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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...

Sanders' Fundraising Team Should Be Celebrating

Campaign raised a whopping $5.9M in 24 hours

(Newser) - Front-runner, indeed . Just 24 hours after officially kicking off his campaign for president, Bernie Sanders has lined his pockets with $5.9 million raised from more than 225,000 donors, according to the Vermont senator's campaign. The New York Times reports the tally is "not unexpected" but...

2020 Democrats Have a Confidential Adviser

'NYT': Barack Obama is talking with them, but don't expect an endorsement

(Newser) - The 2020 Democratic field is filling up quickly, and the New York Times reports on a common denominator: Big names and long shots alike are meeting confidentially with Barack Obama to get his advice on how to beat President Trump. However, the story emphasizes that neither Obama nor wife Michelle...

Coulter Leads the Zinger Parade: Trump Is 'an Idiot'

But others are critical on both sides of the aisle

(Newser) - Reactions are percolating around America to President Trump's declaration of a national emergency—not the least of which comes from his political frenemy Ann Coulter, per USA Today . "The only national emergency is that our president is an idiot," she said Friday on KABC Radio in Los...

Progressive Dems 'Killed Amazon, the Biggest Beast Around'

In the battle of the centrists vs. progressives, the progressives emerged victorious

(Newser) - In the battle of the centrists versus the progressives, the progressives emerged victorious. At least that's the contention of left-of-center Democrats in New York, who are flashing the "V" sign after Amazon announced it was nixing its plans to build a second headquarters in Queens. The Wall Street ...

Democrats, Beware the Trap of &#39;Empty Slogans&#39;
Democrats, You're
Turning Into Republicans
OPINION
Feb 12, 2019 12:06 PM CST

Democrats, You're Turning Into Republicans

Catherine Rampell says 'lazy sloganeering' is replacing nuanced debate on policy

(Newser) - Catherine Rampell of the Washington Post thinks Democrats are starting to look like the Republicans of 2016, and she doesn't mean that as a compliment. They're "emphasizing empty slogans instead of evidence-based policy, rejecting experts in favor of cranks, handwaving away questions about implementation, and promising that...

She&#39;s Democrats&#39; Best Hope in 2020
Here's the Democrats'
Best Hope to Beat Trump
OPINION
Jan 31, 2019 10:35 AM CST

Here's the Democrats' Best Hope to Beat Trump

Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota is the smart choice, writes George Will

(Newser) - Amy Klobuchar isn't among the early Democratic candidates for 2020, but George Will writes in the Washington Post that the Minnesota senator might be her party's smartest choice. "Klobuchar is the person perhaps best equipped to send the current president packing," Will writes in the op-ed....

Warren to Unveil 'Ultra-Millionaire' Tax

Mass. senator wants 2% tax on net worth above $50M, 3% above $1B

(Newser) - Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez isn't alone in wanting more taxes on the wealthy. Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren is expected to propose an "ultra-millionaire" tax, the brain child of University of California-Berkeley economists Emmanuel Saez and Gabriel Zucman, reports Politico . It would impose a 2% tax on each dollar of net...

Dems on Border Security: Here&#39;s $1B
Dems Make an Offer
on Border Security
Jan 19, 2019 10:46 AM CST

Dems Make an Offer on Border Security

And President Trump plans to speak Saturday afternoon

(Newser) - The first tangible signs of movement may be emerging in the impasse that has shut down the government for weeks: President Donald Trump is promising a "major announcement" about the closure and the US-Mexico border and Democrats are pledging more money for border security, the AP reports. It was...

Another Dem Joins the Fray
Another Dem
Joins the Fray
Jan 12, 2019 2:00 PM CST

Another Dem Joins the Fray

Julian Castro announces his candidacy in San Antonio

(Newser) - Julian Castro may already be behind in the polls, but no matter—he's boldly running for president. The former mayor of San Antonio and HUD secretary under President Obama officially announced his candidacy Saturday, framing it in the context of immigration: "When my grandmother got here [from Mexico]...

