Tag: Democratic Party

Members of the new House Democratic leadership, front row from left, Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Mass., the vice chair of the Democratic Caucus, Democratic Caucus Chair Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., Assistant Democratic Leader Ben Ray Lujan, D-N.M., House Majority Whip James Clyburn, D-S.C., and House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., join others in their caucus in applauding Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., on the opening day of the 116th Congress.

Diversity, climate, debt: Democrats rewrite House rules

Susan Ferrechio · January 4, 2019 12:20 am

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., sits with House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., left, on the opening day of the 116th Congress as the Democrats take the majority at the Capitol in D.C.

Democrats position House counsel to defend Obamacare, forcing GOP to take tough vote

Kimberly Leonard · January 4, 2019 12:06 am

Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe gestures as he arrives to address a joint session of the the 2018 session in the House chambers at the Capitol in Richmond, Va., Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2018.

Beltway Confidential

Terry McAuliffe is the grown-up in the Democrats’ 2020 room

Philip Wegmann · January 3, 2019 11:41 pm

Rep. Hank Johnson, D-Ga., speaks after democrats from the Judiciary Committee met with Christopher Wylie, the Cambridge Analytica whistleblower, on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, April 24, 2018 in Washington.

Trump poses Hitler-level threat to America, says House Democrat

Naomi Lim · January 3, 2019 9:19 pm

FILE - This undated file photo provided by the Newman Police Department shows officer Ronil Singh who was killed on duty conducting a traffic stop early Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2018, in the town of Newman, Calif. A suspected drunk driver accused of fatally shooting Singh who pulled him over was captured Friday, Dec. 28, as he tried to flee back to Mexico, where he lived before illegally crossing into the U.S., authorities said.

Beltway Confidential

2020 Democrats are making the same immigration mistake as Hillary Clinton

Ryan Girdusky · January 3, 2019 8:20 pm

House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi of California, who will lead the 116th Congress as speaker of the House, and Senate Minority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer of N.Y., stand on the House floor at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 3, 2019.

Pelosi narrowly wins speaker’s gavel after more than a dozen Democrats defect

Susan Ferrechio · January 3, 2019 6:50 pm

Judge gavel on Texas flag background.

Beltway Confidential

Why are we still celebrating identity politics over merit in 2019?

Nicole Russell · January 3, 2019 6:33 pm

California Attorney General Xavier Becerra talks to supporters at a Democratic Party gathering at La Plaza de Cultura y Artes in the historic center of early Los Angeles Tuesday evening, Nov. 6, 2018.

Democrats appeal ruling declaring Obamacare unconstitutional

Kimberly Leonard · January 3, 2019 5:53 pm

Michael Bloomberg poses for photographers upon arrival at the Bloomberg and Vanity Fair Gala Dinner in central London, Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2018.

Michael Bloomberg gifts Florida city $2.5M a day after Elizabeth Warren slams billionaires

Naomi Lim · January 3, 2019 5:39 pm

Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., the Senate Judiciary Committee ranking member, listens during a markup on new federal judges, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, June 28, 2018. The Judiciary Committee oversees the confirmation process for presidential nominees to the Supreme Court.

Dianne Feinstein backs Joe Biden for president in 2020

Caitlin Yilek · January 3, 2019 5:18 pm

"I love being governor. It's the greatest job in the world," Terry McAuliffe said. "I'm staying here for the next year."

Terry McAuliffe takes shot a Democrats’ ‘unrealistic’ policies

Caitlin Yilek · January 3, 2019 4:12 pm

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo makes a speech.

Andrew Cuomo: Being anti-Trump won’t be enough for 2020 Democrats

Naomi Lim · January 3, 2019 12:48 am