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If Hillary Clinton had won the presidency last year, Tom Perez, the freshly elected Democratic National Committee chair, might well be entering his second month running her Justice Department. Instead, Perez was welcomed into his new job on Saturday by jeering progressive activists, who for the second time in a year, saw their preferred pick to lead the party defeated after a protracted and unexpectedly feisty campaign.
Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders received a hero's welcome at the J Street conference in Washington today for a speech that suggested that the way forward for the left is to double down on progressive values. Toward the end of a wide-ranging address that touched on President Donald Trump, the Iraq War and climate change, Sanders asked the question that loomed over the J Street conference: What comes next for progressives during a Trump administration? Although Sanders did not explicitly answer his question, he proceeded to talk about values.
Newly elected Democratic national chairman Tom Perez pledged on Sunday to unite a fractured party, rebuild at all levels from "school board to the Senate" and reach out to chunks of rural America left feeling forgotten in the 2016 election. Speaking in television interviews, Perez indicated that an important first step was joining with vanquished rival Minnesota Rep. Keith Ellison, who agreed at Perez's invitation to serve as the Democratic National Committee's deputy chairman.
Tom Perez, the former Labor Department secretary, was elected Democratic National Committee chairman and immediately named his rival, Keith Ellison, as his deputy. Perez was elected Saturday on the second ballot, winning 235 votes out of 435 cast at a gathering in Atlanta of the electors.
Tom Perez, the former Labor Department secretary, was elected Democratic National Committee chairman and immediately named his rival, Keith Ellison, as his deputy. Perez was elected Saturday on the second ballot, winning 235 votes out of 435 cast at a gathering in Atlanta of the electors.
Top Democrats on Saturday chose former Secretary of Labor Tom Perez to lead the party in its opposition to the agenda of President Donald Trump. It was a tight race for the DNC chair, though, as it went to a second ballot as Perez only got 213.5 votes during the first ballot.
The Democrats have selected their new chair and it was an upset. Former Labor Secretary Tom Perez was chosen over Keith Ellison in a very tight battle where Perez received 235 votes and Ellison got 200.
US Democrats elected former Labour Secretary Tom Perez as chairman on Saturday, choosing a veteran of the Obama administration to lead the daunting task of rebuilding the party and heading the opposition to Republican President Donald Trump. Members of the Democratic National Committee, the administrative and fundraising arm of the party, picked Perez on the second round of voting over US Representative Keith Ellison, a liberal from Minnesota.
Perez wins bid to lead Democratic Party - ATLANTA - Former Labor Secretary Tom Perez has defeated Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minn.) to become the next chairman of the Democratic National Committee in a blow to Sen. Bernie Sanders - (I-Vt.) and the progressive wing of the party.
Frustrated by the party's performance on Capitol Hill and emboldened by the mass protests against President Donald Trump, a coalition of progressive groups say they are open to supporting primary challengers next year against Democratic members of the House and Senate - even if many inside the party believe that intra-party races might ultimately only help the Republican Party gain more power. The organizations, many run by former members of Bernie Sanders' insurgent presidential campaign, say they haven't drafted a list of targets just yet.
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas got it wrong when speaking on palliative care on CNN recently with Sen. Bernie Sanders. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas got it wrong when speaking on palliative care on CNN recently with Sen. Bernie Sanders.
Jeffrey Aronin, CEO of Northbrook-based Marathon Pharmaceuticals, is photographed in 2015. After the price of his company's Duchenne muscular dystrophy drug came under fire, Aronin said Feb. 13, 2017, that Marathon would pause the commercial launch of the drug.
President Donald Trump banned the entry of people from seven majority Muslim countries. Leaders as far apart ideologically as former Vice President Dick Cheney and Sen. Bernie Sanders warned the ban could become a recruitment tool for terrorists.
US Democratic Senator Bernie Sanders on Sunday called President Donald Trump a "pathological liar", while his colleague Senator Al Franken claimed that "a few" Republican senators are concerned about Trump's mental health. The strong words from two high-profile senators came as Democrats attacked Trump's travel ban and said that members of his administration should be investigated or have security clearances suspended for recent comments or conversations with Russian officials.
"It's gotten to a point where it's not even being reported," said Trump, who seems incapable of making a speech without mentioning the "dishonest press" and touting the latest conspiracy theory he read on InfoWars.com. "And in many cases the very, very dishonest press doesn't want to report it.
DECEMBER 14: U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks during an event at the headquarters of American Federation of Teachers December 14, 2016 in Washington, DC. The event was held to outline EllisonOs vision as he campaigns to become the next chairman of the Democratic National Committee.
Sen. Bernie Sanders says he doesn't like calling President Donald Trump "delusional" - but believes the President's actions call for it. Sanders told CNN's Erin Burnett on "OutFront" Friday that although he is considerably more to the left than many of his fellow senators, he has never "just attacked people because their views are different than mine."
On Saturday, February 11, registered nurses with National Nurses United will converge in Baltimore to show their support for Keith Ellison for chair of the Democratic National Committee . Ellison will be taking part in the DNC Future Forum-featuring candidates for DNC chair and other offices.
Sen. Bernie Sanders is known for his disheveled hair, but he likely won't be calling LaRonda Hunter's salons in Fort Worth, Texas, for a shampoo appointment anytime soon. Hunter, a small-businesswoman who owns five Fantastic Sam's Salons in Fort Worth, questioned Sanders during Tuesday night's Obamacare debate with Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, a 90-minute-long substantive discussion by the two runners-up in the presidential primaries.
Call it the election that never was. Sens. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Ted Cruz, R-Texas debated the future of the Affordable Care Act during a 90-minute primetime debate on CNN Tuesday.