Tag: Democratic Party

Earlier Friday morning, President Trump rejected reports that he told lawmakers that the U.S. should block immigrants from "shithole" countries, but admitted he used "tough" language in that immigration meeting. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump: ‘Never said anything derogatory about Haitians’

Anna Giaritelli · January 12, 2018 2:11 pm

President Trump met with Republican and Democratic leaders in the Oval Office recently to negotiate on a long-term budget deal and immigration reform. Trump said the Democrats willing to shut down the government to get a Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program deal. (Olivier Douliery/Pool via Bloomberg)

Trump: Democrats willing to shut down the government to get DACA deal

Anna Giaritelli · January 12, 2018 1:24 pm

Speaker Paul Ryan said the Democrats "are going to regret" not supporting the GOP tax reform bill. "Businesses staying here, businesses expanding, businesses investing in capital, workers getting wage increases, workers getting bonuses, better benefits. 401ks, maternity leave. All of those kinds of things are now being announced, and it's just been 20 days," he said. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

Paul Ryan: Democrats will regret not voting for tax cuts

Pete Kasperowicz · January 12, 2018 12:16 pm

Attempts to reach a deal on DACA and border security in Congress have exposed a deep divide within both parties on immigration. On the Democratic side, the split started after House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi complained about "five white guys" making a deal, despite the fact that two of them were key members of her own party. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Chaos: Democrats fighting Democrats, GOP splinters over Trump’s immigration agenda

Pete Kasperowicz · January 12, 2018 1:15 am

Beltway Confidential

Democratic anti-Trump resistance is a dog-and-pony show

Becket Adams · January 11, 2018 9:36 pm

Speier said she is launching a new campaign called "#MeTooCongress" that encourages former and current congressional staffers to share their experiences. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

Jackie Speier bucks Democratic leaders, says she’s ‘willing’ to work with Trump on border wall funding

Anna Giaritelli · January 11, 2018 8:59 pm

"The reality is, the president has the authority to impose tougher sanctions on Iran for their ballistic missile program, for their human rights violations, and their support for terrorism in the region," Sen. Chris Coons said. "And he can use those authorities and take much tougher action than he has so far, without putting the JCPOA at risk." (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

National Security

Senate Democrats: Trump can sanction Iran without shredding nuclear deal

Joel Gehrke · January 11, 2018 8:50 pm

The Capitol is seen at as Congress returns from the August recess to face work on immigration, the debt limit, funding the government, and help for victims of Hurricane Harvey, in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2017. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Voters want Democrats to control Congress again: Poll

Naomi Lim · January 11, 2018 6:51 pm

A man dressed in American flag clothes holds "Make America Great Again" hats in Mobile, Ala. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Washington Secrets

Top Republican predicts election wins, mocks Pelosi, Democrats’ ‘1960s mentality’

Paul Bedard · January 11, 2018 2:29 pm

President Trump questioned whether Democrats were more guilty of colluding to influence the election than his campaign. "Did Dems or Clinton also pay Russians? Where are hidden and smashed DNC servers? Where are Crooked Hillary Emails? What a mess!" Trump tweeted. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

National Security

Trump: ‘Did FBI use intel tool to influence the election’ for Hillary Clinton?

Anna Giaritelli · January 11, 2018 12:14 pm

Cyber crime prosecutor brought on to Robert Mueller’s Russia team

Diana Stancy Correll · January 10, 2018 9:45 pm

Rep. Luis Gutierrez, D-Ill., made the first motion to adjourn in protest of the GOP position. He was followed by Reps. Adriano Espaillat, D-N.Y., and Raul Grijalva, D-Ariz. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Dems revolt on the House floor over GOP immigration plan

Pete Kasperowicz · January 10, 2018 6:30 pm