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Elected Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and eight other members of Congress held a press conference on Capitol Hill with members of the Sunrise Movement led by young people calling on the new Congress to endorse a Select Committee for a Green New Deal. The new members announced their support, including representatives Jackie Speier (CA), Tulsi Gabbard (HI) and Mike Levin (CA), bringing the total number of representatives supporting the resolution to 18. Source: Sunrise Movement.

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What is the Green New Deal?

Part of the political response to the Trump Administration has been the resurgence of economic…

January 30th, 2019

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US Senator and Republican vice presidential candidate J.D. Vance (L) and Minnesota Governor and Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz participate in the Vice Presidential debate hosted by CBS News at the CBS Broadcast Center in New York City on October 1, 2024. (Photo by ANGELA WEISS / AFP)

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Vance vs. Walz: Who leads?

October 2nd, 2024

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Dems Lose Ground

August 1st, 2023

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Elorza helping with children.

Jorge Elorza: DFER'S NEW CEO

April 26th, 2023

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Sen. Warnock's victory Tuesday night, means Democrats get the slim majority in the Senate.

U.S. Senate Gains

December 7th, 2022

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Fontes wins the Democratic nomination for Arizona Secretary of State.

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Adrian Fontes’ Fight

August 5th, 2022

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Latino are swinging to any party. Photo Courtesy, Mikhail Nilov

Latino votes are swinging

August 2nd, 2022

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Pictured from left to right: Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, Republican candidate Karrin Taylor Robson, Roy Blunt and Republican candidate Kari Lake

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5 U.S. primaries to follow

August 2nd, 2022

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Exterior Of Pennsylvania State Capitol Against Sky During Sunset

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PA’s Last Line on Abortion

July 11th, 2022

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This year, President Joe Biden’s agenda could take a familiar political hit from Republicans. Photo: Getty Images.

Midterms for the ages

January 5th, 2022

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Democrats seek to reach Congress in the next election. Photo: Wikicommons

Pre midterm moves

October 12th, 2021

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Juntos Together

September 16th, 2021

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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - FEBRUARY 18: A supporter of Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) holds a 'Nevada For Bernie' sign on the final day of early voting for the upcoming Nevada Democratic presidential caucus on February 18, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

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No space for cowardice

February 19th, 2020

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SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - AUGUST 23: Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang (L) greets Democratic National Committee chairman Tom Perez (R) before speaking during the Democratic Presidential Committee (DNC) summer meeting on August 23, 2019, in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Between hot air and lobby

September 5th, 2019

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JANUARY 29: Immigrants wait for their citizenship interviews at the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), district office on January 29, 2013 in New York City. Some 118,000 immigrants applied for U.S. citizenship in the New York City dictrict in 2012. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)

July 22nd, 2019

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MIAMI, FLORIDA - JUNE 25: People attend a rally for Vice President Mike Pence as he speaks during the Donald J. Trump for President Latino Coalition Rollout at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Miami Airport & Convention Center on June 25, 2019 in Miami, Florida. The Trump campaign is making an effort to engage Latino voters ahead of the 2020 election. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Why is Florida so important?

June 25th, 2019

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Attendees during the 36th Annual NALEO Conference. Photo: Samuel Navarro

NALEO Conference

June 20th, 2019

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CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA - JUNE 09: Democratic presidential candidate Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) speaks at the Iowa Democratic Party's Hall of Fame Dinner on June 9, 2019 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

The Elephant in the room

June 10th, 2019

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Can he be impeached?

April 22nd, 2019

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WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 13: House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, (D-CA) gestures during a news conference held by House Democrats condemning the Trump Administration's targeting of the Affordable Care Act's pre-existing condition, in the US Capitol on June 13, 2018 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Toya Sarno Jordan/Getty Images)

Healthcare and politics

March 28th, 2019

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The Mayor of San Antonio, presidential candidate and former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Julian Castro, delivers a speech during the Annual Policy Conference of the Latino Legislative Committee of California at the Grand Hotel of California in Anaheim. Member of the Democratic Party, Julian Castro announced his candidacy for President of the United States on January 12, 2019. (United States) EFE/EPA/ETIENNE LAURENT

Castro's golden opportunity

March 15th, 2019

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Vermont independent Senator Bernie Sanders then announced his presidential candidacy once again, hoping to reap what he sowed four years ago.

Candidates à la Carte

March 14th, 2019

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The Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, Democrat Nancy Pelosi, participates in a press conference on Tuesday after presenting a new bill. The Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives presented on Tuesday a bill that provides a legal access to citizenship for thousands of immigrants protected by various protection programs, including "dreamers." EFE/Michael Reynolds

An ambitious proposal

March 13th, 2019

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Supporters of the head of the Venezuelan Parliament, Juan Guaidó, listen to his speech on Monday, after he returned from a tour of South America, in the Las Mercedes neighborhood, in Caracas (Venezuela). Guaidó, recognized as president in charge of the country by some 50 governments, called Monday a meeting with several unions and a street demonstration next Saturday against the "dictatorship" of Nicolás Maduro. EFE/Rayner Peña

TPS for Venezuela

March 7th, 2019

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The manner in which Representative Jerrold Nadler handles the issue of impeachment proceedings against President Trump may affect his primary in 2020. Credit from Tom Brenner for The New York Times

A "sweeping" investigation

March 5th, 2019

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Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (c) signs into law the bipartisan budget deal that was reached on Thursday to avoid another government shutdown at the Capitol in Washington, D.C. on Feb. 14. EFE

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Border deal falls short

February 15th, 2019

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A clear message

February 5th, 2019

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Nancy Pelosi and Donald Trump shake hands at Trump's inauguration in 2017. Photo: J. Scott Applewhite, Pool/Getty Images

A lesson about discipline

January 24th, 2019

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January 21st, 2019

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Trump maintains "on the table" the option of declaring a national emergency to build the wall on the border with Mexico, although he considers that "the best solution" is an agreement with Congress to finance border security, the White House said. EFE / JIM LO SCALZO

"I said bye-bye"

January 9th, 2019

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U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren greets her supporters after her victory speech at the Massachusetts Democrats' Night Elections Rally at the Fairmont Hotel in Boston, Massachusetts, on November 6, 2018 (Reissued on December 31, 2018). EFE

We're not ready yet

January 2nd, 2019

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U.S. President Donald Trump warned today that the Army will "build" the controversial wall with Mexico if the Democrats do not support the delivery of budgetary funds to ensure "border security." EFE/Michael Reynolds

Presidential Tantrum

December 11th, 2018

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House Minority Leader Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) wins Democratic conference nomination for speaker. Alex Wong/Getty Images

DACA is a priority

December 5th, 2018

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The leader of the Democratic caucus in the House, Nancy Pelosi (c), participates in a meeting in the Capitol, Washington DC (United States) on November 30, 2018. The first legislative proposal of the new Democratic majority in the House will be an anti-corruption law aimed at eradicating the influence of money in politics and expanding voting rights in the country, Pelosi announced. EFE/Michael Reynolds

First Democratic Blow

December 4th, 2018

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The leader of the Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, after offering a press conference at the Capitol, in Washington (United States), on November 15, 2018. EFE/Erik S. Lesser.

A Party without a Speaker

November 19th, 2018

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Tom Pérez (Der) and Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (Left) are the Latinos at the center of the transformation of the Democratic Party.

A Democrat Transformation

November 16th, 2018