caucus
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In our study, leadership included the speaker, party leaders, whips, caucus or conference chairs, and committee chairs or ranking members.
From Salon ● Jul. 5, 2026
"Anyone with a large family knows. Everything works out in the end," said Carlos Portinho, leader of the PL caucus in the Senate.
From Barron's ● Jul. 3, 2026
Mr. Smith is co-chair of the Congressional pro-life caucus.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026
While Reid spoke with Bush about “the need for reconciliation” after a contentious campaign, his message for his own Democratic caucus was unbowed.
From Slate ● May 4, 2026
"There was no caucus and the opinion still holds," the brother with the pipe said.
From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
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Among those who crossed the political aisle to support it were 10 Republicans and Rep. Kevin Kiley, an independent from Rocklin, Calif., who caucuses with Republicans.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 28, 2026
But that overlooks the degree to which Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune kept their caucuses together for a few important bits of action.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 24, 2025
They were joined by Maine's Angus King, an independent who caucuses with the Democrats, who also voted to reopen the government.
From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2025
And Sen. Angus King, who caucuses with the Democrats, actually voted to confirm Divine because Sen. Josh Hawley gave him a “strong reference.”
From Slate ● Jul. 31, 2025
He took the lead in about half the Iowa polls and was only gaining steam as the caucuses approached.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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And though he drew crowds, many in his audience had never caucused, and his campaign lacked a robust operation to target, educate or motivate them.
From New York Times ● Jan. 1, 2024
Jones, who works part-time at a hospital, said she has never caucused before.
From Reuters ● Oct. 27, 2023
The price point for a deal remains around $50 million a season, according to those I have caucused, and Jackson almost certainly will seek record guarantees.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 23, 2022
For the first time in months of negotiations, there was immediate back and forth: MLB made a proposal, the union caucused and countered, and management is to respond Saturday.
From Fox News ● Feb. 26, 2022
We caucused among ourselves and lobbied all the residents of the house, and within weeks elected our own House Committee, defeating the upperclassmen.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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Voters also wondered whether they could participate in both contests, or if casting a primary ballot and caucusing would constitute an illegal attempt to vote twice.
From Salon ● Feb. 5, 2024
“Trump stood up for the people,” said Brett Potthoff, 30, an engineer from Sac City, Iowa, who considered caucusing for Mr. DeSantis but ultimately said he would support Mr. Trump.
From New York Times ● Jan. 21, 2024
Carroll Hinchion, a 30-year-old independent, is considering caucusing with Republicans as well and came to hear DeSantis in Council Bluffs.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 13, 2024
Former delegate Lacey Putney, a Bedford Democrat turned independent who ended his career caucusing with Republicans, still holds the record as the state’s longest-serving legislator, serving 52 years, from 1962 to 2014.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 23, 2023
There are cliques and puffings and jealousies, quarrels of authors, tricks of trade, caucusing in politics, hypocrisy among the deacons.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 41, March, 1861 by Various
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