by Jim Heath | Jan 4, 2019 | Congress, Democrats, Headlines
It was an unwise and immature remark from one of the newest members of Congress, and today members of her own party are condemning it. Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), the first Palestinian-American Congresswoman, told a left-wing rally that the new Congress is going to...
by Jim Heath | Jan 3, 2019 | Congress, Democrats, Headlines
Nancy Pelosi was elected speaker for the 116th Congress today, cementing her legacy and returning the longtime Democratic leader to the post she first held eight years ago. Pelosi, the first and only woman to ever wield the speaker’s gavel, received 220 votes out of...
by Jim Heath | Dec 31, 2018 | 2020, Democrats, Elizabeth Warren, Headlines
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) became the first major Democratic name to jump into the 2020 presidential race today, announcing that she is forming an exploratory committee to run for the White House. The senator made the announcement in a video sent to supporters and...
by Jim Heath | Dec 22, 2018 | 2020, Democrats, Headlines, Trump
President Trump is no fan of Rep. Beto O’Rourke’s youth and vigor, and yesterday wondered aloud during an exchange with reporters why the Texas Democrat has been suggested as a potential 2020 presidential candidate even though he fell short in his Senate bid...
by Jim Heath | Dec 17, 2018 | Democrats, Headlines
California is the nations largest and most diverse state, but it has been an afterthought in determining presidential elections. But that’s about to change. Mark it on your calendar: March 3, 2020. California, long a reliable fountain of campaign cash but not a force...
by Jim Heath | Dec 16, 2018 | Democrats, Headlines
Joe Biden is the top choice of nearly a third of Iowa Democrats likely to participate in the 2020 presidential caucuses — putting the former vice president atop a roughly 20-candidate field 14 months ahead of the first votes. The first Des Moines Register poll before...
