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Rep. Cedric Richmond (D-LA), the Chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), said on Thursday that it is a “bad idea” for House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) to consider instituting term limits on committee chairs.

More caravan migrants are believing that “their best bet” is to find “blind spots” along to border to enter the United States illegally.

A senior adviser for Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) reportedly resigned on Wednesday evening after the Sacramento Bee “inquired about a $400,000 harassment and retaliation settlement resulting from his time working for Harris at the California Department of Justice.”

CNN contributor Michael D’Antonio blasted President Donald Trump on Wednesday evening for not having the “courage” to shake the hands of former Presidents Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter and former First Lady Hillary Clinton at President George H.W. Bush’s funeral.

CNN’s presidential historian Douglas Brinkley said on Monday evening that nobody attending President George H.W. Bush’s funeral on Wednesday wants to see President Donald Trump.

Former Vice President Joe Biden said on Monday evening that he thinks he is the “most qualified person” to be president while acknowledging that he is indeed a “gaffe machine.”

New York Times columnist Charles Blow said on Friday that if President Donald Trump were black, “y’all would have called for a lynching on the White House grounds.”

California Governor-elect Gavin Newsom revealed on Thursday that he will call back the California National Guard from the border when he is sworn into office in January.

Rep.-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) on Thursday expressed support for allocating absolutely “$0” for President Donald Trump’s “racist border wall.”

Univision anchor Jorge Ramos on Wednesday evening said that the caravan migrants seeking asylum are becoming more “intelligent” and sneaking into the United States illegally because they have discovered how porous the U.S.-Mexico border actually is.

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) sent a Tuesday evening letter to House Democrats “respectfully” asking for their votes in Wednesday’s Speaker election and specifically praised her party’s “historic” freshman class that she predicted would have a “transformative” impact on Congress.

Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA), who is running to be the House Democratic Caucus Chair on Wednesday, again called for United Nations inspectors to go the U.S.-Mexico border after border patrol agents on Sunday fired tear gas at migrants who were pelting them with rocks. 

Central American migrants in the caravan held a press conference in Tijuana, Mexico, on Tuesday and demanded that the United States speed up its asylum process to allow more migrants into the country.

MSNBC’s Chris Matthews conceded on Monday evening that most of the Central American migrants in the caravan are not eligible for asylum because they are economic migrants.

Univision anchor Jorge Ramos said on Monday that America has a responsibility to “easily absorb” the caravan migrants and claimed it can do so “without significant economic consequences.”

Seven in ten Mexicans reportedly have a negative view of Central American migrants in the caravan while majorities oppose giving migrants work visas and support tougher enforcement measures, according to a comprehensive poll conducted by one of Mexico’s biggest newspapers, El Universal.

Just weeks after emphatically declaring on 60 Minutes that he would not challenge President Donald Trump for the White House, Rep. Robert Francis “Beto” O’Rourke (D-TX) on Monday left the door wide open for a potential 2020 presidential bid.

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) said on Sunday that Democrats will prioritize amnesty for “patriotic” Dreamers and “take the first step” toward a broader comprehensive amnesty bill in the next Congress.

Bay Area activists are calling for a boycott of the San Francisco Giants after principal owner Charles B. Johnson and his wife donated thousands of dollars to Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith’s (R-MS) campaign weeks after she made her controversial “public hanging” remarks.

Hillary Clinton accused President Donald Trump of having a long “streak of racism” and “the whole package of bigotry.”

Hillary Clinton on Friday called for comprehensive amnesty reform in the United States that would give a path to citizenship to “millions” of illegal immigrants after her comments about the need for Europe to curb the migration of refugees caused backlash among left-wing activists.

Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) blasted “despicable” President Donald Trump for his “lack of compassion” after the California wildfires and said Trump should just “keep his mouth shut.”

Chicago Mayor and former President Barack Obama’s chief of staff Rahm Emanuel on Wednesday endorsed House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi’s (D-CA) bid to regain her Speakership.

MSNBC host Joe Scarborough ripped President Donald Trump on Wednesday and claimed Trump is more concerned about enriching himself after leaving the White House than winning re-election in 2020.

Former President Barack Obama said on Tuesday that he was “very confident” he would have won a third term had the Constitution and his wife allowed him to run again.

Illegal immigration is top problem facing Americans, according to November’s Gallup survey that was released on Tuesday.

Supporters of House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) accused Rep. Seth Moulton (D-MA) on Monday evening of “ageism” and “sexism” while protesting his town hall event.

Former President Barack Obama praised House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) on Tuesday as an “extraordinary partner” who will be remembered as “one of the most effective legislative leaders that this country’s ever seen.”

Representative-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) said on Monday evening that the group of Democrats seeking to block House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) from regaining her Speakership is too conservative and not diverse enough.

Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) is asking Democrats to support House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) for Speaker as anti-Pelosi Democrats have moved this week to block her from winning the Speakership on the first ballot.

MSNBC host Joe Scarborough warned Democrats on Thursday that nobody in their party is tougher than House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), who is trying to regain her Speakership.

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi’s (D-CA) allies are slamming Rep. Marcia Fudge (D-OH), a potential challenger, for being on the wrong side of LGBT issues as they seek to undercut Fudge’s potential candidacy.

House Democrats opposed to House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) are reportedly urging Rep. Marcia Fudge (D-OH) to challenge Pelosi for House Speaker.

Rep. Cedric Richmond (D-LA), the chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, said on Wednesday evening that it is “insulting” that Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-SC), an African-American male, is the only top Democrat who has an announced challenger.

Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-SC) is accusing Democrats of using racial “dog whistles” to oust him from the party’s House leadership.

Former First Lady Michelle Obama writes in her memoir, Becoming, that her husband’s presidency “contributed to a reactionary sense of fear and resentment” among some Americans.