Georgia Democratic Congressman Hank Johnson said President Donald Trump’s first days in office have him concerned for the future of U.S. democracy. He spoke with WABE’s “Morning Edition” shortly after

The Democratic National Committee will elect a new chair Saturday as it tries to guide Democrats through Republican Donald Trump’s second presidency.

ATLANTA (AP) — The state of Georgia is seeking another Supreme Court showdown over the Voting Rights Act, asking a federal appeals court on Thursday to interpret the 1965 law in a way that could make it much harder to prove minority votes have been illegally diluted.

As two Midwesterners battle for control of the Democratic National Committee, they are making loud yet unverifiable claims about their levels of support.

Shasti Conrad thinks the way Democrats went about winning Washington elections last year is a formula for success nationwide.

The U.S. Senate voted 64-35 on Monday to pass the proposed Laken Riley Act and sent the measure to the House of Representatives for consideration.

How Democratic lawmakers can build bipartisan support and influence legislation when Republicans control the House, Senate, and governor’s office.

President Donald Trump signed the first bill of his new administration – the Laken Riley Act, named for an AU nursing student who was slain on the University of Georgia campus.

The Laken Riley Act was named for a Georgia nursing student who was killed in 2024 while out for a run by a Venezuelan national in the U.S. illegally.

Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris is accompanied by her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, and Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-Arizona) in Phoenix in August. (Melina Mara/The Washington Post ...

Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) said Wednesday that he will attend the White House signing ceremony for the Laken Riley Act. The bill itself mandates the detention, and in some cases deportation, of illegal immigrants accused of violent crimes,

President Donald Trump plans Wednesday to sign into law the Laken Riley Act, the first legislation to get his signature since his return to the White House. The bill, named in memory of a nursing student killed by an undocumented immigrant in Georgia,