Obama to huddle with House Dems
President Obama will host House Democrats at the White House next Tuesday for a “roundtable discussion,” press secretary Jay Carney announced on Friday.Vice President Biden will also attend the event,...
View ArticleHouse Dems ready to start retreat
House Democrats are heading to Maryland's Eastern Shore on Wednesday to huddle on policy priorities and political strategy ahead of November's mid-term elections.The theme of the three-day gathering,...
View ArticleObama: Deportations not just up to me
President Obama on Friday warned House Democrats that there are limits to what his administration can do unilaterally to scale back deportations, even those that splinter immigrant families.Many...
View ArticleDem leaders split by GOP's VA firing bill
The House Democratic leadership split in support for a measure that would give the Veterans Affairs Secretary authority to fire senior executives.Anything apart from near unison is rare for House...
View ArticleHouse Democrats can’t figure out why Obama won’t talk to them
brightcove.createExperiences(); House Democrats are frustrated with what they say is a lack of election-year communication from the White House.The lawmakers say it’s...
View ArticleLiberals press Pelosi, Obama for vote on Syrian air strikes
A growing chorus of liberal Democrats is pushing President Obama to get Congress's explicit approval before launching missile strikes into Syria.The pressure from supporters on Capitol Hill is not only...
View ArticleHouse Dems put more money in defense
House Democrats are adding another $1.3 million to protect vulnerable incumbents, trying to stave off losses in the final days of the midterm elections. According to a Democratic Congressional Campaign...
View ArticleDCCC touts historic fundraising, advertising
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) recorded its best fundraising and largest advertising cycle during the 2014 midterms.The House Democrats' fundraising arm boasted $172 million in...
View ArticlePelosi downplays seniority in panel contest
Lending advice to her caucus ahead of this year's committee leadership elections, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said Monday that seniority should not be the deciding factor.In a letter to her...
View ArticlePelosi sees sexism in questions
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi suggested Thursday that the biennial questions swirling around her reign atop the Democrats have sexist roots.Asked about the pressures to step down after last week's...
View ArticleHouse Dem says leaders must know when to move on
Rep. Carolyn McCarthy (D-N.Y.) is calling for younger members to move up in the House Democratic Caucus and says leadership needs to think about when to step aside. “There might be some bumps in the...
View ArticlePelosi, Dems chart their own path for 2016
Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and House Democrats are poised to launch their own messaging strategy ahead of the 2016 elections.The House minority leader says a strong Democratic presidential contender...
View ArticleHouse Democrats angry over Obama’s classified trade meeting
brightcove.createExperiences(); House Democrats are criticizing President Obama's administration for holding a classified briefing on trade with top administration officials,...
View ArticleIn House, liberals side with Clinton over Sanders
Dozens of House liberals have endorsed Hillary Clinton's White House bid even as Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is gaining steam.Sanders, a liberal icon, has emerged as a surprisingly strong candidate...
View ArticleDeep in minority, Dems look to redistricting for hope
Facing long odds at retaking the House, Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and House Democrats are pushing hard for redistricting reform as a potential route back into control of the lower...
View ArticleBarbara Lee to run for House Dem leadership
California Rep. Barbara Lee is making another run for House Democratic leadership.Lee made her candidacy official this week for the fifth-ranking position as vice chair of the House Democratic caucus...
View ArticlePelosi predicts GOP doom if Trump toppled
Democrats would reap huge benefits in November if Republicans reject their presidential front-runner in a contested convention this summer, Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) predicted Thursday.Pelosi, the...
View ArticleDem leaders: Trump puts House in play
Democratic leaders are increasingly bullish about taking back the House in November because of the possibility that the GOP presidential ticket will be led by Donald Trump."The House is in play because...
View ArticleDems would win House if election were today, says Pelosi
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) says she increasingly likes the Democrats' chances of flipping control of the House in November. Pelosi suggested that with Donald Trump at the top of the...
View ArticleInfluential Latino Dems clash in NY district
Three Hispanic Democrats will face off in a primary election Tuesday to represent the nation's smallest — and densest — congressional district.New York state Sen. Adriano Espaillat, New York state...
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