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Over a decade ago, conservatives reformed the GOP from the inside out in a way that presaged the rise of Trump. Will liberals ...

Pennsylvania Democratic Sen. John Fetterman agreed that his party’s brand has grown "toxic" after years of "shaming and scolding" voters and even questioned if they can turn it around.

The Democratic Party is in trouble. We can point fingers in many different directions in seeking to figure out why we are ...

Democratic National Committee Chair Ken Martin said the party was “not dead” despite the party’s loss of the White House and Senate majority in last fall’s elections. “We’re not dead ...

Prominent mainstream media journalist and author Joe Klein savaged the Democratic Party, claiming that its recent Democratic National Committee meeting proves the party’s "intellectual corrosion ...

A big question has been on the minds of Democrats since their grueling loss in November: Who is the leader of the Democratic Party? Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.)? House Minority ...

Patrick Healy: In my 20-plus years writing about politics, I’ve never seen the Democratic Party in such trouble nationally. They lost the White House and Senate and are seen unfavorably by ...

Democratic leaders are trying to figure out how to get their message out, as Republicans master the art of alternative media.

Sen. Marco Rubio says the ‘postwar global order’ is being used as a ‘weapon’ against the U.S. in prepared remarks for his secretary of state confirmation hearing. The Latest The 119th ...

transcript Several Democratic lawmakers attempted to access the department’s headquarters on Friday, after a request to meet with the acting education secretary went unanswered. “We’re ...

Tim Ryan (D-OH) pulled no punches on Wednesday morning in lambasting his own party’s leadership over ... of stuff,” Ryan said while sharing the clip, adding: Is it Saturday Night Live or ...