ICYMI: NBC News: House Republicans Hit the Brakes on Town Halls After Blowback Over Trump’s Cuts
As they back Trump’s dangerously unpopular agenda, new reporting shows Republicans nationwide are too afraid to meet their biggest critics – their own constituents. At GOP town halls last week, House Republicans were met with boos as hardworking Americans suffer the impacts of Trump’s disastrous first weeks as president and… Read More
After The CFPB Put $19.7B Back in Americans’ Pockets, Trump Pushes Jonathan McKernan to Gut It
In response to the confirmation hearing of Trump’s nominee for Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Jonathan McKernan, DNC Rapid Response Director Alex Floyd released the following statement: “The CFPB has put billions of dollars back into the pockets of Americans who were scammed and cheated by predatory fraudsters… Read More
Trump Is Tanking the Economy to Line Billionaires’ Pockets With Tax Giveaways — and Americans Are Fed Up
Fresh off House Republicans advancing a disastrous budget to give tax handouts to the ultra-wealthy while slashing Medicaid for millions, new polling shows a majority of Americans agree that Donald Trump’s agenda hurts the economy. Even more agree that his unqualified billionaire backers exercise outsized influence over White… Read More
Trump Stacks His Project 2025 Justice Department With Another Anti-Choice Extremist
In response to Trump’s nominee for Solicitor General, D. John Sauer, testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee today, DNC Rapid Response Spokesperson Aida Ross released the following statement: “After spending the entire campaign lying to the American people and trying to distance himself from his wildly unpopular Project 2025… Read More
ICYMI: Punchbowl News: Thousands of veterans likely fired under DOGE
Just over a month into office, Donald Trump has continued his yearslong crusade against our nation’s veterans and their families — this time, likely firing thousands of veterans en masse as he pushes forward his $4.5 trillion tax cut for his ultra-wealthy friends. Veterans getting the short end of the… Read More
ICYMI: Dr. Oz’s Conflicts of Interest Would Put Americans’ Medicare at Risk
Key Point: “Dr. Mehmet Oz, the celebrity TV doctor nominated by President Trump to oversee Medicare and Medicaid, has been a relentless promoter of controversial private insurance plans for older Americans. … An examination by The Times of his myriad financial interests revealed not only opaque ties with the industries… Read More
Trump’s Latest Mass Firings Devastate Local Economies, Raise Home Prices, and Threaten Veterans’ Earned Benefits
Donald Trump spent his entire campaign lying to the American people about lowering costs “on Day One,” but has instead spent his time in office enacting reckless mass firings and funding freezes. With his latest round of mass firings, Trump is gutting local economies and “worsen[ing] America’s housing… Read More
DNC Chair Ken Martin Knocks Doors in WI with Grassroots Dems Ahead of Supreme Court, Superintendent Elections
On Saturday, the Democratic Party of Wisconsin hosted a Grassroots Canvass Kickoff and door knocking event featuring new DNC Chair Ken Martin in support of the Wisconsin Democratic coordinated campaign ahead of April’s crucial elections. The event was held to energize and mobilize volunteers across Milwaukee in support of Judge… Read More
SHOT/CHASER: Trump Didn’t Get the Memo — Americans Say He “Isn’t Doing Enough” to Fight Inflation As His Approval Ratings Plummet
SHOT: At CPAC today, Donald Trump bragged about failing to fight inflation as costs go up and his poll numbers sag… Trump: “My administration is also moving swiftly to save the U.S. economy from the train wreck of inflation.” Trump: “We’ve got the highest poll numbers that I’ve… Read More
As Trump Funding Cuts Devastate Rural America, DNC Chair Martin Meets with Farmers and Labor Leaders in Missouri
On Friday, DNC Chair Ken Martin held roundtable discussions with farmers and labor leaders in Missouri to hear their concerns about the Trump administration’s policies that have threatened their livelihoods and talk about what Democrats can do to support farmers, organized labor, and working Americans across the country. This stop… Read More