Democrats

Punchbowl News reports: Democrats from the high-powered New York delegation are lining up behind New York City’s bid to host the 2024 Democratic National Convention. Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.), along with 16 of his congressional colleagues, are writing today to urge President Joe Biden to choose NYC over Atlanta or Chicago. The letter enjoys the support of Senate Majority Leader …

Medill News Service reports: Marianne Williamson confirmed in an interview with Medill News Service on Thursday that she is running for president as a Democrat, becoming the first announced candidate for the party. The best-selling spiritual author and 2020 Democratic presidential candidate is holding an event in Washington on March 4 to officially launch her campaign. During her previous candidacy, …

The Associated Press reports: Tony Earl, a Democrat who served one term as Wisconsin’s governor in the 1980s and later bemoaned the increasing partisanship in politics, has died. He was 86. Earl, a champion of gay rights and a staunch environmentalist, died on Thursday “peacefully surrounded by family,” his daughter Julia Earl texted The Associated Press. Earl had been hospitalized …

CNN reports: Montana Sen. Jon Tester announced Wednesday morning that he will seek reelection in 2024, providing a boost to Democrats’ hopes of retaining the Senate. “It’s official. I’m running for reelection,” Tester tweeted. “Montanans need a fighter that will hold our government accountable and demand Washington stand up for veterans and lower costs for families. I will always fight …

The Associated Press reports: Virginia state Sen. Jennifer McClellan overwhelmingly won a Tuesday special election for a vacant Richmond-based congressional district, making her the state’s first Black woman elected to Congress. McClellan led 68 percent to 32 percent over Republican Leon Benjamin when the Associated Press called the race with 32 percent of precincts reporting in the heavily Democratic area. …

The Washington Post reports: Democratic Rep. Barbara Lee launched her bid to become California’s next U.S. senator on Tuesday, touting her history as a unwavering champion of liberal causes as she underscored the importance of electing a Black female senator to a chamber that has had none since Kamala D. Harris resigned in 2021 to become vice president. Lee, who …

Providence’s NBC affiliate reports: In a bombshell announcement that will shake up Rhode Island politics, Congressman David Cicilline announced Tuesday morning he will become the next president and CEO of the Rhode Island Foundation, leaving the U.S. House after over a decade. Cicilline, first elected in 2010, said he will leave Congress on June 1. His staff will continue to …

NBC News reports: In style, policy and substance, Pritzker has come to symbolize the anti-DeSantis governor. On Monday, those contrasts will be on full display as DeSantis is expected to speak to law enforcement in suburban Chicago. Pritzker, who is also widely considered to be on the shortlist of Democrats interested in future presidential runs, has made it clear that …

CNN reports: Former US President Jimmy Carter will begin receiving hospice care, according to a statement from The Carter Center on Saturday. “After a series of short hospital stays, former US President Jimmy Carter today decided to spend his remaining time at home with his family and receive hospice care instead of additional medical intervention. He has the full support …

The Virginian-Pilot reports: Virginia Senate Democrats defeated two bills Thursday that would have restricted transgender students’ participation in school athletics and required officials to notify parents if their child identifies as trans in school, measures that faced strenuous objections from LGBTQ advocacy groups. Their defeat in a committee Thursday, according to several groups tracking such measures, means that no legislation …

CBS News reports: Rep. Angie Craig has received a deluge of politically violent and vulgar messages following her attack in her Washington, D.C., apartment building, messages her office says came after a Fox News segment criticizing Democrats for their policing policies. Audio released by Craig’s office includes vulgar and violent messages, including, “I hope the f*****s get you again,” and, …

CNBC reports: Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., will receive inpatient hospital care for “a few weeks” as he seeks treatment for clinical depression, a senior staffer for the senator told CNBC on Friday. The expected length of Fetterman’s hospital stay was shared hours after his office revealed that the 53-year-old freshman lawmaker checked himself into Walter Reed National Military Medical Center …

Huddle reports: House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) will be at the southern border later today, marking his first visit since ascending to the party’s No. 1 position in the House. His visit comes one day after House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s (R-Calif.) visit and will take place in the border city of Laredo, Texas, represented by Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas). …

The Washington Post reports: President Biden remains “a healthy, vigorous, 80-year-old male who is fit to successfully execute duties of the presidency,” his physician wrote in a memo released hours after the president underwent a routine annual physical at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Thursday morning. Kevin O’Connor — who has been Biden’s primary care doctor since 2009 …

Harrisburg’s ABC affiliate reports: Pennsylvania U.S. Senator John Fetterman has checked himself into Walter Reed National Military Medical Center to receive treatment for clinical depression, according to Chief of Staff Adam Jentleson. “While John has experienced depression off and on throughout his life, it only became severe in recent weeks,” said Jentleson. Fetterman is receiving inpatient care and is receiving …

Politico reports: This week has already been marred by a mass shooting at Michigan State University and an El Paso, Texas, shopping mall last night, the latest in what has been a relentless pattern this year. Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) is hoping, once again, to meet the moment with legislative action beyond platitudes of “thoughts and prayers” that have become …

The Hill reports: Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) has filed paperwork to run in the California Senate race in 2024, joining what’s expected to be a crowded Democratic primary to replace retiring Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) Lee has not made a formal announcement, though she filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission on Wednesday, one day after Feinstein, at 89 the …

Mediaite reports: Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) said she did not know her office released a statement saying she will not seek reelection in 2024. “I am announcing today I will not run for reelection in 2024 but intend to accomplish as much for California as I can through the end of next year when my term ends,” Feinstein, 89, said …

Colorado Public Radio reports: Democrat Adam Frisch is running for Congress… again. He officially launched his 2024 bid against GOP Rep. Lauren Boebert with an online announcement Tuesday. “November’s election results show us that Boebert is weak and will be defeated, which is why I have decided to launch my 2024 congressional campaign,” he said in a statement. “Despite her …

The Associated Press reports: California, a U.S. trendsetter for progressive policies and a state where the current governor once made news issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples in San Francisco before it was legal, will attempt to enshrine marriage equality in the state constitution. The effort comes 15 years after a voter-approved initiative, called Proposition 8, banned the state from …