Final Recess Report: Republicans Faced Angry Voters Nationwide After Passing Their Budget Betrayal
Across the country, dozens of Republican lawmakers received massive backlash over August recess from their angry constituents after they threw Americans under the bus to pass Trump’s billionaires-first budget. In response, DNC Deputy Communications Director Abhi Rahman released the following statement: “Republicans are finding out the hard way that they… Read More
Back in Session: Republicans in Congress Scramble as Americans Demand Answers on Epstein and the Economy
As Congress returns today, it seems like the only thing Republicans did during recess was get heckled by their own constituents at town halls. Now they’re back in D.C. and there’s a lot to answer for — Americans are facing high prices and massive layoffs; Trump’s budget bill… Read More
ICYMI: DNC Vice Chair Malcolm Kenyatta Walks 105 Miles From Philadelphia to Harrisburg To Demand PA Republicans Take Action on Mass Transit Funding
On Friday, DNC Vice Chair and Pennsylvania State Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta kicked off his march for public transit — traveling 105 miles over five days from North Philadelphia to Harrisburg, the state capitol of Pennsylvania, to demand immediate action on SEPTA funding after Senate Republicans blocked budget and appropriation bills… Read More
DNC on Joni Ernst’s Decision to Forgo Running for Reelection
Democrats have the momentum in Iowa and across the country, Republicans are afraid to face the music with their voters Today, on the heels of the fourth double-digit Democratic overperformance in Iowa this year, Iowa Republican Senator Joni Ernst announced that she is forgoing running for reelection. A few… Read More
DNC Chair Ken Martin Statement on Labor Day
On Labor Day, Democratic National Committee Chair Ken Martin released the following statement: “This Labor Day, I’m calling on the entire Democratic Party to double down on the fight for working people — and that means standing shoulder to shoulder with workers, who built this country and the middle class. … Read More
Statement from DNC Chair Ken Martin on MO Gov. Kehoe Calling Special Session to Gerrymander Congressional Maps
Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe just called a special session to undermine the rights of his own constituents in order to support Trump’s flailing Republican Party in the upcoming midterm elections by passing racially gerrymandered congressional maps. This marks the second time Missouri Republicans have betrayed the will of Missourians this… Read More
WATCH: Powerful Testimony from Rural Nebraskans on the Impact Trump’s Medicaid Cuts Will Have on Their Nursing Homes & Hospitals
Donald Trump’s billionaire-first budget is set to be the largest cut to Medicaid in American history, forcing more than one in four nursing homes to close their doors and putting more than 300 rural hospitals at risk of closure. This will leave residents with no other option… Read More
Democrats’ Streak of Overperformances and Victories in 2025 Continues After Huge Win in Iowa This Week
MEMORANDUM TO: Interested Parties FROM: Abhi Rahman, DNC Deputy Communications Director DATE: August 29, 2025 RE: Democrats’ Streak of Overperformances and Victories in 2025 Continues After Huge Win in Iowa This Week This week, Democrat Catelin Drey clinched a huge victory in the Iowa Senate District 1 race, breaking the… Read More
Angry Farmer Rips into Missouri Republican for Co-Signing Trump’s Agricultural Nightmare
In response to GOP Rep. Mark Alford’s own constituents turning against him during a town hall, DNC Deputy Communications Director Abhi Rahman released the following statement: “Donald Trump and his Republican bootlickers like Rep. Mark Alford are championing a disastrous economic agenda that uproots the lives of small farmers and… Read More
New Economic Data: Trump’s Tariffs Push Prices Even Higher, Leave Working Families Struggling This Labor Day
Heading into Labor Day, Donald Trump is once again trying to dupe the American people into believing he has fulfilled his promise to lower costs. But new economic data released today shows that his economy took another turn for the worse: core inflation is up — and the full… Read More