Author: Paul Kane

Washington Post – Politics:

Hoyer hopes the new top Democrats can replicate the balance of the outgoing three, but the new guard must contend with the polarization of the Republican Party.

Washington Post – Politics:

Independent voters, who keep jumping between the two parties, are hoping to pull politicians closer to the center. The message is not getting through.

Washington Post – Politics:

Pelosi, 82, has decided to hand off the reins to a younger generation and return to the life of back-bench lawmaker.

Washington Post – Politics:

Donald Trump’s chosen candidates lost in several key spots for Republican leadership positions this week, dealing the ex-president another blow.

Washington Post – Politics:

The DCCC chairman lost his House seat on a night his Democrats held back a torrential red wave.

Washington Post – Politics:

After her husband was attacked in their home, the California Democrat has not said whether she will remain in House leadership.

Washington Post – Politics:

Rep. Susan Wilds’ race in Pennsylvania will serve as a test case for whether a lawmaker’s personal brand can help overcome the toughest of political environments.

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Pelosi, 82, husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), has been hospitalized since being attacked early on the morning of Oct. 28. He underwent surgery last week to repair a skull fracture and “serious injuries to his right arm and hands.” He is expected to make a full recovery, according to the speaker’s office.

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Paul Wellstone, a fiery liberal senator, died 20 years ago Tuesday in a plane crash in Minnesota’s Iron Range, a bedrock of Democratic support. Now, the big mining region has broken toward Trump, a miniature version of what’s happened in other rural, once-liberal regions.