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A Mississippi immigrant who made national headlines when she was detained after speaking out a news conference has been released from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody. Daniela Vargas, 22, was released Friday under an Order of Supervision from the LaSalle Detention Center in Jena, Louisiana, Because she is now under an Order of Supervision, Vargas will have to check in to the local ICE in Pearl office next month, Peterson said.

Keith Ellison calls on AG to investigate cemetery desecration as hate crime

Rep. Keith Ellison, the first Muslim elected to Congress, sent a letter to U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions urging him to investigate the recent desecration of a Jewish cemetery as a hate crime. Ellison, D-Minn., called on Sessions to designate the attack on the Chesed Shel Emeth Cemetery in St. Louis, Missouri, in which more than 150 headstones were overturned and damaged, as a hate crime.

Sanders under rising pressure to form thir…

Democratic Party insiders say efforts to draft Sen. Bernard Sanders to launch a political party are foolish, doomed to fail and could do more to hurt than help the progressive cause. The pressure on Mr. Sanders to strike out on his own is intensifying now that former Labor Secretary Tom Perez was elected chairman of the Democratic National Committee , overcoming a stiff challenge from Rep. Keith Ellison and progressive activists who say the party ‘s primary race last year was rigged against the Vermont independent.

New Dem chairman’s goals: Unite party and oppose Trump’s policies

Atlanta a Newly elected Democratic national chairman Tom Perez pledged 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.

Buffalo Native Tom Perez Elected DNC Chair

Democrats have a new national party chairman and it’s Tom Perez, who was labor secretary under President Barack Oback. Perez won over Keith Ellison, a Minnesota congressman, in the second round of voting Saturday by Democratic National Committee members at their meeting in Atlanta.

Liberal activists, new DNC chief face a Trump-era reckoning

When Tom Perez stepped to the stage as the newly elected Democratic national chairman, his first official act was to invite his vanquished rival to join him as deputy chairman. Minnesota Rep. Keith Ellison accepted on the spot and two men stood together, smiling like a national ticket at a presidential nominating convention.

Perez elected as first Latino leader of Democratic Party

Former labor secretary Thomas Perez was elected the first Latino chair of the Democratic National Committee on Saturday, narrowly defeating Rep. Keith Ellison, D-Minn., at the end of a contentious battle over the fate of the beleaguered party in the age of President Donald Trump. Perez’s victory concluded the first contested race for the DNC leadership since 1985, a contest the party had extended by a month to allow more debate.

Democrats choose first Latino leader

Rep. Keith Ellison, D-Minn, listens as newly elected Democratic National Committee Chairman Tom Perez gives a victory speech during the DNC winter meeting in Atlanta on Saturday. Perez picked runner-up Ellison to be deputy chairman.

Democrats elect former Labor Secretary Perez as national chairman

Democrats elected former Labor Secretary Tom Perez as their new national chairman Saturday over a liberal Minnesota congressman, capping a divisive campaign that reflected the depths of the party’s electoral failures as well as the energy from resistance to President Donald Trump. Perez, the first Latino to hold the post, edged Rep. Keith Ellison in the second round of voting by Democratic National Committee members gathered in Atlanta.

Perez Elected DNC Chairman on Second Ballot

Democrats elected former Labor Secretary Tom Perez as their new national chairman on Saturday over Rep. Keith Ellison, a liberal Minnesota congressman, after a divisive campaign that reflected the depths of the party’s electoral failures. Perez Elected DNC Chairman on Second Ballot Democrats elected former Labor Secretary Tom Perez as their new national chairman on Saturday over Rep. Keith Ellison, a liberal Minnesota congressman, after a divisive campaign that reflected the depths of the party’s electoral failures.

The Latest: Obama congratulates Perez as new DNC leader

Former President Barack Obama has congratulated Tom Perez on his election to lead the Democratic Party and commended his decision to ask runner-up Keith Ellison to be his deputy. Obama said in a statement that he knows “Perez will unite us under that banner of opportunity, and lay the groundwork for a new generation of Democratic leadership for this big, bold, inclusive, dynamic America we love so much.”

As party rebuilds, Democrats seek a new DNC leader

Democrats are beginning the process of rebuilding their party by choosing a new national chairman charged with turning widespread opposition to President Donald Trump into more election victories. With the outcome of Saturday’s vote uncertain, former Labor Secretary Tom Perez and Minnesota Rep. Keith Ellison are making a final push to cajole support from the hundreds of state party leaders, donors and activists who make up the Democratic National Committee.

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After a brutal election loss in November, Democrats will choose a new leader on Saturday to begin the daunting task of rebuilding the party and heading the political opposition to Republican President Donald Trump. The 447 members of the Democratic National Committee, the administrative and fundraising arm of the party, will gather in Atlanta to pick a new chairman in one of the most crowded and competitive party leadership elections in decades.

Dems brace for backlash as they vote on new party chairman

After a string of televised debates, four party-sponsored “future forums” and three months of person-to-person lobbying, the race to lead the Democratic National Committee is coming to an end – with a vote on Saturday that might leave Democrats with new divisions. According to multiple campaigns, former labor secretary Thomas Perez has the largest share of the DNC’s 447 voting members ready to support him.

