By Scott Stearns White House 22 January 2008 President Bush says he is optimistic about reaching agreement with opposition legislators on an economic stimulus package. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns reports, the U.S. central bank has cut...
By Meredith Buel Manchester, New Hampshire 06 January 2008 Republicans and Democrats seeking their party's U.S. presidential nomination have debated important foreign policy issues, just days before the nation's first presidential primary in New Hamp...
By Jim Malone Des Moines 02 January 2008 The 2008 U.S. presidential race begins in the Midwest state of Iowa Thursday, when Democrats and Republicans across the state will gather in small meetings, or caucuses, and vote for their favorite candidates...
By Scott Stearns White House 29 December 2007 Congressional Democrats want President Bush to move more U.S. troops out of Iraq because they say that will better focus the military on terrorist threats in Pakistan and Afghanistan. VOA White House Corr...
By Dan Robinson Washington 01 November 2007 Democrats and President Bush continue to trade accusations over national spending priorities. The president again threatened to veto key appropriations measures, while the Democratic House speaker accused t...
Des Moines, Iowa 01 November 2007 With about two months to go before Iowans choose their presidential candidates, Democratic hopefuls are visiting the state often. Voters in the mostly rural, Midwestern state will go to caucuses in early January, be...
By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 30 October 2007 Democrats controlling Congress have responded sharply to President Bush who accused them of failing to deliver major spending legislation. VOA's Dan Robinson reports from Capitol Hill. In remarks at the Wh...
By Dan Robinson Washington 23 October 2007 Democrats and Republicans in the U.S. Congress remain far apart over a number of contentious issues, including uncompleted government spending bills, President Bush's request for more money for military oper...
By Jim Malone Washington 11 October 2007 As Republicans search for a frontrunner in the 2008 presidential race, Democrats already have one in Senator Hillary Clinton of New York. But that has not stopped a group of Democratic activists from making on...
By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 29 September 2007 The focus of congressional action on Iraq shifts again from the Senate to the House of Representatives next week. While majority Democrats are releasing few specific details of their legislative strategy...