War Veteran Throws Hat in the Ring for 2020

Rep. Tulsi Gabbard says it's about 'war and peace'

(Newser) - Think Democrats are running the same old faces in 2020? Try Rep. Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii, who revealed her candidacy Friday: "I have decided to run and will be making a formal announcement within the next week," said the 37-year-old Army National Guard veteran on CNN's The ...

Ocasio-Cortez Jumps Into the Fray Over Vulgar Word

Rep. Rashida Tlaib got it started on Friday

(Newser) - Washington is fighting about everything—why not dirty words? On Saturday, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez slammed "Republican hypocrisy" amid outcry over a vulgarity uttered by her fellow congresswoman Thursday night, the Washington Post reports. Rep. Rashida Tlaib's remark that "we're gonna impeach the motherf---er" (guess who that'...

Trump Makes New Claim About Furloughed Workers

President says most of those not getting paid are Democrats

(Newser) - President Trump is back in the White House after his surprise trip to Iraq , and he's also back on Twitter. On Thursday, he made headlines with a bold, if unsubstantiated, claim about federal workers furloughed in the ongoing shutdown, reports the Hill . They're mostly Democrats, he says. "...

Trump: 'I'll Call It Whatever They Want'

The president defends his wall demand on Christmas

(Newser) - President Donald Trump said Tuesday that parts of the federal government will stay closed until Democrats agree to put up more walls along the US-Mexico border to deter criminal elements. He said he's open to calling the wall something else as long as he ends up with an actual...

Pelosi's Biggest Challenger for Speakership Backs Off

Or, her biggest challenger so far

(Newser) - As far as giving thanks goes, Nancy Pelosi is likely uttering a word of gratitude for this development: Rep. Marcia Fudge of Ohio on Tuesday threw her support behind Pelosi as speaker of the House, in the process removing her name from the list of potential challengers. CNN reports that...

Trump Has New Nickname for a Democrat

The president dismisses Rep. Adam Schiff

(Newser) - President Donald Trump is name-calling Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff for saying Matthew Whitaker's appointment as acting attorney general is unconstitutional, the AP reports. Trump says Schiff shouldn't complain that Whitaker wasn't confirmed by the Senate because neither was special counsel Robert Mueller, who's investigating 2016 election...

Nancy Pelosi Is Fighting for Her Speakership
Pelosi May Not Be
Speaker After All
the rundown
Nov 15, 2018 1:48 PM CST

Pelosi May Not Be Speaker After All

To get the post again, she'll have to fend off a revolt among House Democrats

(Newser) - Nancy Pelosi hopes to be House speaker again, and the first big step happened on election night when Democrats reclaimed control of the chamber. The second step, however, is no gimme. Pelosi now has to fend off a revolt among Democrats who say it's time the 78-year-old relinquished her...

Control of the House: Dems Look for 23 Flips
Control of the House:
Democrats Get 2 Early Flips
election 2018
Nov 6, 2018 9:04 PM CST

Control of the House: Democrats Get 2 Early Flips

GOP in danger of losing the chamber

(Newser) - Democrats were off to a good start in their quest to take control of the House. They flipped two early seats, one in Virginia and another in Florida (by Donna Shalala), and Politico sees them as being on track toward getting the necessary minimum of 23 flips. In fact, Fox...

Ex-Democratic Staffer Allegedly Doxxed GOP Senators

Jackson Cosko charged with posting addresses online

(Newser) - A former member of Democratic Sen. Maggie Hassan's staff was caught inside Hassan's Capitol Hill office Tuesday night and ultimately arrested Wednesday on charges that he "doxxed" GOP senators. Jackson A. Cosko, 27, is accused of posting "private, identifying information," including addresses, online, Politico reports....

'Rising Democratic Star' Drops Out of Race, Cites PTSD

Democrat Jason Kander says he's 'done hiding' his post-traumatic stress disorder, depression

(Newser) - "I suffer from depression and have PTSD symptoms. After 11 years, I'm finally ready to do something about it." That was the surprise tweet Tuesday from Jason Kander, an Afghanistan war veteran and "rising Democratic star" who'd hoped to become the next mayor of Kansas...

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