Some on the left are aiming to create a liberal version of the Tea Party. It's already exerting pressure on Democrats to stop Trump by any procedural means necessary.
Trump's Supreme Court nominee is going to face a very messy fight, as Senate Democrats are facing pressure from their base and are still upset with the obstruction of Obama's high-court nominee.
Democrats suffered a stunning defeat in the November election. As the party tries to rebuild, one place that might offer some lessons is Ohio, a state long considered a presidential battleground.
The candidate for chairman of the Democratic National Committee — and Obama's labor secretary — was critical of Democrats' organizational efforts in an interview with NPR.
Democrats have a lot to do in the new year, as they start to try to recover from a bruising 2016 election. But searching for their next presidential candidate isn't necessarily the answer.
In the Obama administration, Republican-dominated states such as Texas often sought to block the president's agenda. In the Trump era, California may play that same role.
Current and former national security officials say the apparent disagreement about the intent of Russian hacks before the U.S. presidential election is unusual in a matter of such national import.