ICYMI: Senator Sheldon Whitehouse Talks Fighting Trump’s Corruption and the Climate Crisis on the Democrats’ Daily Blueprint
In case you missed it, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island joined the Democrats’ Daily Blueprint to discuss how the Trump administration’s corruption is hurting working families — including by raising your energy costs, getting rid of good-paying jobs, and exacerbating the climate crisis — all while billionaires profit… Read More
Thanks to Trump’s Reckless Trade Policies, Inflation is Up and Consumer Sentiment is Down
New economic data shows that consumer sentiment worsened this month, particularly with lower- and middle-income consumers. This comes on the heels of inflation accelerating last month to its highest rate since January, with prices rising on everything from groceries to gas to clothing to airline fares. Americans are… Read More
DNC Statement on the Anniversary of the Violence Against Women Act
On the anniversary of the signing of the Violence Against Women Act, DNC Chair Ken Martin released the following statement: “American women are safer from sexual assault, stalking, and domestic violence because of the Violence Against Women Act. For over three decades, Democrats have fought to strengthen and expand this… Read More
DNC Statement on the 24th Anniversary of the 9/11 Attacks
DNC Chair Ken Martin released the following statement on the 24th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001: “Today, we come together as a nation to remember the nearly 3,000 innocent lives lost on September 11th and to reaffirm that they will never be forgotten. Our nation was… Read More
DNC Statement on the Murder of Charlie Kirk
DNC Chair Ken Martin released the following statement in response to the murder of Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University: “Today, in yet another horrific act of targeted political violence, Charlie Kirk was murdered in cold blood on a school campus. Though we’re still awaiting further details, in all likelihood,… Read More
Fact Check: Trump’s Job Numbers Are a Disaster Despite His Attempts to Distract and Deceive Americans
The Bureau of Labor Statistics yesterday released a preliminary benchmark estimate of revisions to the jobs numbers from March 2024 through March 2025. Panicking, Donald Trump’s White House is using the report to distract from their disastrous jobs numbers, which show that Trump’s economy is in the gutter as… Read More
Trump’s Billionaire-First Budget Shutters Health Clinics in Rural Virginia While Earle-Sears and Virginia Republicans Remain Silent
New reporting this week revealed three rural health clinics in Virginia will close because of the passage of Trump and Republicans’ billionaire-first budget that rips health care away from working families and jeopardizes rural health care access, while Republicans like Winsome Earle-Sears praise Trump’s attacks on working families. A… Read More
Scott Bessent Denies Consumers & Businesses Are Paying For Trump’s Trade Policies Despite Overwhelming Evidence They’re Footing The Bill
Two new polls today signal Americans deeply disapprove of Trump’s handling of inflation and the rising cost of living Today on Meet the Press, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent repeatedly denied that Americans are footing the bill for Donald Trump’s tariffs despite overwhelming evidence American companies and… Read More
IN THE STATES: Democrats Fight for Americans’ Rights and Livelihoods while Republicans Face Fury Over Trump’s Anti-Worker Agenda
After Republicans sold out their constituents to champion Donald Trump’s Billionaire Budget Betrayal, Democrats did what Republicans didn’t have the guts to do: meet voters and hear them out. Through “Organizing Summer,” a joint campaign launched by the DNC, DCCC, DSCC, DGA, and ASDC, Democrats showed up in voters’ backyards… Read More
Trump the “President of Peace” Renames the Department of Defense the “Department of War”
Donald Trump spent months on the campaign trail declaring himself “the candidate of peace” who would get rid of “warmongerers.” Then he got into office and branded himself the “president of peace.” But today he made clear that he never meant a word of it. Trump’s “Department of War”… Read More