Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez became an overnight sensation when she unseated longtime New York House Democrat Joe Crowley, but now she is causing tension in the establishment wing of the party and some are seeking ways to put a damper on her anti-establishment agenda.
When the 116th Congress convenes on Thursday, many of the newly elected members are bringing an anti-Trump agenda and the goal of fundamentally transforming America even farther to the left than Barack Obama tried to accomplish in his eight years in office.
The Democrat blasted abortion proponents Thursday during an episode of the New York Times’ The Daily podcast after Times reporter Sabrina Tavernise pointed to McCaskill’s possibly being seen as waffling on abortion rights as a reason for her loss to pro-life Republican Josh Hawley.
McCaskill vowed to never again run for public office, saying she will focus her efforts on advising future candidates after leaving office.
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) might agree to term limits on committee chairmanships and party leadership to regain the Speakership.
California Republicans aren’t a political party. We are an insurgency. If we’re to survive, our tactics should reflect that reality.
The Maine Republican Party called on Maine Secretary of State Matt Dunlap on Thursday to launch an investigation into election irregularities it has uncovered in the controversial 2nd congressional district election held on November 6.
Failed U.S. Senate candidate Robert Francis “Beto” O’Rourke met with former President Barack Obama last month as the Texas Democrat considers a bid for the White House in 2020.
The email accounts of leading National Republican Congressional Committee officials were reportedly hacked during the 2018 midterm election.
A former aide to President Barack Obama is singing the praises of Rep. Beto O’Rourke (D-TX) as a potential presidential candidate in 2020.
Lesperance said GOP losses in the region “were a continuation of a trend that began way before Donald Trump, but his presidency has increased the disconnect between New England Republicans and the broader national Republican Party.”
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) hopes to exchange her title to Speaker when the 116th Congress convenes in January and is working hard to make that happen, including keeping a high profile in the media.
The New York Times reports that Gabby Giffords’ gun control group and Michael Bloomberg-funded Everytown for Gun Safety spent nearly $40 million “at the state and federal level in the midterms.” The NRA spent $20 million.
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) is putting in place the support she needs to regain the Speaker’s gavel despite some opposition.
Failed Democratic Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams is calling on Hollywood not to pull out its television and movie production from the Peach State in protest of her loss to Republican Brian Kemp.
(UPI) — Florida Gov. Rick Scott will be changing jobs — U.S. senator — as incumbent Bill Nelson conceded hours after a hand recount showed a 10,000-vote difference.
A Federal judge ruled against a request to extend the deadline for recounts in Florida’s U.S. Senate and governor midterm races.
Democrats have emerged with a net gain of at least 35 seats with all but six of the 435 House of Representatives races called. This is a dozen more than they needed to take back the majority.
Staff of the U.S. Education Department say rumors that secretary Betsy DeVos will be resigning her post are unfounded.
A judge ruled to extend the recount deadline for Palm Beach County until November 20 in Florida’s U.S. Senate race, according to reports.
Democrats in the House quietly put forward a ban on 80 percent frames and gun parts kits while Americans were focused on voting and watching the outcome of the midterm elections.
Trump supporters are not only deplorable, they also exhibit a “peevish, racist cruelty,” declares the Guardian newspaper Friday, which makes white women who vote Republican especially guilty.
MSNBC host Joy Reid suggested Saturday that the outpouring of Republican criticism of Broward County Board of Elections supervisor Brenda Snipes is driven by racism.
Longtime McCain aide Mark Salter blasted the NRSC for accusing vote-counters in AZ of attempting to hand the state’s senate race to Sinema.
Lawyers for both Florida Democratic candidates Andrew Gillum and Bill Nelson fought on Friday night to allow non-United States citizens’ votes to be included in the 2018 midterm election results.
Democrats retook the House in the 2018 midterm elections and Democrats are weighing in on whether Nancy Pelosi should return as Speaker.
“It could have cohered into a clear story—a wave story—but in fact, it’s more of a patchwork,” said Jeffrey Henig, the director of the politics and education program at Teachers College at Columbia University. “This will be disappointing to some folks who were very excited and envisioned a teacher wave.”
Americans who say they attend religious services regularly were far more apt to vote Republican in the midterm elections than those who attend seldom or never, exit polls revealed.
Ann Coulter joined Breitbart News and SiriusXM Patriot on Tuesday for special coverage of Election Night 2018.
Anti-Trump activists touted Tim Kaine’s (D-VA) win over Republican Corey Stewart as the “first white supremacist defeat of the night.”
