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3 days, 16 hours ago

'Huge liar': Elon Musk lashes out at Dem senator after scathing CNN clip

Tech billionaire and Donald Trump ally Elon Musk lashed out at a Democratic lawmaker on Friday afternoon who accused him of "endorsing a neo-Nazi party." Following Trump's win over Vice President Kamala Harris, Musk has recently tried to use his influence to tilt Germany’s election, endorsing on his platform, X, the country’s far-right Alternative for Germany party. Musk wrote Thursday …

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5 days, 12 hours ago

'Ridiculous and a little scary': Dem sounds alarm on GOP's 'cherry-picked' report

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A Democratic insider who previously served as the January 6 Committee spokesperson fought back against a “cherry-picked” report by House Republicans that attempted to discredit the committee’s investigation – and targeted former Rep. Liz Cheney for retribution. Tim Mulvey, a former Democratic communications director, said singling out Cheney – and the GOP's threats to prosecute perceived political enemies – offer …

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5 days, 14 hours ago

'Offensive and uneducated': Dem dresses down lawyer at House hearing over Gestapo remark

Raw Story

A Vermont Democratic lawmaker tore into a right-wing lawyer during a Wednesday afternoon hearing of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution after he compared FBI agents to the German secret police under Nazi Germany. The lawyer in question, Steve Crampton, is a former candidate for Mississippi Supreme Court and senior counsel for Thomas More Society, a Catholic-affiliated public interest …

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3 weeks, 5 days ago

'Pure lunacy': Dem says Musk's DOGE is in 'kids playground' — and Senate will ignore them

Raw Story

A former Democratic lawmaker took tech billionaire Elon Musk to task on Wednesday while calling into question how much authority he will actually wield in Washington once he assumes his new quasi-government role. CNN contributor Bakari Sellers, a former South Carolina state representative, made the comments during an appearance on CNN, where he also gave props to Donald Trump’s incoming …

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1 month ago

'Laser beams do not start fires in CA': Dem rips Marjorie Taylor Greene at FEMA hearing

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Rep. Jared Moskowitz slammed Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's conspiracy theory that Jewish space lasers ignited forest fires in California. During a House Oversight Committee hearing Thursday, Moskowitz said he agreed with the decision to dismiss an employee of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA, after she suggested that homes displaying support for President-elect Donald Trump should be avoided while …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Dem senator warns Trump proposal 'would be the end of the United States Senate'

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A Democratic senator warned Wednesday that President-elect Donald Trump's push for recess nominations might spell the end of the U.S. Senate. Speaking with CNN's Jake Tapper after the announcement that Rep. Matt Gaetz was Trump's pick for attorney general, Sen. Chris Murphy said he saw jaws drop among his colleagues. Tapper asked Murphy about a possible recess appointment for someone …

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1 month, 1 week ago

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

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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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1 month, 3 weeks ago

'Cease and desist': Republican demands Dem opponent stop mocking his 'fake wife and kids'

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A Democratic congressional candidate was told in no uncertain terms this week to stop making fun of a MAGA Republican's fake family, according to a new report. Eugene Vindman, a Virginia Democrat, received a cease-and-desist letter from Derrick Anderson, endorsed by former President Donald Trump, over videos accusing the unmarried Republican of misleading voters with ads featuring people who are …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

‘Never seen anything like this’: Dem strategist stunned by ‘offensive’ Trump controversy

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A veteran Democratic strategist made clear Tuesday how unprecedented the scenario that Donald Trump’s campaign has found itself in amid fallout over his controversial New York City rally with just a week to go before Election Day. “I’ve never seen anything like this, and I’ve never seen any anything like this, this close to an election,” said Maria Cardona, a …

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2 months ago

Incendiary Florida MAGA candidate dismisses new poll showing tie with Dem opponent

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A new public opinion survey of the race in Florida’s 13th Congressional District between conservative Republican Anna Paulina Luna and her Democratic challenger, Whitney Fox, shows the two tied at 46% as early voting began in the district on Monday. A previous St. Pete Polls survey from late August actually showed Fox leading Luna by four points, 48%-44%. ‘Whitney Fox …

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4 months ago

'He's coming apart': Trump mocked over 'panicked' social media binge before Dem convention

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As Vice President Kamala Harris and the Democrats gear up for their national convention, Donald Trump is on a social media spree. Former Republican Jeff Timmer flagged the post about empty seats at the Trump rally, writing, "Looks like someone woke up on the gibbering barking panicked side of the bed today." Former prosecutor Ron Filipkowski noted the high number …

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4 months, 4 weeks ago

Dem lawmakers say Trump ‘foolish enough to think he can win’ in Harris debate: strategist

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A Democratic strategist said that top lawmakers anticipate Vice President Kamala Harris will wipe the floor with Donald Trump if the two meet in the presidential debate. Read also: Inside the GOP's mysterious agenda for America’s future "They do," he replied, "because he's foolish enough to think he can win, and she'll crush him." Trump has been trying out a …

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4 months, 4 weeks ago

Some Republicans regret Trump’s VP pick JD Vance after Harris becomes Dem nominee

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11 months, 3 weeks ago

Run on broken Senate record? Nope. One embattled Dem senator explains his all-in strategy.

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WASHINGTON – It’s almost 2024 and many lawmakers on Capitol Hill are in a bind. “It's ridiculous,” Sen. Deb Fischer — who’s facing voters next year — told Raw Story. “Have you seen the calendar for next year?” In short: you don’t run on that record at all, particularly if you’re an endangered veteran lawmaker whose greatest legislative accomplishments occurred …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Dem senator used to bash lobbyists. Now they're feting him at exclusive D.C. fundraisers.

