Tag: Democratic Party

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

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, accompanied by House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, and others members of the House and Senate Democrats, speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill. It's beginning to look like Congress' election-year battle over immigration could end up in stalemate or a narrowly focused bill. ( AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Trump to Democrats on DACA: ‘Make a deal’

Melissa Quinn · February 5, 2018 3:07 pm

Sen. Kamala Harris D-Calif., speaks during a rally in support of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, and to avoid the government shut down on Capitol Hill.

Kamala Harris will vote to shut down the government again over Dreamers

Pete Kasperowicz · February 5, 2018 12:45 pm

President Trump tweeted Monday morning, "The Democrats are pushing for Universal HealthCare while thousands of people are marching in the UK because their U system is going broke and not working. Dems want to greatly raise taxes for really bad and non-personal medical care. No thanks!" (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump warns Democrats against progressive healthcare reforms: ‘No thanks!’

Anna Giaritelli · February 5, 2018 12:36 pm

The nation could use four quarters of peace and quiet as the Philadelphia Eagles take on the New England Patriots. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

This Super Bowl Sunday, give politics a rest

Washington Examiner · February 4, 2018 5:01 am

DNC unleashed nearly $1 million for the first wave of the State Party Innovation Fund grant program on Jan. 24. States targeted include Nevada, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Michigan, and Minnesota.

Some Democrats aren’t buying the DNC’s new 50-state strategy

Laura Barrón-López · February 4, 2018 5:01 am

Red-state Democrats are being dragged into battles that pit them between the party's base and their constituents. For example, Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., sought to capitalize on her presumptive Republican opponent Josh Hawley's remarks on sexual liberation and human trafficking. Hawley then tweeted: "Fly commercial home from your next Hollywood fundraiser & ask people what Hollywood is doing to our culture." (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Beltway Confidential

GOP midterm strategy drags vulnerable Democrats into culture wars

Emily Jashinsky · February 2, 2018 11:28 pm

On Friday, House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes, R-Calif., released a memo about alleged surveillance abuses by the Justice Department and the FBI. But now that one memo has gone public, the committee and the Trump administration should publicize the original sources to the greatest extent possible. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Thanks for the memo. Now release everything else

Washington Examiner · February 2, 2018 9:10 pm