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Reagan, for the record, was a Democrat and president of the Screen Actors Guild union before he was a Republican. This is perhaps the most persistent charge against Romney, that as governor he signed a law similar to the health care law passed by the...
It’s another fiscally tight year in New Jersey. That’s the reality Gov. Christie faces in preparing his state budget plan, which he’ll announce Tuesday. Christie’s proposed budget of around $30 billion will likely include the first phase of an income...
Democrat Senate hopeful Elizabeth Warren kneels on the sidewalk to talk to Zachary Anderson, 7, as she tours small businesses in Stoneham, Mass. , Monday, Feb. 20, 2012. She is seeking the U.S. Senate seat held by Republican Scott Brown. View Photo »
We have no doubt the Democrats were able to rally their left-wing base around this baseless and expensive recall effort ... This shameful recall of the governor will accomplish nothing but saddle Wisconsin taxpayers with over $9 million in un-budgeted costs. Voters rejected the Democrats’ era of job los...
It's not the ceremonial position it was when Ingrid Sheldon or Ed Pierce were mayor, when we looked to the mayor to officiate at weddings as much as anything else." Hieftje easily defeated two challengers in 2010 — Patricia Lesko in the Democratic...
Secretary of State must step in to figure out what to do since Doctor Bhati's name is already printed on them. The Executive Director of the Hamilton County Democratic Party says they're trying to find a replacement candidate - but the new candidate...
New donors in January included Bruce Kovner, manager of hedge fund Caxton Global Investments until last September, who donated $500,000 to Restore Our Future. Kovner donated heavily to the Republican Party last year, including $100,000 to defend...
U.S. President Barack Obama speaks during a Democratic Party fundraiser in Bellevue, Washington February 17, 2012. View Photo »
The Democrats have already held 22 parties to celebrate costing Wisconsin taxpayers $9 million for this baseless recall ... Throwing parties to celebrate a taxpayer-funded recall election is an insult to Governor Walker’s successful reforms and Wisconsin families who are benefiting from them. Tomorrow’s...
McCarthy has been toiling in Republican politics since the 1970s, when, fresh out of Georgetown University, he worked for the late Sen. John Heinz of Pennsylvania. For six years in the 1980s, he honed his craft under the mentorship of Roger Ailes, the...
John Kerry (2004) and Barack Obama (2008) were still-serving senators. Al Gore ran as the incumbent vice president, after holding elective office for 24 uninterrupted years since the age of 28. It’s more than a coincidence that the only people to...
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. It is the oldest political party in continuous operation in the United States and it is one of the oldest parties in the world. Full Article
Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass. , ranking Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, arrives for the committee's hearing on MF Global Holdings Ltd. , Thursday, Dec. 15, 2011, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Frank's left hand was bandaged, and his arm in a cast, after he tore a...
View Photo »Following the Democrats' weekly strategy session, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev. , pauses during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2011.
View Photo »Following the Democrats' weekly strategy session, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev. , talks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2011, about pending House legislation that includes the extension of the payroll-tax cut and a provision to speed up approval...
View Photo »California Gov. Jerry Brown, right, is ushered through a door after addressing the California Democrats State Convention Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012, in San Diego. The party's annual convention runs through Feb. 12. Gov. Jerry Brown outlined an optimistic political agenda for California...
View Photo »California Gov. Jerry Brown speaks during the California Democrats State Convention Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012, in San Diego. The party's annual convention runs through Feb. 12. Gov. Jerry Brown outlined an optimistic political agenda for California Democrats at their party's annual...
View Photo »California Gov. Jerry Brown speaks during the California Democrats Convention Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012, in San Diego. The party's annual convention runs through Feb. 12.
View Photo »"Super committee" Democrat co-chair Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) (R) walks to her office after meeting with other committee members on Capitol Hill in Washington, November 21, 2011. After months of talks, the high-profile congressional effort to rein in the ballooning U.S. debt is...
View Photo »Super committee Democrat co-chair Senator Patty Murray leaves after the meeting between Republican and Democratic members of the 'Super Committee', or Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, on November 21, 2011 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Members of the committee have...
View Photo »"Super committee" Democrat co-chair Senator Patty Murray (L) and "super committee" member Senator Max Baucus (D-MT) (R) listen at a bill signing ceremony promoting jobs for veterans at the White House in Washington November 21, 2011.
View Photo »"Super committee" Democrat co-chair Senator Patty Murray looks on at a bill signing ceremony promoting jobs for veterans at the White House in Washington November 21, 2011.
