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Dem Governors Are Vowing To Fight Trump’s Mass Deportations. Most Aren’t Prepared.
1 month, 1 week ago

Dem Governors Are Vowing To Fight Trump’s Mass Deportations. Most Aren’t Prepared.

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LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — Democratic governors around the country are vowing to fight President-elect Donald Trump’s plans to round up and deport millions of undocumented immigrants. The governors in the strongest position to counter Trump’s mass deportations are those with state laws explicitly barring local and state law enforcement from coordinating with the federal government to identify, detain and …

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'Holding onto false hopes': Dem shares path that may block Trump's ‘Gonzo agent of chaos'
1 month, 1 week ago

'Holding onto false hopes': Dem shares path that may block Trump's ‘Gonzo agent of chaos'

Raw Story  

Washington insiders continued to be stunned Wednesday evening by President-elect Donald Trump’s unusual pick for attorney general of Matt Gaetz, who a former congressional colleague described as “a gonzo agent of chaos” who is disliked even by those in his own party. Matt Gaetz is the opposite of all of those things,” Rep. Jim Himes told CNN’s Wolf Blitzer during …

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'He committed a bunch of crimes': Dem rips Fox News pundit for whining over Trump cases
1 month, 1 week ago

'He committed a bunch of crimes': Dem rips Fox News pundit for whining over Trump cases

Raw Story  

Fox News pundits battled Sunday over whether prosecutions of Donald Trump's alleged crimes should continue after he won the 2024 election. During a Fox News Sunday panel discussion, Fox News contributor Mollie Hemingway dismissed Democrats who are concerned about the cases against Trump "going away" after his presidential election. "No more of these political prosecutions designed to go after not …

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'Growing GOP support' of Dem law intensifies Republican Party 'division': report
3 months, 4 weeks ago

'Growing GOP support' of Dem law intensifies Republican Party 'division': report

Raw Story  

A Democrat-backed 2022 climate law is "drawing growing GOP support," causing friction among Republican lawmakers, according to a Sunday, August 25 Politico report. While the Inflation Reduction Act "is undeniably bringing federal money, private investments and jobs into communities around the country overwhelmingly represented by Republicans," Politico notes that no GOP lawmakers voted for the bill in 2022, "and conservatives …

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House Dem launches push to overturn Supreme Court immunity ruling
4 months, 4 weeks ago

House Dem launches push to overturn Supreme Court immunity ruling

Raw Story  

The top Democrat of the Committee on House Administration on Wednesday proposed an amendment to the U.S. Constitution that would reverse the Supreme Court's recent decision to grant presidents "absolute immunity" from criminal prosecution for "official acts." Led by Chief Justice John Roberts, the court's right-wing members ruled in favor of former President Donald Trump, the GOP nominee for the …

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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

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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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Watch: Chaos erupts after MTG lobs insult at Dem lawmaker's 'fake eyelashes'
7 months, 1 week ago

Watch: Chaos erupts after MTG lobs insult at Dem lawmaker's 'fake eyelashes'

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A House Oversight Committee hearing erupted into a war of words on Thursday when Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez exchanged slights as they discussed contempt proceedings for Attorney General Merrick Garland for blocking the release of audio tapes related to an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden. Earlier in the proceeding, Crockett had sought an answer from Chairman …

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'Largest presidential grift in history': House Dem drops the hammer on Trump and Kushner
11 months ago

'Largest presidential grift in history': House Dem drops the hammer on Trump and Kushner

Raw Story  

Rep. Robert Garcia on Thursday dropped the hammer on former President Donald Trump and his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, for raking in serious foreign cash off Trump's four-year tenure in the White House. "We have records of 24 governments funneling millions into Trump properties and into Donald Trump's pockets while he was president, all in violation of the U.S. Constitution," Garcia …

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'Grow up': House Dem says too much 'at stake' to waste time appeasing 'idiot wing' of GOP
1 year, 1 month ago

'Grow up': House Dem says too much 'at stake' to waste time appeasing 'idiot wing' of GOP

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Rep. Sean Casten unleashed on his Republican colleagues in a 16-tweet thread on Friday, urging them to "grow up" and govern before a "disastrous" government shutdown paralyzes federal agencies eight days from now. He explained that because Congress operates on a fiscal year schedule that ends on September 30, Democratic leaders like former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi made sure the …

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Biden admin creating 'unacceptable' roadblocks for probing Jared Kushner Saudi deals: Dem senator
1 year, 10 months ago

Biden admin creating 'unacceptable' roadblocks for probing Jared Kushner Saudi deals: Dem senator

Raw Story  

Some Democrats in the United States Senate are complaining that President Joe Biden's administration is setting up roadblocks for them as they try to gather more information about Trump son-in-law Jared Kushner's deals with the Saudi Arabian government. In an interview with the Washington Post's Greg Sargent, Sen. Ron Wyden said that the Biden administration has not been handing over …

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Dem lawmaker dumps Tesla stock amid Elon Musk's Twitter turmoil
1 year, 10 months ago

Dem lawmaker dumps Tesla stock amid Elon Musk's Twitter turmoil

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A Michigan Democrat who in the past has been complimentary toward Tesla CEO Elon Musk has now reported selling off Tesla stock shares with a value worth up to $130,000. Rep. Shri Thanedar disclosed three separate transactions involving Tesla: An August 2022 sale worth between $50,000 and $100,000, and two smaller sales each valued at up to $15,000 that occurred …

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Jim Jordan lashes out at Dem after she criticizes his ‘premature’ subpoenas
1 year, 10 months ago

Jim Jordan lashes out at Dem after she criticizes his ‘premature’ subpoenas

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Rep Jim Jordan was put out in a House Judiciary Committee hearing when Virgin Islands Delegate Stacey Plaskett pointed out, in conversation with a witness, that he has not made any effort to establish amicable dialogue with agencies he wants to oversee before immediately rushing to issue subpoenas. "This one-page DOJ memo that we've made much ado about says, in …

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House hearing gets heated as Dem challenges Republican to name a gun law he would support
2 years, 6 months ago

House hearing gets heated as Dem challenges Republican to name a gun law he would support

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After a tense exchange during a House Judiciary Committee hearing on new gun legislation this Thursday, Rep. Mondaire Jones challenged his Republican colleague, North Carolina Rep. Dan Bishop, to mention a gun law that he would support. "Because you just referenced that, so I would love for you to articulate the efforts that you would be willing to undertake with …

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Across the bridge: Alabama Dem carries torch for voting bill
2 years, 10 months ago

Across the bridge: Alabama Dem carries torch for voting bill

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Growing up in the civil rights epicenter of Selma, Alabama, Terri Sewell heard all the stories. Coming from a long line of “preachers and teachers,” she confides she really wanted to be an actor, but recalled her late father’s admonitions: “We’re not eating cornflakes for dinner for you to be majoring in theater at Princeton University.” Her family’s …

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Dem Rep Warns Trump's Kenosha Visit Is Meant To 'Agitate' And 'Make Things Worse'
4 years, 3 months ago

Dem Rep Warns Trump's Kenosha Visit Is Meant To 'Agitate' And 'Make Things Worse'

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING President Donald Trump’s motives for a planned visit to Kenosha, Wisconsin, this week are already being called into question. The White House announced Saturday that the president intends to visit Wisconsin following the police shooting of a Black man, Jacob Blake, and the filing of charges against a Trump supporter suspected of killing two protesters who gathered …

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