Jan 14 2020 Democratic primary season to intensify By Thomas Beaumont, Associated Press With several Democrats already in the race, a half dozen more are locking down final travel, staffing and strategy to launch White House bids in the coming weeks. Continue reading
Jan 10 Political pressure leaves little room for deal to end government shutdown By Steve Peoples, Associated Press Republican and Democratic supporters are pushing the president and lawmakers to not back down despite the government shutdown. Continue reading
Jan 09 WATCH: Democrats say Trump walked out of shutdown negotiations By Associated Press Trump is also weighing in on the meeting by tweet, calling it "a total waste of time."… Continue reading
Jan 05 Democrats take power in House; impeachment talk flares By Mary Clare Jalonick, Lisa Mascaro, Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press House Speaker Nancy Pelosi had only been in office for a few hours when a handful of Democrats defied her persistent calls not to begin the new Congress by talking about impeachment. Continue reading
Dec 29 Trump, Democrats play the blame game in 2nd shutdown weekend By Zeke Miller, Jill Colvin, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press President Donald Trump and Democrats are trading blame for the partial government shutdown but doing little substantive talking with each other as the disruption in federal services and public employees' pay slogs into another weekend. Continue reading
Dec 12 Pelosi agrees to limit her time as House speaker if elected By Associated Press Moments after she released her statement, seven rebellious Democrats said they would now back her. That essentially guaranteed she will be elected speaker when the full House votes for its leader on Jan. 3. Continue reading
Dec 10 Watch 7:53 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on ‘cautious’ Democrats, White House turnover NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s political news, including how Democrats are reacting to the Mueller team’s latest court filings, the president’s search for a chief of staff… Continue watching
Nov 30 Bill on president’s tax returns, voting access will be Democrats’ 1st in the new Congress By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press House Democrats on Friday unveiled their first bill for the new Congress, a good-government package to limit big money in politics, make it easier for citizens to vote and require presidents to disclose their tax returns. Continue reading
Nov 28 Democrats nominate Pelosi for House speaker By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press Pelosi entered the closed-door caucus election in an unusual position -- running unopposed despite the clamor by some Democrats for new leadership. Continue reading
Nov 19 16 Democrats say they’ll oppose Pelosi, back ‘new leadership’ By Alan Fram, Associated Press The California Democrat is favored by most Democrats to lead them. But 16 votes against Nancy Pelosi might block her from getting the 218 votes, a House majority, that she'd need to win the speakership. Continue reading