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From left, Democratic Reps. William Lacy Clay of Missouri, John Conyers of Michigan, and Hank Johnson of Georgia speak in front of a painting by Missouri high school student David Pulphus after it was rehung on on Tuesday. The painting had been removed from the Congressional Art Competition display in Cannon tunnel by Rep. Duncan Hunter, California Republican. (Associated Press)

Painting depicting police officers as pigs sparks tug of war on Capitol Hill

The clash between members of Congress over a painting that depicts police officers as pigs boiled over Tuesday, with GOP lawmakers repeatedly taking matters into their own hands to remove the student artwork from a Capitol complex hallway and Democrats responding by rehanging the piece and defending its display.

January 10, 2017
In this Jan. 5, 2017, photo, a painting by David Pulphus hangs in a hallway displaying paintings by high school students selected by their member of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington. Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Calif., has removed a painting that showed a pig in a police uniform, one of hundreds of artworks on display at the Capitol and sponsored by a member of Congress. Joe Kasper, a spokesman for Hunter, says the lawmaker unscrewed the artwork from the display and returned it to the office of Missouri Democratic Rep. William Lacy Clay. (AP Photo/Zach Gibson)

Lacy Clay rehangs controversial ‘pigs’ painting

Rep. Lacy Clay of Missouri and members of the Black Congressional Caucus rehung a painting in the U.S. Capitol Tuesday that has stirred controversy over its depiction of police officers as pigs.

January 10, 2017
Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., arrives in Trump Tower, in New York, Monday, Dec. 12, 2016. (AP Photo/Richard Drew) ** FILE **

Joe Manchin shapes centrist image ahead of Trump administration

Sen. Joe Manchin on Wednesday ditched an all-Democrats meeting with President Obama and then broke bread with Vice President-elect Mike Pence, moving to cement his post-partisan image in the new Congress, where the West Virginia Democrat hopes to play the role of "facilitator" — and boost his chances of re-election in 2018.

January 4, 2017
Rep. Keith Ellison says the party needs to empower local activists and parties and drive a progressive agenda that resonates with the working-class voters that ditched Democrats in the 2016 election. (Associated Press)

Keith Ellison’s black nationalist past haunts bid to lead DNC

More than a decade after he persuaded Minnesota voters to look beyond his controversial past and reward him with a seat in Congress, Rep. Keith Ellison is now asking national Democrats to do the same as he seeks to lead their party.

December 21, 2016
Labor Secretary Thomas E. Perez. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Tom Perez announces bid for DNC chair

Labor Secretary Thomas E. Perez announced Thursday that he is running for chairman of the Democratic National Committee, adding another high-profile liberal to the mix of those seeking to rebuild the party after a series of disappointing elections.

December 15, 2016
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2016, to deliver over million petition signatures demanding that President-elect Donald Trump, House Speaker Paul Ryan, and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell "keep their hands off the American people's earned Medicare benefits." (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) ** FILE **

Bernie Sanders vows Keith Ellison will usher in ‘real change’ at DNC

Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont went to bat Wednesday for Rep. Keith Ellison's bid to become the next chairman of the Democratic National Committee, saying the status quo is not working and saying the Minnesota Democrat has the gumption to move the party in a different direction.

December 14, 2016
Jamie Harrison

Jaime Harrison, DNC chairman candidate, touts experience

Jaime Harrison says the experience he has gained as head of the South Carolina Democratic Party and a Capitol Hill insider before that has provided him with a unique perspective on how to get the national party back to winning after a challenging election cycle.

December 14, 2016