Tag: Democratic Party

Democrats hope 2018 is the year they take back power from Trump

W. James Antle III · January 1, 2018 5:01 am

Trump: Why would ‘smart voters’ place their trust in Democrats during the 2018 elections?

Mandy Mayfield · December 31, 2017 2:17 pm

After Sean Spicer said in a media interview that he recalled watching the returns from key counties in an "oversized utility room" located on the fifth floor of Trump Tower, the DNC wants to interview Reince Priebus (pictured above) as well. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

DNC lawyers want to interview Reince Priebus about poll-watching efforts on election night

Melissa Quinn · December 30, 2017 3:27 pm

"If we carry out our strategy in all 50 states next year, we can take back the House," Democratic National Committee Chairman Tom Perez said in a fundraising pitch. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Democrats promise 50-state strategy in 2018

Sean Higgins · December 29, 2017 9:53 pm

Contractors have completed eight prototypes of a border wall. President Trump and Republicans have insisted on funding for a wall, but that has been a nonstarter with Democrats. (Arik Dashevsky/Washington Examiner)

Trump: Democrats know there will be no DACA deal without the border wall

Mandy Mayfield · December 29, 2017 1:54 pm

"Neither Republicans or Democrats can claim they are fiscally responsible anymore." (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Howard Dean: Democrats of my generation should ‘get the hell out of politics’

Naomi Lim · December 29, 2017 3:32 am

"'Hey, let's get together, let's do bipartisan,'" Trump said, imitating the West Virginia senator. "I say, 'Good, let's go.' Then you don't hear from him again." (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Trump tears into Joe Manchin: ‘He talks. But he doesn’t do anything’

Daniel Chaitin · December 29, 2017 2:03 am

In light of Doug Jones' rise to the U.S. Senate, Democrats should open their primaries to independents. But if they don't take the lessons of Alabama's special election seriously, they may not necessarily have the upper hand in 2018. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Democrats are making a mistake in failing to open their primaries to independents

adam-morfeld · December 28, 2017 5:01 am

Sen. John Cornyn said passing a third 2018 stopgap bill, or continuing resolution, may be all the two parties can agree on by the end of next week because of the significant and numerous disagreements. (AP)

Beltway Confidential

A comprehensive bipartisan solution to healthcare reform is probably impossible

Emily Jashinsky · December 27, 2017 12:09 am

Many Democrats in Congress supported a spending bill in order to avoid a government shutdown, planning to take up the task of negotiating DACA protections only weeks later in January. The delay was enough to rankle hardline liberal immigration activists. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Beltway Confidential

How Democrats could ruin their own chances of protecting Dreamers

Emily Jashinsky · December 26, 2017 7:42 pm

President Trump believes Republicans and Democracts will come together to develop a new healthcare plan, after the GOP tax bill repealed the Obamacare individual mandate. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Trump: GOP, Democrats will ‘eventually come together and develop’ a new healthcare plan

Mandy Mayfield · December 26, 2017 1:12 pm

President Trump's approval rating continues to hover far below 50 percent and has dipped as low as 32 percent during his first year, a historic low for a first-year president. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg)

Trump: The media never talks about ‘how Big and Strong our base is’

Kyle Feldscher · December 24, 2017 2:34 pm