DNC Chair Ken Martin Statement on Senate Vote on Iran War Powers Resolution
Today, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), and U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-CA) forced a vote on a War Powers Resolution to block Donald Trump from taking further military action in Iran and reassert congressional control over the power to declare war. The Trump administration… Read More
Statement from DNC Chair Ken Martin on Donald Trump’s Use of Military Force in Iran
DNC Chair Ken Martin released the following statement in response to Donald Trump authorizing military action in Iran without congressional approval: “Overnight and without congressional approval, Donald Trump initiated major combat operations against Iran. Trump himself said that this operation is ‘massive and ongoing’ and he expects there may… Read More
Trump and Republicans Are Waging an All-Out Assault on Black Americans’ Voting Rights
Black voters’ access to the ballot box is under attack as Trump commands Republican-led states to rip away voting rights, including from communities of color. Trump knows his trail of broken campaign promises and his deeply unpopular agenda is catching up to him — and now he’s using desperate power… Read More
Trump To Hold $1 Million-Per-Plate Fundraiser in Mar-a-Lago After Disastrous State of the Union
This weekend, Donald Trump is hosting a $1 million-per-plate dinner for his super PAC, MAGA Inc., at Mar-a-Lago. As Trump continues to wine and dine with his wealthy donors and billionaire buddies, working families are struggling to get by in his economy and Americans continue to dip into… Read More
Trump Is Ripping Away Lifesaving Health Care from Millions of Black Americans
At his State of the Union address this week, Trump spent only five of his 107-minute speech talking about health care while millions of Black Americans deal with the life-or-death consequences of his cruel agenda. Trump and Republicans have created a dire health care crisis in America through their Big… Read More
Statement from DNC Chair Ken Martin on Trump’s State of the Union
In response to Donald Trump’s State of the Union Address tonight, DNC Chair Ken Martin released the following statement: “At the State of the Union, a president with a 36% approval rating spent 107 desperate minutes trying to convince us he’s good at his job. Yet by every measure, he… Read More
Trump Promised “No New Wars.” In One Year, He’s Ordered Strikes on Seven Foreign Nations
On the campaign trail, Donald Trump promised “no new wars” and said he would focus on bringing down costs for working people. One year later, costs have skyrocketed, Trump took health care away from millions of Americans in order to pay for tax handouts for billionaires, and he has taken… Read More
The State of Trump’s Health Care Crisis
Donald Trump and Republicans have created a health care crisis that will kick millions of Americans off their health insurance and hike premiums for millions more. First, Trump’s “One, Big, Beautiful Bill” cut Medicaid by nearly $1 TRILLION — the largest cut in history — and is projected to… Read More
The State of Trump’s Job Market
Donald Trump has wrecked the job market, and it’s getting harder for Americans to find and keep a full-time job. The share of people who’ve been out of work for six-plus months has been rising, as one in four unemployed people, or 1.8 million Americans, have been job searching… Read More
The State of Trump’s Economy
In his first joint address to Congress, Donald Trump promised to “rescue our economy and get dramatic and immediate relief to working families.” One year later, Trump has done the opposite. He has waged a reckless trade war and unleashed disastrous economic policies that have raised prices on groceries,… Read More