Democrats

Dem NC Gov Vetoes Anti-Trans & “Don’t Say Gay” Bills

The Associated Press reports: North Carolina Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed Wednesday a trio of bills aimed at LGBTQ+ youth that would ban gender-affirming health care for minors, restrict transgender participation in school sports and limit classroom instruction about gender identity and sexuality. While LGBTQ+ rights advocates say Cooper’s attempt to block the bills demonstrates his support amid what they …

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Gay Dem Ex-Rep. Mondaire Jones Launches House Bid

The Huffington Post reports: Former U.S. Rep. Mondaire Jones (D) announced his candidacy on Wednesday for New York’s suburban 17th Congressional District, a seat the progressive previously represented but left last cycle amid an intra-party dispute. After a complicated redistricting plan ― and the decision by Sean Patrick Maloney, then the chair of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, to run …

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Adam Schiff Raises Record $8.1M After Censure By GOP

Politico reports: California Rep. Adam Schiff, the target of conservative scorn and House Republican censure as he campaigns for the U.S. Senate, raised over $8.1 million in the year’s second quarter, a major haul that’s likely to put more distance between his rivals. The record-breaking quarter places the Democratic congressman in his party’s upper echelon of 2024 fundraisers and brings …

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Buttigieg Roasts DeSantis On Anti-LGBTQ Ad: Strange That He Uses Images Of Oiled Up Shirtless Bodybuilders

The Messenger reports: Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg was left confused by an ad from Ron DeSantis’ presidential campaign that spliced the Florida governor in between pictures of shirtless men while trying to paint Donald Trump as more LGBTQ-friendly. The ad, put out on the last day of Pride Month, was posted to Twitter by the DeSantis War Room account, and …

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Dem Louisiana Gov Vetoes Three Anti-LGBTQ Bills

New Orleans’ CBS affiliate reports: Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards vetoed three anti-LGBTQ+ bills passed by the Louisiana legislature, his office announced in a press release Friday. House Bill 466, which would have restricted the discussion of gender and sexuality in public school classrooms House Bill 81, which would have required school employees to use the names and pronouns of …

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Democrats Condemn SCOTUS Ruling On LGBTQ Rights

From the Democratic National Committee: Today, on the last day of Pride month, the conservative Supreme Court issued yet another radical and out of touch opinion that chips away at civil rights laws that protect all Americans, regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability, and religion, from discrimination in public accommodations. Open to the public means open to the public. …

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RFK Asked If He Could Give Paid Speeches As NY AG

Semafor reports: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. didn’t run for office before in part because he couldn’t afford it. That’s what Kennedy told then-New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer, when Kennedy was considering running to replace him in 2006, Spitzer, the former New York governor, recalled. In a meeting in Spitzer’s office, Kennedy asked whether he could continue to give paid …

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Nebraska Dem Sues Hate Group Over “Groomer” Tweet

Courthouse News reports: A Nebraska state senator is suing a conservative political action committee for defamation after it called her a groomer on Twitter. According to the complaint filed in Douglas County District Court on Wednesday, the Nebraska Freedom Coalition called state Senator Megan Hunt a “groomer” in a Tweet published March 22, which included childhood photos of her now …

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Michigan Gov Gets Bill To Ban Ex-Gay Torture Of Minors

Michigan Live reports: Bills banning conversion therapy for LGBTQ minors in Michigan passed the state legislature, Tuesday, June 27 and are headed for the desk of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. Once signed by Whitmer, Michigan will join the 21 states, plus the District of Columbia, which have already enacted bans on administering conversion therapy to minors. “Michigan’s LGBTQ+ youth should be …

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Biden Begins Using CPAP Machine For Sleep Apnea

Bloomberg News reports: President Joe Biden has begun using a continuous positive airway pressure, or CPAP, machine to treat longstanding sleep apnea, according to the White House. As Biden, 80, departed the White House on Wednesday to give an economic address in Chicago, marks from the CPAP apparatus were apparent on his face. Similar marks could be seen on Biden’s …

