Today on TAP: Almost nobody has spoken out on the bribery scandal afflicting their party. That makes it harder to draw contrasts with Trump.
Jim Clyburn
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House Leadership’s Undying Support for Henry Cuellar Now Threatens Democratic Majority
The conservative Texas Democrat was just indicted on corruption charges. He barely won his election in 2022, thanks to Nancy Pelosi and her allies. Today, his seat is at risk.
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Biden’s New Hampshire Blunder
Thanks to an ill-considered move by Joe Biden and the DNC, several fringe Democrats will be on the ballot in the nation’s first primary, and the president will be on the sidelines.
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Brandon Johnson’s Ground Game Defeats Obama Machine in Chicago
The progressive mayor-elect used strategic endorsements and people power to upset his tough-on-crime opponent.
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The Democrats’ Generational Change
The 80-year-olds are retiring—with one notable exception.
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The House Democratic Leadership Race
Do Democrats really want their next leader to be compromised and corporate?
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Will Progressives in Swing Districts Get the Cuellar Treatment From Democratic Leadership?
In recent House primaries, Nancy Pelosi saved Henry Cuellar but threw Kurt Schrader to the wolves. Now what?
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‘Pelosi Has Endorsed Me. Steny Has Endorsed Me. Clyburn Has Endorsed Me.’
Amidst a national outcry over abortion rights, House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn visits San Antonio to campaign for pro-life Henry Cuellar.
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Michelle Childs, Jim Clyburn, and One Man’s Love of Hunting Quail
A South Carolinian scion was facing stiff penalties for killing federally protected hawks. Rep. Clyburn asked Judge Michelle Childs to consider his character.
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Michelle Childs’s Punitive Criminal Justice Rulings Were Repeatedly Overturned
The candidate for the Supreme Court vacancy has a history of tough-on-crime sentences and opinions that higher courts subsequently tossed out.