Some Democrats skeptical about their leadership’s hard-line stance against reopening the federal government privately acknowledge that they fear getting “hammered” by their liberal base if they vote for a Republican funding bill. Grassroots Democrats frustrated with the Trump administration have been demanding a fight, and on Saturday millions showed up at “No Kings” demonstrations across…

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is showing his anger as he becomes perhaps the most prominent Republican figure in the GOP’s stubborn, uncompromising government shutdown fight. It’s a demeanor that marks a notable shift for the famously even-tempered Speaker, reflecting how the party is digging in on their refusals to negotiate with Democrats to re-open the…

Democratic Virginia attorney general nominee Jay Jones rolled out his first ad on Monday following the texting scandal that has roiled his campaign weeks before Election Day.  The ad, which was first seen by The Hill, is a part of a six-figure, statewide buy.  In the 30-second spot, Jones ties Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares (R)…

Young challengers are jumping into Democratic primaries against elder party stalwarts, putting age squarely on the ballot in the wake of former President Biden’s reelection bid coming to a disastrous end. The generational primary match-ups are quickly stacking up. In Maine, first-time candidate Graham Platner, 40, faces 77-year-old Gov. Janet Mills. Down south in Tennessee,…

President Trump on Sunday called this weekend’s “No Kings” demonstrations against him a “joke” and rejected suggestions that he is acting like a monarch. “I’m not a king. I work my ass off to make our country great. That’s all it is. I’m not a king at all,” Trump told reporters on Air Force One…