Democrats and Republicans...