World news about “Democrats” published by euronews.
How US voter ID laws may hinder democracyAll over the United States, legal battles are fought in state capitols and courtrooms over the core democratic principle that is voting. Since 2011, at least… 31/10/2012
The Network: US election showdown The US presidential election has been a tight horserace, with Mr. Obama and Mr. Romney slugging it out over each new set of economic results. But how about… 17/10/2012
Obama speech targets Romney foreign policy gaffs How was President Barack Obama’s speech to the Democrat convention on Thursday viewed around the world? One commentator described it as “more serious and less… 07/09/2012
Occupy Movement marches at Democratic Convention – nocomment Occupy movement protesters took to the streets of Charlotte, North Carolina, during the Democratic National Convention, to protest against President Barack… 07/09/2012
Obama, ‘what we believe’ Barack Obama first got to the White House because he brought Americans the most hope. Now the president of has to convince them he is still their best… 06/09/2012
Michelle Obama unwavering Chicago-born, a lawyer with degrees from Princeton and Harvard, “mom-in-chief” of Malia and Sasha and the first African-American First Lady of the United… 05/09/2012
Obama must justify himself Presidential candidates must dominate with rhetoric, or suffer the consequences. Challenger Ronald Reagan in 1980 asked the American electorate: “Are you… 04/09/2012
The political football that is the US economy President Barack Obama has unveiled his election-year budget proposals which include aggressive spending on infrastructure to boost US growth and a minimum 30… 13/02/2012
Arab Spring revolution: what next? With EYP – the European Youth Parliament Dan, from the UK, asks: Do you think that the conflicts associated with the Arab spring will eventually result… 13/01/2012
US primaries: how it worksAccording to the US constitution to stand any chance of becoming President of the United States of America, a candidate must be: -at least 35 years of… 09/01/2012
US brinkmanship over savage budget cutsUS President Obama is feeling the chill of political deadlock as Democrats and Republicans play the blame game over budget cuts. Automatic reductions are… 01/03/2013
Obama’s latest budget proposals quickly brushed asideAs the March 1 deadline draws closer for automatic austerity measures to be imposed on the US government, President Barack Obama has urged Congress to pass a… 05/02/2013
Obama rolls up sleeves to promote volunteeringAs President Barack Obama prepares to be sworn in for a second term on Monday, he found time to help spruce up a Washington elementary school as part of a day… 20/01/2013
No US fiscal cliff deal in sight with hours to goWith less than 24 hours until nearly 90 percent of American workers face automatic tax rises, talks between US Senate leaders over the so-called fiscal cliff… 31/12/2012
Obama accuses Republicans of protecting the rich as ‘fiscal cliff’ deadline approachesUS President Barack Obama is addressing Congress in a bid to thrash out a last-minute deal to avoid the ‘fiscal cliff’. The term refers to a series of tax… 30/12/2012
Obama ‘optimistic’ fiscal deal can be reached‘Cautiously optimistic’ – that is the phrase being used at the White House after the president held talks with Congressional leaders in an 11th hour effort to… 29/12/2012
Obama returns to Washington to try to avoid ‘fiscal cliff’US President Barack Obama has cut short his holiday in Hawaii and returned to Washington to try to persuade Congress to reach an agreement avoiding the… 28/12/2012
Obama to revive US ‘fiscal cliff’ talksHe needs to save the US – and in effect – the global economy from a crippling new recession. So US President Barack Obama has cut short his Christmas holiday… 27/12/2012
Congress faces a bleak Christmas as ‘fiscal cliff’ talks drag onChristmas is cancelled or it could be for Congress if fiscal cliff talks drag on through the holidays. Democrats and Republicans are as entrenched as ever… 13/12/2012
US fiscal cliff: Deal nowhere in sightAs the US teeters on the edge of the so-called fiscal cliff, the automatic roll-out of tax hikes and budget cuts is just weeks away. The policies are… 07/12/2012
Obama supporters savour election victorySupporters of Barack Obama savoured his election win at the Democratic Party’s election headquarters on Wednesday. They’d waited nervously all night, but… 07/11/2012
Obama vows to break gridlockThe crowd shouted out: “Four more years!” That also quickly became the latest most popular tweet of all time, after US President Barack Obama won a second… 07/11/2012
