Could voting fraud panel create an easy target for hackers?

In this May 2, 2012 file photo, Louisiana Secretary of State Tom Schedler presents arguments at the testimony table in favor of HB209, in the Senate and Governmental Affairs Committee at the State Capitol in Baton Rouge, La. A voter fraud commission established by President Donald Trump could make it easier for hackers to get voter registration information.

Democrats launch new group aimed at Republican strongholds

A jury is expected to be seated soon in Taylor Swift's civil trial involving a groping allegation against a former DJ. ATLANTA - Dissatisfied with Democratic fortunes in the era of President Donald Trump, a group of prominent Democrats is forming an organization outside the formal party structure with the goal of winning again in Republican-dominated middle America.

Congresswoman Maxine Waters reaffirms – impeach Trump’ mission during BET ceremony

Congresswoman Maxine Waters, D-Calif., offered a thorough response to all the attention she's received in her very public battle against President Trump at BET's " Black Girls Rock! " celebration on Saturday night. Waters is known for her candid and direct remarks, recently saying that she is working to "impeach" the president and proudly proclaiming that she's "a strong Black woman" in a broadcast interview, and she brought the same fiery soundbites to the New Jersey Performing Arts Center as she received her "social humanitarian" honor.

American Women’s Party Puts Dems On Notice

When the chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee , Representative Ben Ray Lujan , stated last week that the party would support Democratic candidates who are anti-choice in order to try and win traditionally conservative districts, he demonstrated once again how the party continues to ignore its base. This policy is no different than what other past and current Democratic Party leaders have echoed for years, and that is the problem.

GOP insurgents claim Trump mantle, spell trouble for party

Republicans face a problem as they try to defend a slim majority in the Senate and win races elsewhere: Insurgent primary candidates are trying to lay claim to President Donald Trump's mantle, and knock out the establishment's choices. The latest case is in Nevada, where endangered GOP incumbent Sen. Dean Heller drew a challenge Tuesday from businessman and repeat failed candidate Danny Tarkanian, who announced his bid in an early morning Fox News Channel appearance seemingly aimed at an audience of one: the president himself.

J Street hires former Obama administration official as political director

Prior to joining FEMA, he held several positions on Capitol Hill, including as legislative director for former U.S. Rep. Allyson Schwartz, D-Pa. Davis succeeds Ben Shnider, who is running for a seat on the Montgomery County Council in the Maryland suburbs of Washington, D.C.

Heller Faces Pro-Trump Challenge in GOP Primary

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Mike Pence Is Carving Out His Own Political Identity. Just Don’t Say It’s Not on Behalf of Trump

Shuttling across the country aboard Air Force Two, Vice President Mike Pence has been a loyal messenger for President Donald Trump. At the same time, he has been carving out his own political identity as the steady understudy to a mercurial president.

Democrats’ road to a House majority runs through 7 California seats

For Democrats hoping to turn President Donald Trump's unpopularity into an opportunity to take control of the House next year, this Orange County community is ground zero. Their target here -- Rep. Ed Royce -- is like several other established Republican incumbents in California who progressives hope can be toppled in a wave of anti-Trump backlash.

Texas Democrats Don’t Have a Candidate for Governor

Democrats haven't won a Texas governor's race in nearly three decades, but a booming Hispanic population and the party's dominance of the state's largest cities have made them willing to invest in the contest to keep hopes of an eventual resurgence alive. After high-profile candidates lost decisively in the last two elections, though, the party now finds itself in unprecedented territory for the 2018 ballot: with no major candidate to run.

A new low: Texas Democrats don’t have candidate for governor

In this Nov. 4, 2014, file photo, Texas Democratic gubernatorial candidate Wendy Davis waves to supporters as she arrives to make her concession speech at her election watch party in Fort Worth, Texas. Four years ago the Democrats pumped big money and organizing muscle into Texas, hoping a gubernatorial candidate that generated national stardom with a 12-hour filibuster could begin turning America's largest red state blue.

Trump’s war on voters has a long history: Voting-rights advocates are ready to fight back

Trump and his minions have ramped up the attack, but the "voter fraud" myth goes back to the GOP's attack on ACORN Donald Trump's war on voting rights, like much of his behavior, is rooted in revenge. After the November election, Trump tweeted that he lost the popular vote because 3 million to 5 million "illegals" fraudulently voted for Hillary Clinton.

GOP Rep. Doug LaMalfa calls investigation of Trump campaign’s ties to Russia a ‘bunch of crap’

After hosting a raucous town hall in Chico on Monday, Republican Rep. Doug LaMalfa sat down with the Los Angeles Times for a brief conversation about President Trump and some of the most pressing issues in Washington. LaMalfa, a fourth-generation rice farmer in his third term, represents one of the most Republican congressional districts in the state - a place where Trump trounced Hillary Clinton in November.

$100 million solar energy project coming to South Carolina

State officials, including Governor McMaster, were on hand for the inauguration of the $100 million solar project in Aiken County. "I think the success of this particular facility, a seven-acre facility that can produce up to a megawatt of power, and even today with the overcast that we have it is still producing power and energy, we've come a long way from the original solar panels," Representative Joe Wilson explained.