Seth McLaughlin

Tom Perez, Democrats wary of 2020 debates ‘kids’ table’ spectacle

Herding cats may turn out to be child's play compared with the task of corralling what could be some two dozen Democratic candidates vying for a place on the debate stage as the party tries to pick its opponent to President Trump in 2020.

December 12, 2018

Donald Trump: Good time for shutdown

For most presidents, a government shutdown is a noun, an event and a signal of failure — something lawmakers fall into out of malfeasance. For President Trump, it's a verb, a tactic, something to order up if he doesn't get his way.

December 9, 2018

Nancy Pelosi: House ‘retains the right’ not to seat winner in North Carolina House race

Rep. Nancy Pelosi said Thursday that members of the House will have the final say over whether the winner of an election fraught with allegations of voter fraud will be seated next year.

December 6, 2018

Nancy Pelosi ‘sympathetic’ to term-limiting committee chairs

Rep. Nancy Pelosi signaled Thursday she is open to term limits for committee chairman, saying members of the Democratic caucus, including incoming freshman, have been clamoring for the rule change.

December 6, 2018

Analysts say party-switching Michael Bloomberg to face same hurdles as Trump

Party activists and analysts say he will have many of the same hurdles to overcome as Mr. Trump did, including a long history of positions and behavior that at the outset puts him at odds with today's Democrats.

December 5, 2018

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Bernie Sanders call for Congress to tackle climate change

Liberal Democrats and environmental groups are urging the next Congress to do more to push back against the effects of climate change after watching the issue get sidelined over the first two years of the Trump administration.

December 3, 2018

2020 Democrats test waters in Iowa

Rep. Eric Swalwell, California Democrat, is among a number of lesser-known figures testing the waters for a presidential run, ahead of what activists in early primary states say is likely to be a rush to declare candidacies early next year.

December 3, 2018

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: Michael Cohen’s claim beefs up case for Trump impeachment

Rep-elect. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said the recent reports of the Trump organization's alleged business dealings with Russia during the the 2016 presidential race is more evidence for starting impeachment proceedings against the president.

November 30, 2018

Cheri Bustos selected as new chair of DCCC

Rep. Cheri Bustos was elected Thursday to lead the campaign arm of the House Democrats.

November 29, 2018

Pete Buttigieg, Jeff Merkley and Eric Swallwell to headline Progress Iowa Holiday Soiree

A liberal group in Iowa announced Thursday that a few of the lesser-known potential 2020 presidential contenders will be headlining their holiday bash next month.

November 29, 2018

Nancy Pelosi short on votes to be House speaker

The House Democratic Caucus voted 203-32 to name Nancy Pelosi speaker-designee, showing she is well within striking distance of the 218 total she will need Jan. 3.

November 28, 2018

Democrats tap Rep. James Clyburn House Majority Whip

Rep. James E. Clyburn of South Carolina was elected Wednesday as House majority whip in the new Democrat-controlled House, retaining his position as the third highest-ranking Democrat in the House.

November 28, 2018

Steny Hoyer selected by House Democrats as majority leader

House Democrats backed Rep. Steny Hoyer of Maryland to serve as majority leader in the new Congress, extending his lengthy reign in the top ranks of party leadership.

November 28, 2018

Pelosi wins Democratic nomination for speaker

Rep. Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday moved a step closer to securing another stint as speaker of the House, winning over enough of her Democratic colleagues to set up final vote on the House floor next month that will serve as the last chance for her foes to stop the most powerful woman in U.S. politics.

November 28, 2018

Nancy Pelosi wins support of Problem Solvers in House speaker’s bid

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi removed one of the last hurdles standing in front of her becoming the next speaker of the House after Democrats from the Problem Solvers Caucus announced Wednesday they had won enough concessions to support her bid.

November 28, 2018

Hakeem Jeffries selected as caucus chair by Democrats

House Democrats on Wednesday selected Rep. Hakeem Jeffries of New York, a rising party star, to be their caucus chair when they retake the majority in the new year.

November 28, 2018

Problem Solvers Caucus wins concessions from Nancy Pelosi

Rep. Nancy Pelosi has offered to make rules changes that would open the House to more bipartisan cooperation, giving rank-and-file members more input on bills and committee action, as she seeks to strike deals and earn enough votes to lead the new Congress.

November 26, 2018

Republicans working to appeal more to Asian voters

The GOP nightmare in Southern California closed out last week with Young Kim falling just shy of becoming the first Korean-American elected to Congress.

November 25, 2018

Nancy Pelosi House speaker bid buoyed by Trump vote promise

President Trump has said he can deliver "as many votes" as might be needed from Republicans to help Rep. Nancy Pelosi, his chief Democratic nemesis, become the next speaker of the House.

November 22, 2018

Beto O’Rourke, Andrew Gillum, Stacey Abrams emerge stronger after defeats

More than any other election in recent political history, the 2018 midterms have created a slew of Democratic martyrs -- candidates who lost their races, but emerged with bigger national profiles and higher ambitions.

November 20, 2018