Democratic Minnesota House Candidate David Gottfried Wins Special Election, Blocks Republican House Majority
Democrats clinched victory in the House District 40B race, successfully blocking Republicans from gaining a majority in the state House Washington, DC – Today, the DNC congratulates Democratic candidate David Gottfried for his victory in tonight’s Minnesota legislative special election. Thanks to this victory, the Minnesota House remains at a… Read More
🚨Trump Guts the Department of Education, Slashing Public School Resources for 50 Million Students
In response to Donald Trump gutting the Department of Education, DNC Chair Ken Martin released the following statement: “Donald Trump holds the future of 50 million public school students across America in his hands, and today he told those kids and their parents he doesn’t give a damn about them. Read More
REALITY CHECK: Trump’s Approval Ratings Fall as Markets Plummet and Unemployment Rises
Donald Trump spent the campaign lying to voters about an economic boom on Day One – but now he’s backtracking with warnings of “pain” and “disturbance” for the American people. As voters (and Trump himself) brace for a “serious Trump recession,” Americans are turning on… Read More
ICYMI: DNC Chair Martin Stresses Importance of Future Elections Up and Down the Ballot
Key Point: “‘I just spent the last eight years as the head of our state party association where I wrote the 57-state strategy – 50 states and of course the seven territories – and it’s an acknowledgement that there’s no such thing as a perpetual red state or perpetual blue… Read More
🚨 Trump and Musk’s Mass Firings and Funding Cuts Threaten Veterans’ Hard-Earned Benefits
Key Point: “[I]nitial cuts at the V.A. have nonetheless spawned chaotic ripple effects. They have disrupted studies involving patients awaiting experimental treatments, forced some facilities to fire support staff and created uncertainty amid the mass cancellation, and partial reinstatement, of hundreds of contracts targeted by Mr. Musk’s Department of Government… Read More
Trump And His Billionaire Shadow President Musk Want to “Eliminate” Social Security and Medicare
One year ago, Donald Trump told the American people he’d be open to “cutting” Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid — and this week, his shadow president Elon Musk is once again saying the quiet part out loud, threatening to “eliminate” critical programs that serve millions of working people. Read More
ICYMI: Disgraced Republican Jefferson Griffin Refuses to Concede Months After Losing Election to Allison Riggs
More than four months after Election Day, disgraced Republican state Supreme Court candidate Jefferson Griffin continues to drag out the race he lost while wasting North Carolinians’ tax dollars. Despite losing multiple court battles over his efforts to discard more than 65,000 lawful ballots cast in his race, Griffin continues… Read More
REMINDER: Wisconsin Voters Will Decide Against Trump and MAGA Republicans’ Out-of-Touch Agenda In Upcoming Elections
In the lead-up to the crucial Wisconsin Supreme Court and Superintendent elections, DNC Deputy Executive Director Libby Schneider released the following statement: “In three weeks, Wisconsin voters will have the opportunity to stand against Trump and MAGA Republicans’ attacks on Wisconsinites and the programs they rely on. Wisconsin voters don’t… Read More
REPORT: Americans Expect Fallout From Trump’s Disastrous Economic Agenda
Key Point: “Households expressed more pessimism about their year-ahead financial situations in February, while unemployment, delinquency, and credit access expectations deteriorated notably. … Mean unemployment expectations—or the mean probability that the U.S. unemployment rate will be higher one year from now—jumped 5.4 percentage points to 39.4%.” Federal Reserve Bank… Read More
Trump Faces Job Losses and Market Sell-Offs After REFUSING to Rule Out Recession AGAIN
After lying to the American people about his promises to “rapidly defeat” inflation and “bring prices down” on Day One, Donald Trump is doubling down on his refusal to rule out a recession. As Trump’s “unpredictable” economic policies “begin to bite,” unemployment is… Read More