After unexpected and significant losses on Election Day, House Democrats on Sunday distanced themselves from the "defund the police" movement and the label of "socialism," claiming that they were merely slogans or Republican smears.
House Majority Whip James Clyburn (D., S.C.) said the Democratic National Committee should end the primary process and discontinue debates if Sen. Bernie Sanders (I., Vt.) does not win one of Tuesday's primary or caucus states.
Mary Jennings “MJ” Hegar, who is attempting to unseat Sen. John Cornyn (R., Texas), told reporters in Dallas last week that she supports providing healthcare benefits to illegal immigrants.
House Majority Whip James Clyburn accused his fellow members of Democratic leadership of engaging in "tokenism" in their hiring practices, before backtracking in a later interview.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D., Calif.) told moderate Democrats during a closed-door meeting on Thursday to stop siding with Republicans on procedural votes, saying they could become a lower priority for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee in 2020.
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D., Calif.) reached an agreement with Democratic rebels opposing her candidacy for House speaker, thereby almost ensuring she returns to the position she held from 2007 to 2011.
Rep. Jim Clyburn (D., S.C.) said back in May that Democratic congressional candidate Archie Parnell should "end his campaign" following revelations of past spousal abuse, but Clyburn is now scheduled to join the embattled candidate for a final campaign event before election day.
The third-ranking House Democrat, who in 2016 was in charge of getting fellow Democrats elected, admitted in a recent interview that he was completely unaware of an ongoing House race.