SHOT/CHASER: Americans’ “Confidence” Is Falling Fast – Just Like Trump’s Approval Rating

SHOT: As part of his address tonight, Donald Trump attempted to claim that “our confidence is back”… Trump: “Our CONFIDENCE is back.” CHASER: … while Americans’ consumer confidence is registering its largest drop in years – and Trump’s approval rating is in freefall. CNN: “Consumer confidence registers biggest… Read More

ICYMI: DNC, DSCC, DCCC File Lawsuit Against Trump Administration’s Attack on Fair and Free Elections

On Friday, the DNC, DSCC, and DCCC filed a joint lawsuit against Trump’s illegal executive order falsely claiming the White House has total power of the Federal Election Commission (FEC). The lawsuit challenges Trump’s illegal actions to dictate campaign rules from the White House, undermining Americans’ right to fair… Read More

DNC Statement on Ramadan

DNC Chair Ken Martin released the following statement to mark the beginning of Ramadan: “For Muslim families everywhere, Ramadan is a special time for prayer, fasting, and reflection. It’s a chance to set goals and make memories with family. In a busy world, Ramadan reminds us to slow down, take… Read More

Trump Plans to Gut Social Security Administration and Risk Hard-Earned Benefits for Millions of Americans 

In response to Donald Trump’s plans to gut the Social Security Administration, DNC Chair Ken Martin released the following statement: “Donald Trump told America that he wouldn’t touch Social Security. He lied. By mass firing the Social Security workforce and shuttering critical field offices — where more than 100,000 Americans… Read More

“A Serious Trump Recession”: Economists Warn Trump’s Federal Funding Freezes and $100 Billion National Tax Are Threatening the Economy

Donald Trump is steering the American economy into a “deep recession” that will skyrocket inflation and stifle business growth — and economists are sounding the alarm with economic policy uncertainty at higher levels than any time during the Great Recession. After admitting that his $100 billion national… Read More

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