Dems to grill top cop nominee
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WASHINGTON -- The road to Alberto Gonzales&#39; confirmation as the first Hispanic US attorney general might run through two controversial places: the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq and Texas&#39; Death Row.
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Democratic presidential contenders are to hold their second head-to-head TV debate on Sunday evening.
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Senator John Kerry is the first of several high-profile Democrats expected to announce their support for Senator Barack Obama.
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The Trail | Whatever happens, the Democrats will produce barrier-shattering presidential nominee.
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Robert Gates, President Bush's choice to take over the Defense Department while the Iraq war rages, met Thursday with three Democratic senators who will be asked to vote on his confirmation next week.
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Democratic Party leaders want a former candidate for attorney general who denies the Holocaust occurred to stay out of their future primaries.
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By BEN EVANS  WASHINGTON - Senate Democrats signaled on Wednesday that they might oppose President Bush's nominee to the Federal Election Commission over his views on voting rights and criticism that he politicized his office at the Justice Department.
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A top union leader says it's time for Democratic presidential candidates to get up close and personal with union members.
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The US Democratic Party is expected to elect former presidential contender Howard Dean as its new chairman.
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Will a sweep by Obama make him the front-runner? Will the race split Democrats? More...
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NEW YORK New York area Democrats say they&#39;re pleased the city&#39;s former police commissioner has been tapped to head the Department of Homeland Security.
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Democratic senators will try to present a no-confidence measure on Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld to the full Senate on Wednesday in an effort to persuade President Bush to sack the outspoken Pentagon chief, Democratic aides said.
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White House counsel Alberto Gonzales  will be grilled over what critics call his "appalling" role in  policies blamed for abuse at Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison and  Guantanamo Bay, when Senate hearings begin on Thursday over his  nomination to be U.S. Attorney General.
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The former mayor of Washington, DC who served prison time on a drug charge more than a decade ago claimed the Democratic nomination for a City Council seat on Tuesday, a spot that almost
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NEW LEADER: Democrats will vote on a new chairman for the Democratic National Committee in February.
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Congressional Democrats on Monday singled out presidential adviser Karl Rove for questioning about the firings of eight federal prosecutors and whether the dismissals were politically motivated.
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The Democrats are facing a long nomination, while Republicans are closer to rallying around a nominee.