Tag: Democratic Party

Washington Post columnist Eugene Robinson penned an op-ed this week titled, "Trump has picked a fight with the FBI. He'll be sorry." (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg)

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How to fix the FBI in two easy steps

Pete Kasperowicz · June 29, 2018 12:26 pm

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After primary win, Maryland Democrat Ben Jealous shirks questions about party divides

Emily Jashinsky · June 29, 2018 12:00 am

Meghan McCain: Trump’s economic message is better than Democrats’, ‘even if it’s a lie’

Mandy Mayfield · June 28, 2018 5:46 pm

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Democrats bet their 2018 hopes on destroying healthcare

Sally Pipes · June 28, 2018 5:43 pm

Charles Rettig arrives at a Senate Finance Committee hearing on his nomination for Internal Revenue Service Commissioner, Thursday, June 28, 2018, on Capitol Hill.

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Nancy Pelosi admits sowing seeds of her own destruction

Philip Wegmann · June 28, 2018 5:09 pm

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the 28-year-old political newcomer who upset U.S. Rep. Joe Crowley in New York's Democrat primary, says she brings an "urgency" to the fight for working families.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: Democrats should ‘play hardball’ and delay Trump’s second Supreme Court pick

Katelyn Caralle · June 28, 2018 1:18 pm

New York congressional candidate Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez listens to a speaker at a fundraiser Thursday, Aug. 2, 2018, in Los Angeles. The 28-year-old startled the party when she defeated 10-term U.S. Rep. Joe Crowley in a New York City Democratic primary. Ocasio-Cortez is a rising liberal star who is challenging the Democratic Party establishment.

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Why conservatives should hope for more Democrats like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Tom Rogan · June 28, 2018 1:02 pm

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For conservatives, Supreme Court confirmation battle creates midterm election campaign conundrum

Emily Jashinsky · June 28, 2018 8:19 am

In this Dec. 16, 2016, photo, President Barack Obama speaks to the media during a news conference at the White House in Washington. The Trump administration isn't the first to grapple with the question of how to handle tens of thousands of immigrant families arriving on the U.S.-Mexico border. Four years ago, Obama faced a similar crisis when record numbers of Central American immigrants fleeing violence began showing up at the border. Officials had to deal with the same court case the current administration began fighting Thursday, June 21, 2018, a day after President Donald Trump issued a new executive order on the treatment of migrants.

Obama set to join campaign trail in the fall to back Democrat candidates: Report

Diana Stancy Correll · June 28, 2018 1:03 am

President Trump speaks during a campaign rally on June 27, 2018, in Fargo, N.D.

Trump dubs Maxine Waters the 'new leader' of the Democratic Party: 'She's taking over'

Diana Stancy Correll · June 28, 2018 12:40 am

Former President Barack Obama and then-Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton wave to the crowd following Obama's speech at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia on July 27, 2016.

DNC moves to take power from superdelegates in choosing Democratic presidential nominees

Naomi Lim · June 27, 2018 10:05 pm

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez greets a reporter near Rockefeller Center in New York on June 27, 2018. The 28-year-old political newcomer upset incumbent Rep. Joe Crowley in New York's Democrat primary.

Bernie Sanders: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s win signals liberal values ‘will resonate’ in November

Naomi Lim · June 27, 2018 8:03 pm