Democrats

Quinnipiac Poll: Biden +22 Over Trump Among Women

Quinnipiac Polling reports: As signs point to the 2024 presidential election being a repeat of the 2020 race between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump, Biden holds a lead over Trump 50 – 44 percent among registered voters in a hypothetical general election matchup, according to a Quinnipiac University national poll of registered voters released today. In Quinnipiac …

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Rep. Cori Bush Denies Wrongdoing Amid DOJ Probe

Axios reports: Rep. Cori Bush (D-Mo.) said Tuesday she is facing investigations by the Justice Department, Federal Election Commission and House Ethics Committee into the alleged misuse of campaign funds for personal security. Bush denied that she has used official congressional funds to pay for security, saying she has “used campaign funds as permissible to retain security services.” She also …

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Senate Dems Press Biden Admin To Deschedule Weed

NBC News reports: Senate Democrats are putting new pressure on the Biden administration to ease federal restrictions on marijuana in a new letter to the Drug Enforcement Administration on Tuesday as it considers rescheduling cannabis after it was federally classified more than five decades ago. The letter, from 12 senators led by Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and John Fetterman, D-Pa., and …

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Biden Vows Response To Deadly Attack In Jordan

The Washington Post reports: President Biden blamed Iranian-backed militant groups for a drone attack in Jordan that killed three U.S. service members and injured more than 30, and he promised to respond. It was the first deadly strike against American personnel since the Gaza conflict sparked a spate of regional violence. “We had a tough day last night in the …

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NBC: Obama And Bill Clinton To Fundraise With Biden

NBC News reports: President Joe Biden’s campaign is trying to organize a first-of-its-kind fundraiser that officials hope would be lucrative and headline-grabbing, but also energizing for Democratic voters who so far have not shown enthusiasm for the party’s 2024 ticket, according to four people familiar with the planning. The idea is for three Democratic presidents — Biden, Bill Clinton and …

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Biden Laments Troops Killed By “Iran-Backed Militants”

“Today, America’s heart is heavy. Last night, three U.S. service members were killed—and many wounded—during an unmanned aerial drone attack on our forces stationed in northeast Jordan near the Syria border. While we are still gathering the facts of this attack, we know it was carried out by radical Iran-backed militant groups operating in Syria and Iraq. “Jill and I …

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Dem Rep: Biden Should Nationalize TX National Guard

The San Antonio Current reports: U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-San Antonio, called on the Biden administration to nationalize the Texas National Guard if Gov. Greg Abbott won’t follow a Monday U.S. Supreme Court ruling that lets federal agents cut razor wire the state installed to deter border crossings. “Governor Abbott is using the Texas National Guard to obstruct and create …

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Obamacare Signups Hit Record As Trump Vows Repeal

The Washington Post reports: More than 21 million people have signed up for health plans through the Affordable Care Act’s health insurance marketplaces, the Biden administration announced Wednesday. The record level of enrollment comes as former president Donald Trump, seeking the GOP nomination, is again vowing to repeal the program if elected. Sign-ups in the health insurance marketplaces — a …

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Dean Phillips: “I Need Some Months To Build My Brand”

“What I’m saying is this: I don’t know what my name recognition is. It was zero just ten weeks ago. I would imagine in this country right now, it is probably 5 or 10 percent, tops. I was a brand-builder before this in the private sector. It takes recognition of a name or a brand in order to actually test …

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Joe Biden Wins NH Primary As Write-In Candidate

NBC News reports: President Joe Biden won New Hampshire’s unusual Democratic presidential primary as write-in Tuesday, NBC News projects, brushing past two longshot challengers whose names were on the ballot. Biden’s name was not on the ballot and the primary will not award delegates because it was held in violation of the Democratic National Committee, which declared the contest “meaningless.” …

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Menendez: FBI Left My Home In “Complete Disarray”

“Upon my return home, I was shocked to find my belongings and furniture in complete disarray. Among other things, I noticed that certain interior doors (including doors I generally keep unlocked) had been forcibly broken down; furniture had been haphazardly moved around; filing cabinets, desk drawers, dressers, wardrobes, and closets had all been rummaged through and their contents strewn about; …

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Dean Phillips Backs Down From Running For No Labels

The Hill reports: Rep. Dean Phillips (D-Minn.), the long shot challenging President Biden for the White House, will not run as a candidate with No Labels. Phillips’s leading campaign adviser Jeff Weaver confirmed to The Hill that the congressman and insurgent candidate does not intend to seek a third-party or independent bid with the group, despite the candidate’s apparent flirtation …

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Biden Boosts Abortion Protections On Roe Anniversary

The Washington Post reports: The White House on Monday is announcing new steps intended to ensure access to contraception, abortion medication and emergency abortions at hospitals. It represents President Biden’s latest bid to contrast himself with Republican challengers who support strict abortion limits and arrives on the anniversary of the Supreme Court ruling that guaranteed abortion rights for nearly 50 …

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Dean Phillips Floats Running On No Labels Ticket

The New York Times reports: Representative Dean Phillips of Minnesota, a Democrat running a long-shot primary challenge to President Biden, said on Saturday that he would consider running on the ticket of No Labels, a centrist group exploring an independent bid, if it appeared the general election would be a rematch between Mr. Biden and Donald J. Trump. In an …

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Gay CA Sen. Toni Atkins Launches Bid For Governor

The Associated Press reports: The leader of the California Senate on Friday said she would run for governor in 2026, entering a campaign that is far from the minds of voters but is quickly filling with candidates in a state that requires frequent fundraising to compete in some of the nation’s most expensive media markets. Toni Atkins, a Democrat from …

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Andrew Yang Endorses “Next President” Dean Phillips

The Messenger reports: Former Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang has pledged his support to Rep. Dean Phillips, D-Minn., in the 2024 presidential campaign. “If you want to run for president, your time is right now. In this time of need, only one person decided to place his country above his professional aspirations,” Yang said during an event with Phillips at …

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MA Senate Votes To Remove “Archaic” Sodomy Law

Boston’s NBC affiliate reports: Massachusetts state senators passed a bill Thursday that will strike so-called “archaic laws” from state statutes. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled anti-sodomy laws unconstitutional in 2003 and Massachusetts has legally recognized same-sex marriage since 2004, but sections of state law still feature discriminatory restrictions on sexual interactions between consenting adults, lawmakers said Thursday. Massachusetts still has …

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Senate Approves Funding Bill To Avert Govt Shutdown

The New York Times reports: The Senate on Thursday passed a bill to avert a partial government shutdown as Congress raced one day before its spending deadline to send President Biden stopgap legislation to fund federal agencies through early March. The 77-to-18 vote cleared the way for a vote in the House later Thursday on the measure, which would provide …

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Phillips Drops Diversity Reference From Campaign Site

Politico reports: Democratic presidential candidate Dean Phillips removed a reference to promoting “Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion” on his campaign website after one of his top financial backers, a leading DEI opponent, prodded Phillips publicly on the subject. That donor, the hedge fund investor Bill Ackman, has at different times called Phillips’s language about DEI a “mistake” and said the candidate …

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Menendez And Wife File Requests For Separate Trials

The New York Times reports: Senator Robert Menendez of New Jersey and his wife, Nadine Menendez, were both charged last fall in a broad federal corruption case in which they were accused of accepting cash and gold bribes. Now their marriage itself is the centerpiece of a new legal argument. Both Mr. and Ms. Menendez are seeking to split their …

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