ICYMI: Power Bills Emerge as Midterm Campaign Flashpoint
Trump’s Energy Secretary: “High electricity prices are a political choice.” On the campaign trail, Donald Trump promised to lower costs on “Day One” and that energy costs would be “cut in half.” However, in nearly every state, energy bills have increased under Trump. Trump’s own Energy Secretary… Read More
DNC Chair Congratulates Juliana Stratton on Her Victory in the Illinois Democratic Senate Primary
Democrats see turnout surge across Illinois while Republicans flounder Tonight, Democrat Juliana Stratton clinched victory in the Illinois Democratic primary election for U.S. Senate to succeed Senator Dick Durbin. While Republicans continue to hemorrhage support as Trump’s failed policies raise costs on families in Illinois and across the country,… Read More
BREAKING: Trump Administration Admits War in Iran Will Hurt US Consumers, Saying “That’s Really the Last of Our Concerns”
As Donald Trump wages his unpopular war of choice in Iran with no end in sight, his Director of the National Economic Council, Kevin Hassett, admitted this morning that if the conflict continues: “It would hurt consumers, and we’d have to think about, if that continued, what we’d have… Read More
‘Fraud Czar’ Vance Will Have His Hands Full With Rampant Corruption in Trump White House
Today, Donald Trump signed an executive order formally creating a fraud task force led by “fraud czar” JD Vance. As Vance takes on his new role and tries to distance himself from the administration’s unpopular war of choice with Iran, he is conveniently turning a blind eye to the… Read More
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