Tag Archives: Democrats

Why did American voters seem to believe Donald Trump more than Kamala Harris?

Letters: Readers respond to a piece by Oliver Hall, who worked as a phone bank volunteer and drew on his experience of 1,000 calls to explain why he thought the Democrats lost

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Author: Guardian staff reporter

RFK Jr chosen as Donald Trump’s health secretary

Donald Trump has chosen Robert F Kennedy Jr as his new health secretary.

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Author: Sky News

RFK JR: Trump picks vaccine sceptic Kennedy for health secretary

Robert F Kennedy Jr has a history of spreading health information scientists say is false.

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Author: @BBCNews

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Would Have Wide Purview as H.H.S. Secretary

President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee would oversee agencies that regulate food, vaccines and medicine and were instrumental during the pandemic.

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Author: Hank Sanders,Sara Ruberg,Christina Jewett

From ‘Democrat plant’ to Trump ally: How Robert F Kennedy Jr will change America

The vaccine sceptic and excommunicated member of the Kennedy clan has been promised a public health role by Trump – but critics are worried

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Author: Ed Cumming

What’s ahead in Josh Shapiro’s potential path to 2028

Several roadblocks could stand in the way.

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Author: Isaac Avilucea

Who is Matt Gaetz? The attorney general nominee who is no stranger to controversy

Trump loyalist’s appointment as attorney general could trigger huge shift in how Department of Justice investigates January 6 riot

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Author: Josh Marcus

Trump stuns Washington with Justice and Intelligence appointments

The second series of the Trump Show is proving just as wild and unpredictable as the first. This time he will be more powerful as he will be backed by Republican control of Congress.

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Author: @siobhankennedy4

Trump’s Matt Gaetz Pick Unnerves an Already Jittery Justice Department and FBI

Senior law enforcement officials face a wave of uncertainty as Donald J. Trump moves to nominate a fierce partisan and a longtime ally to fill one of the most powerful cabinet posts.

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Author: Glenn Thrush,Adam Goldman

Senate Judiciary Republican ‘absolutely’ wants to see Ethics report on Gaetz

Republican Sen. John Cornyn (Texas), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, said he “absolutely” wants to see the House Ethics Committee’s report on former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) as he’s up …

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Author: Lauren Irwin

Opinion | Newsom? Whitmer? Shapiro? 2024 Could Kill Their 2028 Dreams.

Trump’s big victory is sure to scramble the Democrats’ bench.

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Author: Frank Bruni

A Republican Trifecta, and Trump’s Latest Pick Creates Shock Waves

Plus, a Chinese government cover-up.

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Author: Tracy Mumford,Katie Rogers,Doug Mills,Robert Jimison,Ian Stewart,Jessica Metzger

Trump’s transition live: Matt Gaetz’s Attorney General pick shocks Washington

Donald Trump has picked his controversial MAGA ally to oversee the nation’s Justice Department

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Author: Gustaf Kilander

Senate Judiciary Chair Demands Release of Gaetz Ethics Probe

Senate Democrats plan to use their last weeks in the majority to try to make public a House sexual misconduct probe into Matt Gaetz, President-elect Donald Trump’s controversial pick for attorney general.

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Author: Steven T. Dennis,Billy House

How Kamala Harris’ ‘out of touch’ trans views cost Democrats the election

Republicans were given free rein to paint party as obsessed with culture wars, says Congressman Seth Moulton

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Author: David Millward

The Democrats must become an anti-establishment party

The lesson of this election is that Democrats must attack inequality – and not cede working-class voters to Trump

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Author: Robert Reich

Who could be the next Democrat presidential candidate? The names rumoured for 2028

Although the next election isn’t for another four years, many are already predicting which Democrats will run for president in 2028

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Author: Jordan Page

Now is the time for finger-pointing. Democratic elites must own their loss.

Failed Democratic Party leadership must face the consequences.

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Author: Joseph Geevarghese, opinion contributor

America, we have to talk about masculinity

The dream of a female president is well and truly dead.

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Author: Devi Lockwood

How the Democrats can win back America

The party should stop arguing for a status quo no one is happy with.

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Author: Ben Walker

Kari Lake’s fans are crying fraud, but here’s why they should have seen her loss coming

Kari Lake was always seen as unbeatable in a Republican primary but an iffy prospect in a general election in Arizona.

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Author: Ronald J. Hansen

One election victory does not make a new era in American politics − here’s what history shows

The Democrats’ loss of the White House has provoked major soul-searching among party members. A scholar recommends a review of history to avoid catastrophizing.

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Author: Philip Klinkner

Trump to meet with Biden at White House as Senate picks new leader: Live updates

Donald Trump back in Washington DC on Wednesday to sit down with Joe Biden to discuss transition after announcing a series of new cabinet appointments