Tag: Democratic Party

"President Donald Trump asked Democrats to join him in standing up for America," the ad reads. "Instead, they just sat there ... and sat there ... and sat there." (Image courtesy screenshot)

Trump campaign ad calls Democrats’ reaction to State of the Union ‘disgraceful’

Katelyn Caralle · February 7, 2018 2:57 pm

Rep. Mark Meadows, R-N.C., said the House Freedom Caucus has lost some leverage in this fight because it decided to back the short-term bill in the House, which also funded the military for the rest of the fiscal year. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Mark Meadows fears Congress is about to pass a ‘Christmas tree of spending’

Pete Kasperowicz · February 7, 2018 1:06 pm

A spokeswoman for the House Democratic conference announced Tuesday that they would hold their retreat in the Capitol rather than in Maryland, saying that the agenda for the retreat remains, and the speakers lined up for the event will still speak to Democrats in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

House Dems cancel Maryland retreat, will stay in DC to deal with spending crunch

Al Weaver · February 7, 2018 1:21 am

Democrats sent a letter on Tuesday to National Labor Relations Board member William Emanuel Tuesday, asking him why he did not recuse himself from a case as his former law firm represented one of the clients. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick, File)

Democrats demand to know why NLRB member didn’t recuse himself in major case

Sean Higgins · February 7, 2018 12:53 am

Rep. Luis Gutierrez, D-Ill., is threatening to break away from the party caucus if Democrats back a spending bill without protection for so-called "Dreamers." (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Luis Gutierrez threatens to break with Democratic caucus if DACA not dealt with in spending caps agreement

Naomi Lim · February 7, 2018 12:53 am

Senate lawmakers will likely reject the bill in favor of a bipartisan deal to fund the government for the rest of the fiscal year, and lift mandatory spending caps for two years. ( Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg)

House passes bill to avoid Friday shutdown, sends it to the Senate

Susan Ferrechio · February 6, 2018 11:53 pm

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., has used the word "crumbs" to refer to the bonuses and wage increases tied to the GOP tax reform bill that passed last year. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Beltway Confidential

The Democrats and their allies in the press have a classism problem

Becket Adams · February 6, 2018 11:09 pm

President Trump questioned Rod Rosenstein about the direction special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election. (AP)

Trump, Rosenstein meet about Democratic intelligence memo

Kelly Cohen · February 6, 2018 9:36 pm

Lisa Page told her fellow agent that President Obama "wants to know everything we're doing" related to the investigation into Hillary Clinton's emails, according to a newly released text. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

White House ‘very confident’ GOP would win second shutdown battle

Gabby Morrongiello · February 6, 2018 9:16 pm

"I don't really care what Sen. Flake has to say, I don't think his constituents do either and I think that's why his numbers are in the tank," Sanders said during the Tuesday press briefing. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Sarah Sanders: ‘I don’t really care what Sen. Flake has to say’ about Trump’s ‘treasonous’ comment

Kyle Feldscher · February 6, 2018 9:15 pm

Whether it was a joke or not, President Trump (pictured bottom) should not be joking about treason when it comes to the Democrats who refused to clap during his State of the Union address. Political dissent does not equal betraying one's country and attempting to overthrow the government. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Beltway Confidential

Humor or not, Trump was wrong to call Democrats ‘treasonous’ for not clapping for him

Siraj Hashmi · February 6, 2018 6:24 pm

"I doubt very much," Trump would extend that date, John Kelly told reporters. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

John Kelly: Trump not expected to extend March DACA deadline

Katelyn Caralle · February 6, 2018 6:09 pm