In failing to demonstrate what they stand for, Democrats fumbled the chance to show why they deserve a return to power, centrists and progressives say.

Democrats found themselves in the middle of an all-out civil war on Friday as the Senate prepared to advance a six-month government funding bill to avert a shutdown set for midnight. The Republican-crafted legislation dramatically split Democrats,

The US Congress approved the Republican spending bill on Friday, just hours before the deadline, preventing a government shutdown. The bill’s passing, however, unearthed the deep rifts in the Democratic Party,