Democrats Back Trump

Can Democrats Win Back Voters From Trump on Trade Policy?

The Biden administration has pursued a big shift in trade policy, but it’s not clear whether that will be enough to win votes.

Business - The New York Times - October 30

How a Democrat Turned Back the Trump Tide on Long Island

Laura Gillen was elected to Congress in Nassau County, where Democrats are grappling with a new political reality.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 15

Democrats plot a path back to victory in Nevada after Trump ends 20-year streak

Democrats lost Nevada in the presidential race for the first time in 20 years, with Donald Trump defeating Kamala Harris, but the party feels it has a strong roadmap to win again in 2028.

Some Democrats back Trump pick Rubio for secretary of State but remain critical of Hegseth, Gabbard and Gorka

Trump has made a flurry of Cabinet picks in the last two weeks, and eyes are now on the U.S. Senate to see whether they will confirm them.

Business - CNBC - Yesterday

Democrats push to condemn GOP-backed hurricane disinformation

Democrats are pushing a resolution condemning the swell of disinformation peddled about recent major hurricanes that hit the Eastern Seaboard, including by politicians. In the wake of hurricanes ...

Politics - The Hill - November 1

How Democrats could win back Latino men

CBS News exit polling showed Vice President Kamala Harris lost Latino men to Donald Trump by 12 points. Adrian Carrasquillo, national political reporter, and Sabrina Rodriguez, national politics ...

Trump broke the Democrats’ thermostat

The American left was sent spinning in 2016 and is yet to recalibrate

Business - Financial Times - November 15

Democrats are losing Latino men. Gallego has advice on winning them back.

Senator-elect Ruben Gallego has some advice for Democrats: "Go touch grass and meet real Latinos."

Why Are Latinos Fleeing Democrats? Arizona’s New Senator Offers Answers.

After a victorious Senate campaign, Ruben Gallego thinks others can follow his lead by signaling that they hear Latino voters’ economic pain. But repeating his success might not be so easy.

Top stories - The New York Times - 6 days ago

Two off-year races may be key to a Democratic rebound

Democrats suffered a knockout punch in this month's elections. Off-year gubernatorial elections in 2025 offer them their first chance to get off the mat.

How Democrats Made It Easy for Trump

Why the 2024 election’s outcome was uniquely foreseeable.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 8

Democrats see hope for Harris in Trump controversies

A series of controversial statements from former President Trump and his allies in the final week of the campaign has opened the door for Democrats to potentially make gains with key voters. A ...

Politics - The Hill - November 1

Democratic senator: Trump is having a 'thermonuclear meltdown'

Hawaii Sen. Brian Schatz (D) declared Sunday that former President Trump is having a “thermonuclear meltdown” in the final days of the campaign, citing what he called “violent talk, paranoid ...

Politics - The Hill - November 4

What Democrats should focus on ahead of a Trump presidency

The transition of power began following President-elect Donald Trump's win, while Democrats worked to understand what went wrong in the 2024 election. Trump picked his chief of staff, Susie Wiles, ...

Trump resistance rises in states led by Democratic governors

Democratic governors are signaling their willingness to defy the new Trump administration, vowing to protect freedoms in their states and to wage legal and political battle if the president-elect ...

Politics - The Hill - November 9

Democrats' bet on a generation of liberal voters has backfired badly

Latino, black and younger voters once helped Obama win power - Trump made gains with all three groups this election. Why?

A Look at Democratic Voter Turnout and Trump’s Election Victory

Many Democrats failed to turn out to vote at the rate they did in 2020 when they ousted Donald Trump, according to an analysis of election data.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 11

How will Democrats handle Trump's Cabinet picks?

What do Donald Trump's moves so far as president-elect say about his incoming administration? Political strategists Joel Payne and Lance Trover join "America Decides" to discuss.

Democratic Governors Form a Group to Oppose the Trump Administration

The group’s leaders, Govs. JB Pritzker of Illinois and Jared Polis of Colorado, are ambitious Democrats likely to try to fill the party’s looming leadership void.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 13

Democratic Latino groups wrestle with Trump's election gains

A group of Democratic-leaning advocates say their polling shows that Trump did not win a majority of Latino men and that Latinos still support progressive policies.

