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'You break it, you own it': CNN panelists clash as Dem says GOP broke 'Pottery Barn rule'
3 days, 20 hours ago

'You break it, you own it': CNN panelists clash as Dem says GOP broke 'Pottery Barn rule'

Raw Story  

A Democratic strategist poked her Republican counterpart Thursday night on CNN, leading to a verbal dust-up. The moment came between Democratic strategist Julie Roginsky and Republican strategist Scott Jennings on "NewsNight" during a discussion on the implosion of the GOP-led spending bill. Anchor and moderator Abby Phillip asked her panel whether President-elect Donald Trump actually has as much control over …

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Top Dem warns Trump has plot to 'steal' from federal programs
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Top Dem warns Trump has plot to 'steal' from federal programs

Raw Story  

The top Democrat on the House Appropriations Committee warned Friday that President-elect Donald Trump is planning to "steal from the programs and services that affect middle-class, working, and vulnerable families" by refusing to spend money appropriated by Congress. Rep. Rosa DeLauro said in a statement that Trump's strategy, known as "impoundment," is "uninformed and unconstitutional," adding that "the Supreme Court, …

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'Straight up BS': Powerful Dem slaps back at Joe Biden blame game
1 month, 2 weeks ago

'Straight up BS': Powerful Dem slaps back at Joe Biden blame game

Raw Story  

The chair of the Democratic National Committee has had it with the President Joe Biden blame game, he made clear Thursday. Harrison was responding to the bitter condemnation Sen. Bernie Sanders hurled at the Democratic Party after President-elect Donald Trump trounced Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election. On Thursday, Harrison — a former coal lobbyist who earned …

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'Breaks my heart': Dem laments Senate control likely to come down to one deep-red state
3 months, 1 week ago

'Breaks my heart': Dem laments Senate control likely to come down to one deep-red state

Raw Story  

Regardless of whether Democrats keep the White House or Republicans retake the presidency, their ability to actually pass their agenda through Congress will depend on which party controls the U.S. Senate. While Tester is the sole remaining Democrat holding any statewide office in the Big Sky State, he's fended off well-funded Republican challengers in both 2012 and 2018, despite Montana …

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'He is a convicted felon': Fox News host loses control after Dem lists Trump's crimes
6 months ago

'He is a convicted felon': Fox News host loses control after Dem lists Trump's crimes

Raw Story  

Fox News host Shannon Bream cut off Sen. Chris Coons after he pointed out that presumptive Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump was a convicted felon. "And I hope folks will pay attention to what the former president has said and done on law enforcement," Coons said. "Shannon, as folks look about who's better positioned to keep us safe going forward, …

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In Minnesota, GOP eyes grab of rare Midwest Dem stronghold
2 years, 1 month ago

In Minnesota, GOP eyes grab of rare Midwest Dem stronghold

Associated Press  

TONKA BAY, Minn. — As Andrew Myers knocked on doors in a neighborhood with stunning views across Lake Minnetonka, the Republican state House hopeful got an earful from residents worried about crime in their far west Minneapolis suburb: a woman’s body had washed up on shore a few doors down earlier in the week, and authorities hadn’t said if it …

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Biden juggling long list of issues to please Dem coalition
2 years, 2 months ago

Biden juggling long list of issues to please Dem coalition

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden wants to tame inflation. You know, that old expression.” Biden’s exhaustive to-do list is a recognition that the coalition of Democratic voters he needs to turn out Election Day is diverse in terms of race, age, education and geography. Cox said there are signs that Biden’s 2020 coalition is fracturing, with younger liberal voters not …

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Lauren Boebert's Dem opponent hammers her record -- and says she's only good for 'anger-tainment'
2 years, 2 months ago

Lauren Boebert's Dem opponent hammers her record -- and says she's only good for 'anger-tainment'

Raw Story  

The Democrat who is reportedly surging against controversial GOP Rep. Lauren Boebert in Colorado had harsh words for the first-term rival during a Wednesday appearance on MSNBC. "The Beat" guest host Katie Phang interviewed Democratic nominee Adam Frisch, a former Aspen City Council member. "Along with extremists like Matt Gaetz and Marjorie Taylor Greene, Boebert vaulting to national attention with …

