Factbox: Impact on US government widens on 25th day of shutdown
A 1995-1996 shutdown over a funding battle between Democratic President Bill Clinton and Republican House of Representatives Speaker Newt Gingrich lasted 21 days.
Jan 16, 2019, 10:54 AM IST
US Democrats accept compromise to end government shutdown
The US Senate on Monday reached a deal to reopen the federal government.
Jan 23, 2018, 00:51 AM IST
US House passes stopgap spending bill to avoid govt shutdown
Despite clearance from the House of Representatives, the fight to get the stopgap spending bill passed through Congress isn't over yet.
Jan 19, 2018, 09:42 AM IST
Hillary Clinton's popular vote lead surpasses 1.7 million
Hillary Clintons popular vote lead surged above 1.72 million on Sunday night, with millions of votes still to count.
Nov 22, 2016, 06:19 AM IST
Democrats lose 1,000 seats in state legislatures under Obama
A research published this week showed that the Democratic party has lost nearly 1,000 seats in state legislatures across the country over the past eight years under President Barack Obama.
Nov 20, 2016, 03:39 AM IST
`We are better than this,` Hillary Clinton tweets at Donald Trump
Hillary Clinton fired off a icy rebuke Thursday to her rival Donald Trump after he savaged her record upon accepting the Republican nomination for president, telling him: "We are better than this."
Jul 22, 2016, 09:09 AM IST
Donald Trump to be Republican nominee for US presidential elections
Republicans formally chose Donald Trump as the party`s presidential nominee Tuesday, a landmark moment in American politics and a stunning victory for a man whose White House ambitions were once openly mocked.
Jul 20, 2016, 09:24 AM IST
US Democrat lawmakers resort to sit-in; House erupts in chaos
Seeking a vote on strict gun control laws in the wake of America's deadliest mass shooting last week that killed 49 people in Orlando, Democratic Congressmen resorted to an unprecedented sit-in inside the well of the US House of Representatives.
Jun 23, 2016, 12:08 PM IST
US Democrats point to anti-abortion rhetoric after shooting
For US Democrats, the attack carried out at a family planning center was a repercussion of virulent conservative anti-abortion rhetoric.
Dec 01, 2015, 02:31 AM IST
Ex-US governor withdraws from Democratic presidential race
Former governor of US' Rhode Island state, Lincoln Chafee announced his withdrawal from the 2016 Democratic presidential race, the media reported.
Oct 24, 2015, 11:38 AM IST
