On Sunday, however, a bill to reopen government gained the 60 votes it needed to advance beyond the debate stage in the Senate, after eight Democratic senators joined 52 Republicans in supporting the ...

NPR's Steve Inskeep asks journalist and podcast host Josh Barro about the division within the Democratic Party over a Capitol Hill compromise to end the government shutdown.

In Michigan, Maine and many other states, primary candidates will decide the party’s direction on a host of policy issues, ...

The Democratic Party is at a crossroads following significant election victories that highlight its internal divisions.

New Jersey, said during a visit to New Hampshire on Friday that he supports New Hampshire's first-in-the-nation primary even as he declined to say whether he will run again for president.

In Los Angeles, in cities across California, and in Democratic communities nationwide, local leaders are tackling the issues ...