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U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee, plans to visit Syracuse on May 12 to rally support for Rep. Dan Maffei's re-election campaign.

But there is also admittedly a fair amount of squeamishness over the pre-conceived notions - most of them media-fueled - that still carry over from the bad old days of Thompson's first few years in City Hall.

The Democratic Party has asked 15 mayors to submit formal bids to host the 2016 Democratic National Convention, an event that could cost a city as much as $60 million but the payout could be triple the investment or more.

According to CNN , the official request for proposal was sent to cities late Monday.

Florida Democrats are increasingly defending President Barack Obama's federal health-care law even as polls continue to show it remains unpopular with voters at the national level.

Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz said Sunday that the Democrats are in a strong position for the midterm elections despite a growing litany of wobbly statements from party officials, elected politicians and liberal commentators.

On Friday April 18 , the Obama Administration announced yet another delay on whether or not to proceed with the Keystone XL pipeline.

GOP strategist Karl Rove called the Obama administration's latest delay in approving the Keystone XL pipeline a "stupid move" during Fox News' "America's Newsroom" on Monday, accusing the president of using the delay to placate Democratic voters leading up to the 2014 midterm elections.

The Bacardi USA Political Action Committee left blank two sections of an amended statement of organization, prompting the Federal Election Commission to send the group a reminder note Friday that it needed to include addresses for its treasurer and affiliated banks.

By Erik Wasson The midterm elections will not be a referendum on President Obama's performance in the White House, the Democratic National Committee chairwoman said Sunday.

Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz offered an optimistic assessment of her party's chances in this year's midterm elections--an assessment at odds with what many analysts predict.

MARCH 25: U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz speaks while flanked by colleagues on Capitol Hill about the Sebelius v.

Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz doesn't believe President Barack Obama's decision on the Keystone XL pipeline will be swayed by politics.

EXCLUSIVE: AN INITIAL AGREEMENT TO DE-ESCALATE THE Crisis IN UKRAINE HAS BEEN REACHED, BUT CAN IT HOLD? THE UKRANIAN PRIME MINISTER WILL HAVE THE LATEST ON THE SITUATION IN HIS COUNTRY AND WHAT COMES NEXT Arseniy Yatsenyuk, Ukrainian Prime Minister * * * THE U.S. RESPONSE: MEMBERS OF THE SENATE FOREIGN RELATIONS COMMITTEE BREAK DOWN THE IMPORTANCE ... (more)

Meet The Press : Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk ; Sen. Bob Corker ; Sen. Chris Murphy ; Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz ; : Democratic Strategist Donna Brazile , S.E. Cupp , Bill Kristol and Jeff Zeleny ; : Rev.

Religion in politics and the signing of an agreement to de-escalate the crisis in Ukraine are likely to be the focus of this Easter Sunday's political talk shows.

CBS's "Face the Nation" : Cardinal Timothy Dolan, Gov. Deval Patrick , TIME 's Michael Duffy , WaPo 's David Ignatius , Peggy Noonan from WSJ , John Dickerson of CBS, more guests possible "Fox News Sunday" : Russian Ambassador to US Sergey Kislyak, Cardinal Donald Wuerl, George Will , Rana Foroohar of TIME , WaPo 's Robert Costa , Evan Bayh, ... (more)

A handful of Democratic political operatives, many of Florida's congressional Democrats, and Nancy Pelosi, the House's top Democrat from California, huddled in the offices of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee during the 2012 meeting to discuss an ongoing Florida redistricting lawsuit.

Jewish values and Democratic Party values are in sync; there is no split among elected Democratic officials when it comes to Israel; the rise in anti-Israel movements on American campuses must be fought; and the Republicans are going to give Democrats a run for their money in November elections, but will fail to win the Senate.

Candidate Julio Gonzalez is under fire for a contribution he made in 2008 to Democratic Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, above.