US vice-president reminds Democrats that ‘this struggle is not new’ in Maryland after losing presidency to Trump
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Harris urges young Americans to ‘stay in the fight’ in post-election speech
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Kamala Harris laughs at her own ‘the context in which you exist’ word salad: ‘Yeah, I did that’
Commentators roasted Vice President Kamala Harris for the latest of many confusing verbal statements given during a public appearance, this time at a community college.
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Author: Alexander Hall
Live updates: Trump unveils picks for ambassador to Japan, other diplomatic posts
Get the latest news on the transition to the new administration of President-elect Donald Trump and a new Congress.
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Author: Washington Post
AOC stumbles — but may yet be the future of the Democratic Party
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is rejected for powerful Congress role but she appears to swap the politics of protest for a career climbing the greasy pole
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Author: David Charter, Assistant Editor (US), Washington
House Dems solidify their anti-Trump policy chiefs
On Natural Resources, Rep. Jared Huffman will be tasked with countering a “drill, baby, drill” strategy. On Oversight, Rep. Gerry Connolly will have to find a way to counter GOP investigations.
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Author: Josh Siegel,Nicholas Wu,Daniella Diaz,Meredith Lee Hill
Why Democrats’ Version of ‘Stop the Steal’ Isn’t Taking Off
A movement by some Democratic voters to investigate the results of the 2024 presidential election mirrors a push by Republicans in 2020. But it’s struggling.
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Author: Stuart A. Thompson,Kaleigh Rogers,Steven Lee Myers
Ocasio-Cortez Loses Vote to Be Top Democrat on Oversight Panel
The New York progressive’s defeat was a counterpoint to generational change in the Democratic ranks, as House members chose younger members to lead other committees.
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Author: Annie Karni
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez loses bid to serve as top Democrat on House Oversight Committee
The 35-year-old progressive lost to veteran Democrat Gerry Connolly in a bid to serve as the top Democrat on the committee.
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Author: Ja’han Jones
AOC defeated by Gerry Connolly in battle to lead House Oversight Committee
Connolly withstood a generational upheaval that saw several of Democrats’ septuagenarian committee leaders pushed out.
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Author: Andrew Solender
Trump Transition Live Updates: Harris to Address Younger Americans in Maryland
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Author: Maggie Haberman,Linda Qiu,Maureen Farrell,Michael J. de la Merced,Erica L. Green
Democrats, readying to battle Trump, shake up House committees
House Democrats will on Tuesday elect new leaders to helm three key committees, a shake-up that signals a generational shift as they prepare to take on Trump
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Author: Marianna Sotomayor
The Democrats’ Hollow Reckoning
A reckoning is supposedly underway in the Democratic Party in the wake of Kamala Harris’s defeat.
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AOC Loses Committee Vote to 74-Year-Old Gerry Connolly
House Democrats voted to recommend Rep. Gerry Connolly for the party’s top spot on the House Oversight Committee over Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
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Author: Charisma Madarang
Congress unveils funding deal with more than $100 billion in disaster aid
Congressional leaders have unveiled legislation that will keep the federal government funded through March 14 and provide more than $100 billion in emergency aid to help states and local communities recover from Hurricanes Helene and Milton and other natural disasters
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Author: Kevin Freking
US Lawmakers Agree to More Than $100 Billion in Disaster Relief
Congressional negotiators reached agreement on more than $100 billion in emergency relief funding for victims of a series of disasters including back-to-back hurricanes that hit the US Southeast and a bridge collapse in Baltimore.
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Author: María Paula Mijares Torres,Jack Fitzpatrick,Steven T. Dennis
Archivist says Equal Rights Amendment can’t be certified as Democrats push Biden to recognize it
The archivist and deputy archivist of the United States have issued a rare joint statement to say that the 1970s-era Equal Rights Amendment cannot be certified without further action by Congress or the courts.
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Author: ZEKE MILLER
AOC played the inside game – and insiders rejected it (for now)
The progressive Democrat went from being an insurgent to trying to be an ally of the Democratic caucus. The vote for Oversight shows the limits of that strategy, Eric Garcia reports
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Author: Eric Garcia
AOC’s colleagues already floating another leadership bid for her in the near-future
“She seems to have changed her approach to legislating, and I think she’s figured out how to rock the boat without tipping it over,” said one House Democrat.
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Author: Andrew Solender
Opinion | The road back to power for Democrats
The road back out of the wilderness begins with messengers and messages that meet the moment.
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Author: Rahm Emanuel
Mike Johnson’s dealmaking with Democrats stirs anger among Republicans as negotiators inch closer to government funding plan
House Speaker Mike Johnson’s late-December dealmaking with Democrats is stirring intense anger across his GOP conference, just days before a government spending deadline and weeks before the pivotal vote the Louisiana Republican needs to win to keep his gavel.
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Author: Sarah Ferris, Lauren Fox
Navarrette: Did Democrats learn anything from 2024 election?
Democrats are being lazy and taking the easy way out by simply blaming the voters who shifted their support to Trump.
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Author: Straight Arrow News
California lawmaker warns of the dangers of a constitutional convention. How likely is one?
Last year, Gov. Gavin Newsom spearheaded an effort to call for a limited constitutional convention. Now, a California lawmaker wants to take that back.
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Author: Andrew Sheeler
Will voters consider Vice President Kamala Harris as a future candidate?
‘The Bottom Line’ panelists Lee Carter and Ben Ferguson discuss the likelihood the vice president will make a political comeback.
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Author: @foxbusiness
Moskowitz under consideration to lead Federal Emergency Management Agency
The potential nomination could open up a House seat in an increasingly competitive South Florida district
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Author: Marc Rod
