Seth McLaughlin

Pete Buttigieg, Indiana mayor, drops out of DNC chair race

Peter Buttigieg, the mayor of South Bend, Ind., stunned his supporters Saturday by announcing he was ending his campaign for chairman of the Democratic National Committee.

February 25, 2017

DNC shoots down resolution barring corporate donations

The Democratic National Committee tabled a resolution Saturday that called on the party to reinstate a ban on corporate donations and on federal corporate lobbyists from serving as at-large members of the DNC.

February 25, 2017

DNC chair contenders deliver closing arguments in final hours of tight race

Former Labor Secretary Tom Perez is carrying momentum into the hotly contested race for chair of the Democratic National Committee, but DNC members say the race remains tight as they prepare for the highly anticipated vote here on Saturday.

February 24, 2017

Howard Dean: Chuck Schumer endorsement in DNC race a ‘kiss of death’

Former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean said Friday that Sen. Chuck Schumer's endorsement in the race to become the next chairman of the Democratic National Committee amounts to a "kiss of death."

February 24, 2017

DNC chair hopefuls aim to apply Howard Dean’s 50-state strategy

Howard Dean has gone from rage to sage. More than a decade after the infamous "Dean scream" in the Iowa caucuses crippled his presidential dreams, the former Vermont governor has become one of the wise old men of the Democratic Party.

February 23, 2017

Jaime Harrison pulls out of DNC chairman race, endorses Tom Perez

South Carolina Democratic Chairman Jaime Harrison announced Thursday he is ending his bid to lead the Democratic National Committee and throwing his support behind former Labor Secretary Tom Perez -- shaking up the race days before party officials pick a new chair.

February 23, 2017

Draft Bernie Sanders movement invites Keith Ellison to join new party push

A group pushing Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont to launch a new party wants Rep. Keith Ellison of Minnesota to sign onto the effort.

February 23, 2017

Keith Ellison denies saying Democrats should down second amendment, guns

Rep. Keith Ellison denied Thursday that he previously said the Democratic Party should come out against the Second Amendment right of individuals to keep and bear arms.

February 22, 2017

Tom Perez: Trump’s voter fraud claim is ‘bunk’

Former Labor Secretary Tom Perez on Thursday slapped down President Trump's claim that there has been rampant voter fraud in elections, calling it "bunk."

February 22, 2017

Keith Ellison supportive of impeachment against Trump

Rep. Keith Ellison of Minnesota said Thursday that he is open to the calls to initiate an impeachment process against President Trump.

February 22, 2017

Pete Buttigieg, DNC chairman candidate, says party needs unifying message

On paper, Pete Buttigieg is the dream candidate for Democrats: He is a millennial, a military veteran, a Midwesterner, an Episcopalian, and he's openly gay. Plus, like Bill Clinton and Barack Obama, he's left-handed.

February 22, 2017

Bernie Sanders support of Keith Ellison for DNC chair next test of his movement

The Kansas Democratic Party was searching for a big name to headline its annual dinner and asked the candidates running to be chairman of the Democratic National Committee for help landing a guest.

February 21, 2017

Lacy Clay files federal lawsuit over removal of police-as-pigs painting

A Missouri Democrat filed a lawsuit Tuesday in federal court against the Architect of the U.S. Capitol over his decision to remove a painting that stirred controversy over its depiction of cops as pigs.

February 21, 2017

Howard Dean ‘kinda’ backs Pete Buttigieg to be DNC chair

Howard Dean said Monday that he "kinda" is rooting for Pete Buttigieg in the race to become the next chair of the Democratic National Committee.

February 20, 2017

DNC leadership race reshuffled with endorsement for Keith Ellison

New Hampshire Democratic Chairman Raymond Buckley pulled the plug Saturday on his bid to lead the Democratic National Committee and threw his support behind Rep. Keith Ellison of Minnesota.

February 19, 2017

DNC leaders unhappy with party activists’ aggressive tactics to pick new chairman

Democratic Party activists who tried unsuccessfully to sink Hillary Clinton's nomination at last year's convention are at it again, pestering national party members ahead of next week's vote on a new chairman.

February 16, 2017

Ed Gillespie up in Virginia gubernatorial GOP primary, down in general election matchups: Poll

Ed Gillespie leads the GOP gubernatorial primary race in Virginia, but is trailing in hypothetical general election contests against the contenders for the Democratic nomination, according to a new poll, which also showed that most voters are still making up their minds.

February 16, 2017

Keith Ellison challenges Tom Perez’s claim of support in race for DNC chair

Rep. Keith Ellison of Minnesota told his supporters Thursday that Tom Perez's claim that 180 members of the Democratic National Committee are backing his campaign is bogus.

February 16, 2017

Pete Buttigieg captures Ed Rendell’s endorsement in DNC chair race

Former Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell is backing Pete Buttigieg's bid to become the next chairman of the Democratic National Committee, adding his name to the long list of current and former party leaders that are hoping to influence the outcome of the race.

February 16, 2017

Senate Democrats in Indiana, North Dakota and Missouri face ‘coin flip’ re-elections

Sens. Joe Donnelly of Indiana, Heidi Heitkamp of North Dakota and Claire McCaskill of Missouri are the most vulnerable Democrats heading into the 2018 mid-term elections, according to a new forecast.

February 16, 2017