Tag: Democratic Party

Sri Lankan Navy soldiers stand guard in front of the St. Anthony's Shrine a day after the series of blasts, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Monday, April 22, 2019. Easter Sunday bombings of churches, luxury hotels and other sites that killed hundreds of people was Sri Lanka's deadliest violence since a devastating civil war in the South Asian island nation ended a decade ago.

Beltway Confidential

The problem with mealy-mouthed comments about ‘Easter worshippers,’ ‘very fine people on both sides,’ and ‘some people did something’

Tiana Lowe Doescher · April 22, 2019 1:36 pm

Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Mass., center, with Rep. Mike Thompson, left, and Rep. Salud Carbajal, D-Calif., all military veterans, speaks during a news conference about President Donald Trump's threatened strikes in Syria, where they called his social media rhetoric reckless and provocative, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, April 13, 2018.

Massachusetts congressman Seth Moulton announces White House bid

Naomi Lim · April 22, 2019 10:54 am

Members of the American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees union on Thursday, July 19, 2012 at the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield, Ill.

Finally, some transparency on public sector unions’ political spending

Charlyce Bozzello · April 22, 2019 4:00 am

Former Texas congressman Beto O'Rourke speaks at the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 13 hall, Thursday, March 14, 2019, in Burlington, Iowa.

Beto O’Rourke loses two top campaign advisers

Naomi Lim · April 21, 2019 6:15 pm

Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, speaks with President Barack Obama.

Democratic strategist rips Obama for not doing enough to stop Russian election interference

Daniel Jativa · April 20, 2019 2:15 am

The silhouette of Robert Mueller, former director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and special counsel for the U.S. Department of Justice, is seen as he leaves the U.S. Capitol Building following a meeting with the Senate Judiciary Committee in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, June 20, 2017. Senators on the Intelligence Committee pressed administration officials Wednesday to disclose more about the extent of Russian hacking attempts during last year's election after the government disclosed that 21 states had been targeted.

Beltway Confidential

‘No exoneration’ is the new version of ‘the Iraq surge worked’

Jack Hunter · April 19, 2019 7:14 pm

President Biden is pleasing climate change activists who urged him to take an aggressive first step toward moving the country off fossil fuels.

Beltway Confidential

3 reasons why, if Democrats want to win, they’ll pick Joe Biden

Tom Rogan · April 19, 2019 5:47 pm

Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn. speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2014, to discuss the Paycheck Fairness Act. The act would ensure that women have a fair shot at equal pay. From left are, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., Sen. Barbara Mikulski, D-Md, and Franken.

Kirsten Gillibrand says she misses Al Franken

Joseph Simonson · April 19, 2019 3:11 pm

President Biden is pleasing climate change activists who urged him to take an aggressive first step toward moving the country off fossil fuels.

Biden will enter the Democratic primary Wednesday

Diana Stancy Correll · April 19, 2019 12:20 pm

Tom Perez, chairman of the Democratic National Committee, speaks.

Democrats use Mueller report to fundraise and list-build

Emily Brooks · April 18, 2019 10:12 pm

President Donald Trump stands during a Wounded Warrior Project Soldier Ride event in the East Room of the White House, Thursday, April 18, 2019, in Washington.

After Mueller, nobody has changed their views on Trump

Salena Zito · April 18, 2019 8:33 pm

President Trump stands near a portrait of George Washington at a Wounded Warrior Project Soldier Ride event in the East Room of the White House, Thursday, April 18, 2019, in Washington.

Beltway Confidential

How the Mueller report made it harder to impeach Trump

Philip Klein · April 18, 2019 8:14 pm