'At this moment in time, this is not the purpose God has for me,' Delaney , 56, said as he dropped out. The former Congressman had spent millions of his own fortune and spent most of his time in Iowa.

Andrew Yang, a former presidential candidate who faced off against Joe Biden on the debate stage, announced his support for the former vice president while serving on a cable TV news panel.

The democratic presidential candidates' campaign teams agreed that moving Sunday's event was the 'best path forward'. Both have also canceled rallies due to the virus.

Former First Lady Michelle Obama in her new Netflix documentary 'Becoming' delivers some sharp criticism of the Democratic electorate for not showing up to vote during the 2016 election.

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Arguing that a one-time payment of USD 1,200 to most of the Americans during the coronavirus outbreak is not enough, three top Democratic senators introduced a legislation on Friday to provide a recurring USD-2,000 monthly check to those struggling to make ends meet during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Monthly Economic Crisis Support Act, introduced by former presidential candidate Senator Bernie Sanders, Indian-origin Senator Kamala Harris and Senator Ed Markey, proposes to provide a monthly USD-2,000 check to every individual with an income below USD 120,000 throughout and for three months following the coronavirus pandemic. According to the proposal, married couples who file jointly would receive USD 4,000; USD 2,000 per child up to three children and it would be implemented retroactively from March. The coronavirus pandemic has caused millions to struggle to pay the bills or feed their families, Harris said. The previous CARES Act, she argued, gave Americans an important one-time ...

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Why is the world's largest democracy hesitant to apply the core principles of democracy in its environment regulatory processes? Sunita Dubey traces this to its many origins in colonialism, the role of the state, international treaties, and a strong nexus between industry and government.

The recent ‘secret’ report from the IB accusing select NGOs of scuttling Indian development is not only an unjust indictment of these organisations, but also an insult to the intelligence and voice of the common man. Sakuntala Narasimhan elaborates.

Seema Nanda, 48, became the first Indian-American to be appointed as the CEO of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) in June, 2018. She, however, did not give reasons for leaving the top position in the party. The Washington Post reported that Nanda's sudden exit from the DNC was part of the effort of the former US Vice President Joe Biden who is the presumptive presidential nominee of the Democratic Party.

In a letter to the prime minister, Yechury said the political executive in the country is proving its "incompetence by knee-jerk reactions" and suggested measures that need to be put in place to fight coronavirus.

Rival lawmakers scuffled in Hong Kong's legislature on Friday in a row over electing the chairman of a key committee, a fresh sign of rising political tension as the coronavirus pandemic tapers off in the Chinese-ruled city. Francesca Lynagh reports.

Rival lawmakers scuffled in Hong Kong's legislature on Friday in a row over electing the chairman of a key committee, a fresh sign of rising political tension as the coronavirus pandemic tapers off in the Chinese-ruled city. Francesca Lynagh reports.

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Perhaps the most remarkable but little-remembered story of Facebooks rise to social behemoth is that from 2009 to 2012 it was actually a democracy. Facebook’s users could vocalize the issues affecting them the most and issues that attracted sufficient number of users could actually be placed to a formal vote, with the results legally binding on Facebook itself. While the reality was slightly less utopian, with limits on the kinds of issues that could be brought to a vote, the process was overall a genuine form of democratic representation by Facebook’s users in the sites governance.

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The first goal is to thwart the outbreak, but researchers also hope for new insights into combating the virus