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Former Labor Secretary Tom Perez, who is a candidate to run the Democratic National Committee, speaks during the general session of the DNC winter meeting in Atlanta, Saturday, Feb. 25, 2017. (AP Photo/Branden Camp)

Tom Perez wins hard-fought DNC race to become Democrats’ first Latino chairman

Tom Perez was elected Saturday as the first Latino chair of the Democratic National Committee, overcoming stiff opposition from the Bernie Sanders wing of the party and delivering a win for former President Barack Obama, who recruited him for the job. In his first act as chairman he immediately moved to unify Democrats by tapping Rep. Keith Ellison, the preferred pick of progressives, as his deputy chair.

February 25, 2017
On Feb. 25, 2017, the DNC voted to not resurrect an Obama-era ban on corporate donations, angering liberal activists but relieving moderates concerned with the party's ability to finance its operations. In this file photo from Sept. 22, 2016, supporters of Washington State's Initiative 735 hold a banner above the I-5 freeway during the evening commute in Lacey, Wash. Proponents of the statewide ballot initiative wanted to get big money out of politics by backing a federal constitutional amendment that says free speech in the form of political contributions belongs to people, not corporations. Opponents of the measure said the government shouldn’t limit the First Amendment. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) **FILE**

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