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Watch: Dem spars with 'extremist' GOPer who says contraceptive rights cause abortions
2 years, 5 months ago

Watch: Dem spars with 'extremist' GOPer who says contraceptive rights cause abortions

Raw Story  

Rep. Angie Craig fired back at Republican Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers after she incorrectly claimed that a bill to enshrine contraceptive rights would result in more abortions. "Rather than work with us, Democrats again are spreading fear and misinformation to score political points," McMorris Rodgers asserted during a House floor debate on Thursday. "The idea that we are even standing …

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Biden discusses abortion access options with Dem governors
2 years, 5 months ago

Biden discusses abortion access options with Dem governors

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden told Democratic governors Friday that he is “looking at all the alternatives” for protecting abortion access following the Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade. One day after returning from international summits in Europe, Biden described the ruling as “tragic” and warned that Republicans could try to enact a nationwide ban on abortion if they …

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High-profile candidates try to break Dem, GOP control
2 years, 6 months ago

High-profile candidates try to break Dem, GOP control

Associated Press  

SALEM, Ore. — A former lawmaker in Oregon who as a young woman flew a helicopter around an erupting Mount St. Helens is aiming to shake up state politics by running as an unaffiliated candidate for governor. Paul Rummell, who traditionally votes Democratic, is the Johnson chairperson in Clackamas County, near Portland, and sees her as a “great counter-balance between …

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AP source: Biden, Manchin sharply divided over $2T Dem bill
3 years ago

AP source: Biden, Manchin sharply divided over $2T Dem bill

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden and Sen. Joe Manchin were said to be sharply divided Wednesday over Democrats’ huge social and environment bill, with the holdout senator pushing to erase the measure’s improved child tax credit, as leaders’ hopes of passing the legislation before Christmas appear to be fading away. Many Democrats consider the expanded child tax credit the bill’s …

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After Taliban takeover, fanatics threaten progressive Kashmiri women
3 years, 3 months ago

After Taliban takeover, fanatics threaten progressive Kashmiri women

India TV News  

Taliban taking over Afghanistan has led to tens of thousands of women fleeing the country to escape the atrocities of the new regime. And women in Afghanistan don't expect any better deal from them as they are aware of the fact that Taliban would never respect their rights. These unscrupulous elements are openly threatening women folk through social media and …

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In hunt for infrastructure deal, every Dem has leverage
3 years, 5 months ago

In hunt for infrastructure deal, every Dem has leverage

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — In a crucial moment for Democrats, party leaders are hunting for a sweet spot that would satisfy their rival moderate and progressive wings on legislation to finance President Joe Biden’s multitrillion-dollar agenda of bolstering the economy and helping families. Among centrists, Rep. Kurt Schrader, D-Ore., has said he’ll oppose his party’s budget and subsequent progressive-backed legislation financing programs …

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Georgia governor gets GOP primary challenge from former Dem
3 years, 8 months ago

Georgia governor gets GOP primary challenge from former Dem

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — Former Democrat Vernon Jones crowd-surfed across adoring Trump supporters in October after speaking at one of the former president’s campaign rallies. “Vernon Jones has historically been a very effective campaigner, so you can’t underestimate him,” said state Rep. Mary Margaret Oliver, a Democrat from Decatur who has long tangled with Jones. “However the likelihood of him running an …

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Madigan: ‘No plans to resign’ as Dem women seek his ouster
4 years, 4 months ago

Madigan: ‘No plans to resign’ as Dem women seek his ouster

Associated Press  

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — State Sen. Iris Martinez, a respected and influential state and national Democratic Party leader, on Thursday joined a burgeoning group of Democratic lawmakers — all women — calling for Michael Madigan to relinquish his decades-long grip on Illinois politics by resigning as party leader, House speaker, or both after he was implicated in a federal bribery investigation. …

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