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Democrat vice president nominee Tim Walz and presidential nominee Kamala Harris hold their hands raised in victory satule at a campaign rally for the 2024 US presidential elections.
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Founded in 1828, the Democratic Party is one of two major political parties in the United States. President Joe Biden's party has nominated Vice President Kamala Harris as candidate for the 2024 presidential election.

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Midterm election: Control of US Congress still up for grabs

Voters were asked to pick candidates for the House of Representatives, as well as for the Senate.
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A person holds an absentee ballot in Georgia

Midterm election: Key races too close to call in US

Ballots are being tallied in the US and the results could have a dramatic effect on the nation's political landscape.
PoliticsNovember 9, 2022
Arizona Republican gubernatorial nominee Kari Lake takes part in a campaign rally

US midterms: Election denier runs for office in Arizona race

Kari Lake has repeated former President Donald Trump's false contention that the 2020 election was "stolen."
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Joe Biden and Donald Trump

US midterms: Biden, Trump take center stage on eve of vote

President Joe Biden and his predecessor Donald Trump are holding rallies in Maryland and Ohio.
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US midterm election: What you need to know

DW has a guide on how the 2022 US midterm elections work and what's at stake.
PoliticsNovember 7, 2022
Former President Barack Obama and President Joe Biden arrive at a campaign rally for Pennsylvania's Democratic gubernatorial candidate Josh Shapiro and Democratic Senate candidate Lt. Gov. John Fetterman in Philadelphia

Biden, Obama, Trump rally in Pennsylvania

President Joe Biden told voters in Philadelphia this is a "defining" election for democracy.
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A CU of a Black man in a barber shop

US Democrats need strong Black turnout in midterms

DW reports from the traditionally Democratic stronghold of Milwaukee, where the Black vote is seen as crucial.
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Joe Manchin during a senate hearing in Washington

US Democrats clinch deal on $430 billion anti-inflation bill

The bill aims to spend $369 billion on energy and climate initiatives and pour $64 billion into state-funded healthcare.
PoliticsJuly 28, 2022
Democratic New Mexico Senator Ben Ray Lujan

US senator hospitalized, putting Biden agenda at risk

US Democratic Senator Ben Ray Lujan's absence could threaten Biden's plans to confirm a new Supreme Court judge.
PoliticsFebruary 2, 2022
The Internal Revenue Service collects federal taxes used for government spending

US lawmakers unveil 'billionaires tax'

Billionaires only have to pay tax on appreciated assets when they sell them. But a new proposal could change this.
PoliticsOctober 27, 2021