IN THE STATES: While Democrats Take Action, Republicans Continue to Abandon Working Families
With the 2024 legislative session coming to a close, Michigan Democrats rallied together to pass bills advancing a pro-working family agenda – from expanding unemployment benefits to improving school safety – in order to better the daily lives of Michiganders. In Michigan: Michigan Advance: Unemployment benefit expansions clear hurdles… Read More
ICYMI: The Guardian: “Republicans take aim at subsidies that help tens of millions of women”
In their rush to strip funding for critical programs that help with health care, food, and housing for women, children, seniors, and working families — Republicans are once again making it clear that their priorities lie solely with themselves and special interests, not the American people. Instead of uplifting policies… Read More
Donald Trump STILL Has No Answer For His “Concepts of a Plan” To Rip Away Health Care and Raise Costs for “Tens of Millions”
Donald Trump has made it clear his “concepts of a plan” would rip away health care access after doubling down on his goal of repealing the Affordable Care Act this past weekend. Now, with new reporting on Republicans’ plans to jack up health care costs and hurt… Read More
NEW REPORT: Kennedy’s Lawyer Has Asked the F.D.A. to Revoke Approval of the Polio Vaccine
Key Point: “The lawyer helping Robert F. Kennedy Jr. pick federal health officials for the incoming Trump administration has petitioned the government to revoke its approval of the polio vaccine, which for decades has protected millions of people from a virus that can cause paralysis or death. That campaign is… Read More
North Carolina GOP’s Shameful Move to Undermine Democracy Met with Condemnation
As part of a desperate ploy to cling to their dwindling power, North Carolina Republicans passed a bill this week that strips key powers away from the incoming Democratic governor and attorney general. Instead of accepting their election losses, state Republicans plotted a lame duck power grab to overturn democracy… Read More
🚨 BREAKING: Reporting Reveals Trump OMB Pick Ed Martin’s Extreme Anti-Choice Record – Including “Rais[ing] the Idea of Jailing Women for Abortions”
In response to Donald Trump tapping Ed Martin to be Chief of Staff at the Office of Management and Budget, DNC Senior Spokesperson Hannah Muldavin released the following statement: “Donald Trump has spent years threatening doctors with jail time for providing abortion care after overturning Roe v. Wade – so… Read More
ICYMI: Democrats Underscore the Dangers of Trump’s Plans To Undo Years of Economic Growth
As Trump and MAGA Republicans threaten to undo the economic growth spurred by the Biden-Harris administration’s legislative achievements, Democrats are emphasizing just how detrimental their agenda would be to working families. Donald Trump and extreme Republicans are aiming to reverse years of historic progress at the expense of the American… Read More
BY THE NUMBERS: Trump Stacks His Cabinet with Billionaires, Project 2025 Authors, and Unqualified Minions
Key Point: “8 The number of picks who have ties to Project 2025 […] They include Project 2025 architect Russell Vought, who is Trump’s selection to lead the Office of Management and Budget, and four others who are credited by name in Project 2025’s plans. Other picks advised the project… Read More
DNC Rules and Bylaws Committee Votes to Recommend 2025 Rules of Procedure for Election of DNC Officers
Today, the DNC’s Rules and Bylaws Committee (RBC) voted to recommend the Rules of Procedure that will guide the election process for the next DNC Chair as well as National Committee Officers. The Rules of Procedure will be voted on for approval by the full Democratic National Committee during the… Read More
NEW: Polling Shows Americans Distrust Donald Trump and His Extreme HHS Pick RFK Jr.’s Dangerous Views on Health
New polling shows that most Americans do not trust Donald Trump and his conspiracy theory-spewing HHS pick RFK Jr. – and oppose their dangerous stances that risk our public safety and health. Americans deserve better than RFK Jr.’s long record of spreading medical misinformation and threatening health care access… Read More