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WASHINGTON — Just before Democrat Bob Casey entered the U.S. Senate a political generation ago, he railed at his incumbent Republican opponent, Rick Santorum, for selling himself out to lobbyists. “You’ve been the Senate liaison to K Street, which is a mess, which is a place of corruption and influence peddling,” Casey said in a 2006 debate with Santorum. “And …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Narendra Modi and the Democratisation of G20: 3 Key Takeaways from PM Interview With Moneycontrol

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Several key things stand out from PM Narendra Modi’s latest interview with Network 18’s Rahul Joshi, Santosh Menon, Karthik Subbaraman and Javed Sayed where the prime minister laid out his plans ahead of the global summit: Democratisation of the G20: The PM’s assertion about the democratisation of the G20 and how differently India has organised the event — with 220 …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Steny Hoyer at Dem gala: ‘Don’t write any obituaries’

Raw Story

Hundreds of Maryland Democrats braved evening rush hour traffic in two metropolitan areas Thursday to salute one of their own, celebrate recent political victories, and look ahead to the campaigns of 2024. Officially, the Maryland Democratic Party's annual dinner at Martin's West catering hall in Woodlawn was a tribute to 84-year-old U.S. Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, whose political career began …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Labour and Lib Dems cooperation key to defeating Tories at by-elections, top polling guru says

The Independent

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1 year, 7 months ago

Kentucky GOP aims for strong matchup versus Dem Gov. Beshear

Associated Press

LIBERTY, Ky. — As Kentucky’s GOP primary campaign sprints toward the finish line, some Republicans are looking ahead to the November election with an eye toward who best can reclaim the governorship — a job that the state’s dominant party has struggled to hold despite its strong showing in other races. “She’s the best chance we’ve got to get him …

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1 year, 8 months ago

Dem, GOP convention picks show Midwest’s political influence

Associated Press

CHICAGO — Donald Trump won the White House in 2016 by breaking up the famed electoral “blue wall,” snatching the Midwestern battleground states of Michigan and Wisconsin, along with Pennsylvania, from Democrats. In picking Chicago over other finalists New York and Atlanta, the Democratic National Committee said, the party was “returning to the Midwest, a critical Democratic stronghold” and called …

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1 year, 9 months ago

Ohio derailment tests Sen. Brown’s push to buck Dem defeats

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Sen. Sherrod Brown has survived a decade of statewide Democratic losses in Ohio by building a reputation as the rare person in his party who can still connect with the white working-class voters who have increasingly shifted to Republicans. “They felt like they have been ignored, which is why it’s been very strong Trump country,” said former Rep. …

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2 years ago

Kentucky’s Dem governor files for red-state reelection bid

Associated Press

FRANKFORT, Ky. — Fresh off an event trumpeting Kentucky’s largest-ever economic development project, Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear filed for reelection Monday, touting his work to increase jobs, expand health care and support teachers during a term marred by a pandemic and deadly storms. “I think the voters of Kentucky — who by now know me pretty well — know that …

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2 years, 4 months ago

Trump picked 'a bunch of rotten crudités' to run for Senate — and GOP is paying the price: Dem strategist

Raw Story

With President Joe Biden's approval rating stuck in the low 40s, Republican Senate candidates should in theory be having an easy time with raising money and putting their Democratic rivals on the defensive. However, as Politico's Playbook notes, this has not been the case, as several Trump-backed Republican Senate candidates have struggled to gain traction in what should be a …

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2 years, 5 months ago

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

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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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'Huge liar': Elon Musk lashes out at Dem senator after scathing CNN clip

'Ridiculous and a little scary': Dem sounds alarm on GOP's 'cherry-picked' report

'Offensive and uneducated': Dem dresses down lawyer at House hearing over Gestapo remark

'Pure lunacy': Dem says Musk's DOGE is in 'kids playground' — and Senate will ignore them

'Laser beams do not start fires in CA': Dem rips Marjorie Taylor Greene at FEMA hearing

Dem senator warns Trump proposal 'would be the end of the United States Senate'

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

'Cease and desist': Republican demands Dem opponent stop mocking his 'fake wife and kids'

‘Never seen anything like this’: Dem strategist stunned by ‘offensive’ Trump controversy

Incendiary Florida MAGA candidate dismisses new poll showing tie with Dem opponent

'He's coming apart': Trump mocked over 'panicked' social media binge before Dem convention

Dem lawmakers say Trump ‘foolish enough to think he can win’ in Harris debate: strategist

Some Republicans regret Trump’s VP pick JD Vance after Harris becomes Dem nominee

Run on broken Senate record? Nope. One embattled Dem senator explains his all-in strategy.

Dem senator used to bash lobbyists. Now they're feting him at exclusive D.C. fundraisers.

Narendra Modi and the Democratisation of G20: 3 Key Takeaways from PM Interview With Moneycontrol

Steny Hoyer at Dem gala: ‘Don’t write any obituaries’

Labour and Lib Dems cooperation key to defeating Tories at by-elections, top polling guru says

Kentucky GOP aims for strong matchup versus Dem Gov. Beshear

Dem, GOP convention picks show Midwest’s political influence

Ohio derailment tests Sen. Brown’s push to buck Dem defeats

Kentucky’s Dem governor files for red-state reelection bid

Trump picked 'a bunch of rotten crudités' to run for Senate — and GOP is paying the price: Dem strategist

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