Stunning defeat emboldens left as Dems eye new identity Source: AP
The 28-year-old liberal activist, who worked as a bartender at times last year, knocked off the No. 4 House Democrat Tuesday in New York City.
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Democrats’ Anti-Wall Street Wing Just Won a Major Victory
New York voters denied longtime House Democratic Caucus chairman Joe Crowley an 11th term, instead backing 28-year-old Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a Democratic socialist and former organizer for Senator Bernie Sanders's presidential campaign. "It's time we acknowledge that not all Democrats are the same," Ocasio-Cortez said in her viral campaign announcement video.
He’s back: Romney wins Republican primary in US Senate race
Mitt Romney wins Republican primary in Utah senate race, as a Democrat heavyweight in New York is ousted by a Sanders socialist Romney's win was largely expected - but the victory of 28-year-old Democrat Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez over incumbent Representative Joe Crowley is being seen as a massive upset Former US presidential candidate Mitt Romney's return to politics is now official, after he handily won the Republican primary for a Utah Senate seat Tuesday after toning down his criticism of Donald Trump.
Rep. Maxine Waters stands by call to confront Trump officials; Trump…
Despite taking heat from both sides of the aisle and receiving an email that threatened she might be lynched, Rep. Maxine Waters didn't back down Monday from her call for voters to "push back" against members of the Trump administration if they bump into them in public. On Sunday, Waters, a Democrat whose district includes parts of Los Angeles, Carson and south Los Angeles, was widely quoted arguing for personal confrontation.
Our troops deserve permanent tax cuts
It has been just over four months and the nation is already feeling the positive effects of pro-growth tax reform. Americans are seeing the fastest wage gains in the private sector in a decade.
Dallas Rep. Pete Sessions says a vote for Colin Allred is a vote for Nancy Pelosi
Dallas Rep. Pete Sessions said Saturday the choice facing voters in November is between him and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi. "We're now told, oh my gosh, Dallas has changed so much that maybe this congressional district will flip or turn," Sessions said at an event to kick off his re-election campaign.
The Immigration Debate Democrats Don’t Want
Rep. Nancy Pelosi and other members of Congress at a news conference after visiting immigrant detention facilities in San Diego, Calif., June 18, 2018. Anger about family separation is universal, but as the anti-Trump furor becomes an appeal for what amounts to open borders, any political advantage for Democrats from the controversy looks like a mirage.
Trump tweet complicates House GOP efforts on immigration
The House killed a hard-right immigration bill Thursday, and Republican leaders delayed a planned vote on a compromise GOP package with the party's lawmakers fiercely divided over an issue that has long confounded them. The conservative measure was defeated 231-193, with 41 Republicans - mostly moderates - joining Democrats in voting against it.
Is the blue puddle evaporating?
Since my last article on the declining support for the Democratic party agenda, there have been several more primaries and to date there is no significant evidence that this decline has lessened. We were led to believe by their base that the "Resists" would be highly motivated to go to the polls and the results would be overwhelming.
Dems unleash kitchen-sink strategy on immigration
Rep. Luis Gutierrez, D-Ill., speaks as he is joined by House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi of California, second from left, and other House Democrats calling for passage of the Keep Families Together Act, legislation to end the Trump Administration's policy of separating families at the US-Mexico border, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, June 20, 2018. As the White House struggles to move past another self-imposed crisis, Democrats are fighting to ensure this one isn't quickly forgotten.
Net neutrality backers fume as California bill watered down
California legislation that was billed as one of the nation's most aggressive efforts to revive net neutrality was watered down during a tense legislative hearing Wednesday, leading the author to repudiate what he called a "mutilated" bill. Sen. Scott Wiener has been pushing legislation to revive regulations repealed last year by the Federal Communications Commission that prevented internet companies from exercising more control over what people watch and see over the internet.
California net neutrality bill faces crucial hearing as Democrat seeks to water it down
Protesters fighting to save net neutrality rally outside the Verizon store on Market Street in San Francisco, Calif., Thursday, Dec. 7, 2017. Verizon stores across the country were sites for coordinated protests one week before the FCC votes on the net neutrality issue.
California net neutrality bill gutted at tense Assembly hearing
Protesters fighting to save net neutrality rally outside the Verizon store on Market Street in San Francisco, Calif., Thursday, Dec. 7, 2017. Verizon stores across the country were sites for coordinated protests one week before the FCC votes on the net neutrality issue.
Trump to discuss border amid outrage
In this photo provided by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, people who've been taken into custody related to cases of illegal entry into the United States, sit in one of the cages at a facility in McAllen, Texas, Sunday, June 17, 2018. less In this photo provided by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, people who've been taken into custody related to cases of illegal entry into the United States, sit in one of the cages at a facility in McAllen, ... more In this photo provided by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, people who've been taken into custody related to cases of illegal entry into the United States, stand in line at a facility in McAllen, Texas, Sunday, June 17, 2018.
30,000 migrant children could be separated from families by August, Costa says
Rep. Jim Costa, D-Fresno, talks about the "broken" immigration system on Monday, June 18, 2018, at a news conference at Fresno Yosemite International Airport. He was headed home from a visit Monday to the California-Mexico border.
Pelosi criticizes Trump pick to head consumer agency
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi is questioning President Donald Trump's pick to head the government's consumer watchdog agency. The California Democrat says she believes Kathy Kraninger, currently an associate director at the Office of Management and Budget, lacks the required experience to lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, especially given the Trump administration's "hostility to consumer protection."
Justice, Democrats argue about flood recovery
While it started as a press conference to update the public on the RISE West Virginia flood recovery program, Gov. Jim Justice's Friday morning evolved into a wrestling match with Democrats calling for his resignation and a platform to tout his accomplishments in office.
Both Trump, critics find things to like in watchdog report
From left, Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., the ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, and Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., the ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, respond to the Justice Department's internal 18-month review of the FBI's handling of the Hillary Clinton email investigation, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, June 14, 2018.
House Democrat Won’t Support ‘Aloof, Frenetic, Misguided’ Pelosi
New York Rep. Brian Higgins said that he does not plan to support Rep. Nancy Pelosi for another term as leader of the Democrats in the House. "I will not support her.
Democrats inch left in some swing districts for midterms
In this May 22, 2018, file photo, Clarke Tucker talks to supporters after winning the District 2 U.S. House Democratic primary at Cotham's in the City in Little Rock. Democrats typically aren't embracing their most liberal options in House districts that'll determine which party controls Congress after the November midterms, but candidates will test how liberal the party can go and still win among GOP-leaning voters.