House Republicans unveil bill to avert partial government shutdown, but Senate Democrats say it's nonstarter

At least one Republican, conservative Rep. Matt Rosendale of Montana, indicated he opposed the measure. And the bill is not supported by House Democrats ... the agencies during the next fiscal year. Read More

House and Senate Republicans are starting to panic about a huge money gap with Democrats

Republicans are racing to plug a massive money hole — before it’s too late. The leader of House Republicans’ biggest super PAC told donors last month he needed $35 million more to compete with ... Read More

Democrats and Republicans greet Covid spike with a collective shrug

Democrats and Republicans can agree on one thing coming out of their respective conventions: Almost no one cares about Covid anymore. Infections are running rampant after the Democratic confab in ... Read More

Crypto group’s campaign spending angers Republicans: From the Politics Desk

Welcome to the online version of From the Politics ... of Democrats in other critical races has rubbed some in the GOP the wrong way. They warn that the group risks losing sway with Republicans ... Read More

How Republican and Democratic convention delegates reflect American political divides

With the conclusion of the Democratic National Convention, both parties now have their official presidential nominees, and the race to Election Day begins in earnest. For her series, America at a ... Read More

House Republicans to force Democrats to defend illegal voting stance

By attaching the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act, or SAVE Act, to the continuing resolution due Sep. 30, Mr. Johnson forces the Democrats to choose between preventing illegal aliens from ... Read More

The Woodstock of politics: Democrats strike all the right chords — and scare Donald Trump — with DNC

CHICAGO — I sat down Wednesday to indulge in my morning ritual of an espresso; this time at the Gallery Café just a couple of miles from the United Center in Chicago – the site of the 2024 ... Read More

Words Used at the Democratic and Republican National Conventions

Speakers at the Democratic convention leaned into words about liberty and patriotism, mentioning “ freedom ” 227 times compared with 67 times at the Republican convention. Words like “ woman ,” “ joy ... Read More

‘A lapse in judgment’: Cartoon in GOP newsletter bashed by suburban Democrats and Republicans

Vernon Township Republican ... and using it as a political tool “trivializes a serious issue affecting many families in our community and is entirely in bad taste.” Democratic U.S. Rep. Read More

Is the Democratic Party a strong party?

Politicians do what they want, with little fear of official sanction, and voters often snub the preferred candidates of party leaders. As a result, voters are in thrall to individual candidates who ... Read More

Trump falls back on grievances as he slides in the polls: From the Politics Desk

Welcome to the online version of From the Politics Desk, an evening newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics ... false case that Democrats are trying to cheat him — almost four years ... Read More

Unions and Republicans

In 2016, he got 42% of the vote of union ... some 4 in 10 union members identify as Republicans, political spending of organized labor is one-sided for Democrats. Per opensecrets.org, so far ... Read More