Former Democratic lawmaker says party needs 'rebrand' post Trump win

Former Democratic lawmaker says party needs 'rebrand' post-Trump win

Former Rep. Tim Ryan (D-Ohio) criticized the structure of his party during a Saturday appearance on MSNBC’s “The Weekend.” “We need a rebrand. I think you and I have been talking about this since ...

Politics - The Hill - 5 hours ago

Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna says party needs "to be emphasizing the economic issues"

After President-elect Donald Trump won the White House and Republicans are poised to take control of the Senate, Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna tells "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that the ...

After Democratic Losses, a Little-Known Lawmaker Wants to Lead the Party

State Senator James Skoufis of New York is mounting a long-shot bid for D.N.C. chair, hoping his record of success in Trump country proves persuasive to party insiders.

Top stories - The New York Times - 16 hours ago

Jeffries congratulates Trump, says Democrats are not party of ‘election denial’

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.), a fierce critic of President-elect Trump, congratulated him Thursday, emphasizing that Democrats respect the will of the voters and won’t challenge ...

Politics - The Hill - November 7

Trump picks Sean Duffy, TV host and former lawmaker, for transportation

President-elect Donald Trump says former Wisconsin Rep. Sean Duffy is his choice for transportation secretary as he continues to roll out picks for his Cabinet.

Lawmakers, former officials react to Trump’s FBI director pick Kash Patel

President-elect Trump’s decision to nominate Kash Patel to serve as FBI director has sparked mixed reactions from lawmakers and former officials, with Republicans praising the controversial pick. ...

Politics - The Hill - 1 hour ago

‘They say Democrats look down on me’: Trump win spurred by populist backlash

The president-elect tapped into a fierce anti-establishment sentiment – and the Democrats didn’t have enough to say. The party was buzzing, the confidence was surging and Kenneth Stewart was riding ...

World - The Guardian - November 9

The Cheney-loving Democratic party needs a reckoning about war | Stephen Wertheim

Election outcomes have multiple causes, of course. Yet foreign policy was one of the reasons Americans gave Trump the largest Republican victory in decades. Last October, Joe Biden made the most ...

World - The Guardian - November 11

Former Georgia Lt. Gov. Duncan: GOP could 'start hemorrhaging to Democrats' if Trump wins

Former Georgia Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan (R) said many Republicans are shying away from the party as former President Trump continues to “soil the brand,” which may encourage them to start ...

Politics - The Hill - November 5

John Fetterman says Democrats need to stop 'freaking out' over everything Trump does

In the closing weeks of the presidential campaign, Sen.

Hakeem Jeffries wins reelection as House Democratic leader despite party's losses

House Leader Hakeem Jeffries won reelection Tuesday as the Democratic leader

Vulnerable Democrats who won say party must follow their path

House Democratic front-liners have a message for leadership as the party grapples with what went wrong in this year’s elections: Follow our example. While Democrats were generally wiped out on ...

Politics - The Hill - November 19

Top Democrat says party lost election because of ‘overreliance on consultants and pollsters’

Democrats are facing questions about how to move forward after a sweeping election loss. Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) joins Meet the Press NOW to discuss why Americans still voted for Trump ...

Politics - NBC News - November 19

Rep. Ro Khanna says Democrats need "to be emphasizing the economic issues"

Rep. Ro Khanna said Democrats "need to be emphasizing the economic issues" after bruising defeats in the 2024 election.

Union bosses say Democrats need to overhaul their vision to recapture the working class

President Joe Biden proudly called himself the most pro-labor president in American history, but working-class voters moved further than ever from their traditional home in the Democratic Party in ...

Politics - NBC News - November 18

Trump posts parody video crashing Democrats' Thanksgiving meal

President-elect Trump posted a Thanksgiving-themed video jabbing President Biden and other Democrats on Thursday, portraying himself crashing a holiday meal and dancing. “If this turkey tastes half ...

Politics - The Hill - Yesterday

Where does the Democratic Party go after Trump elected again

Former President Donald Trump has been elected president again and Republicans are making big gains in Congress. Democratic strategist and CBS News political contributor Joel Payne has more on what ...

