Trump’s in Denial: Claims GOP are “Victors on Affordability” But He Doesn’t “Want to Hear About The Affordability”
Today, Donald Trump — clearly bothered by Tuesday’s election results — ranted about affordability, claiming, “It was a con job. Affordability, they call it. It was a con job by the Democrats,” and “We did a great job on groceries and affordability,” and declaring that Republicans are… Read More
Trump: “I Don’t Want To Hear About The Affordability”
Trump Administration Skips October Jobs Report while U.S. Climbs to Near-Record Layoffs in 2025 Today, the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ October job report should have been released. Yet the Trump administration has chosen to skip the monthly reports during Donald Trump’s government shutdown, hamstringing economists and business leaders, and… Read More
Statement from DNC Chair Ken Martin on Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi’s Decision to Retire from Congress
DNC Chair Ken Martin released the following statement after Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi announced that her current term in Congress would be her last: “There has never been a more consequential Speaker of the House than Nancy Pelosi. For 20 years, she led congressional Democrats — first breaking the marble… Read More
Republicans Can’t Accept Their Resounding Election Loss
Last night’s elections sent a loud message to Republicans: Voters are sick and tired of being sold out so that Donald Trump and his billionaire donors can make an extra buck — but this morning, Republicans are burying their heads in the sand. Speaker Mike Johnson proclaimed, “I don’t… Read More
DNC Statement on Resounding Prop 50 Win in California
Tonight, Californians voted overwhelmingly for Proposition 50, a counterpunch to Donald Trump’s attempts to rig the congressional map ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. Trump and his allies are terrified of losing in the midterms because of Republicans’ historically unpopular agenda, from the toxic Big Ugly Bill that took money… Read More
DNC Statement on Successfully Stopping Question 1 in Maine, Protecting Absentee Voting
Today, voters in Maine resoundingly rejected Question 1, which would have ended absentee voting as we know it across the state. Question 1 would have eliminated two days of absentee voting, ended absentee voting status for seniors and people with disabilities, limited the number of drop boxes to just one… Read More
DNC Statement on Dr. Alicia Johnson and Peter Hubbard’s Victory in Georgia’s Public Service Commissioner Election
Tonight, Georgia Democrats Dr. Alicia Johnson and Peter Hubbard won their race to become Georgia’s next Public Service Commissioner. Johnson and Hubbard are the first Democrats in Georgia to win a non-federal statewide election in nearly twenty years. Johnson and Hubbard ran on lowering utility prices and making Georgia more… Read More
BREAKING: Trump Leaves Working Families in Limbo With Will-He-Won’t-He Posture On SNAP Funding
Today, Donald Trump took to Truth Social to announce that he won’t release emergency funds for SNAP benefits until his government shutdown ends — even though, just yesterday, his Agriculture Department said it would cover only 50% of “current allotments” for SNAP to comply with a court order. Read More
ICYMI: Trump’s Cuts to SNAP Leave Millions of Americans Hungry
On November 1st, 42 million Americans were left without food assistance because Donald Trump decided to illegally withhold SNAP funds after making the largest cut to the program in history. However, today, in response to a court ruling ordering SNAP benefits to be paid, the Trump administration said that… Read More
Missourians’ Citizen Referendum Reaches 150,000 Signatures, Efforts for Statewide Referendum Vote on Fair Maps Still Ongoing
Yesterday, People Not Politicians, a group of Missouri voters fighting Republicans’ rigged maps, announced that their citizen referendum reached over 150,000 signatures. Democrats have been fighting back while Donald Trump and his Republican allies try to rig the congressional map after passing the Big Ugly Bill that kicks 230,000 Missourians… Read More