Columnist criticizes AOC and her chief of staff
(Newser) - Maureen Dowd helped spark this battle, and now she's taking sides. The New York Times columnist—whose Nancy Pelosi interview frayed tempers within the Democratic Party—reviews recent events and finds one side too extreme. "In the age of Trump, there is no more stupid proposition than that... More »
At Fundraiser, Dems Have One Man in Mind
And that's Joe Biden
(Newser) - Joe Biden was not in the banquet hall for the Iowa Democratic Party's blockbuster fundraiser on Sunday where 19 of his party's presidential candidates spoke. But he was present in the veiled criticism from several of his rivals, the AP reports. In five-minute chunks of speaking time, the... More »
Trump Threatens Retaliation After DNC's Move Against Fox
DNC has banned Fox News from hosting party's 2020 debates
(Newser) - The Democratic National Committee has banned Fox News from hosting any of the party's 2020 debates, saying the network is "not in a position to host a fair and neutral debate for our candidates." DNC Chairman Tom Perez said the decision was made after a New Yorker... More »
Sanders Signs DNC Pledge, but Another Filing Raises Eyebrows
Bernie vows to be a Democrat for 2020, but for 2024 Senate reelection it's back to independent
(Newser) - Anyone miffed that a longtime independent senator is hoping to gain the Democratic Party's nomination for president can take comfort that he's vowing to stick by the party—for now, at any rate. Per NBC News , Vermont's Bernie Sanders has inked a "loyalty pledge" with the... More »
Klobuchar: Here's What I'd Do on Day 1
Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar says she's running for president
(Newser) - Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar on Sunday joined the growing group of Democrats jostling to be president and positioned herself as the most prominent Midwestern candidate in the field, as her party tries to win back voters in a region that helped put Donald Trump in the White House, the AP... More »
Warren Makes It Official
The popular Democrat decries 'middle-class squeeze'
(Newser) - Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren made her bid for the presidency official on Saturday in the working-class city of Lawrence, Mass., grounding her 2020 campaign in a populist call to fight economic inequality and build "an America that works for everyone." Warren delivered a sharp call for change at... More »
Things Get Worse for Virginia's Lt. Gov.
The state Democratic Party says he should resign
(Newser) - Things are only getting worse for Virginia's embattled lieutenant governor, who lost a key source of support Saturday: his own state party, USA Today reports. Citing the "credible nature" of the latest rape allegation against Justin Fairfax, the Democratic Party of Virginia said he "no longer has... More »
Kanye West Designs 'Blexit' Apparel
The performer promotes a 'Blexit' from the Democrats
(Newser) - Black conservatives, rejoice: Kanye has made you a T-shirt. Kanye West's new apparel line—which urges blacks to ditch the Democrats in a so-called "Blexit"—was unveiled Saturday at Turning Point USA's Young Black Leadership Summit in Washington, DC, a meeting for young black conservatives, per... More »
Michael Cohen Returns to Democratic Party
He 'wants to distance himself' from administration's values
(Newser) - Michael Cohen has returned to the Democratic Party after a short but extremely eventful absence. A defense attorney for President Trump's former personal lawyer confirmed Thursday that Cohen has changed his New York state registration from Republican to Democratic because he wants "to distance himself" from the values... More »
Democrats Change How They'll Pick 2020 Nominee
Superdelegates won't have the same power as before
(Newser) - After two years of sometimes ugly public fighting, Democratic Party leaders on Saturday voted to limit their own high-profile roles in choosing presidential nominees, giving even more weight to the outcome of state primaries and caucuses, the AP reports. The debate over the influence of party insiders known as superdelegates... More »
Trump Jr.: Democratic Platform 'Awfully Similar' to Nazi Party
He says people have been misled by leftist academics
(Newser) - Donald Trump Jr. is taking flak for comparing the platform of the Democratic Party to that of the Nazis in the 1930s—and he wonders what all the fuss is about. It started with an interview Thursday, in which the president's son told the One America News Network that... More »
In SOTU Response, Kennedy Accuses Trump of Dividing US
He slams administration's 'false choices'
(Newser) - The Democratic response to this year's State of the Union address was delivered by a Kennedy for the first time since Ted Kennedy joined a group of senators responding to Ronald Reagan in 1982. Speaking at a vocational high school in Fall River, Mass., Rep. Joe Kennedy III accused... More »
Now in DC Spotlight: Kirsten Gillibrand
She led the charge against fellow Democrat Al Franken
(Newser) - The demise of Al Franken's career in the US Senate was hastened along by members of his own party who called for him to step down amid sexual misconduct allegations. Chief among them: New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, who helped turn up the heat on Franken this week by... More »
'Anti-Trump Wave' Results in Big Gains for Democrats
Murdered reporter's boyfriend was among Virginia winners
(Newser) - Almost a year to the day after President Trump was elected, Democrats scored big victories in races across the country—especially in Virginia, where Democrat Ralph Northam defeated Trump-endorsed Republican Ed Gillespie in the governor's race . Democrats made major statewide gains in Virginia as well as recapturing the governor'... More »
Brazile's Allegations Show War Is Coming to Democratic Party
Former DNC head accuses Clinton of rigging primary against Sanders
(Newser) - Donna Brazile, former head of the Democratic National Committee, made headlines Thursday when she accused the Clinton campaign and DNC of "unethical" behavior and "rigging" the primary in favor of Hillary Clinton. While not containing much new, provable information, Brazile's allegation is equivalent to "taking the... More »
A 16-Year-Old Is Running for Governor in Kansas
Jack Bergeson is hoping to win Kansas' top spot in 2018
(Newser) - Jack Bergeson won't be able to vote for himself when he appears on the Kansas ballot for governor in 2018—because he won't be 18 yet. As the director of elections with Kansas' secretary of state's office explains to the Wall Street Journal , the Sunflower State is... More »
Dems Need to 'Reject Siren Calls of the Left'
And embrace a more centrist perspective: 'NYT' op-ed
(Newser) - "Reject the siren calls of the left" is the advice Mark Penn and Andrew Stein offer for the Democratic Party in a New York Times op-ed. The two make a case for why Democrats have to move back to the centrist position advocated by President Bill Clinton in the... More »
Beyonce 2020 Is Exactly What Democrats Need
Jeet Heer makes case for celebrity Democratic candidate
(Newser) - After Donald Trump's election victory, Michael Moore suggested Democrats should run a celebrity in 2020 . If they aren't already considering it, they should be, writes Jeet Heer at New Republic . Some argue that voters are actually turned off by celebrities, whose lectures can feel patronizing and whose bank... More »
Michael Moore Urges Dems to Run a Celeb in 2020
Outspoken filmmaker says Democrats should run a "beloved" person
(Newser) - In light of recent election results, the Democratic Party should embrace the trend of turning popular celebrities into politicians, according to filmmaker Michael Moore. "Democrats would be better off if they ran Oprah or Tom Hanks," Moore said on CNN's State of the Union Sunday, per the... More »
'Nuts' Mich. Rep Turned Out to Be Spot-On About Election
Debbie Dingell says she warned Dems that Clinton was ignoring key group
(Newser) - "That's Debbie, it's hyperbole, she is nuts." That's the vibe Debbie Dingell, a Michigan Democrat who represents her state's 12th Congressional District, says she received throughout Election 2016, when she tried to warn her fellow Democrats that no, Hillary Clinton was not on an... More »