Tag: Democratic Party

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

"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