View Photo »U.S. President Barack Obama (R) talks to "super committee" Democrat co-chair Senator Patty Murray (front), "super committee" member Senator Max Baucus (D-MT) (2nd R) and Senator Scott Brown (R-MA) at a bill signing ceremony promoting jobs for veterans at the White House in Washington November...
View Photo »U.S. President Barack Obama (R) talks to "super committee" Democrat co-chair Senator Patty Murray (L) and "super committee" member Senator Max Baucus (D-MT) at a bill signing ceremony in the White House to promote jobs for veterans in Washington November 21, 2011.
View Photo »"Super committee" Democrat co-chair Senator Patty Murray takes part in a bill signing ceremony at the White House to promote jobs for veterans in Washington November 21, 2011. Standing next to her are fellow "super committee" members Senator Max Baucus (D-MT) (R) and Senator Scott Brown...
View Photo »Rep. James Clyburn (D-SC) arrives for a meeting with other Democrat super committee members in the Capitol in Washington November 18, 2011. The special congressional committee is tasked with finding at least $1.2 trillion in budget savings over 10 years, but with a November 23 deadline...
View Photo »Italian Democratic party leader Pierluigi Bersani addresses the media after talks with Italy's new premier-designate Mario Monti, at the Senate, in Rome, Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2011. Monti is holding talks with political leaders, unions and business groups as he tries to put together a...
View Photo »Italian Democratic party leader Pierluigi Bersani, center, address the media as Senator Anna Finocchiaro, left, and Dario Franceschini look on, following talks with Italy's new premier-designate economist Mario Monti, at the Senate, in Rome, Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2011. Monti is holding...
View Photo »Dick Saslaw, Democratic leader of the Virginia Senate, center, looks over his talking points with Will Hailer, Democratic Committee staffer, left, and state senator Mary Margaret Whipple, Democratic Caucus Chair, Virginia Senate, at a Democrat election results party in Fairfax, Va. ,...
View Photo »Democratic supporters follow election results at a Democrat election results party in Fairfax, Va. , on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2011. Virginia voters went to the polls Tuesday to decide whether to continue with a partisan divide in the state legislature or give the Republicans absolute power...
View Photo »WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 03: House Ways and Means Committee Democrats (L-R) Rep. Pete Stark (D-CA) and Rep. Charles Rangel (D-NY) talk after a press conference on unemployment insurance at the U.S. Capitol November 3, 2011 in Washington, DC. Democrats will be introducing an...
View Photo »WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 03: House Ways and Means Committee Democrats (R-L) Rep. Sander Levin (D-MI) and Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-TX) hold a press conference on unemployment insurance at the U.S. Capitol November 3, 2011 in Washington, DC. Democrats will be introducing an unemployment...
View Photo »WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 03: House Ways and Means Committee Democrat Rep. Charles Rangel (D-NY) participates in a press conference on unemployment insurance benefits at the U.S. Capitol November 3, 2011 in Washington, DC. Democrats will be introducing an unemployment insurance...
View Photo »WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 03: House Ways and Means Committee Democrats (L-R) Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Rep. Sander Levin (D-MI), Rep. Joseph Crowley (D-NY), Rep. Jim McDermott (D-WA) and Rep. Charles Rangel (D-NY), hold a press conference on unemployment insurance at the U.S. Capitol...
View Photo »Democrat Hattiesburg Mayor Johnny DuPree,, who is running for governor, addresses business leaders at the Mississippi Economic Council's Hobnob Mississippi gathering in Jackson, Miss. , Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2011. For many of the candidates for statewide offices the event provides the...
View Photo »Democrat incumbent state Attorney General Jim Hood, who is running for reelection, speaks of his agency's accomplishments as he addresses business leaders at the Mississippi Economic Council's Hobnob Mississippi gathering in Jackson, Miss. , Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2011. For many of the...
View Photo »Democrat candidate for State Treasurer Connie Moran lists her qualifications for the post before state business leaders during an appearance at the Mississippi Economic Council's Hobnob Mississippi gathering in Jackson, Miss. , Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2011. For many of the candidates the...
View Photo »Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass. , ranking Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, arrives for the committee's hearing on MF Global Holdings Ltd. , Thursday, Dec. 15, 2011, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Frank's left hand was bandaged, and his arm in a cast, after he tore a...
View Photo »U.S. Rep. Allen West, a political lightning rod since his election last fall, was catching some static Wednesday as Democrats predicted his political days may be numbered under his own Republican Party's plan for redrawing congressional boundaries.
