Disappointing employment numbers, tariffs uncertainty dog Trump with Democrats seeking foothold
Weak economic indicators are making President Trump's supporters nervous and Democrats increasingly hopeful about a political comeback. Source link
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'They roll right over': Many Democrats call their party weak and ineffective, AP-NORC poll finds
Many Democrats see their political party as "weak" or "ineffective," according to a poll that finds considerable pessimism within Democratic ranks. Republicans are more complimentary of…
Limited options for Democrats to retaliate if Texas Republicans redraw congressional map
As Republicans move to redraw legislative maps in red states to pad their narrow House majority in Washington, some Democrats are rethinking their embrace of a nonpartisan approach to…
Senate session heads into overtime as Democrats stall votes on Trump nominees
The Senate is beginning to work into its scheduled summer break as a partisan dispute over quickly confirming President Trump's nominees derailed the planned exit. Source link
Majority of Senate Democrats are now willing to block arms sales to Israel
A growing number of Senate Democrats are starting to shift their criticisms of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's handling of the war in Gaza from words into actions. Source link
19 Democrats Vote Against Bernie’s Bid to Block Arms Sales to Israel
With the help of 19 Democrats, the Senate rejected two resolutions Wednesday from Senator Bernie Sanders to block arms sales to Israel as it continues its campaign of mass starvation in…
Democrats Launch New Effort to Force ICE to Let Them Into Facilities
A dozen Democratic lawmakers are suing the Trump administration for denying them access to Immigration and Customs Enforcement facilities. In a 67-page federal court filing Wednesday, the…
Senate Democrats Turn to Rare Rule to Force Release of Epstein Files
Senate Democrats are pulling out a rare stop in hopes of compelling the Justice Department and Federal Bureau of Investigation to release all documents related to notorious late pedophile…
Senate Democrats use oversight law to force DOJ to release Epstein files
Senate Democrats on Wednesday deployed a rarely used oversight law to try to force the Department of Justice to release its files from the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking case. Source link
Texas GOP seeks to gain up to 5 House seats with redistricting plan; Democrats cry foul
Texas Republicans released a draft congressional district map Wednesday that could net them as many as five more seats in the U.S. House, as the GOP seeks to shore up its numbers ahead of…
Democrats Have Totally Lost Touch With Their Base on Israel: Poll
Public perception of Israel has plummeted to a new low in the United States, particularly among Democrats. And yet the party continues to cut the country a blank check to carry out its…
The Real Reason for Zohran’s Success Should Rattle National Democrats
Despite being mired in a cutthroat New York mayoral campaign, Zohran Mamdani recently released a video announcing that he was taking a vacation. A vacation, that is, in his childhood home…
Piers Morgan: ‘No Wonder’ Stephen Colbert Got Canceled When Most Late Night Hosts Are ‘Activist Hacks for the Democrats’
Piers Morgan is weighing in on the cancellation of “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert.” On Sunday morning, the TV personality took to X to say that most late-night hosts have become…
Democrats not faring well among American voters
The Democratic Party is suffering among American voters, with more than half of them viewing it negatively. Source link
The Epstein Files Can’t Save the Democrats
Trump is mentioned repeatedly in the Epstein files (Bondi warned Trump about that in May), though not in any seriously compromising way, apparently. That’s no surprise. Bill Clinton is…
Two Revealing Jokes Highlight the Democrats’ Internal Struggles
Courtesy of Rahm Emanuel and Zohran Mamdani. Source link
The 2026 Senate map is tough for Democrats, but Republicans have their own headaches
Republicans are encountering early headaches in Senate races viewed as pivotal to maintaining the party's majority in next year's midterm elections, with recruitment failures, open…
Centrist Democrats Are the Actual Traitors to Their Party
Of course, the Uncommitted campaign’s hypothesis proved incorrect—neither Biden nor Kamala Harris were ultimately swayed to make even the smallest possible effort to appeal to voters…
Trump says 'foolish Republicans' help Democrats by obsessing over Epstein
President Trump lambasted "foolish Republicans" on Wednesday for being duped by Democrats into focusing on deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and diverting attention from his…
The Lesson for Democrats From Zohran Mamdani’s Campaign? Be Normal.
This was all documented by an incredible moment on NY1, when anchor Errol Louis asked a reporter at Cuomo’s election night party if the people in attendance looked “like they were out…
The Democrats' Message Is Broken. These Strategists Have a Few Fixes.
The stark consequences of President Donald Trump’s unpopular signature budget bill—including the millions set to lose healthcare, access to food, or both, as well as the slashing of funds…
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem accuses Democrats of playing politics over Texas floods
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Sunday called it "despicable" that Democrats are playing politics with the Trump administration's response to deadly flooding in Texas. Source link
Video: How the Democrats Lost on Transgender Issues
Charles Homans, a New York Times reporter who covers national politics, describes how the Democrats’ dilemma with transgender issues reflects their broader struggles after losses in 2024.…
The Democrats Finally Have a Plan to Attack Trump. Sort Of.
Donald Trump’s first 100 days in office may have been the longest, figuratively speaking, of any U.S. president in history. But we can also say definitively that they were the most…