Democrats

Man Sent To Prison For Threatening To Kill Bernie Sanders In 'ISIS-Style'

World News | Reuters | Saturday August 24, 2019

A Florida man was sentenced to 15 months in prison on Friday for threatening to behead US Senator and Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders, federal prosecutors said.

"Living In Fools' Paradise": Ghulam Nabi Azad At J&K Protest In Delhi

India News | Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Thursday August 22, 2019

Earlier this week Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra hit out at the centre over the alleged arrests and claimed the BJP was eroding the country's democratic identity through such acts

Israel Responds To Trump's Remarks On "Jewish People" Who Back Democrats

World News | Reuters | Wednesday August 21, 2019

Israeli officials on Wednesday offered a muted response to remarks by U.S. President Donald Trump who said American Jews who vote for the democratic Party were 'disloyal.'

"Jewish People" Who Vote For Democrats Show "Great Disloyalty": Trump

World News | Felicia Sonmez, John Wagner, The Washington Post | Wednesday August 21, 2019

President Donald Trump on Tuesday said that any Jewish people who vote for Democrats are showing "either a total lack of knowledge or great disloyalty," prompting an outcry from critics who said the president's remarks were promoting anti-Semitic stereotypes.

"Still A Democracy?": Priyanka Gandhi Slams "Arrest" Of Congress Leaders

India News | Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Sunday August 18, 2019

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday slammed the centre over the alleged arrest of party leaders in Jammu and Kashmir, claiming that the ruling party was eroding the country's democratic identity through such acts.

US Congresswoman Rejects Israel's Offer To Visit West Bank

World News | Reuters | Saturday August 17, 2019

US congresswoman Rashida Tlaib on Friday rejected an offer by Israel to let her travel to the West Bank, the latest twist in a dispute drawing Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu together against US Democrats ahead of elections in both countries.

Israel Denies Entry To Congresswomen Hours After Trump's Push For Ban

World News | John Hudson, Ruth Eglash, The Washington Post | Friday August 16, 2019

Caught between the opposing views of President Donald Trump and Democratic leaders, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reversed himself on Thursday and decided to prohibit two Democratic congresswomen from visiting Israel.

US Congresswoman Ilhan Omar, Barred By Israel, Calls Move "Chilling"

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday August 16, 2019

House Democrat Ilhan Omar called Israel's decision Thursday to ban her from visiting the country "chilling," saying it was an "insult to democratic values" to deny entry to sitting members of the US Congress.

No Place For "Bigotry", "Intolerance": Sonia Gandhi On Independence Day

India News | Reported by Sunil Prabhu, Edited by Vaibhav Tiwari | Thursday August 15, 2019

Sonia Gandhi today listed "bigotry" and "intolerance" among the challenges facing the country in her Independence Day message, delivered days after taking over as the Congress's interim chief, saying that a "democratic and resilient" India has no place for such things.

BJP Is Now Main Opposition In Sikkim, Where It Drew A Blank

India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury, Edited by Shyaja Varma | Tuesday August 13, 2019

The BJP has emerged as the main opposition party in Sikkim with at least 10 MLAs of the Sikkim Democratic Front joining the BJP in New Delhi ton Tuesday.

"China Hoping For A Democrat To Win To Rip Off America": Trump

World News | ANI | Sunday August 11, 2019

US President Donald Trump on Saturday took a swipe at China saying it wants to "badly" chalk out an agreement with his country in order to end the escalating trade friction between the two countries.

"Pak Must Refrain From Retaliatory Aggression": US Lawmakers On J&K

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday August 8, 2019

Two powerful Democratic lawmakers have urged Pakistan to refrain from any "retaliatory aggression" against India and take "demonstrable action" against terrorist groups within its territory.

Joe Biden Leads Democrats As Minorities Favour Most Electable Candidate vs Trump: Report

World News | Reuters | Wednesday August 7, 2019

Joe Biden maintained his lead for the Democratic presidential nomination as minorities gravitated toward the former vice president and his top rival, U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont, in search of the safest bets for beating President Donald Trump in 2020, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll.

Man Who Mailed Explosive Devices To Trump Critics Gets 20 Years In Jail

World News | Philip Bump, Devlin Barrett, The Washington Post | Tuesday August 6, 2019

Cesar Sayoc, a fanatical supporter of President Donald Trump who last year mailed explosive devices to prominent Democrats and media figures, was sentenced Monday to 20 years in prison after a judge concluded that Sayoc hated his victims but had not meant to kill them.

Trump Supporter Gets 20 Years For Sending Bombs To Obama, Hillary Clinton

World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday August 6, 2019

A supporter of President Donald Trump was sentenced to 20 years in prison on Monday for mailing crude bombs to prominent Democrats including ex-president Barack Obama and former presidential nominee Hillary Clinton.