What Today’s Democrats Can Learn From Jesse Jackson
You can watch this episode of Right Now With Perry Bacon above or by following this show on YouTube or Substack. Jesse Jackson died this week at age 84. In addition to his decades of work…
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Democrats hit Rep. Randy Fine with a torrent of condemnation for mocking Islam's anti-dog beliefs
Democrats are calling for GOP Rep. Randy Fine of Florida to resign because of his comment about choosing dogs over Muslim people. Source link
Catholic Democrats say ICE is violating God's will with deportation surge
Catholic Democrats in Congress say ICE is violating God's precepts in carrying out President Trump's mass deportation mission. Source link
How the Democrats Can Play Offense on Immigration
If all politics is spectacle in the era of Donald Trump, few episodes illustrate this more vividly than that created by Republican governors who bused asylum-seeking immigrants from their…
Instead of Pandering, Democrats Should Try Changing Voters’ Minds
Early last year, polls and media commentary suggested that crime would be the defining issue of the New York City mayoral race. Then, Zohran Mamdani’s campaign started to take off. By the…
Democrats reveal 10-point list of demands for ICE reforms
Democratic leaders laid out their terms for continuing to fund Homeland Security on Wednesday, saying the department must severely curb its immigration enforcement and return to Biden-era…
Geoff Duncan broke with Trump. The former Republican wants Democrats to make him Georgia's governor
Under the fluorescent lights of an American Legion hall near Atlanta, in front of more than a dozen Democratic activists, Geoff Duncan apologized for all the things that he did as a…
Fundraising hauls show RNC vastly outpacing Democrats ahead of midterm elections
The Republican National Committee has vastly outpaced Democrats in the crush for cash ahead of the midterm elections, holding a nearly $100 million advantage at the close of 2025,…
Justice Department declares Epstein review complete, as Democrats dispute compliance with law
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said Sunday that, as far as the Department of Justice is concerned, its review of files on sex offender Jeffrey Epstein "is over." Source link
Johnson says no quick House vote to end partial shutdown and blames Democrats for their ICE demands
House Speaker Mike Johnson said Sunday it will be a few days before a government funding package comes up for a vote, all but ensuring the partial federal shutdown will drag into the week…
House Democrats request access to unredacted Epstein files
House Judiciary Committee Democrats are requesting an "urgent" review of the unredacted Epstein files from the Justice Department to evaluate compliance with federal law -- a day after the…
Senate Democrats’ ICE Proposals Are a Huge and Inexcusable Whiff
That proposal should have been joined by a long list of substantive demands. Most immediately, there is no way that Democrats should sign onto DHS funding until Customs and Border…
Democrats’ Destructive Deportation Proposal
Requiring federal agencies to obtain a judicial warrant for immigration arrests would kneecap enforcement and overburden district judges. Source link
Trump, Democrats clash over ICE cooperation, deal to diffuse violence in Minneapolis in jeopardy
Minnesota Democrats said they won't cooperate with the feds arresting illegal immigrants, and that left a deal to end deadly clashes between protesters and federal agents in Minneapolis on…
Democrats Castro, Crockett set out to visit detention center housing family detained in Minnesota
Democratic Reps. Joaquin Castro and Jasmine Crockett on Wednesday set out to visit the Texas facility holding a 5-year-old Ecuadorian boy and his father whose detention has fueled protests…
ICE fight starts another shutdown showdown with Democrats demanding reworking of DHS funding bill
Senate Democrats are taking another government funding hostage with no real plan for how to achieve their policy aims. Source link
Democrats Who Voted to Keep Funding ICE Scramble to Backtrack
Democrats that voted in favor of the Department of Homeland Security’s latest funding package were hit by a maelstrom of public fury over the weekend, forcing some lawmakers to do a…
Democrats vow to oppose homeland security funding bill. That increases the chance of a shutdown
Democratic senators are vowing to oppose a funding bill for the Department of Homeland Security following the shooting death of a 37-year-old Minnesota man, a stand that increases the…
Senate Democrats vow to oppose DHS funding in aftermath of ICE's fatal shooting of Alex Pretti
Senate Democrats are vowing to oppose a funding bill for the Department of Homeland Security -- even if it triggers a partial government shutdown -- in the aftermath of Saturday's fatal…
Democrats Crockett and Talarico debating in Senate primary hoping to break out in GOP-heavy Texas
Democrats hoping to win a U.S. Senate race in Republican-heavy Texas have begun debating, their first meeting in a primary campaign that features a contrast of styles more than policy…
How a court win could help the Democrats pick up a House seat in New York
A judge's decision to toss out the boundaries of the only Republican-held congressional district in New York City could help Democrats notch a win in the national redistricting wars - but…
Democrats push for government to offer multilingual resources for non-English speakers
Democratic members of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus want to require the federal government to offer its resources in multiple languages. Source link
Here’s Your Damn Playbook, Democrats
Instead of listening to these people, Dems might try looking to almost everyone else to learn how to rise to the occasion. Despite everything Trump has done to stop the clean energy…
Here Are All the Democrats Who Voted to Keep Funding ICE
In apparent blissful ignorance of the country’s ICE-induced bedlam, several House Democrats voted alongside nearly every Republican member to give more money to the immigration agency. The…