ICYMI: OPB: “Oregon State Rep. Cyrus Javadi Switches Political Teams, Registers as a Democrat”
Key Point: “Javadi announced Friday that he switched his registration to the majority party this week, ahead of a Sept. 4 deadline to do so in order to run as a Democrat in next year’s election. ‘Being an elected leader has never been about party loyalty to me,’ Javadi said… Read More
BREAKING: House Oversight Committee Releases Birthday Doodle from Donald Trump to Jeffrey Epstein That Trump Called ‘Fake’
Today, the House Oversight Committee released documents from Jeffrey Epstein’s estate that include the “birthday book” to Epstein allegedly containing the racy doodle from Donald Trump, that he previously said was “fake” because he doesn’t “draw pictures of women.” This is the latest development in the failure… Read More
DNC Chair Ken Martin Applauds MO Democrats Hosting a Sit-In to Fight Back Against MO Republicans’ Scheme to Rig the Maps
Facing abysmal jobs numbers and approval ratings that remain constantly underwater, Donald Trump has turned to systematically attacking Americans’ voting rights in a last-ditch effort to save his flailing congressional majorities. Governor Mike Kehoe and Missouri Republicans are the latest Republicans to cave to Trump’s cynical orders to… Read More
ICYMI: DNC, DGA Hold Press Call Kickstarting Democrats’ Path to Victory This Fall Election Cycle
Today, DNC Chair Ken Martin, DGA Executive Director Meghan Meehan-Draper, DNC Vice Chair Pennsylvania State Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta, Virginia Democratic Party Chair State Sen. Lamont Bagby, and New Jersey State Democratic Party Chair LeRoy Jones held a press call kicking off the final sprint to November elections as Democrats gear… Read More
Trump’s Economy is in the Gutter as Jobs Disappear and Unemployment Hits 4-Year High
There’s only one word for today’s jobs numbers: disastrous. Only 22,000 jobs were added in August – well below expectations – including job losses in the manufacturing sector, which are now down 78,000 total for the year. The report also showed that jobs numbers were worse than we… Read More
New Report Shows How Trump’s Tax Breaks for the Rich Will Cut Health Care as Trump Wines and Dines with Big Billionaires
This evening, Donald Trump is playing host to some of the world’s biggest billionaires. While Trump chums it up with the ultra-rich, working families are bracing for devastating health care cuts under Trump’s billionaire-first budget. A new report shows that for every $80,000 tax break each millionaire… Read More
New Receipts: Susan Collins Raked in Campaign Cash While Helping Advance Massive Tax Breaks for Billionaire Mega-Donors
Yesterday, Rolling Stone released a stunning new report showing how private equity billionaire Steve Schwarzman used his money to curry favor with Susan Collins while Congress advanced a tax law filled with giveaways for ultra-wealthy investors like himself. According to Rolling Stone, Schwarzman donated $2 million to… Read More
As the Fall Election Season Begins, Democrats To Build on Momentum From “Organizing Summer” Blitz
While Republicans turned their back on their own constituents to pass Republicans’ Tax Scam — and then didn’t have the guts to face them afterward — Democrats took up the challenge to do what Republicans refused: meet voters across the country and listen to their concerns. This summer, the… Read More
On Trump’s Orders, Missouri Republicans Begin Special Session to Disenfranchise Missouri Voters and Rig Congressional Map
Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe and Republican state lawmakers just started a special session to support Donald Trump’s gerrymandering power grab scheme and attack Missourians’ rights. Donald Trump and his Republican lapdogs are on a mission to silence the voice of Americans nationwide to save their flailing majority in the midterms. Read More
Trump Tries to Bury the Epstein Files as Members of Congress Return from Recess and Face a Pivotal Decision
After spending their recess getting booed at town halls over the Epstein Scandal, Members of Congress are back in D.C. and the Trump White House is now scrambling to block the release of the Epstein Files – again. In a last minute attempt to dupe the American… Read More