President-elect Donald Trump took a thinly veiled shot at Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez after her failed bid at a leadership seat on the House Oversight Committee this week, saying the Democratic Party’s decision to instead back a cancer-stricken 74-year-old was “too bad.

Progressive darling Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez flopped in her bid to helm the powerful House Oversight Committee, losing to Rep. Gerry Connolly who is foreshadowing political “trench

House Democrats on Tuesday picked 74-year-old Rep. Gerry Connolly to lead the party next year atop an influential congressional committee, pushing aside growing calls for generational change in leadership ahead of a second term for Donald Trump.

House Democrats on Tuesday elected new leaders on three key committees, a shake-up that signals a generational shift as they prepare to take on Trump

Connolly secured the recommendation of the party's top brass in a 34-27 vote. But the House Democratic caucus will still need to hold its vote for the top slot later this week.

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) reacted to encouraging words from Donald J. Trump after a crushing political setback.

In rejecting the New York congresswoman as ranking member of the Oversight Committee, Democrats sent a depressing message about their priorities.

Va., fended off a challenge from progressive Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., to become the House Oversight Committee’s top-ranked Democrat.

Gerry Connolly to lead the party next year atop an influential congressional committee, pushing aside growing calls for generational change in leadership ahead of a second term for Donald Trump.

Gerry Connolly to lead the party next year atop an influential congressional committee, pushing aside growing calls for generational change in leadership ahead of a second term for Donald Trump.

Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) at a House Oversight hearing titled “Oversight of the U.S. Secret Service and the Attempted Assassination of President Donald J. Trump” in Washington, D.C. on July ...

Gerry Connolly of Virginia to serve as the top ... halfway through President-elect Donald Trump's second term. The committee led numerous investigations into the first Trump administration after ...