Tag: Democratic Party

The Democrats who opposed the measure because it didn't include a fix for the 800,000 recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program now have little hope that legislation will be passed by the March 5 deadline imposed by Trump, if at all. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Democrats see no leverage left to push DACA fix with budget deal done

Laura Barrón-López · February 9, 2018 1:31 pm

Members of Congress are facing intense pressures from a base that's more radical and more active, giving the far Left more power. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Beltway Confidential

Why centrist Democrats are trending Left on immigration

Emily Jashinsky · February 9, 2018 12:08 am

New Mexico's two Democratic senators, Martin Heinrich and Tom Udall, criticized the Albuquerque Journal for running what they said was an offensive cartoon. (screenshot)

Lawmakers condemn Albuquerque Journal for controversial editorial cartoon

Mandy Mayfield · February 8, 2018 10:54 pm

"I'll tell you that I believe that in 2020, the American people are going to be looking for a new generation of leadership," former secretary of housing and urban development Julian Castro said on Thursday. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Beltway Confidential

Looking to 2020, Julián Castro burns Bernie and Biden

Tom Rogan · February 8, 2018 10:50 pm

In a "Dear Colleague" letter to the Democratic caucus, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., urged members to oppose the bill, which will also reflect a two-year budget deal reached by Senate Republicans and Democrats. Pelosi said this was because House Republican leaders have not promised any process in the House for creating a legislative fix for DACA recipients. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Pelosi encourages members to vote for a government shutdown

Al Weaver · February 8, 2018 7:56 pm

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., looked like she was sucking on a lemon during the entire speech. (Graeme Jennings/Examiner)

Dems greet Trump’s hopeful message with bitter pills, sour grapes and vinegar

Danny Tarkanian · February 8, 2018 3:03 pm

"We simply would like to bring some balance back to the governance of the United States," Rep. Joe Crowley, D-N.Y., said. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Democrats dodge on whether GOP tax cut should be repealed

Joseph Lawler · February 8, 2018 1:17 pm

Gentry liberals have the microphone and the money to dominate the Democratic Party. Whether they can overcome their snobbish disdain and bitter contempt for those beyond their comfortable enclaves, and come up with a winning national strategy, is unclear. (iStock by Getty Images)

Michael Barone: Gentry liberals own the Democratic Party

Michael Barone · February 8, 2018 5:01 am

Former Vice President Joe Biden addressed the House Democratic Issues Conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Biden to House Democrats: ‘You’re going to win back the House’

Al Weaver · February 7, 2018 11:33 pm

"As her colleagues openly grumble that she's a liability for 2018 and she continues to be the most unpopular politician in the country, I can only say one thing: go, Nancy, go," Matt Gorman, a spokesman at the NRCC said. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Republicans applaud Nancy Pelosi’s filibuster: ‘Go Nancy, go’

Al Weaver · February 7, 2018 7:31 pm

As the Senate unveils a large budget deal to increase defense and domestic spending caps, there's palpable concern among the Democratic ranks that whatever leverage they had over the White House and Republicans in DACA negotiations will be lost. Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., is one of them, saying there's a very real chance Congress reaches March 5 with no solution. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

Democrats fear giving leverage to Trump as DACA deadline approaches

Laura Barrón-López · February 7, 2018 6:53 pm

Many critics have honed in on President Trump's discussion of the country's recent economic upswing in the State of the Union and whether it was due to Trump's policies or that of his predecessor, Barack Obama. But the current explosion can only be attributed to the work of the Trump administration and congressional Republicans, and the party must capitalize on that to be successful in the 2018 midterm elections. (Win McNamee/Pool via AP)

Beltway Confidential

Don’t get cocky, start cutting: What the GOP must do to win in 2018

Adam Brandon · February 7, 2018 6:18 pm