Eight candidates have lined up to replace outgoing Chair Jaime Harrison, a contest that will be decided at the DNC's meeting in suburban Washington.

The Democratic National Committee will elect a new chair on Saturday as the party tries to navigate President Trump's second term. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe spoke with outgoing DNC head Jaime Harrison about how his successor could help steer the ship.

Chair Jaime Harrison said in a Sunday interview that Democrats should focus on building on the existing infrastructure from the past election cycle. In

Most analysts blame the economy for that, but the party’s central emphasis on abortion rights probably made it more difficult for voters to identify Harris with her economic agenda. Nearly eight in 10 voters who named the economy as their top issue voted for Donald Trump, while only 23% of voters named abortion as one of their top three issues.

On the heels of getting locked out of power in Washington, Democrats will take a first step toward deciding the future of their party on Saturday when members of the Democratic National Committee elect a new chair.

The race to replace South Carolina native Jaime Harrison as chair of the Democratic National Committee will run through Charleston today, with a 6 p.m. candidate forum at the American Theater on King Street.

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka waded into the race to lead the Democratic National Committee on Wednesday, endorsing Ben Wikler to be chair. Wikler, the chair of

Nearly 60 years after Martin Luther King Jr.’s death, Democratic leaders called on Black South Carolinians to take up his fight for civil rights once again. Speaking while President Donald Trump was sworn into office for a second term,

The current Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair is one of several candidates in the mix to succeed DNC Chair Jaime Harrison.

Fresh leadership is on the horizon for the Democratic National Committee, as outgoing chair and South Carolina native Jaime Harrison is not seeking another term

As two Midwesterners battle for control of the Democratic National Committee, they are making loud yet unverifiable claims about their levels of support.

MSNBC and Georgetown’s Institute of Politics and Public Service will host a forum for candidates to lead the Democratic National Committee on Jan. 30, with the event streamed on the network’s YouTube channel.