The Democrats' steering committee selected Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA), who had the backing of former House Speaker Nancy ...

The race between Connolly and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez had been seen as a fight over seniority as younger Democrats pushed ...

Ocasio-Cortez has earned the support of the majority of the panel’s Democrats, based on interviews with a dozen members.

Nancy Pelosi is reportedly working behind the scenes to ensure that Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez doesn’t secure one of the ...

But the Groundhog Day of it all adds a special layer of dread: Once again, Pelosi and AOC are fighting a proxy battle over ...

Connolly is an Oversight lifer, having served on the committee since he arrived in Congress in 2009. By all accounts, he’s ...

Cortez, who shocked the political world in 2018 when she unseated 10-time incumbent Joe Crowley in a heated Democratic ...

Democrats elected Rep. Gerry Connolly, 74, as the next ranking member of the House Oversight Committee instead of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, 35.

The former House speaker is reportedly taking a new approach regarding committee leadership elections. However, she had ...

Connolly secured the recommendation of the party's top brass in a 34-27 vote. But the House Democratic caucus will still need ...

Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA) defeated Ocasio-Cortez in a vote taken by the entire Democratic caucus on Tuesday by a margin of 131-84, one day after the Democrats’ Steering an Policy Committee voted for ...