Politics - NBC News - November 14

Trump's 2024 win highlights Democrats' economic challenge

The 2024 election saw a shift towards the GOP and MAGA, with Democrats needing to aggressively address economic anxieties in order to win back voters.

Politics - The Hill - November 15

Pollster says Democrats’ ‘demonization’ of Trump was ‘over the top’

Mark Penn, who served as an adviser to the Clintons from 1995 to 2008 and now runs the Harris Poll, agreed that the "politics of demonization" from Democrats toward President-elect Trump on the ...

Politics - The Hill - November 16

Trump's military threats alarm Democrats; GOP shrugs

President-elect Trump has talked about using the military on the “enemy from within,” at the border and potentially even in Mexico against cartels. The rhetoric has sparked increasing worry among ...

Politics - The Hill - November 16

US progressives urge Democrats to back populist policies as party reels from loss

Pramila Jayapal says party has to ‘pick some big fights’ and blames leaders for falling ‘hostage to big-money interests’. As shell-shocked Democrats try to understand why working-class Americans – ...

World - The Guardian - November 12

GOP primed to back Trump if he contests election

The Republican Party is now more primed to back former President Trump if he contests the results of the 2024 election than it was four years ago, when his efforts to overturn Joe Biden’s victory ...

Politics - The Hill - November 4

Don’t let Trump drag America ‘back to before’

Some might be excused for being fooled by Trump in 2016, but they will not be fooled again.

Politics - The Hill - November 5

Philadelphia officials push back at Trump allegations

Philadelphia officials in both parties on Tuesday pushed back against former President Trump’s baseless claims of “cheating” in the city’s elections. The former president on Truth Social claimed ...

Politics - The Hill - November 5

How Trump Fought His Way Back to Power

After the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, even many Republicans believed the former president’s political career was over. He proved everyone wrong.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 6

What caused Georgia to flip back for Trump

President-elect Donald Trump flipped Georgia, winning the battleground state in 2024 after President Biden won it in 2020. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion breaks down the ...

‘Welcome back’ - Watch moment Biden congratulates Trump

The president and president-elect shook hands as part of a long-standing tradition signifying the transfer of power.

Trump vs. Media Moves Back to the White House

The president-elect has threatened broadcast licenses and filed lawsuits against some networks. Executives are bracing for possible deal drama.

Business - The Wall Street Journal - November 14

China ‘willing’ to engage in Trump dialogue as it backs exporters

Officials say Beijing will remain ‘steadfast’ in resisting protectionist measures

World - Financial Times - 5 days ago

Trump’s ‘track record’ of attacks on Puerto Rico is 'clear,' says Democratic lawmaker

Rep. Nydia Velázquez (D-N.Y.) joins Meet the Press NOW to react to the racist and offensive comments by speakers at Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally.

Politics - NBC News - October 28

Democrats confront a tougher downballot road in New York amid the Harris-Trump race

Former President Donald Trump’s promises that he’ll win New York are more empty bluster than evidence-based prediction.

Democratic Lawyer Stymied Trump in 2020. Other Efforts Played Into G.O.P. Hands.

Marc Elias, hired to help Kamala Harris in election-related fights, helped to pave the way for big money in politics.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 30

Trump campaign attacks Democrats over Biden ‘garbage’ fumble

Furore over president’s comments comes just days before knife-edge US presidential election

World - Financial Times - October 31

Trump says 'Fox News is not our friend,' claims it's airing 'Democrat ads'

Former President Trump on Sunday took aim at Fox News for airing what the GOP presidential nominee sees as too much coverage devoted to the Democrats, just a few days before the election. “FoxNews ...

Politics - The Hill - November 3

Democrats feel 2016 all over again in Harris-Trump battle

Democrats started election night feeling genuinely optimistic about Vice President Harris’s chance of becoming the nation’s first female president. But as the evening wore on and former President ...

Politics - The Hill - November 6

Where does the Democratic Party go after Trump elected again

Former President Donald Trump has been elected president again and Republicans are making big gains in Congress. Democratic strategist and CBS News political contributor Joel Payne has more on what ...

Democrats confront fact that Trump’s dark vision prevailed as result sinks in

Trump world was jubilant after his election win, while confusion and foreboding reigned on the other side of America. US election 2024 – latest updates US election results 2024: live map and ...

World - The Guardian - November 7

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