NEW: Unemployment Surges Under Donald Trump’s Watch
Today, the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ September jobs report revealed that the unemployment rate edged up to a staggering 4.4%, the highest since October 2021. The manufacturing sector has taken yet another hit, shedding 6,000 jobs last month, and bringing the total manufacturing losses to 49,000 since Trump took… Read More
DNC Statement on the First Federal Hearing on North Carolina’s Rigged Congressional Maps
North Carolina Republicans’ maps represent a blatant disenfranchisement of Black and Brown voters Yesterday, a day after Texas’ racially gerrymandered maps were struck down, a three-judge federal panel held its first hearing on whether to block North Carolina’s rigged congressional maps, which could lead to this Republican gerrymander getting… Read More
Donald Trump and His White House Continue to Gaslight the American People on His Failed Economy as Prices Climb and Jobs Disappear
As Donald Trump’s economy tanks, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Sunday claimed that the Trump administration will not “tell the American people that they don’t know how they’re feeling” on the economy. But for the past several months, Trump and his administration have done exactly that, all while Trump lines… Read More
DNC Announces Bilingual Organizing Blitz Ahead of Miami Mayoral Election
A Democratically-aligned candidate has not been elected mayor in Miami in nearly 30 years Election comes as Trump’s approval ratings with Latino voters hit all-time lows Today, the DNC announced a new bilingual GOTV organizing blitz to support mayoral candidate Eileen Higgins ahead of the runoff election… Read More
After Months of Humiliation and Delay Tactics, Trump Forced to Sign Bill to Release Epstein Files
Americans will see through any move by Trump’s Department of Justice to obscure the truth After the House and Senate overwhelmingly voted to release the Epstein Files, and after months of mounting pressure from Democrats, Donald Trump signed the Epstein Files Transparency Act into law, requiring his Department… Read More
Right-Wing Billionaires Are Trying to Buy Tennessee’s 7th Congressional District
Van Epps said he was “honored” to receive out-of-state donations After failing in Wisconsin and Pennsylvania, right-wing billionaires are spending millions of dollars in Tennessee’s 7th Congressional District to boost Trump’s extreme candidate Matt Van Epps. The RNC is also being forced to spend six figures in this… Read More
ICYMI: Trump and Duffy Make Airline Travel More Expensive for Passengers
Donald Trump and U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy formally withdrew a Biden-era plan on Friday that required airlines to compensate passengers for major flight disruptions and faulty services. Major airlines and their trade association spent more than $23.7 million on lobbying the Trump administration and Congress in… Read More
BREAKING: Trump Administration To Dismantle Department of Education In Unprecedented Power Grab
In another unprecedented attempt to consolidate power, the Trump administration announced today that it would move to dismantle the Department of Education by shifting several offices to other agencies — despite acknowledging that only Congress has the authority to do so. The plan is a key component of… Read More
BREAKING: House Votes to Release Epstein Files After Months of Trump’s Delays and Excuses
Today, the House overwhelmingly voted to release the Epstein Files after months of Donald Trump calling the files a “hoax.” Trump and his White House have stalled the release of the files in an attempt to cover up the truth about Jeffrey Epstein’s crimes and deny long-overdue justice, transparency, and… Read More
DNC Chair Ken Martin on Texas Republicans’ Rigged Congressional Map Getting Struck Down in Federal Court
Texas Republicans’ congressional map represented a blatant disenfranchisement of Black and brown voters Today, a federal court struck down Texas Republicans’ rigged congressional maps that diluted Black and brown representation. Texas Republicans passed these maps to avoid accountability for congressional Republicans passing Trump’s Big Ugly Bill, which rips away… Read More