‘They didn’t recruit me—I raised my hand to do this.’
The 2018 midterms gave Capitol Hill’s Blue Dog coalition new members and new clout, even as the definition of ‘centrist’ is shifting.
In the era of Trump, you have to laugh to keep from crying. And what’s funnier than a dirty joke, delivered in the rhyming cadence of a 500-year-old style of poetry? Now, first off, you all should…
After Illinois voters head to the polls for the state’s primaries on Tuesday, Rep. Dan Lipinski (D-Ill.) may become the first member of Congress to lose re-election in 2018. Lipinski — a “blue dog” Democrat with a conservative voting record who is…
There are not many Blue Dog Democrats, that old redoubt of moderate liberals, left these days. As our colleague David Sherfinski reported last week, this once influential voting bloc has been diminished to about two dozen members. Like strangers in a foreign land, these days they appear out of step with party aims, and relegate their "serious" actions to letter writing and, we imagine, various forms of hand wringing.
Leading up to Monday’s Democratic Party convention, Hillary chose Blue Dog Senator Tim Kaine of Virginia as her VP. This was followed by the Wikileaks release of Democratic National Committee (DNC) e-mail files showing it acting as the Clinton Campaign Committee even to the point of using the same lawyers as her own campaign to oppose Bernie Sanders. The response across the Democratic neocon spectrum, from Anne Applebaum at the Washington Post to red-baiting Paul Krugman and the Sunday talk shows it was suggested that behind the Wikileaks to release DNC e-mails was a Russian plot to help elect Trump as their agent. Former US ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul lent his tattered reputation to claim that Putin must have sponsored the hackers who exposed the DNC dirty tricks against Bernie
“I have no intention to bring it to the floor,” Pelosi said of the legislative push.
The former special counsel explained Trump was not exonerated and warned of continuing election interference by Russia
Madison Cawthorn is 25, far-right, and already plagued with allegations of racism and sexual misconduct. And he’s headed to Congress.
The Blue Dog Coalition at its peak boasted 70 members; now it has 10. Three young leaders are hoping they can reestablish the power of the group.
Here’s how it compares to past presidents’ communications with Americans.
Senate Democrats who voted for the attorney general are starting to have second thoughts after the emergence of Mueller’s letter.
Democrats are clearly at a crossroads on whether or not to work with their GOP colleagues. And the clock is ticking.
It may even help Democrats win Republican districts.
Political, social, and demographic forces in the battleground of North Carolina promise a reckoning with its Jim Crow past.
Just look at these asses.
Collin Peterson is as conservative as they come. What is even happening?
Many a first lady has felt the warm glow of public adoration, only to have it quickly flicker out when it is decided that she does not fit the image created for her.
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It is vitally important to create a mass-based and corporate-free party of working people. “The Democratic Party is so conservative that Pelosi is now left of center.”
Retired NFL player Burgess Owens explained why he is running for Utah's 4th Congressional District, arguing that "the young people that I’ve been trying to fight for and give hope to do not have a chance in our country as long as the Democrats keep power."
After four years of refusing to hold Donald Trump accountable for his lies, conspiracy theories and hateful rhetoric, Republicans passed up another chance to purge those forces from their ranks Thursday when they overwhelmingly opposed Democrats’ efforts to rebuke Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene.
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In 1992 George Rodrigue painted Washington Blue Dog, a tribute to the United States of America’s capitol, Washington, DC. The painting is one of his most famous. Its prints hang in the …
For the life of me, I can't fathom why anyone would consider voting for Hillary Clinton. Forget the baggage about the emails while she was Secretary of State. Here's a list of key issues that matter.
"I’m feeling really passionate about addressing this baloney," Himes said. "It’s not just baloney, right? It’s age-old baloney."
The president will hold a rally for the state’s Republican senators one day before the Jan. 5 runoff elections.
Moderate House Democrats are warring with the dominant liberal faction.
The first photos of the representative since she was shot five months ago are released.
Democrats had made the proposal a key part of their campaign to win back the House.
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The Democrats have a bad habit of being out-smarted by the right. They can course-correct by holding Republicans accountable.
Republican New Jersey Rep. Jeff Van Drew, a former Democrat, shared his advice for Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson, who made a similar party switch last week.
