Tag: Democratic Party

The Star-Tribune, Minnesota's largest newspaper, has now called on Democratic Sen. Al Franken to resign from office. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Top Minnesota newspaper calls on Al Franken to resign

Caitlin Yilek · December 6, 2017 7:50 pm

Neera Tanden, president of the Center for American Progress Action Fund, tweeted this about Rupert Murdoch's burning home and vineyard in California: "There's a God. And she's unhappy." (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Clinton and Obama campaign alum Neera Tanden on Rupert Murdoch’s home burning down: ‘There’s a God. And she’s unhappy’

Naomi Lim · December 6, 2017 7:02 pm

On Wednesday, several Democrats called on Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., to resign from office after a seventh woman came forward accusing Franken of forcibly trying to kiss her in 2006. What took them so long? Why is now the right time to call for Franken to resign? (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Beltway Confidential

Democrats are finally calling on Al Franken to resign after seventh accuser comes forward. Why now?

Siraj Hashmi · December 6, 2017 5:50 pm

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Young voters want nothing to do with Democrats or Republicans, and I don’t blame them

Kristen Soltis Anderson · December 6, 2017 12:05 am

"We think he learned, and he invited us back this week." (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Chuck Schumer: Skipping Trump’s meeting helped Democrats

Al Weaver · December 5, 2017 8:08 pm

This matters if we want to attract the best and the brightest to enter the highest levels of public service.

Beltway Confidential

Members of Congress should get higher salaries

Tom Rogan · December 5, 2017 3:19 pm

National Security

Russian foreign ministry asks legislature for US media ban

Joel Gehrke · December 4, 2017 10:55 pm

The JP Morgan CEO has tough words for D.C. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Beltway Confidential

What was behind Jamie Dimon’s bet against a second term for Trump?

Emily Jashinsky · December 4, 2017 3:35 pm

"That's what Thomas Jefferson did, that's what Lincoln did, that's what Roosevelt did. We have precedents that clearly establish that," Dershowitz said.

Alan Dershowitz: ‘You cannot charge a president with obstruction of justice for exercising his constitutional power’

Anna Giaritelli · December 4, 2017 1:14 pm

"I was disappointed to see that our colleagues on the other side of the aisle continue to oppose good ideas simply because they don't like the current occupant of the White House." (Graeme Jennings/Examiner)

Mitch McConnell ‘disappointed’ in Democrats for opposing tax reform

Pete Kasperowicz · December 4, 2017 12:46 pm

Democrats are refuting a crude, straw man argument that says if corporate rates are cut, businesses will have more money, and out of the goodness of their corporate hearts, they'll give it to workers. One only has to state the argument to know it's rubbish. It refutes itself. Of course, businesses don't have to behave that way. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Democrats’ straw man fights tax cuts

Washington Examiner · December 4, 2017 5:01 am

The Democratic narrative is not hard to decipher - Republicans are cutting taxes for their rich cronies at the expense of the poor and middle class. While this narrative is probably good for Rachel Maddow's ratings, the data show that it is not accurate; Census findings from 2016 show that the Democrats are actually the party of the rich. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Democrats are now the party of the rich — so why not tax the rich?

Steven Moore · December 3, 2017 5:01 am