Democrats have unleashed a concerted, coordinated effort to undercut GOP candidates in competitive Senate and House races by charging them with blocking an extension of a payroll-tax cut — even though the Republican leadership has made it clear that it supports it
Senate Republicans countered a Democratic plan to tax millionaires and billionaires Wednesday with a proposal that implicitly acknowledged the strength of the Democrats’ message but fell short of its substantive goal
Whatever Occupiers may think of the Democrats, they can gain power within the Democratic Party and hence in election contests all over America. All they have to do is join Democratic Clubs, stick to their values, speak out very loudly, and work in campaigns for candidates at every level who agree with t...
The goal of conservative public policy is not merely designing pledges that stand the best chance of helping Republicans win the next election ... It is actually achieving the best interests of the American taxpayer in periods when Democrats are in power as well as Republicans.
The article is much less than meets the eye. Typical liberal mag rehashing tired and false political attacks sourcing the usual liberal lobbyists, liberal reporters and Democrats. It's what conservatives expect when New York fashion magazines take on successful Republicans.
Democrats will not sit idly by while the Republican Party attempts to infringe on the rights of American voters
Shortly after that, I had an opportunity to go to India and visit myself-the first of my two trips there ... along with now Secretary of State, then Senator Hillary Clinton [ Images ] (New York Democrat), we co-founded the US-India Caucus and it has done nothing but grow since then.
People have lost faith in American politics ... There's nobody for the people. Democrats, Republicans — nobody's for the people.
I have been polling in North Dakota since 1985, and Congressman Berg’s personal and performance ratings are the lowest by far I have ever measured for any federally elected official in the state, Republican or Democrat
We knew American civilization was decaying before the Democrats took the White House
The Democrats didn’t mention Carter very much in 1984, 1988 and 1992 because he was an electoral burden ... Democrats ran against Herbert Hoover for 40 years. Bush will be a pariah for at least one more election.
How can you be a Columbia, Harvard Law, editor of the Law Review, best orator in the Democratic Party and be afraid of some guy who taught at West Georgia College? How is he going to look himself in the mirror and say I can't stand up to Newt?
However, Democrats’ proposal would put more money in the pockets of middle class families and create more jobs. The Republican proposal cannot pass the Senate as it stands, but now that Republicans have reversed their position on this middle-class tax cut, we look forward to working with them to negotia...
In terms of funding where we say, 'Here's a specific project that has to happen at this specific location,' that's not happening right now as far as I know. And if it is, I believe we passed House and Senate rules against it. So the majority [Democrats] in the Senate should enforce those rules, and I'm ...
Both Republicans and Democrats have messed up this system. They have given us a lot of wasteful spending. We think this is a good tool that both of us agree on on going after that wasteful Washington spending.
I guess the encouraging thing for me, not that I can walk out and say, ‘Oh, here are the five things that were agreed upon,’ is that the House and Senate continue to meet, Republicans and Democrats continue to meet ... My hope is that eventually we’ll agree upon a package of proposals that move. But it’...
We know Maryland [Democrats] are going to have to do most of the work ourselves
Thanks to the support of all 29 Republican governors, the RGA laid a strong foundation to expand our majority in 2012 ... In 2011, the RGA won historic victories in Louisiana and Mississippi, and we are raising record sums. Next year, Democrats must defend eight of 11 states scheduled to hold governors’...
And that's really a record for any president and obviously something the White House has been quite defensive about lately ... It's no surprise that the Democrats are spending so much time in Pennsylvania.
The president and Democrats in Congress are saying we ought to recoup the revenue we won’t get from one group of taxpayers by socking it to another group, a significant number of whom happen to be employers ... What this really means is that one way or another they want the money coming back to Washingt...
The president believes that the best way to do this is the way that he put forward with the pay-for that he put forward. He also believes that the pay-for the Senate Democrats have put forward meets the principles that he laid out, and he looks forward to the Senate voting on the proposal that Senator C...
Republican leaders said Tuesday they would join Democrats in supporting an extension of the 2011 payroll-tax cut despite some reluctance within the GOP, virtually assuring that American wage-earners will continue to receive the benefit next year
Kennedy, a Democrat, told the Globe yesterday, ‘I haven’t had an opportunity to give it a whole lot of thought, but I will give it some thought in the coming days and weeks.’ Kennedy, 31, the son of former US representative Joseph P. Kennedy II, does not live in the Fourth Congressional District, but re...
Democrats are the only party in Washington who cut $500 billion from Medicare to pay for their government healthcare takeover
