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Senator Tina Smith: Democrats Need to Propose Big Ideas Like Mamdani’s
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Why Centrist Democrats Keep Being Wrong About Elections
Donald Trump won in 2024, according to report co-authors Simon Bazelon, Lauren Harper Pope, and Liam Kerr, because Democratic candidates…
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Senate Democrats condemn Trump for not using contingency funds for food stamps during shutdown
Senate Democrats on Wednesday called it "illegal" that the Trump administration wasn't using emergency funds to pay for food stamps during…
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Senate Democrats call on Thune to allow voting on bills to fund food stamp program
Senate Democrats are gearing up to introduce legislation to extend food aid benefits during the government shutdown ahead of a Saturday…
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Democrats Can’t Afford to Ignore Women
Media and political leaders are very concerned about white men in particular holding onto their masculinity and status. The often unspoken…
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Yes, Virginia! Democrats Actually Can Be Feisty and Cunning!
Sadly, Democrats may not be able to catch up to Republicans in terms of gerrymandering, even though the party is rightly trying to. Many…
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Redistricting reversal: Virginia Democrats move to ditch bipartisan map, joining nationwide drive
It wasn't long ago that Democrats were hailing Virginia's move to use a bipartisan commission to draw its congressional boundaries as a…
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Democrats accuse administration of delaying window shopping for Obamacare amid subsidies dispute
Senate Democrats on Monday sent a letter accusing the Trump administration of delaying window shopping for Obamacare plans offered on the…
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Trump Is Straight Up Lying About SNAP Funding Just to Blame Democrats
Trump then went on to brag about his IQ, claiming that “aptitude tests” he received at Walter Reed proved he was superior to his political…
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Virginia GOP warns of 'California East,' as Democrats dream of total control of Richmond
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin has vetoed more than 350 bills approved by the Democrat-led General Assembly, exercising conservative…
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Senate Democrats: Get Your Stories Straight!
On Tuesday evening, Democratic Senator Jeff Merkley stepped onto the Senate floor to begin a marathon speech that extended well into…
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Virginia Democrats move to redraw congressional map amid national redistricting battles
Virginia Democrats are launching an effort to redraw the state's congressional districts, positioning themselves in direct response to…
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Graham Platner Is a Disaster. Democrats Need More Candidates Like Him.
Writing in Politico, Jonathan Martin sees a lesson here for those less clear-eyed (or, depending on how you look at it, jaundiced) than…
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13 Senate Democrats Vote to Advance Trump Nominee During Shutdown
While the first part of Cruz’s warning falls into the same hyperbolic rhetoric that the GOP has been pushing about No Kings being an…
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Democrats Tear Into Mike Johnson for Mocking Adelita Grijalva
While the first part of Cruz’s warning falls into the same hyperbolic rhetoric that the GOP has been pushing about No Kings being an…
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Democrats and Republicans Get Same Shutdown Request From Constituents
Americans don’t want their representatives to bow to the pressures of the government shutdown. Politicians on both sides of the aisle are…
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Kamala Harris says Democrats are right to fight for health care subsidies
Former Vice President Kamala Harris is cheering Democrats battling Republicans as the government shutdown heads into its fourth week.…
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In AP interview, Harris says Democrats 'are standing up for working people' in government shutdown
As Democrats dig in for a lengthening government shutdown, former Vice President Kamala Harris is cheering them on as she travels the…
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Jeffries calls White House press secretary 'sick' for her comments on Democrats
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries on Friday called White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt "sick" for what she said about…
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Shutdown to last until at least Monday as Senate Democrats reject stopgap bill for 10th time
A 10th Senate vote on a stopgap bill to fund the government through Nov. 21 failed Thursday, ensuring the government shutdown will…
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JD Vance’s Best Defense for CDC Layoff Chaos Is ... Blame Democrats
The White House’s government shutdown blame game isn’t turning out to be a very effective cross-topic strategy. Speaking with CBS News’s…
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Democrats praise Trump, his administration for Israel-Hamas ceasefire breakthrough
The historic ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas has prompted an unexpected response from some prominent Democrats. Source link
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Republicans, Democrats spar over shutdown, as workers face layoffs and missed paychecks
House Speaker Mike Johnson and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries are locked in a war of words over who is to blame for the government…
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Why It’s Pointless for Democrats to Negotiate a Shutdown Deal
Or … almost? As it turns out, Democrats are planning to take on the GOP—in a few weeks, anyway. “House Democrats are plotting to turn the…