Feb 28, 2017 – Pelosi (D-CA) and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) held a prebuttal conference in the First Amendment Lounge of the National … With a solid Republican majority, that’s not going to happen. … Keith Ellison (D-MI), who ran to be the next chair for the Democratic National Committee, said it was on the table.…

Feb 26, 2017 – New Democratic National Committee Chair Tom Perez is open to having Hillary Clinton run again in 2020. … In the modern era, once you lose a national election, you can be the party elder, a key spokesperson, or an adviser. … The rural areas are solidly Republican.…

Feb 26, 2017 – Todd made the comments early on Sunday before interviewing the new Democratic National Committee chair on “Meet the Press.” … Since 2008, the Republican National Committee had a $227 million advantage over the DNC. …

Feb 26, 2017 – "Tom Perez elected to lead Democratic National Committee in a blow to liberal wing," The Washington Post wrote. … I could not be happier for him, or for the Republican Party! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 25, 2017…

Feb 26, 2017 – President Trump appeared to be pleased with the Democratic National Committee chair results on Saturday, tweeting a sarcastic congratulations … to the victor, Tom Perez, and the Republican Party. … — Rain Duran (@RainDuran) February 26, 2017 The Republican National Committee recognized the lost opportunity that may result in…

Mar 15, 2017 – Earlier this week, FBI Director James Comey was invited by the House Intelligence Committee to testify about Russia's meddling in … Today, he's officially accepted the invitation and will testify under oath in front of the Committee on Monday.  … In January, former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper said that although Russia did interfere with the 2016 presidential…

Mar 14, 2017 – Is the Obamacare replacement bill the death of the Republican Congress? Piggybacking off what Leah wrote yesterday morning, Sen. … In other words, a Republican president is probably a prerequisite to a Democratic House. … Guy added that the Republican Study Committee proposed two amendments to the bill concerning Medicaid expansion, which capped new enrollment…

Mar 13, 2017 – I acknowledge my pallor and phallo privileges,” Schumer replied, placating the two chairs of the Democrat Jewish Outreach Committee … “Our working group reviewed the new Republican health plan and we can't find anything wrong with it. … said Democratic National Committee Chairbeing Tom Perez.…

Mar 9, 2017 – It was also very clear that Donald Trump was going to be the Republican nominee and potentially (at the time) the next president of … Even former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn’s discussions with Kislyak don’t appear to be illegal or out of bounds. … No, because Sessions was a member of the Senate Armed Service Committee—and these meetings aren’t uncommon.…

Mar 8, 2017 – Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna Romney McDaniel noted that the women participating in today’s demonstrations do not…

Mar 8, 2017 – Yesterday we reviewed the attributes and flaws of the Trump-Ryan healthcare bill, committee mark-ups of which begin today. … All those are important Republican conservative principles many of us have been fighting for, for years and years and years... … I’m going to talk at our Republican conference again this morning on that. I hope your listeners will tell them that.…

Mar 8, 2017 – a Justice Department antitrust suit against International Telephone and Telegraph Corporation, a campaign contributor to the Republican … National Committee. … Sessions was an adviser to the Trump campaign. […] President Trump has already fired his national security adviser, Michael…

Mar 8, 2017 – James Clapper, the former director of national intelligence, admitted that he does not know of any evidence that proves collusion, … Remember that Clapper was head of national intelligence until Jan. 20. … On Feb. 27, Republican Rep.…

Mar 7, 2017 – unusual about Sessions’ meetings with the Russian ambassador, one of which was an Obama White House-sponsored event during the Republican … National Convention in July. … Sessions recently said that his answers to Leahy and Franken were truthful, and that he did not misled the committee.…

Mar 7, 2017 – Former Labor Secretary Tom Perez is now helming the Democratic National Committee. How is the party going be in the Trump era? … Beshear is out of office and Republican Matt Bevin replaced him.…

Mar 6, 2017 – In fact, the rendezvous Kislyak had with Sessions at the Republican National Convention in July was an Obama White House sponsored … The other times Sessions met with Kislyak were within the capacity as a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee. … Sessions said in the letter that he "spoke briefly" to Kislyak on the sidelines of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland…

Mar 24, 2017 – Ohio Republican Congressman Dave Joyce just announced his intention to vote against the American Health Care Act. … Dave Brat (Va.) — Brat voted against the bill in the House Budget Committee. Rep. … Mark Sanford (S.C.) — Sanford voted against the bill in the House Budget Committee.…

Mar 24, 2017 – The week began with testimony before the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence by FBI Director James Comey and National … The chief objects of Republican wrath were suspected Obama appointees. … Those differences are important, and national elections reflect voters' preferences.…

Mar 23, 2017 – The media has ignored the contentions by Republican committee members and President Trump that the abuse of U.S. intelligence and the … before he shared this information with the House Intelligence Committee. … He worked in national-security positions for 25 years with the CIA, the State Department, and the House Intelligence Committee.…

Mar 22, 2017 – In light of the bill's ugly polling nearly across the board, Republican supporters of the American Health Care Act will take good … Then again, the last survey in this series had an unusually Republican-leaning sample. This one is D+1. … Pete Sessions, chairman of the House Rules Committee.…

Mar 22, 2017 – For all the passion, all the hatred, all the whining, all the dumpster fires, and all the protests, the Democratic National Committee … The Republican National Committee raised $9.4 million for the month compared to a little over $6.4 million for the DNC. … Yet, the Republican State Leadership Committee says the GOP is in solid shape at the state-level—and gerrymandering has nothing to…

Mar 20, 2017 – If you missed it, you should go back and peruse Katie's coverage of today's House Intelligence Committee hearing, at which FBI Director … James Comey and National Security Agency chief Mike Rogers faced hours of questions from lawmakers. … It's also worth noting that prior to the hearing, House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes, a Republican, asserted that no…

Mar 18, 2017 – Endowment for the Arts, the National Endowment for the Humanities and the United States Institute for Peace. … To make a dent in the national debt, Trump would have to cut entitlement spending. … "While nearly every Republican claims to be a fiscal conservative, many of them defend subsidy programs important to their states or…

Mar 17, 2017 – Up first, a key nugget of news: Now that the Trump/Ryan healthcare bill narrowly cleared another hurdle in the budget committee … this week (more on that in a moment), it has been sent over to the rules committee -- the final stage before a full floor vote. … One additional lost vote, and the American Health Care Act would have been tied up in committee.…

Mar 17, 2017 – Mike Rogers, who heads the National Security Agency, have agreed to undergo questioning, under oath, before the Republican-run House … "It's not if they're treating us differently than another committee. … Clapper Jr., the former director of national intelligence at the time, said it never happened.…