Tag Archives: Democrats

Dem Rep. Dean Phillips Ramps Up Possible WH Bid

The Messenger reports: Democratic Rep. Dean Phillips is trying to hire top Democratic operatives with presidential campaign experience for his longshot primary challenge against President Joe Biden, according to multiple sources familiar with conversations. The outreach is the latest sign that Phillips is not only serious about running for president but has begun to put the pieces together to mount …

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Menendez’s Wife Pleads Not Guilty To New Charges

The Associated Press reports: Four defendants in the criminal bribery case against U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez pleaded not guilty Wednesday in New York City to a revised indictment alleging that the senator, his wife and a third defendant conspired to use him as an agent of the Egyptian government. The senator, who gave up his position as chair of the …

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Dems Warm To Empowering Temporary Speaker

Politico reports: The idea of empowering acting Speaker Patrick McHenry to temporarily move legislation is gaining traction in the Democratic Caucus. Maine Rep. Jared Golden is now openly calling to increase McHenry’s powers, at least to avoid a government shutdown. In an interview with us, the centrist Democrat said he supports allowing McHenry to move bills on a temporary basis, …

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Butler To Fill Feinstein’s Senate Judiciary Panel Seat

Courthouse News reports: Laphonza Butler, California’s newly-minted Democrat senator, will fill a vacancy on the Senate Judiciary Committee left by the late Dianne Feinstein, party leadership announced Tuesday. Butler, who until recently was president of Democratic political action committee EMILY’s List, is one of several lawmakers slated to assume Feinstein’s committee assignments, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said in a …

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Dems Craft Plan To Punish GOP If Jordan Is Speaker

NBC News reports: Democrats are already crafting a strategy to use Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, as a political weapon against Republicans in the next election if he becomes the next House speaker. In a memo to House Democrats, first shared with NBC News, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee urged party members and candidates to portray the entire GOP as beholden …

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Dems Seek Bipartisan Solution To Speaker Morass

The Guardian reports: Top House Democrat Hakeem Jeffries confirmed Sunday that “informal conversations have been underway” for a bipartisan solution to the leadership crisis in the US House of Representatives. Jeffries declined to say if he would allow Democrat representatives to vote for a Republican speaker as a way of ushering one into power, given the apparent inability of any …

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Biden “Sickened” By IL Anti-Muslim Hate Crime Killing

Via press release from the White House: Jill and I were shocked and sickened to learn of the brutal murder of a six-year-old child and the attempted murder of the child’s mother in their home yesterday in Illinois. The child’s Palestinian Muslim family came to America seeking what we all seek—a refuge to live, learn, and pray in peace. This …

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Biden Team Rakes In More Than “Entire MAGA Field”

Via press release from the Biden-Harris campaign: Today, Team Biden-Harris announced that it raised more than $71 million in the third quarter of 2023 — on par with the Q2 haul — demonstrating continued strong support and enthusiasm for the President and Vice President’s reelection campaign. The team is also reporting today that it has a historic nearly $91 million …

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Dems Trash GOP Speaker Pick Jordan As Insurrectionist

NBC News reports: Democrats are standing firm in their refusal to bail out the House Republican majority as it struggles to elect a new speaker 10 days after after booting Rep. Kevin McCarthy. They’re also dialing up the rhetoric against the GOP’s new nominee for speaker, prominent Trump ally Jim Jordan of Ohio, blasting him as an insurrectionist, election denier …

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Four Dems Pitch Short-Term Deal With Acting Speaker

Politico reports: Four top centrist Democrats on Friday sent a pitch to Acting Speaker Patrick McHenry: Let’s get the House working again. In a letter to McHenry, Democrats told him they support giving him “temporary, expanded authorities” that would allow the House to take up the most urgent bills — namely, government funding plans. Specifically, the Democrats are proposing to …

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Jeffries Urges GOP To Break From “MAGA Extremists”

The Hill reports: House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) called for Republicans to “get their act together” and elect the next speaker while slamming the “extremists” within their party. Jeffries joined PBS News Hour inside the Capitol Thursday night after Speaker-designate Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.) withdrew his name from consideration for the role. “I know there are traditional Republicans who …

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John Fetterman Calls On Senate To Expel Menendez

Philadelphia’s CBS affiliate reports: Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman on Thursday called on the Senate to expel Sen. Bob Menendez after being hit with new charges of conspiring to act as a foreign agent for Egypt. A statement from the Office of Fetterman states: Senator Menendez should not be a U.S Senator. He should have been gone long ago. It is …

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Menendez Charged With Acting As Agent For Egypt

CNN reports: Federal prosecutors have announced additional charges against New Jersey Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez and his wife, alleging they conspired to have a public official act as a foreign agent. A superseding indictment was filed Thursday. Menendez and his wife, Nadine Arslanian Menendez, were indicted last month on corruption-related offenses, and are accused of accepting “hundreds of thousands of …

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Progressive Podcaster Cenk Uygur To Challenge Biden

Semafor reports: Progressive pundit Cenk Uygur will challenge President Biden for the Democratic nomination, offering himself as an alternative to an incumbent who “is definitely going to lose” if he makes it to the general election. “I’m going to do whatever I can to help him decide that this is not the right path,” Uygur, 53, told Semafor, as he …

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Former Dem Rep Seeks To Reclaim Seat From Santos

Axios reports: Former Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-N.Y.) on Tuesday announced his run for the House seat held by embattled Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.). The seat, which voted for President Biden in the 2020 presidential election, is a top target for House Democrats and Suozzi would likely be a formidable primary and general election candidate. Santos’ troubles have attracted a large …

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Biden Interviewed Over Classified Docs Found At Home

The New York Times reports: President Biden met over the past two days with Robert K. Hur, the special counsel investigating how classified documents improperly ended up at Mr. Biden’s home and an office he used after leaving the vice presidency, the White House disclosed on Monday. “The voluntary interview was conducted at the White House over two days, Sunday …

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US Lawmakers Leave Israel After Hamas Attacks

Axios reports: At least two members of Congress were able to depart Israel unharmed after being present for Hamas’ incursions into the country this weekend. The presence of multiple high-level American political figures in the country underscores how the surprise attacks caught both Israel and the U.S. off guard. Rep. Dan Goldman (D-N.Y.), his wife and his three youngest children …

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Newsom Vetoes Bill To Decriminalize Magic Mushrooms

The Associated Press reports: California Gov. Gavin Newsom has vetoed a bill aimed at decriminalizing the possession and personal use of several hallucinogens, including psychedelic mushrooms. The legislation vetoed Saturday would have allowed those 21 and older to possess psilocybin, the hallucinogenic component in what’s known as psychedelic mushrooms. “California should immediately begin work to set up regulated treatment guidelines …

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LIVE VIDEO: Biden Delivers Remarks On Hamas Attack

Reuters reports: The attack from the Iran-backed Islamist group erupted amid efforts by Biden and his team to negotiate a landmark normalization agreement between foes Israel and Saudi Arabia and a U.S.-Saudi defense pact. Biden spoke by phone to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday to offer U.S. support, with scenes of violence playing out on American news networks. …

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NJ Reviews Fatal Crash Involving Mendendez’s Wife

The New York Times reports: The New Jersey attorney general’s office seized records on Thursday from Bergen County law enforcement agencies to review whether the investigation of a fatal 2018 car crash involving the soon-to-be wife of Senator Robert Menendez was handled properly, two officials said. Nadine Menendez, who was dating Mr. Menendez at the time of the crash, was …

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