Sporadic voting problems reportedElection observers have reported sporadic problems around the country – like a machine in Pennysylvania filmed registering a vote for Romney despite the Obama… 07/11/2012
Obama lauds ‘master’ Bill Clinton at Virginia rallyBarack Obama ended a 24-hour four-state marathon in Virginia on Saturday night, where he was joined by Bill Clinton. The former president told thousands of… 04/11/2012
Obama accuses his opponent of “Romnesia”US President Barack Obama headed back to Virginia on the campaign trail on Friday as he stepped up his bid for a second term in the White House. His 16th… 20/10/2012
American voters react to vice-presidential debateDemocrat Joe Biden and Republican congressman Paul Ryan traded barbs in the first and only vice-presidential debate of the 2012 election campaign on Thursday… 12/10/2012
Biden clashes with Ryan over economy, foreign policyDemocrat Joe Biden and Republican congressman Paul Ryan traded barbs in the first and only vice-presidential debate of the 2012 election campaign on… 12/10/2012
Obama wins the August donations battleIt has been a bumper August for raising re-election campaign funds for Barack Obama and the Democrats. The president’s war chest has been boosted by more… 11/09/2012
Hong Kong democrats dealt election blowHong Kong’s pro-democracy parties won a third of the seats up for grabs in the former British colony’s legislative elections on Sunday. They picked up a… 10/09/2012
Obama hits the campaign trailBarack Obama will hit the campaign trail later in his first day as the official Democratic presidential nominee. The commander-in-chief brought the curtain… 07/09/2012
Scarlett and Eva add the glam as Obama seeks re-electionThe Republicans wheeled out Clint Eastwood for their convention but the Democrats went for glamour drafting in actresses Scarlett Johansson and Eva Longoria… 07/09/2012
Delegates buoyed by Obama keynote addressBarack Obama’s plea for patience and four more years was extremely well received by his supporters. The crowd in the Charlotte convention arena burst into… 07/09/2012
Obama sets his case for a second termUS President Barack Obama has accepted the Democratic Party nomination, as he seeks another term in office. He is taking on Republican Mitt Romney for the… 07/09/2012
Obama fever grips US city of CharlotteIn Charlotte, North Carolina, Barack Obama’s supporters are in confident mood. They have been revved up by the rousing speeches at the Democratic… 07/09/2012
Democrats rally behind Barack ObamaAs President Barack Obama prepared to accept the Democratic Party nomination to run for a second term, it appeared as if the party faithful has been energised… 06/09/2012
Clinton supports Obama as he becomes official Democrat presidential candidateBarack Obama has officially been nominated as the Democratic Party candidate for November’s presidential election by an overwhelming majority. The… 06/09/2012
Clinton hopes to boost Obama’s chances at Democrat ConventionAll eyes are on former US president Bill Clinton as he prepares to give a speech to the Democrat party convention in Charlotte, North Carolina. Still highly… 05/09/2012
Michelle Obama calls for another term for her husbandThe US Democratic party has kicked off its national convention in Charlotte, North Carolina with a speech by one of its major assets. First Lady Michelle… 05/09/2012
US Democrats ready for National ConventionWith “hope” and “change” signs of the past, “forward” is the new watchword for the Democratic National Convention which starts in Charlotte, North Carolina on… 03/09/2012
‘Obamacare’ faces Supreme Court verdictToday America’s Supreme Court may wreck President Obama’s healthcare reforms, derailing his flagship domestic policy achievement, or back the bill, handing… 28/06/2012
Obama’s fair-shot, fair-share campaignThe US presidential race will see major rallies in Virginia and Ohio this Saturday, a campaign lift-off for the incumbent Democrat Barack Obama. He is… 09/05/2012
Ex-US presidential hopeful John Edwards goes on trialFormer US presidential candidate John Edwards has appeared in court in America on charges he used campaign contributions to cover up an affair. The former… 24/04/2012
Romney rides to victory in New HampshireThe votes are in from New Hampshire’s Republican primary, results which produced no big surprises with Mitt Romney winning by a comfortable margin. So where… 11/01/2012
Obama aide steps downTen crucial months before the presidential election and Barack Obama has announced a shake-up at the White House. Bill Daley has resigned as chief of staff… 10/01/2012
