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U S DEMOCRATS

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 30, 2022
When elections become more like sporting events
Elections are like sporting events: Many voters, like fans, seem to view victory over the other side as an end in itself
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 28, 2022
A new year, a new U.S. Congress and new economic risks
Key macroeconomic indicators offer at least a preliminary glimpse of what 2023 may hold in store for the U.S.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Dec 28, 2022
Biden's holiday plans: Deciding if he'll run again
Biden headed to the island of St. Croix with a successful 2022 behind him and momentum building for him to declare that he wants another four years in the White House.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 22, 2022
I’ve seen Trump’s tax returns and now you can, too
Former President Trump's questionable practices are hardly news. But these tax returns may point to a bigger question: Did the White House corrupt the IRS?
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Dec 19, 2022
As he preps for 2024, Biden finally finds footing as president
After first-year stumbles, Biden found his footing with a string of legislative wins, his party's surprise midterm showing and a successful summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 7, 2022
A bad month for Trump: Three takeaways from Raphael Warnock's win in Georgia
U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock beat Republican challenger Herschel Walker in a Georgia runoff election that fortified the Democrats' Senate majority.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Dec 7, 2022
Democrats capture U.S. Senate seat in Georgia runoff
Raphael Warnock beat Herschel Walker with 50.8% of the vote to the former football star's 49.2%, according to the Associated Press, with 96% of votes counted.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Dec 3, 2022
Democrats shake up 2024 presidential primary calendar
Democrats voted on Friday to shake up their presidential primaries calendar in 2024 to give greater sway to African Americans in choosing the party's White House candidate.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Dec 3, 2022
Biden is staffing up for GOP probes even while downplaying risks
The White House is bracing for the onslaught by ramping up the team that will handle the probes, including bringing on a key staffer from a powerful congressional committee.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 27, 2022
California Gov. Gavin Newsom says he won’t challenge Biden in '24, report says
The decision follows a better-than-expected showing by Democrats in the midterms, where Republicans who touted false claims about the 2020 election lost key races.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 21, 2022
Is it the end of Trump and Trumpism?
Former U.S. President Donald Trump winning re-election would not bode well for the future of America or the world.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Nov 19, 2022
'Rainbow wave' in U.S. midterms lifts LGBTQ hopes, but battles lie ahead
Even as Republicans gained a slim majority in the House of Representatives, the absence of the predicted 'red wave' could act as a buffer against anti-LGBTQ legislation in the new Congress.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 18, 2022
Trump is on the defensive for the first time in years
Former U.S. President Donald Trump still hasn't come up with a plausible way to explain why he isn't responsible for last week's Republican midterm defeats.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 18, 2022
House GOP primed to hit Biden with avalanche of investigations
GOP lawmakers have been setting the groundwork for wide-ranging investigations that, at least in part, will serve as payback for probes of Donald Trump.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 18, 2022
Nancy Pelosi to exit as top House Democrat, ending historic era
Pelosi, 82, is leaving the post as Republicans are set to take control of the House in January after winning the majority in the midterm election.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 17, 2022
Republicans win control of U.S. House with narrow margin
The results were disappointing for a party that had been anticipating a major victory.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 14, 2022
Democrats defy 'red wave' forecasts to keep Senate control
Democratic leaders portrayed the better-than-expected performance as vindication of their agenda and a rebuke of election denialism and extremist candidates on the right.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Nov 11, 2022
Midterm elections help Democrats, Biden and U.S. democracy
One of the most international implications of the results of the U.S. midterms is the credibility and legitimacy that it has restored to American democracy.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 11, 2022
What does Donald Trump do now?
After his candidates fell flat in the midterm elections, does Donald Trump have a chance to win in 2024?
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 10, 2022
Republicans misjudged the power of abortion rights
Republicans found out in the U.S. midterms that reproductive freedom is as much a core issue as inflation.
Japan says Biden's description of nation as xenophobic is 'unfortunate'
The National Diet building in Tokyo
As visitors surge, Japan seeks ways to make tourism eco-friendly
Much like other hot spots across Okinawa, Onna has diligently strived to captivate both domestic and international tourists, while at the same time grappling with the environmental strain induced by the influx of visitors.
G7 eyes plan on U.S.-led $50 billion aid package for Ukraine
A local resident visits the Lychakiv cemetery in Lviv, Ukraine, on Thursday. The U.S. is in talks with close partners to lead a group of allies that would give as much as $50 billion in aid to Ukraine.
Japan drops to 70th in press freedom rankings
A businessman reads a newspaper outside a train station in Tokyo.
Kishida talks up bolstered Latin American ties as China cements position
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida holds a news conference in Sao Paulo on Saturday.
Japan’s tween skateboarders get head start on preparations for 2028 Olympics
Ibuki Matsumoto competes at an event in Osaka on April 21.
As visitors surge, Japan seeks ways to make tourism eco-friendly
Much like other hot spots across Okinawa, Onna has diligently strived to captivate both domestic and international tourists, while at the same time grappling with the environmental strain induced by the influx of visitors.
Kishida talks up bolstered Latin American ties as China cements position
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida holds a news conference in Sao Paulo on Saturday.
Debate on constitutional revision at a standstill despite Kishida's pledges
With less than two months left before the conclusion of the current session of parliament, any possibility that Prime Minister Fumio Kishida can deliver constitutional reform before the end of his term as Liberal Democratic Party president in late September, as he has promised, appears remote.
Sapporo court ruling on Ainu fishing rights presents tough questions
A traditional Ainu preserved food called <i>satchep</i> (dried fish) being made at the government-run National Ainu Museum and Park, nicknamed Upopoy, in the town of Shiraoi, Hokkaido, on Dec. 25. The Sapporo District Court ruled last month that the Raporo Ainu Nation's rights as an Indigenous people did not extend to having an inherent right to fish for commercial reasons.

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