Tag: Democratic Party

Republicans feel they might finally make headway with some women voters after Democrats didn't immediately crack down on Rep. John Conyers of Michigan and Sen. Al Franken of Minnesota. The two are accused of sexual misconduct and have strong bases. (AP Images)

Republicans: Democrats waging their own ‘war on women’ with Al Franken and John Conyers

David M. Drucker · November 29, 2017 5:01 am

Democrats for Prohibition, and other absurdities

Washington Examiner · November 29, 2017 5:01 am

President Trump remains at odds with House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., over an end-of-the-year funding deal and has expressed as much over social media. (Kevin Dietsch/Pool via Bloomberg)

Trump decries Democrats for holding defense funding ‘hostage’ after latest North Korea missile test

Diana Stancy Correll · November 29, 2017 2:52 am

Bryce was delinquent on his child support payments for almost two years, has filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in the past, and failed to satisfy a 2004 small claims court judgment issued in a case brought by a former girlfriend. (Amber Arnold/Wisconsin State Journal via AP, File)

Beltway Confidential

Democrats throwing their cash at Randy ‘Iron Stache’ Bryce who is still dogged by his personal finances

Emily Jashinsky · November 28, 2017 11:07 pm

All of these efforts to spin objectively horrible behavior and make it subjective based on your political affiliations seems egregious. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

Republicans think Democrats have a sexual harassment issue, but the GOP doesn’t: Poll

Katie Leach · November 28, 2017 6:21 pm

Former Vice President Joe Biden reminds Democrats of when they were winning presidential elections rather than losing them. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Joe Biden for president talk is back in fashion

W. James Antle III · November 28, 2017 5:01 am

Leandra English, who was elevated to interim director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau by its outgoing director, met with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., on Monday to discuss the fight for control of the CFPB's fate. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Lawless Democrats launch a coup at the CFPB

Washington Examiner · November 28, 2017 5:01 am

If Democrats are going to methodically choose the candidates most likely to win, the price may be that there are loud complaints from various segments of the party. (Illustration by Nate Beeler for the Washington Examiner)

Democrats plunge into civil war

Laura Barrón-López · November 28, 2017 5:01 am

Rep. Luis Gutierrez, who has been vocal about immigration reform and relief for Puerto Rico after several devastating hurricanes, is expected to formally declare he is withdrawing his nominating petitions on Tuesday. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Luis Gutierrez expected to announce he will not run for re-election: Report

Diana Stancy Correll · November 28, 2017 2:21 am

For the GOP, 2018 prospects hinge on retirements and tax reform

Susan Ferrechio · November 28, 2017 12:01 am

In sum, three women have accused Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., of groping their backsides while posing for pictures. Another has accused him of forcibly kissing her, as well as groping her breasts while she slept. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Beltway Confidential

Al Franken implicitly drew a line on when sexual misconduct becomes worthy of a resignation from Congress

Emily Jashinsky · November 27, 2017 10:31 pm

If Democrats truly believed in amplifying the voices of women who fell victim to sexual harassment, assault, or rape, they would show zero tolerance for their own members' conduct and call for Conyers' resignation. (AP)

Given Nancy Pelosi’s defense of John Conyers, Democrats are arguably the worst at handling sexual misconduct

Siraj Hashmi · November 27, 2017 7:43 pm