Tag Archives: Democrats

Gothamist reports: Eight Democratic candidates vying to become the next mayor of New York City will face off live and in person on Wednesday night for the second of three official primary debates. The first much anticipated in-person debate comes with roughly three weeks to go until the June 22nd primary, in an election that will determine the city’s path …

NBC News reports: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi isn’t giving up on an investigation into the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, telling Democrats on Tuesday that four options remain to launch a comprehensive review even after Republicans blocked such legislation last week. Pelosi listed four possibilities: The Senate could hold a second vote on the original bipartisan commission; Democrats in …

Phoenix’s NBC News affiliate reports: Arizona’s Secretary of State Katie Hobbs announced that she is running for state governor in 2022. “I’m running for Governor to deliver transparency, accountability, and results for Arizonans — just like I’ve done my whole career,” Hobbs said in a tweet announcing her campaign. Hobbs, the state’s top elections officer, has majorly been in the …

McKay Coppins writes for The Atlantic: In the conservative book world, nothing is supposed to set off a gold rush like a new Democratic president. Ever since Bill Clinton inspired a wave of right-wing best sellers in the ’90s, publishing houses that cater to Republican readers have learned to make the most of a new villain in the Oval Office, …

The Arizona Republic reports: Sen. Kyrsten Sinema broke her silence and explained Tuesday why she missed a procedural vote last week to establish a bipartisan commission to look into the U.S. Capitol riot. Eleven senators did not vote on the bill, including Sinema, D-Ariz., who was a no-show for the May 28 vote. Her office had declined to explain why …

CBS News reports: Democrat Melanie Stansbury has won the special election in New Mexico’s 1st district, according to the Associated Press. Her win is a positive sign for the party, adding to their razor-thin majority in Congress and breaking their streak of underperformances since the 2020 election. New Mexico’s 1st district was left open by Secretary of the Interior Deb …

The New York Times reports: Nikki Fried, Florida’s agriculture commissioner, declared her candidacy for governor on Tuesday, casting herself as the Democratic Party’s best option to defeat Ron DeSantis, the popular Republican incumbent, given her role as the only statewide elected Democrat. “After two decades of Republican governors, it’s time to try something new,” Ms. Fried said in a brief …

The Texas Tribune reports: The sweeping overhaul of Texas elections and voter access was poised from the beginning of the session to pass into law. It had the backing of Republican leaders in both chambers of the Legislature. It had support from the governor. Democrats who opposed the bill, chiding it as a naked attempt of voter suppression, were simply …

The Arizona Republic reports: Sen. Kyrsten Sinema skipped Friday’s procedural Senate vote on establishing a bipartisan commission to study the U.S. Capitol riot. Senate Republicans, in their first use of the filibuster under President Joe Biden, blocked the legislation from proceeding. Sinema’s spokesperson, Hannah Hurley, did not immediately respond to The Arizona Republic’s request for comment. Later in the day, …

From the New York Daily News editorial board: Andrew Yang may be a quick study, but all the cramming he’s done since jumping into the mayor’s race can’t make up for years of inattention to New York politics and policies, best evidenced by the fact that he has never bothered to vote in a local election. The mayoralty is not …

Politico reports: Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), who has served since 1975 and is in the line of presidential succession, is asking colleagues to support his potential campaign for a ninth term, according to Democratic senators who have spoken to him. The 81-year-old has also indicated to them that he believes he’s “the only Democrat that can win the seat,” said …

Politico reports: In national politics, her name is often associated with the ouster of former Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.), though Gillibrand was only the first — by minutes — of dozens of senators who pushed him to go amid multiple misconduct allegations. Then her presidential campaign sputtered after just five months. But the New York Democrat is now on the …

The Washington Post reports: Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is preparing to introduce a resolution on Thursday disapproving of the U.S. sale of $735 million in precision-guided weapons to Israel, according to a draft obtained by The Washington Post. The resolution aims to halt the planned sale to Israel by the Biden administration of JDAMs, or Joint Direct Attack Munitions, and …

The New York Times reports: Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo reported earning $3.12 million last year from his memoir about leading New York during the coronavirus pandemic, according to figures obtained by The New York Times. State officials said his contract for the book also included another $2 million to be paid over the next two years. The windfall payment, which …

Bloomberg News reports: Former President Donald Trump and House Democrats said in a court filing Monday that they are close to a deal resolving issues surrounding congressional subpoenas of his financial records from Deutsche Bank. The House Intelligence Committee subpoenaed Deutsche Bank in 2019, seeking years of the president’s personal and business records.  Trump challenged the subpoenas as an intrusion …

CNN reports: In a follow-up to a March House-wide survey and interviews with members, CNN has confirmed that 312 of the 431 members of the House — just over 72% of the 431-member body — have now received a Covid-19 vaccination. Of that, all 219 House Democrats have reported being vaccinated. Among the Republican conference, 95 of the 212 members …

CBS News reports: The Senate Rules Committee will consider amendments on Tuesday to S.1, the For the People Act, a massive voting and elections bill that Democrats claim is necessary to counter new voting restrictions being considered by multiple states. Committee Chair Amy Klobuchar announced last month that the committee would hold a “markup” session on the bill on May …

The Points Guy reports: U.S. airline customers are sitting on more than 20 million expiring airline vouchers and flight credits worth more than a combined $10 billion. Now, two U.S. senators are demanding that airlines waive those expiration dates for all credits issued during the pandemic. Sens. Edward Markey (D-Mass.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) co-signed a letter to each of …

San Francisco’s CBS News affiliate reports: As the clock ticks down to California’s reopening from all COVID-19 restrictions on June 15 and with state coffers flush with a $75.7 billion budget surplus, Gov. Gavin Newsom unveiled a $100 billion recovery plan which will include individual tax rebates of up to $1,100. Chief among the new proposals Newsom announced Monday was …

Mediaite reports: Support for President Joe Biden is at its highest level since he took office in January, according to a new survey. Sixty-four percent of Americans approve of Biden’s performance, according to the survey, which was conducted by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research and released Monday. Another 54 percent say the country is on the “right …