Obama remobilising DemocratsUS Democratic President Barack Obama, fresh from a vacation in Hawaii, steps back into the campaign spotlight. Ohio is his priority today, a state considered… 04/01/2012
Fact or fiction: US media keep tabs on would-be presidentsIt is not unknown for politicians to bend the truth. Sometimes they are ‘taken out of context’ or ‘misinterpreted’, while on occasion their words just come… 04/11/2011
Obama turns 50th birthday party into fundraiserUS President Barack Obama is 50 today. His debt battle with the Republicans behind him, he celebrated with singer Jennifer Hudson and supporters at a 2012… 04/08/2011
US Senate raises debt ceiling to avoid defaultThe US Senate agreed to raise the country’s debt ceiling on Tuesday, ending months of political wrangling and avoiding a federal default. The deal cleared… 02/08/2011
Senate poised to pass US debt dealA vote in the Senate looks set to pull the United States back from the brink of economic disaster today, with just hours to go to avert a default. … 02/08/2011
Europe shares fall amid fears for US economyEuropean shares fell for a third straight session to hit a nine-month low, following more bad news about the US economy. Figures show manufacturing grew at… 02/08/2011
US lower house backs compromise debt dealThe House of Representatives has approved a last ditch deal to raise the US borrowing limit which will hopefully avert an unprecedented US government… 02/08/2011
US debt: ‘decades of financial mismanagement’As the US Congress prepared to vote on a last-minute deal to avoid a federal debt default, euronews looked at the underlying causes of the crisis and the… 01/08/2011
Two-step deal reached over US debt crisisPresident Barack Obama has reached a deal with congressional leaders to reduce the public deficit and to avoid a the first US government default in… 01/08/2011
US bipartisan debt deal hopes riseA new plan out of the United States Senate is raising hopes the country can avert the potential disaster of running out of money to pay its bills — credit… 20/07/2011
Obama urges lawmakers to end debt squabbleUS President Barack Obama has told legislators must come up with a plan of action by Saturday morning to unblock talks on a new government debt deal. He… 15/07/2011
Pressure grows on sext scandal congressman to quitSurrounded by reporters, US Congressman Anthony Weiner said yesterday: “I’ve made mistakes, as I said on Monday … now I’m just going to try to get back to… 12/06/2011
Merkel allies elect new party leaderHe was standing unopposed so his election was a formality. But that did not dampen the joy for Philipp Roesler as he was overwhelmingly endorsed as the new… 13/05/2011
Obama reaches out to Republicans and DemocratsFollowing Obama’s address to Congress, euronews spoke to ABC correspondent Emily Schmidt about the impact of the speech over in America. euronews’ Laura… 26/01/2011
Shot US Congresswoman battles for lifeThe United States is in shock as a Congresswoman fights for her life after being shot in the head at close range by a gunman who killed six other people. … 09/01/2011
US Congress member shot, six dead in ArizonaA gunman in Arizona has shot a member of the US Congress in the head at point blank range and killed six other people, among them a nine-year old girl and a… 09/01/2011
Will Obama get the midterm blues?Midterm election blues are nothing new for incumbent US presidents. Ronald Reagan, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton all suffered electoral setbacks during… 02/11/2010
What can Obama learn from Bill Clinton?Elected on promises of hope and change, Barack Obama’s reforming presidency could take a hit if the Republicans win big in the US midterms. All 435 House of… 26/10/2010
Democrats’ luck holds in VegasLas Vegas, Nevada is a town that is down on its luck. It has been hit harder by the downturn than most. The amount of money being spent in casinos has… 25/10/2010
Democrats and Republicans rally midterm supportBarack Obama clearly still has plenty of pulling power. But it is far from clear whether that will be enough to rescue his party from a mid-term election… 24/10/2010
Obama hits the stump hard as midterms loomThe Democrats are in real danger of losing control of the US Congress as the country’s midterm elections loom. In response President Barack Obama is hitting… 23/10/2010
US liberals strike back with One Nation march in DCUS liberals have hit the streets of Washington DC for the One Nation march – their own event to counter the conservatives, who held a rally in the same place… 03/10/2010
Obama rules out rushing through key billDemocrats in the US Senate are scrambling to limit the fallout from their shock defeat in the Massachusetts by-election. But any thoughts of playing… 21/01/2010
