Tag: Democratic Party

"Polling shows nearly 7 in 10 Americans support an immigration reform package that includes DACA, fully secures the border, ends chain migration & cancels the visa lottery. If D's oppose this deal, they aren't serious about DACA-they just want open borders," Trump tweeted Tuesday morning in reference to a January poll by Harvard-Harris. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump uses poll to whip Democratic support for White House immigration proposals

Anna Giaritelli · February 6, 2018 4:43 pm

"Of all the places where the Rule of Law needs to be enforced, it should be in the hallowed halls of Congress," Rep. Paul Gosar said on Twitter ahead of Trump's address.

House kills Democrats’ attempt to condemn Republicans call to arrest illegal immigrants at State of the Union

Pete Kasperowicz · February 6, 2018 4:37 pm

"Part of the process of figuring out whether I'm going to run is going to listen to folks and feel the temperature" of voters, Julian Castro said. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Obama’s HUD Secretary Julian Castro has ‘every interest in running’ in 2020

Anna Giaritelli · February 6, 2018 4:00 pm

While appearing as a guest on Fox News, Devin Nunes told host Sean Hannity that Democrats have been hypocritical in criticizing the memo compiled by his office because the "counterintelligence investigation should have been opened up against the Hillary [Clinton] campaign." (Image courtesy screenshot)

National Security

Devin Nunes: ‘Clear link’ between Democrats and Russia in 2016 presidential elections

Katelyn Caralle · February 6, 2018 3:50 pm

"I would say it was un-American, and they don't love our country," Rep. Claudia Tenney, R-N.Y., said about the Democrats at the State of the Union address. "I don't know if I would go as far as treasonous, but the president is before a large audience, and he likes to talk in colorful language." (AP Photo/Mike Groll)

House Republican agrees with Trump: Democrats ‘don’t love our country’

Caitlin Yilek · February 6, 2018 3:02 pm

The proposal from Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., is the best we've seen for expanding paid leave to more parents. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Marco Rubio’s eye falls on a parental-leave solution

Washington Examiner · February 6, 2018 5:01 am

Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., took a jab at President Trump on Monday for saying that because Democratic lawmakers didn't applaud his State of the Union they were "treasonous." (Michael Reynolds/Pool via Bloomberg)

Jeff Flake chides Trump for saying Dems who did not applaud during State of the Union were ‘un-American,’ ‘treasonous’

Diana Stancy Correll · February 6, 2018 12:50 am

Political debate requires understanding how persuasive — or unpersuasive — arguments are and will prove over time. I'm surprised that Democrats aren't doing a better job at this. (Win McNamee/Pool via AP)

Beltway Confidential

Michael Barone: Are Democrats destroying their own credibility?

Michael Barone · February 5, 2018 9:01 pm

Republicans have put a one-week time limit on debating immigration. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

House set to vote this week on two anti-sexual harassment bills

Al Weaver · February 5, 2018 8:29 pm

President Trump speaks on tax policy during a visit to Sheffer Corporation in Blue Ash, Ohio. Trump recalled the silence from Democrats in Congress during the State of the Union when he praised low unemployment among African-Americans and Hispanics. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump: Democrats ‘un-American,’ ‘treasonous’ for not applauding State of the Union speech

Steven Nelson · February 5, 2018 8:17 pm

The Journalist Protection Act would make it a federal crime to intentionally cause bodily harm to a journalist while he or she is reporting, or to intimidate him or her from newsgathering activities. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

House Democrat proposes ‘Journalist Protection Act’ to counter Trump’s ‘hostility’

Kelly Cohen · February 5, 2018 6:58 pm

Rachel Crooks said while working at Trump Tower as a 22-year-old, Trump kissed her repeatedly against her will when she introduced herself to the businessman. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

Woman who accused Trump of sexual misconduct running for Ohio state house

Melissa Quinn · February 5, 2018 4:11 pm