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Senate approves shutdown deal as Democrats balk at lack of healthcare relief
WASHINGTON — The Senate gave final approval Monday night to a deal that could end the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, sending…
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Democrats begin calls for Schumer's ouster after some in his caucus fold on shutdown fight
Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer could be in hot water with his party after Sunday's bipartisan deal that is expected to end the…
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Senate Democrats block bill to pay federal workers as GOP rejects their proposal to end shutdown
Senate Democrats on Friday blocked a bill to pay federal workers who've gone without compensation during the 38-day government shutdown,…
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Democrats Just Realized They Have a Winning Climate Message
Not only are the impacts of climate change ever more obvious over the past year—last week alone two people died in floods in New York…
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Shutdown progress in doubt as Democrats grow emboldened from election wins
Elections this week that energized Democrats and angered President Donald Trump have cast a chill over efforts to end the record-breaking…
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Tuesday's election wins embolden Democrats in shutdown fight over affordable health care
Senate Democrats are seizing on their party's widespread victories in Tuesday's elections as reason to continue their shutdown fight over…
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Hey, Uh, Democrats, Can You Finally Please Stop Fighting Over 2024?
Despite what you read in centrist screeds (center-left strategists and pundits are those most aggressively bashing the party and…
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California voters approve new Congressional map to boost Democrats in 2026
California voters approved new congressional district boundaries Tuesday, delivering a victory for Democrats in the state-by-state…
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Mamdani Is Winning Because Democrats Hate Their Party’s Leaders
You can watch this episode of Right Now With Perry Bacon above or by following this show on YouTube or Substack. Zohran Mamdani’s strong…
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Commentary: A youth movement is roiling Democrats. Does age equal obsolescence?
Barbara Boxer decided she was done. Entering her 70s, fresh off reelection to the U.S. Senate, she determined her fourth term would be her…
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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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13 Senate Democrats Vote to Advance Trump Nominee During Shutdown
HuffPost reported Monday that when a reporter asked Hegseth’s office if he was aware of the attention the tie had garnered from Russia,…
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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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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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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…
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Atty. Gen. Pam Bondi dodges Democrats' questions in combative Senate hearing
WASHINGTON — Atty. Gen. Pam Bondi struck a defiant tone Tuesday during a Senate hearing where she dodged a series of questions about…
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Trump Insults Democrats by Comparing Them to an African Country
President Donald Trump came off unintelligibly Tuesday while comparing the Democratic Party to Somalia. Speaking at a joint press…
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Transcript: Democrats Got Something Really Big Done in New Mexico
And of course, I’m the only state in America that pays for college—two-year, four-year, part-time, full-time, anywhere, anytime. We do…
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Democrats Simply Refuse to Reckon with Leftist Political Violence
They can’t (or won’t) do it. Source link
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The Democrats’ Most Formidable Foe Is Not Donald Trump
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…
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Democrats Got Something Really Big Done in New Mexico
In November, New Mexico will become the first state with no-cost childcare for all children, state officials announced recently. The…
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Trump Just Gave Democrats the Ideal Albatross to Hang Around His Neck
This is certainly an “only in America” story, but I do not mean that in the normal, heroic sense. I mean it in the creepy, corporate,…
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Trump Officials Secretly Worried Democrats Have a Point on Shutdown
The Trump administration’s projected strength during the government shutdown is belied by a nagging insecurity, reports The Wall Street…