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Liberal NYT columnist says Pelosi was 'right to retire now,' calls on other Dems to follow her example

Liberal New York Times columnist Michelle Goldberg praised former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., for "setting an example" for an aging Democratic Party by announcing her retirement ... Read More

House Dem deflects on whether election is a warning to Democrats, demands party 'stand strong'

Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., told Fox News on Thursday that Democrats need to "stand strong" amid calls for the old guard to step aside to make way for the younger generation of policymakers. The ... Read More

DNC chair to campaign for the Democrat running in deep red Tennessee House special election

Democratic National Committee Chair Ken Martin will travel to Tennessee on Saturday to campaign for congressional candidate Aftyn Behn, who is running in a deep red district in a December special ... Read More

Politics chat: Democrats win big in elections, record-breaking shutdown continues

Forty days into a record-breaking government shutdown, and the consequences are becoming more severe. Some food banks are scrambling to serve unpaid federal workers and people who rely on SNAP ... Read More

Democrats had big wins in elections this week. Where do the two parties go from here?

The elections were voters' chance to weigh in a year after President Trump's election. Now Republicans and Democrats are reflecting on where they are and what they need to do to win in the future. Read More

These Democrats helped flip the House in Trump’s first term. They’re coming back to try to do it again

Seven years ago, they were part of a wave of first-time candidates who helped Democrats retake the US House. But their tenures in Congress were brief. Read More