At a wonky gathering in Washington, centrist Democrats argued that they were the majority-makers the party needed to take ...

Democrats are still staring down bleak polling numbers about their party’s brand, even as President Donald Trump’s ...

Congress’ influential Blue Dog Coalition is getting chopped nearly in half after an internal blow-up over whether to rebrand the centrist Democratic group. Seven of the 15 members expected to ...

have joined forces with Golden in taking over the once-powerful Blue Dog Coalition. The Blue Dog Coalition, at its peak, boasted 54 members, made up of more moderate Democrats who focused on ...

When he organized the first retreat of the Blue Dog Coalition in 1995, then-Rep. John Tanner reserved 50 rooms at a resort on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. As the event drew closer, the Tennessee ...

As she wraps up her remarks in that December gathering and pauses for questions, a man in the crowd speaks up: “I’d like to see you expand the Blue Dog Coalition … I think that’s exactly what we need ...

Corrected 2:09 p.m. | The Blue Dog Coalition doesn’t have a branding issue, its new leaders say. They aren’t concerned with its dwindling numbers. Nor are they preoccupied with the political ...

In mid-2009, the 52 conservative House Democrats who then made up the Blue Dog Coalition were at the height of their power. They were widely viewed as political kingmakers, and money started ...

Nearly $200 million worth of earmarks has gone to members of the Blue Dog Coalition — including $150 million in the military construction appropriations bill and over $44 million in the ...

blue dog history The Blue Dog Coalition was established after the 1994 mid-term elections, in which the Republican party won a net gain of 54 seats. Advertisement ...