IN THE STATES: Democrats Win Big in Special Elections While Turbocharging Voter Outreach and Mobilization Ahead of November
The DNC is all hands on deck to support Mikie Sherrill and New Jersey Democrats down the ballot. Just this week, we announced an additional $1.5 million investment into the New Jersey Coordinated Campaign, bringing our total investment to $3 million — the largest amount the DNC has ever sent… Read More
DNC Chair Ken Martin on the Start of Early Voting in Virginia
As in-person early voting kicks off in Virginia today, the DNC is all hands on deck to support the Virginia Democratic Coordinated Campaign and ensure that Abigail Spanberger, Ghazala Hashmi, Jay Jones, candidates for the House of Delegates and every other Virginia Democrat running up and down the ballot emerge… Read More
DNC Chair Slams Republicans for Voting to Send Health Insurance Premiums Skyrocketing and Shut Down the Government
Republicans in Congress voted against funding the government and fixing the health care crisis they created by voting against Democrats’ budget bill, which would have reversed Trump’s $1 trillion cut to Medicaid and permanently expanded the Affordable Care Act insurance premium tax credit set to expire at the end… Read More
ICYMI: Trump’s Cuts to the Food Safety System Threaten Americans’ Health
New reporting underscores growing concerns from experts as the Trump administration dismantles the public health system’s ability to track and prevent food-borne illnesses, especially as deep funding cuts to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ripple across states. In response, DNC Rapid Response Director Kendall Witmer released the… Read More
Who’s Next? Trump Now Suggests Revoking The Licenses of TV Networks That Criticize Him
Today, on Air Force One, Donald Trump suggested the Federal Communications Commission should consider revoking the broadcast licenses of TV networks over negative coverage he receives. In response, DNC Chair Ken Martin released the following statement: “We are watching in real time as Donald Trump is conducting the most… Read More
RFK Jr.’s Hand-Picked Panel of Vaccine Skeptics Votes to Undercut Access to MMRV Vaccine for Children
Today, the CDC’s vaccine advisory panel revised its longstanding recommendations for the MMRV vaccine. These changes come as the country faces its highest number of measles cases since 1992 — and let’s not forget that RFK Jr. visited Samoa just months before a devastating measles outbreak that… Read More
Another GA Hospital to Shut Down Labor and Delivery Unit Due to Trump’s $1 Trillion Cut to Medicaid, Forcing Women to Drive an Extra Hour for Care
St. Mary’s Sacred Heart Hospital in rural northeast Georgia announced that it is shutting down its labor and delivery unit due to the $1 trillion Medicaid cut Donald Trump championed and every Georgia Republican supported. When seconds matter, women in the region will now have to drive… Read More
The “Party of Free Speech” Shuts Down Free Speech
For the second time this week, Donald Trump and his allies flip-flopped on free speech after Trump got his feelings hurt by Jimmy Kimmel. Trump’s FCC Chair, Brendan Carr, publicly pressured ABC to punish the late-night host and comedian following his criticism of Trump. This comes after Attorney General… Read More
ICYMI: NJ GOP Gubernatorial Candidate Jack Ciattarelli Spreads Lies To Hide His MAGA Agenda That Will Drive Up Energy Costs For New Jerseyans
New Jersey Republican gubernatorial candidate Jack Ciattarelli is a student of Donald Trump’s masterclass in lies and deception. Last week, Ciattarelli launched a desperate smear campaign against his Democratic opponent, Rep. Mikie Sherrill, to distract from his flailing campaign and MAGA agenda that will drive up costs for New… Read More
Trump Claims Inflation Has Been Solved, Even Though the Economy is Cratering
During a press conference today with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Donald Trump claimed, “We’ve already solved inflation. We’ve solved prices.” That couldn’t be further from the truth — his reckless economic policies have driven up inflation, caused prices to skyrocket, and fueled mass layoffs. In… Read More