Category: Democrat

Proposed House Rules Seek to Erase Gendered Terms Such as ‘Father, Mother, Son, Daughter’

Leaders in the House of Representatives announced on Friday a rules package for the 117th Congress that includes a proposal to use “gender-inclusive language” and eliminate gendered terms such as “‘father, mother, son, daughter,” and more. Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Rules Committee Chairman James McGovern (D-Mass.) announced on Friday that the rules package includes…


New York Democratic Party Chief Warns Ocasio-Cortez Not to Challenge Schumer

The head of New York state’s Democratic Party said Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) should not challenge Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.). “I think it would be a primary driven by ambition more than by need,” the party’s head, Jay Jacobs, told the New York Post on Dec. 26. There have been unconfirmed reports for…