Democrats

Houston’s ABC affiliate reports: Sylvester Turner, the former mayor of Houston who won election last November to fill late Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee’s seat in District 18, has died, ABC13 learned Wednesday morning. He was 70. Turner served two terms as mayor of the City of Houston after being elected in 2016. His tenure ended last January. Ten months later, …

Politico reports: Rep. Al Green, a Texas Democrat, was ejected from Trump’s address to a joint session of Congress Tuesday. Green stood in the aisle early in Trump’s speech and shouted that Trump had “no mandate.” Speaker Mike Johnson ordered Green removed from the chamber and later told reporters he should be censured by the House for the outburst. Green …

Axios reports: House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) is cracking down on plans among his members to try to disrupt or draw attention away from President Trump’s speech to Congress on Tuesday evening. Many Democrats are facing a torrent of pressure from their grassroots base to stage more overt acts of resistance, but a good chunk of the party feels …

The Portland Tribune reports: Democratic Oregon U.S. Sen/ Ron Wyden has announced he will be skipping President Trump’s first first speech to Congress in his second term to hold an online town hall. During his constitutionally-required address to a joint session on Tuesday, March 4, Trump is expected to layout his legislative agenda before Congress. Wyden will instead be “choosing …

New York City’s NBC affiliate reports: Andrew Cuomo, the former governor of New York and arguably one of the biggest names in state politics, has officially entered New York City’s race for mayor. The move by the 56th governor of New York has been long-anticipated as many political insiders considered it only a matter of time before Cuomo threw his …

Gothamist reports: A state panel is exploring whether former Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s law license should be in jeopardy for his alleged sexual harassment of women. The previously undisclosed probe by the Attorney Grievance Committee in New York’s Third Judicial Department is still in its early stages, but it could eventually result in the suspension or disbarment of Cuomo, a licensed …

The New York Times reports: Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota, who rose from relative obscurity to become the Democratic nominee for vice president last year, will not run for his state’s open Senate seat in 2026 and will instead begin the process to seek a third term as governor, his spokesman said Wednesday. “Governor Walz is not running for the …

Sky News reports: Donald Trump Jr. took to X to criticize Maine Gov. Janet Mills, sharing an old video of her participating in a drag show. Calling Mills an “absolute clown,” Trump Jr. questioned whether the people of Maine truly wanted her as their leader. “Is this really what the people of Maine want in their Governor??? What an absolute …

Statehouse News reports: State lawmakers are once again being asked to consider a ban on discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. The sponsor of the bill says it may be more important now that ever, but suggests the odds are stacked against it. Senate Minority Leader Nickie Antonio (D-Lakewood) has sponsored the Ohio Fairness Act since …

The New York Times reports: Gov. Kathy Hochul of New York plans to announce on Thursday that she will not exercise her authority to remove Mayor Eric Adams from office at this time, but will seek to impose strict new guardrails on his administration of New York City. Ms. Hochul’s actions could curtail the mayor’s independence at a time when …

New York City’s Pix11 reports: New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is holding meetings on Tuesday in New York City as calls grow for Mayor Eric Adams to resign from his position. She’s set to meet with City Comptroller Brad Lander, City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams, Rev. Al Sharpton, and Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries. The meetings come after four deputy mayors …

“Mr. Musk’s dual roles pose conflicts of interest so obvious that they hardly require explanation. The intent to purchase armored Cybertrucks suggests the conflicts of interest inherent in Mr. Musk’s installation of his cronies throughout the government are not being adequately managed and, in fact, are increasing by the minute. In the 15 months since it was released, the Cybertruck …

City & State reports: Gov. Kathy Hochul did not rule out removing New York City Mayor Eric Adams during a Thursday night cable news appearance following a series of resignations by federal prosecutors who refused to drop corruption charges against the mayor. The new comments are in stark contrast to those she made just days ago, when she balked at …

Politico reports: Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is considering a run for Senate next year, according to a person close to the governor who was granted anonymity to describe internal deliberations. His consideration of the seat comes after Sen. Tina Smith (D-Minn.) announced her retirement from the blue-leaning battleground on Thursday. Smith was tapped to replace former Sen. Al Franken when …

Minnesota Public Radio reports: U.S. Sen. Tina Smith announced Thursday she will retire after next year, opting against a 2026 bid for another six-year term and putting a Democratic-held seat in play in an increasingly competitive Upper Midwest. The decision comes after Smith had been conveying her plan to run again for a seat she has held since 2018. She …

Roll Call reports: Deb Haaland, a former Democratic House member and Interior secretary under Joe Biden, launched a run for New Mexico governor on Tuesday. Haaland would be the nation’s first Native American woman to serve as a governor if she is elected to succeed term-limited Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, herself a former House lawmaker. In a video message …

STAT News reports: Attorneys general representing 22 states sued the Trump administration on Monday, asking a federal judge to temporarily block a major policy change by the National Institutes of Health that would substantially limit payments for research overhead to universities, medical centers, and other grant recipients. In the lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, …

“In a few weeks, the Republicans are going to try to figure out how they move forward, and they have, for the last two years, needed Democratic votes for every single continuing resolution, and they should not count on that this time. They are simply trying to dismantle the government. So yes, look, if we have to take steps to …

The Associated Press reports: Three Democratic states sued the Trump administration on Friday over its order to ban federal funding for gender-affirming care for transgender people under 19. Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown filed the federal lawsuit in the Western District of Washington. The attorneys general of Oregon and Minnesota, and three doctors, also joined as plaintiffs. The complaint …

Via press release from New York AG Letitia James: New York Attorney General Letitia James today led a coalition of 14 attorneys general in releasing the following statement in response to the U.S. Department of the Treasury granting Elon Musk and his so-called “Department of Government Efficiency” (DOGE) staffers access to sensitive payment systems containing Americans’ personally identifiable information: “In …