🚨 NEW: Pete Hegseth Faces Bipartisan Opposition As the “Least Experienced Defense Secretary” in U.S. History
🚨 NEW: Pete Hegseth Faces Bipartisan Opposition As the “Least Experienced Defense Secretary” in U.S. History In response to Senate Democrats – and even some Republicans – opposing Trump’s nominee Pete Hegseth to lead the U.S. Department of Defense, DNC Rapid Response Director Alex Floyd released the following statement: “Pete… Read More
IN THE STATES: Democrats Fight Back as Trump Screws Over American Families to Enrich His Billionaire Backers From Day One
Against the backdrop of Trump’s inauguration, DNC Chair Jaime Harrison commemorated the life of Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday by calling on South Carolinians to carry on his legacy of fighting for freedom and justice. Harrison urged voters to defend against Trump’s Project 2025 attacks by electing Democrats up… Read More
ICYMI: Bucks County Beacon: President Trump’s First Week in Office Leaves Pennsylvania’s Working Families Out in the Cold
ICYMI: Bucks County Beacon: President Trump’s First Week in Office Leaves Pennsylvania’s Working Families Out in the Cold Key Point: “While Trump left thousands of his supporters out in the cold (it was too cold for him) for the inauguration, he gave billionaires front-row seats inside the warm and cozy… Read More
Donald Trump’s Week One Priority: Ripping Away Reproductive Freedoms
Ahead of Donald Trump, JD Vance, and congressional GOP leadership’s appearances at the March for Life rally today, DNC Spokesperson Aida Ross released the following statement: “Only one week into Donald Trump’s administration, he’s proving he’ll follow through on his dangerous and unpopular anti-choice agenda. Trump’s Day One executive orders… Read More
Trump Continues to Play Politics with Disaster Aid as He Heads to California and North Carolina Today
Donald Trump is treating families recovering from disaster as political pawns so he can get “everything we want” in his tax bill to benefit the rich Today, as Donald Trump makes his first visits as president to disaster-struck Los Angeles and still-recovering western North Carolina, he continues to treat families… Read More
Trump Promised to Lower Costs, but He’s More Focused on Raising Drug Prices, Releasing Violent Criminals, and Enriching His Billionaire Backers
MEMORANDUMTO: Interested PartiesFROM: DNC War RoomDATE: January 24, 2025RE: Trump Promised to Lower Costs, but He’s More Focused on Raising Drug Prices, Releasing Violent Criminals, and Enriching His Billionaire Backers Donald Trump is already breaking his promises and screwing over the American people. After spending his entire campaign lying about… Read More
ICYMI: NYT: Trump Drive to Cut Safety Net Could Hit His Voters
Key Point: “Republicans are mulling deep cuts in safety net spending, partly to offset big tax cuts aimed mostly at the wealthy. But some programs they propose to cut reach not just the poorest Americans but also struggling working class voters, many of whom helped elect Mr. Trump in November.”… Read More
DNC Calls on Jefferson Griffin to Concede to Allison Riggs after North Carolina Supreme Court Sends His Appeal Back to Lower Court
Last night, the NC Supreme Court dismissed one of Judge Jefferson Griffin’s attempts to challenge the votes of North Carolina’s voters and rewrite his electoral loss to Justice Allison Riggs. This development comes on the heels of two independent recounts which have confirmed Justice Riggs won the election. As his… Read More
NEW REPORT: House Republicans Float Medicaid Cuts to Finance Trump’s Tax Handouts to Billionaire Backers
Key Point: “Many of the cuts Republicans are contemplating target programs aimed at helping low-income Americans, all in the service of paying for the extension of tax cuts that disproportionately benefit the wealthy. … Among many others, there are proposals to repeal major health care subsidy programs established by the… Read More
Trump’s Plans to Screw Over America: Defunding Public Schools
As Donald Trump begins his first week in office by immediately signing executive orders that gut education programs, he’s made his plans clear from the start: he and his billionaire pick for education secretary will rip away our kids’ right to a quality education. Trump is hellbent on defunding… Read More