May 27, 2016 – Debbie Wasserman Schultz, the chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee, is going up in smoke, Bern-ing away (yes, you read that … For all the trash-talk about a Republican clown car, the Democratic Party is a hideous car wreck on the side of the road. … Wisconsin has retained a blue hue since 1988, but the Republican red is taking over.…

May 26, 2016 – Was it only yesterday that Hillary Clinton and Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz couldn't explain … and drive quickly away from that Democratic establishment roadkill to focus on something more accessible: Donald Trump and the Republican … It happened to conservatives and others when they broke with the Republican Party after years of betrayal.…

May 26, 2016 – Before 1820, Democratic-Republican members of Congress nominated a single candidate from their party, but by 1824 that system collapsed … and since 1832 the national convention has been the preferred mechanism for nominating presidential candidates. … Subsequently, a panel commissioned by the Democratic National Committee and led by Sen.…

May 24, 2016 – The Democrats’ conflict is now percolating to down ballot races, with Sanders supporting Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Rep … In the meantime, the Republican Party seems to be unifying around Trump at an accelerated rate. Sen. … The National Rifle Association endorsed Trump at their Annual Meeting last weekend as well.…

May 23, 2016 – The Bernie Sanders disarray sweeping the Silver State is now frying the Democratic National Committee. … presidential primary), the two Democratic contenders have shown no sign of settling their national dispute. … Then he trotted out his own lively, immature exuberance from the 1968 Democratic National Committee convention.…

May 22, 2016 – The way Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Rep. … Former Obama official and CNN commentator Van Jones said that he wished Reince Priebus of the Republican National Committee was his … The main worry is that Sanders supporters at the Democratic National Convention will repeat the chaos that ensued in Nevada.…

May 20, 2016 – It seems the Democratic National Committee has finally acknowledged how unfairly it has treated Bernie Sanders in the 2016 race. … Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz can argue all she wants about how "neutral" the committee had been, but the facts suggest they … Even with the committee assignments, Sanders plans an aggressive effort to extract platform concessions on key policies that could…

Jun 7, 2016 – Now it's time to put that promise into the official Republican Party Platform. … Many would be surprised to learn that a border security fence or wall was not already in the Republican platform. … Even some members of the Republican National Committee are resisting the wall as a political statement that belongs in the party platform…

Jun 6, 2016 – BuzzFeed has terminated a contract with the Republican National Committee and will not run ads on the site because of Donald Trump … In April, the Republican National Committee signed an agreement with BuzzFeed to spend a significant amount on political advertisements … National Committee.…

Jun 3, 2016 – Liberal Governor Charlie Baker of Massachusetts rode the second Republican wave of national victories in 2014. … And how should the pro-family Republican Party respond? … Earlier this year, Baker raised a million dollars to elect liberals to the state Republican central committee.…

Jun 3, 2016 – National Convention in Cleveland. … Jeff Sessions (R-AL) to head his national security team. … Other members of Trump’s national security team are also standouts, such as Dr.…

Jun 1, 2016 – The Republican National Committee has passed a resolution calling for reducing the number of nonviolent offenders in prison, among … If the resolution is again approved at the Republican National Convention, criminal justice reform will, for the first time, become … Republican Sens.…

Jun 16, 2016 – An unknown hacker has leaked thousands of documents reportedly stolen from the Democratic National Committee servers, including a … The document is mainly filled with public comments and biographical information about the Republican nominee.…

Jun 16, 2016 – For over two decades now, since she burst onto the national scene with her husband, Hillary has been embroiled in controversy. … It’s often been reported that as an aide to the Watergate Committee looking into the possible impeachment of President Richard Nixon … Had it been a Republican opponent of hers they would have been skewered by the news media.…

Jun 15, 2016 – The New York Daily News blamed the attacks on the National Rifle Association. … Meanwhile, many on the right -- not to mention a Republican presidential candidate -- immediately turned an atrocity into an argument … Trump surrogate and possible running mate Newt Gingrich seized the moment to call for a return of the House Un-American Activities Committee…

Jun 11, 2016 – And yet, despite all of the opposition, Trump is the presumptive Republican nominee—presumptive being the key word. … As Andrew Romano explains in a fantastic piece for Yahoo News, “The rules of the Republican National Convention have never permitted … These are the rules Trump agreed to, even if he didn’t know it, when he decided to run for president as a Republican.…

Jun 10, 2016 – first female brokers on Wall Street under Woodhull, Claflin & Co., and she was also the first woman to address a congressional committee … In 1964 Margaret Chase Smith ran under the Republican Party, received primary votes in Illinois, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and … Her name was put in for nomination for the presidency at the Republican National Convention in 1964.…

Jun 9, 2016 – The Republican National Committee caught the remark during Earnest's answer to a question regarding whether the FBI can remain neutral … secretary of state, where her attempt to skirt government transparency laws exposed highly classified information and put our national … interviews that Clinton “made a mistake” by choosing to use a private email server, but stopped short of saying it jeopardized national…

Jun 9, 2016 – Sanders took the stage on the West Coast saying, he would, according to Slate Magazine, "take our fight" to the July Democratic National … The RealClearPolitics average of national polls as of last night had Clinton leading Trump by only two percentage points: 44% - 42% … Lad Link: Today's essay by @ReedGalen has some excellent advice for the Republican National Committee on how to save itself - by separating…

Jun 28, 2016 – National Republicans are referring to Marco Rubio's likely Democratic Senate opponent in Florida "privileged Patrick."   …  Republican Senatorial Committee has now turned the investigative piece's lowlights into a hard-hitting attack ad: … As Republican fans serenaded him with chants of "Mar-co Rub-i-o," Murphy lost the game for his party's team, snapping Democrats' extended…

Jun 28, 2016 – After two long years and much political drama surrounding their investigations, the House Select Committee on Benghazi released its … One witness, an agent at the American outpost in Benghazi, told committee members that before the attack began he heard “some kind … All Republican members of the House Select Committee will be at a 10 a.m. press conference about the report’s release.…

Jun 27, 2016 – The Republican National Committee, which is more or less running Trump's entire ground game at this point, is moving decisively to … crush any convention insurrection: The Trump campaign and the Republican National Committee are moving quickly and aggressively … quote from a member of the Republican Party's rules committee: “We’re going to ride the Trump bandwagon into 1600 Penn Ave, or into…

Jun 27, 2016 – He was nominated the Republican candidate for governor of Virginia in 2013 and served in the state senate for eight years. … He also was chosen as the national chairman of the Republican Secretaries of State Committee in 2012. … He made news recently for his vocal opposition to presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump.…

Jun 23, 2016 – But in bellwether state Colorado; Republican incumbents are on the menu as big money, big-government Republican “moderates” spend hundreds … Navy chaplain after 20 years of service, igniting national headlines and conservative outrage. … hard to gain a Republican House majority, and has only one seat more than the Democrats in the Colorado Senate?…

Jun 23, 2016 – Republican leaders said nothing. … Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz, in 2011, said Republicans "want to literally drag us all the way … Republican leaders said nothing.…