The Democrats’ two paths within a 12-hour stretch this week demonstrated the dramatic differences emerging among members of the historic freshman class of House Democrats that — together — helped flip the House from Republican control in November’s elections. The celebrity-studded group includes a record number of women, a new crop of veterans and diversity never before seen in Congress.
Read moreSen. Kirsten Gillibrand entered the growing field of 2020 Democratic presidential contenders Tuesday, telling television host Stephen Colbert that she’s launching an exploratory committee.
Read moreStanding under a clear blue sky in the city he led as mayor, Julian Castro, the former housing and urban development secretary announced on Saturday that he will seek the 2020 Democratic nomination for president.
Read moreFormer state schools superintendent Tony Evers was sworn into office as Wisconsin’s 46th governor Monday, officially ending the controversial eight-year tenure of Republican Scott Walker.
Read moreVirginia Democrats proposed a series of new gun-control measures Monday as they gear up to try to regain the majority this fall when every seat in both chambers of the Legislature is up for grabs.
Read moreDemocratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts has made her Iowa debut with all the look of a presidential candidate, bringing her brand of liberalism to the nation’s premier caucus state.
Read moreA Friday meeting between congressional leaders and President Donald Trump produced no resolution to the ongoing partial government shutdown, as Trump said he would be willing to keep the government closed for “months or even years” until he gets the funding he has demanded for a border wall.
Read moreThe House of Representatives approved a new rules package on Thursday, narrowly overcoming progressive opposition to a provision that requires lawmakers to offset increases in spending.
Read moreCleanly squelching an attempted insurrection from some fellow Democrats, Rep. Nancy Pelosi was elected speaker of the House Thursday for the second time in her three-decade career in Congress.
Read moreNancy Pelosi was expected to be elected Thursday as Speaker of the House, the only woman who has held the office and one of few elected officials who will be returning to it. The last time a speaker regained the gavel was more than a half-century ago.
Read moreA three-judge panel ordered the North Carolina Board of Elections to dissolve Friday amid the board’s decision to postpone an evidentiary hearing on possible absentee-ballot fraud by a Republican operative in two rural counties.
Read moreA newly elected Democratic congresswoman from Southern California said Friday her party may concede to President Donald Trump’s $5 billion demand for border wall funding to end the ongoing government shutdown – even as a new poll shows most Americans don’t want the wall to be built.
Read moreMichigan Republicans voted early Friday to toughen rules for ballot drives and to give themselves the authority to intervene in court cases, capping a contentious post-election legislative session that critics blasted as diluting the power of voters and incoming Democratic officeholders.
Read moreMore than four hours after the Senate convened to vote on advancing a House-approved funding bill to save the government from shutdown, Vice President Mike Pence broke a 47-47 tie to move the bill forward late Friday.
Read moreThe fight over President Donald Trump’s $5 billion wall funds has deepened, threatening a partial government shutdown in a standoff that has become increasingly common in Washington.
Read moreIf the Democratic 2020 presidential field is on pins and needles as Beto O’Rourke decides if he wants to run, it could be a long wait.
Read moreIt has been quite a week for Nancy Pelosi.
The televised meeting with President Donald Trump. The deal with restless Democrats to secure their votes to become House speaker. The fashion statement of her burnt-orange winter coat, swooshing out the doors of the White House, going viral in social media memes.
A Democrat who has been the longest-serving secretary of state in the nation was re-elected to another term in New Hampshire on Wednesday after a close race that drew scrutiny on his voter-rights record.
Read moreCalifornia Democratic Party chair Eric Bauman resigned Thursday in the wake of sexual misconduct allegations by former and current party staffers.
Read moreUnseating a Trump-supporting congresswoman, a grueling focus on absentee ballots led Democrat Anthony Brindisi to declare victory Wednesday in a Republican-majority district of upstate New York.
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