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4 parties form alliance endorsing Bongbong-Sara tandem

Jacque Manabat, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 25 04:15 PM

Four political parties formed an alliance to support the tandem of former Sen. Bongbong Marcos and Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Caprio in the 2022 elections. Read more »

Lakas-CMD eyes Duterte for senatorial slate

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 16 07:12 PM

Duterte's eldest daughter, Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte, was earlier nominated by the party for vice president in the 2022 polls. Read more »

Halalan 2022: Sara Duterte joins Lakas-CMD, a step closer to substitution

Jauhn Etienne Villaruel, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 11 11:09 PM

Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio on Thursday took her oath as member of former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo's Lakas-CMD, a move that would allow her to become a substitute for any of the party's standard bearers for Halalan 2022. Read more »

Murphy narrowly wins re-election as New Jersey governor

Don Tagala | TFC News Asbury, New Jersey
Posted at Nov 05 08:30 PM

Governor Phil Murphy has become the first Democrat in more than four decades to win a second term in New Jersey. Read more »

US Senate Democrats plan debt-limit vote

Andy Sullivan and Susan Cornwell, Reuters
Posted at Oct 06 09:07 PM

Senate Democrats are set to try again on Wednesday to extend the US government's borrowing authority to head off a catastrophic default. Read more »

Elder supporters vow to continue fight after Newsom defeats recall effort

Steve Angeles | TFC News Costa Mesa, California
Posted at Sep 16 06:36 PM

Fil-Am Democrats celebrate California Governor Gavin Newsom’s victory against a Republican led-recall effort. But supporters of his ouster say their fight has only just begun. Read more »

Beijing’s top diplomat to US politicians: Help heal US-China ties

Teddy Ng, South China Morning Post
Posted at Sep 16 01:36 PM

China’s foreign policy chief has urged politicians from both sides of the US partisan divide to get the relationship between the two countries back on track. Read more »

Fil-Am Democrats make last-minute push to shut down calls for Newsom's recall

Steve Angeles | TFC News Los Angeles, California
Posted at Sep 09 08:46 PM

With less than one week until California’s gubernatorial recall election, Fil-Am Democrats are making a last-minute push to shut down calls to replace Governor Gavin Newsom. Read more »

Biden's $5 trillion spending plans win key House vote

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 25 10:01 AM

US President Joe Biden's plans to spend nearly $5 trillion to change the world's largest economy advanced in the House of Representatives on Tuesday. Read more »

Fil-Am Democratic leaders oppose recall efforts vs Newsom

TFC News California, USA
Posted at Jul 22 09:21 PM

Filipino American Democratic leaders join a coalition that opposes recall efforts against California Governor Gavin Newsom. Read more »

Political parties of 3 ex-presidents confirm 'alliance' with Sara Duterte's HNP

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 07 04:13 PM

The political parties of three former presidents are all eyeing an alliance with Davao City Mayor Inday Sara Duterte-Carpio's Hugpong ng Pagbabago (HNP) ahead of the 2022 elections, their officials confirmed Tuesday.  Read more »

US progressives seek to block arms sale to Israel

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 20 10:55 AM

WASHINGTON - Progressive congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez led efforts Wednesday to block US arms sales to Israel, a move that was unlikely to succeed but highlighted tensions among Democratic lawmakers grappling with the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Read more »

Biden seen pushing through infrastructure plan even sans Republican support

Katanga Johnson and Doina Chiacu, Reuters
Posted at Apr 05 09:37 AM

US President Joe Biden would be willing to push through his $2 trillion infrastructure plan without the support of Republican lawmakers if he cannot reach a bipartisan deal, Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said on Sunday. Read more »

Democrats to unveil Biden's US immigration reform bill

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 18 09:09 PM

US President Joe Biden's immigration bill, which aims to create a path to citizenship for 11 million undocumented immigrants, will be unveiled Thursday to begin its legislative process, senior White House officials said. Read more »

Trump disavows any responsibility for his supporters' attack on US Capitol

Steve Holland and Andrea Shalal, Reuters
Posted at Jan 13 03:03 AM

WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump, facing impeachment on a charge of "incitement of insurrection" on Tuesday disavowed responsibility for his supporters' violent invasion of the US Capitol last week and said his remarks before the siege were appropriate. Read more »

Republicans face growing corporate backlash after Capitol assault

Andy Sullivan and David Shepardson, Reuters
Posted at Jan 12 09:32 AM

Republicans in the U.S. Congress faced growing blowback on Monday from businesses that said they would cut off campaign contributions to those who voted last week to challenge President-elect Joe Biden’s victory. Read more »

Trump's demoralized staff count down the final days

Jeff Mason and Steve Holland, Reuters
Posted at Jan 11 07:44 AM

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump has lost the support of many former loyalists in his administration after a riot at the U.S. Capitol that he helped provoke, and his White House is in "meltdown" as it lurches through his final days, current and former officials said. Read more »

Democrats push toward 2nd Trump impeachment, Republican support uncertain

Joseph Ax and Richard Cowan, Reuters
Posted at Jan 11 01:40 AM

Democratic-led efforts to impeach US President Donald Trump for a historic second time gained momentum over the weekend, although it looked far from certain whether enough Republicans would back the move with just days left in his term. Read more »

Democrats inch toward second Trump impeachment after Capitol siege

Richard Cowan and Joseph Ax, Reuters
Updated as of Jan 08 02:52 PM

Congressional Democrats were moving closer to a historic step on Friday as they weighed impeaching President Donald Trump for a second time, 2 days after his false claims of election fraud helped encourage a mob that breached the US Capitol. Read more »

Fed sees rising bond yields, inflation expectations as a possible win

Jonnelle Marte, Ann Saphir and Howard Schneider, Reuters
Posted at Jan 08 11:35 AM

A recent rise in U.S. bond yields and market inflation expectations have bolstered Federal Reserve officials' hopes the central bank's new monetary policy approach is taking hold and could be further buoyed if a Democratic-led Congress rolls out more spending. Read more »