Stephen A. Smith: Trump 'annihilation' of Harris ‘a referendum on the Democratic Party'

Sports commentator Stephan A. Smith reflected on President-elect Trump’s victory over Vice President Harris this week, saying the “annihilation” is a larger call for “a referendum on the Democratic ...

Politics - The Hill - November 8

Former Democrat Tulsi Gabbard is Trump's pick for director of national intelligence

Tulsi Gabbard -- a military veteran who once sought the Democratic presidential nomination, was chosen by Trump to be his director of national intelligence.

Trump picks former House Democrat Tulsi Gabbard to be director of national intelligence

President-elect Donald Trump said Wednesday he will nominate Tulsi Gabbard, a former House Democrat who became a high-profile Trump supporter, to be director of national intelligence.

Connecticut Democratic lawmakers report bomb threats on Thanksgiving

The Thanksgiving threats come one day after several of President-elect Donald Trump's staff picks reported threats.

'Trust and reserve judgement' on rebrand, says Jaguar after backlash

The iconic carmaker's rebrand has certainly caught people's attention, but will it pay off?

Trump's 2024 win highlights Democrats' economic challenge

The 2024 election saw a shift towards the GOP and MAGA, with Democrats needing to aggressively address economic anxieties in order to win back voters.

Politics - The Hill - November 15

Pollster says Democrats’ ‘demonization’ of Trump was ‘over the top’

Mark Penn, who served as an adviser to the Clintons from 1995 to 2008 and now runs the Harris Poll, agreed that the "politics of demonization" from Democrats toward President-elect Trump on the ...

Politics - The Hill - November 16

Democratic strategist says her party has lost 'common sense' and the ability to speak to 'normal people'

Democratic strategist Julie Roginsky hit the party over what she said is a lack of "common sense" and an inability to "speak to people like they're normal" just days after Vice President Harris's ...

Politics - The Hill - November 7

‘Entire Democratic Party bears responsibility’ for Kamala Harris’ loss, says Adam Schiff

In an exclusive interview with Meet the Press, Sen.-elect Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) says Democrats all bear part of the responsibility for Vice President Kamala Harris’ election loss, including ...

Politics - NBC News - 6 days ago

Trump’s Win Ends a Post-World War II Era of U.S. Leadership

For the past four years, President Biden has argued that the first Trump term was a blip in American history. The election has proved that President-elect Donald J. Trump was no aberration.

World - The New York Times - November 6

Manchin postelection: 'There is a need for a third party'

Sen. Joe Manchin (I-W.Va.) said the 2024 election shows there is a “need for a third party.” Manchin joined NewsNation’s Chris Stirewalt on Sunday for “The Hill Sunday,” where he argued that the ...

Politics - The Hill - November 17

Ezra Klein says Democrats 'need to take seriously how much scarcity harms them'

Ezra Klein, a columnist with The New York Times, said that Democrats “need to take seriously how much scarcity harms them” in a Monday post on the social platform X. In his post, the left-leaning ...

Politics - The Hill - November 12

Democratic strategist on the party's economic message

A CBS News exit poll found that 45% of voters felt that their financial situation was worse than it was four years ago. Hyma Moore, the former director for the office of Democratic National ...

Lessons from Florida for the Democratic Party

Despite the left’s constant protestations that, as states and nations become more diverse, they inevitably become more blue, Florida is doing just the opposite.

Politics - The Hill - November 9

Who Are the Next Leaders of the Democratic Party?

Democrats will soon have a leadership vacuum, and there will be no shortage of highly ambitious governors, senators and transportation secretaries looking to fill it.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 12

Democratic Congressman on the party's messaging, focus

Democratic leaders are divided over what to blame for their 2024 election losses. Democratic Rep. Seth Moulton of Massachusetts joins "The Daily Report" to discuss the party's messaging and focus.

DJT stock jumps as former president Trump wins election, then pulls back

Trump Media & Technology rose Wednesday morning after its majority shareholder, former President Donald Trump, declared victory.

Business - MarketWatch - November 6

Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Trump's projected election win

Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy joined "CBS Mornings" to discuss what was a good night for Republicans with CBS News projecting that the GOP will retake the Senate and Donald Trump's return to ...

Former French president calls for a united Europe after Trump election win

President-elect Donald Trump's election win last week has fueled fears of an impending economic nightmare for the European Union.

Business - CNBC - November 15

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