Ellison holds edge in DNC race

As Democrats head to Atlanta this weekend to vote on their party’s next chair, the race to lead the Democratic National Committee chair is coming down to its two leading candidates. Rep. Keith Ellison has the edge over former Labor secretary Tom Perez in The Hill’s new survey of DNC members.

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Former House Republican leader Bob Michel, who died Friday two weeks shy of his 94th birthday, should be remembered as a brave veteran of the Battle of the Bulge, a patriotic public servant, a thoroughly decent man – and, yes, contrary to some public impressions today, a conservative hero. For young conservatives ignorant of Michel’s actual record, especially those who like to cite him as an example of weak, accommodationist non-leadership, it is that last assertion that may sound controversial.

Top union offers backing for Ellison in DNC race

One of the country’s most powerful labor organizations is backing Rep. Keith Ellison for Democratic National Committee chairman, Politico reported Friday. The Service Employees International Union’s support isn’t a formal endorsement, but it is calling on its members who can vote for DNC chair to cast their votes for Ellison.

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During the last of the DNC regional forum’s today in Baltimore Maryland, leading candidate Keith Ellison outlines why every non-Democrat should hope he wins the chairmanship. Ellison’s expressed approach is that Supreme Court Nominee Neil Gorsuch should be filibustered by all Senate Democrats.

Warring Democrats put rage on ice for party chairmana s contest

The race to become the next chair of the Democratic National Committee-the top job in a newly out-of-power party-was supposed to be the latest showdown between the Democrats’ incensed liberal wing and a more moderate establishment. With less than a month before the election, the nearly dozen declared candidates have struck a decidedly friendly tone in public, eschewing criticism of their rivals while emphasizing widespread areas of agreement.

Expelled Candidate for DNCChair Suing Democrats for Breachof First Amendment

A candidate expelled from the race for the chairmanship of the Democratic National Committee for criticising Islam tells Breitbart News he intends to sue for a breach of his First Amendment rights. Vincent Tolliver was expelled from the campaign by interim DNC Chairwoman Donna Brazil, after telling The Hill he didn’t believe his rival Rep. Keith Ellison should become chairman because of his Islamic faith, citing the religion’s positions on homosexuality.

Rep. Keith Ellison: – If They Can BanMuslims, Why Can’t They Ban Mormons…?’

Rep. Keith Ellison: ‘If They Can Ban Muslims, Why Can’t They Ban Mormons…?’ Cybercast News Service, by Melanie Hunter Rep. Keith Ellison said President Donald Trump’s 90-day ban on immigration from seven predominantly Muslim countries is “a religiously based ban,” and “if they can ban Muslims, why can’t they ban Mormons.” “It is a religiously based ban, which is something that our — our Constitution says Congress shall make no law establishing a religion or abridge the free exercise thereof.

Keith Ellison: Immigration order a ab…

Rep. Keith Ellison said Monday that the Trump administration’s “extreme vetting” order restricting travel from seven countries with a history of terrorism is “absolutely” a Muslim ban. “It’s absolutely a Muslim ban, and more seriously, it’s a religiously-based ban, which means they [can] pick on Muslims today but who are they going to pick on tomorrow?” Mr. Ellison, Minnesota Democrat and the first Muslim elected to the U.S. House, said on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe.”

Trump stirs fear with voter fraud probe

President Trump stirred bipartisan controversy on Wednesday by pledging to launch a “major investigation” into his baseless claim that widespread voter fraud cost him the popular vote in the 2016 presidential election. Trump’s assertion that as many as 3 million illegal ballots were cast has been disputed by news organizations, state attorneys general and academics who study voter fraud claims.

DNC chair contenders seek unified front against Trump

Over and over, the candidates to helm the Democratic National Committee stressed Saturday that they’re waging a new fight against Donald Trump — not re-fighting the old one between Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton. Their race is no proxy battle, and the party is now unified around the cause of stopping Trump as he prepares to take the oath of office, the seven contenders said.

Namechecked by Obama, gay ex-Navy officer joins race to revive Democrats

Washington; The gay, 34-year-old mayor of South Bend, Indiana – namechecked recently by President Obama – has entered the contest for chairman of the Democratic party, presenting himself as an alternative to the two leading candidates. Warning that beleaguered Democrats can ill afford a replay of their contentious presidential primary in the race to lead the Democratic National Committee, Pete Buttigieg said “this is not a time to relitigate an old battle”.

Dershowitz: I’ll Leave Democratic Party If Ellison Becomes DNC Chair

While Alan Dershowitz is a staunch liberal, he’s threatening to leave the Democratic Party should Rep. Keith Ellison become the next chairman for the national committee. Dershowitz, a renowned attorney and Israel supporter, said he would resign due to Ellison’s positions on the Israeli-Palestinian issue and his association with Louis Farrakhan : Speaking on Fox Business, Dershowitz said there is a divide in the Democratic Party over Jewish issues, particularly the support of Israel, or lack thereof, offered by the Obama administration.