Tag: Democratic Party

Senate Judiciary Committee member Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., speaks during a hearing.

Amy Klobuchar gets the blessing she was seeking to run for president

Naomi Lim · January 15, 2019 7:45 pm

Democratic Sen. Kamala Harris, of California, greets guests before reading from her book, "Super Heroes Are Everywhere," at Barnes & Noble at The Grove at Farmers Market in Los Angeles, Sunday, Jan. 13, 2019.

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Some advice for 2020 contenders from a millennial: Stop pretending you’re kids

Tiana Lowe Doescher · January 15, 2019 6:47 pm

Representative Steve King, a Republican from Iowa, speaks during the Faith and Freedom Coalition's "Road to Majority" legislative luncheon in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, June 13, 2015. The annual Faith & Freedom Coalition Policy Conference gives top-tier presidential contenders as well as long shots a chance to compete for the large evangelical Christian base in the crowded Republican primary contest.

Democrats will scold Steve King, but might not censure him

Susan Ferrechio · January 15, 2019 6:24 pm

President Trump talks with reporters on the South Lawn of the White House before departing for the American Farm Bureau Federation's 100th Annual Convention in New Orleans, Monday, Jan. 14, 2019, in Washington.

White House: Dems refused Trump offer to talk about shutdown over lunch

Melissa Quinn · January 15, 2019 5:33 pm

In this Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018, file photo, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, right, stands with Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul during an an election night watch party hosted by the New York State Democratic Committee in New York.

The Democrats’ fundraising has crushed the GOP, but not because of ActBlue

Guy Short · January 15, 2019 5:00 am

An American flag flies outside the Capitol building in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, June 21, 2018.

Rep. Tom McClintock: How cloture killed the 115th Congress

Rep Tom McClintock · January 15, 2019 5:00 am

In this March 23, 2017, file photo, hundreds of people march through downtown Los Angeles protesting President Trump's plan to dismantle the Affordable Care Act, his predecessor's signature health care law.

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Poll shows Americans’ views of healthcare system depend on whether their party is in power

Philip Klein · January 14, 2019 9:51 pm

Sen. Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, listens to a reporter's question on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2018 in Washington.

Mazie Hirono declines to endorse fellow Hawaii Democrat Tulsi Gabbard’s 2020 bid

Naomi Lim · January 14, 2019 6:38 pm

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg answers a law student's question as she participates in a "fireside chat" in the Bruce M. Selya Appellate Courtroom at the Roger William University Law School on Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2018, in Bristol, R.I.

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Everyone needs to stop freaking out or hoping for Ruth Bader Ginsburg to leave the Supreme Court

Kimberly Ross · January 14, 2019 6:30 pm

President Trump attends a roundtable discussion on border security with local leaders, Friday Jan. 11, 2019, in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington.

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Here’s why the shutdown won’t end anytime soon

Philip Wegmann · January 14, 2019 5:58 pm

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a winner of a Democratic Congressional primary in New York, addresses supporters at a fundraiser on Aug. 2, 2018, in Los Angeles.

Harry Reid warns on Ocasio-Cortez’s 70 percent tax hike: ‘You have to be careful’

Al Weaver · January 14, 2019 5:27 pm

Then Rep.-elect Rashida Tlaib on the House floor before being sworn in to the 116th Congress at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 3, 2019.

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Democrat Rep. Rashida Tlaib photographed with pro-Hezbollah activist who says Israel has no right to exist

Philip Klein · January 14, 2019 3:16 pm