Trump’s Unpopular and Unpredictable Agenda Sparks Panic Among Businesses and Consumers
Key Point: “Private sector hiring cratered last month as more businesses cited [Trump’s] unpredictable policies as impediments to growth, according to one widely watched survey released Wednesday.” Politico: Trump’s lightning policy shifts risk stifling ‘animal spirits’ By Sam Sutton President Donald Trump’s decision to impose punishing tariffs on the… Read More
REPORT: Trump And Republicans Will Put Medicaid and Medicare on the Chopping Block to Fund Their Billionaire Tax Handouts
Here are the facts: A new report from the Congressional Budget Office shows that Republicans’ reckless tax handout won’t be possible without putting health care for millions of American kids, families, and seniors on the chopping block. No matter what desperate spin Republicans try to sell to the American… Read More
NEW: After His Advisor Attacked Veterans As “Not Fit,” Trump Is Firing 80,000 VA Employees, Risking Benefits
On the heels of Donald Trump’s senior advisor and long-time lawyer attacking veterans as “not fit” to serve in his administration, Trump is now cutting 80,000 employees from Veterans Affairs. Rather than help the very people who have risked their lives for this country, Trump continues to leave them… Read More
Trump’s Administration is Gutting Emergency Health Care Access for Pregnant Women
In response to Donald Trump rolling back efforts to protect emergency health care access for pregnant women, DNC Spokesperson Aida Ross released the following statement: “Donald Trump already ‘proudly’ ‘terminated’ Roe v. Wade, and he is the reason women are dying across the country under extreme abortion bans. Read More
WHAT THEY ARE SAYING: Donald Trump’s Joint Session Address Was Full of Lies, Nonsense, and Broken Promises
Last night during his Joint Address to Congress, Donald Trump rambled on about invading Greenland and planting the American flag on Mars, but a plan to lower costs and address Americans’ anxiety about the looming economic disaster he’s driving us toward was noticeably absent. Instead of using his… Read More
Democratic National Committee Chair Ken Martin Mourns Rep. Sylvester Turner’s Passing
In response to the death of Congressman Sylvester Turner (D-TX), DNC Chair Ken Martin issued the following statement:“Congressman Sylvester Turner was a lion for the city of Houston – born and raised in the Acres Homes community, attending school at the University of Houston, and spending his entire life in… Read More
Trump’s CFPB Attacks Are Ripping off Working Americans and Protecting Financial Predators
Before Donald Trump and Elon Musk took a chainsaw to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), America’s watchdog agency put $19.7B back in Americans’ pockets. Now, as Trump and his corrupt billionaire Cabinet move to shutter the CFPB and drop cases against predatory companies that cheat consumers, millions… Read More
ICYMI: DNC Highlights Trump’s Disastrous First Six Weeks Ahead of Joint Address
Ahead of Donald Trump’s joint session address to Congress, the DNC is highlighting how Trump’s first six weeks in office have been an abject disaster for Americans across the country. Trump continues to fail to deliver on his campaign promises – like lowering costs on “Day One” – and instead… Read More
Trump Faces Economic Disaster And Growing Disapproval Ahead of Joint Address
As Donald Trump heads into his Joint Address, the economy is showing “red flags” of “a serious Trump recession” across the board: prices are up, manufacturing is down, and markets are tumbling. And the American people have had enough: Trump is now the least popular president in… Read More
Senate Republicans Confirm Trump’s Billionaire Megadonor Linda McMahon To Abolish The Department of Education
In response to Senate Republicans confirming Linda McMahon to be Secretary of Education, DNC Chair Ken Martin released the following statement: “Donald Trump wants to dismantle public schools and now he has an accomplice. Linda McMahon certainly didn’t get this job based on her qualifications, she got it because she’s… Read More