George Logan is the in the 17th state Senate District after ballot recount.. ..…

Congressional Democrats, including swath of incoming House committee chairs once the party takes the in early January, have criticized Whitaker's appointment as acting attorney general. ..…

But that did not save the two House districts in Iowa that swung to the Democrats. ..…

., and supported by other top Democrats, meaning it can not longer leapfrog committee hearings and be fast-tracked to the chamber floor. . The move comes as House Republicans capitalize on their last weeks in power before a Democratic majority takes over in January and is the latest chapter..…

With House, Democrats will be able to block GOP legislation to kill ACA, slash Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security, and give further tax breaks to the rich. ..…

Jewish Democrats are already boasting how the presence of couple of Israel critics in House, will make no difference, that the party will be solid for Jewish state with more Jewish congressmen than ever before. ..…

Moreover, California, Nevada, North Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Virginia and elsewhere have large enough Asian- American populations that their votes could be in close calls... ..…

Gholar, National Political Director of Emerge America and founder of The Brown Girl's Guide to Politics, introduces Colorado Democratic Speaker of House, Rep. ..…

WASHINGTON — News Guild President Bernie Lunzer, ers in particular, is asking his members, and unionists nationwide, to pressure their lawmakers to stand up for freedom of the press.. ..…

British politics will be thrown into chaos for weeks to come says academic and London... ..…

That leadership will be needed now that Democrats have taken control of House of Representatives, testing the ability of both parties to find some level of bipartisan agreement.. ..…

The legal opinion, sent to White House by Justice Office of Legal Counsel, rejected the view of Democrats and other critics that Trump overstepped his authority and broke law by appointing Whitaker as U.S enforcement official.. ..…

When Republicans lose all those college-educated women, they lose the suburbs — and they lose the House. But if Democrats cannot make more inroads with working-class voters, they will continue to come up short in the red states that they would have needed to retake the Senate this year —..…

In October, Economist posted video titled, Is #MeToo destined to fail. featuring Tarana Burke, African- American activist. ..…

Congressman Eliot Engel, Democrat of New York, currently the member of House Foreign Relations Committee, will be the choice of Democratic Party leadership to chair that influential committee when Democratic majority comes to January. ..…

Many governors, including Republicans Massachusetts and Maryland, have refused to deploy National Guard troops to support Trump's border policies, and California has sued the government to block construction of wall along Mexican frontier. ..…

It is cruel and unscientific to define person's sex by their biology, says complaint signed by 98 Democratic House legislators.. Democrats statement was sent to President Donald Trump's after New York Times reported that the administration will clarify that the sex of people involved..…

Now that Democrats have taken control of the U.S. House of Representatives,  Larson envisions a path forward. ..…

Democrats agreed to a Defense Department budget increase for fiscal year 2019.” . ... Some 68 percent of House Democrats and 85 percent of Senate Democrats voted for the $716 billion Defense budget. . ..…

The Democrats have taken control of the House of Representatives, while Republicans have solidified their majority in the Senate. ... Maxine Waters—who famously called on Democrats to publicly confront and harass members of the Trump administration last summer—the head of the..…

With some races still undecided, Democrats will pick up close to 35 House seats, giving them solid control, and also half-dozen governorships, while losing at least couple of Senate seats. ... Perhaps the loss of House may prove to be mixed blessing for Trump. ..…

The Democrats have taken control of the House of Representatives, while Republicans have solidified their majority in the Senate. ... So it is unlikely that Democrats will take back both the House and the Senate (and they may take back neither). ..…

New York Democrat Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez became the youngest woman in history to be elected to Congress, while the first two Muslim-American women were also elected to House Democrats Rashida Tlaib of Michigan and Ilhan Omar of Minnesota.. ..…