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Trans Delaware State Rep Launches Bid For US House

Delaware Online reports: State Sen. Sarah McBride, the country’s highest-ranking transgender elected official, announced her candidacy Monday to become Delaware’s next sole congresswoman. McBride, if elected, would become the first trans person elected to federal office, catapulting the already nationally known politician to an even bigger stage. She would also be the youngest elected official Delaware has sent to Washington …

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NBC Poll: Biden +4 Over Trump, Tied With DeSantis

NBC News reports: Former President Donald Trump has expanded his lead over Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and the rest of the Republican presidential field since Trump’s latest indictment on federal criminal charges, according to a new national NBC News poll. Still, the survey finds half of Republican primary voters say they would consider another leader besides Trump — which suggests …

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Philly Mascots Lead Parade Over Repaired Interstate

Philadelphia’s NBC affiliate reports: “We demolished a roadway, we rebuilt I-95 in just 12 days,” Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro said while taking a victory lap at a Friday morning news conference. “Through that process we showed the nation what Philadelphia and Pennsylvania are all about.” “When we work together, we can get s*** done here in Pennsylvania.” the first-term Democrat …

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PA Governor: Philadelphia Interstate Will Reopen Today

The Associated Press reports: Interstate 95 was set to reopen to traffic Friday less than two weeks after a deadly collapse in Philadelphia shut down a heavily traveled stretch of the East Coast’s main north-south highway. Workers were putting the finishing touches on an interim six-lane roadway that will serve motorists during construction of a permanent bridge. Crews worked around …

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Biden To Sign Order Expanding Contraception Access

Reuters reports: U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday will sign an executive order designed to protect and expand access to contraception, after a Supreme Court ruling last year overturning the constitutional right to abortion raised fears that birth control could also face restrictions. Biden senior adviser Jen Klein told reporters that the order will increase ways for women to access …

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Democrats Introduce LGBTQ Equality Act For Sixth Time

Via press release from Rep. Jerry Nadler: Today, Representative Jerrold Nadler (NY-12), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, joined Rep. Mark Takano and House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries in leading the reintroduction of the Equality Act, landmark legislation to expand LGBTQ+ civil rights in America. “When I first came to Congress in the early 90’s, Representative Nancy Pelosi and …

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Dem Rep Launches Bid For Delaware US Senate Seat

NBC News reports: Democratic Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester launched her campaign for Senate in Delaware on Wednesday, becoming the top candidate to replace retiring Democratic Sen. Tom Carper. Blunt Rochester, who represents the entire state in the House, had been expected to jump into the race since Carper announced his retirement last month. Carper even name-checked Blunt Rochester, one of …

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Biden: Ticket Sellers Have Pledged End To “Junk Fees”

Via press release from the White House: Junk fees — hidden, surprise fees that companies sneak onto customer bills — are a pervasive problem in industries across the economy. That’s why the President has been calling on federal agencies, Congress, and private companies to take action to address these fees and provide consumers with honest, transparent pricing. A large body …

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Illinois Gov Signs Bill Outlawing Book Bans By Libraries

Chicago’s ABC affiliate reports: Governor JB Pritzker signed historic legislation Monday that would ban libraries from banning books. The law is the first of its kind in the nation, and would cut off funding to any libraries that remove books currently on the shelf. The law was pushed by Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias, who is also the state’s librarian, …

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Dem Louisiana Gov: I Will Veto Every Anti-LGBTQ Bill

New Orleans’ CBS affiliate reports: Gov. John Bel Edwards condemned recent legislation targeting the LGBTQ+ community in Louisiana, saying he would veto those bills. At a press conference on Thursday, Gov. Edwards compared the recent measures to historical opposition to the Civil Rights Movement. “On those issues, the judgement of history … will be very clear. It will be as …

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