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AOC launches bid for 'profound and consequential' role as top Dem on House Oversight panel

Hoping to help lead a congressional panel that could be in a position to hold President-elect Donald Trump accountable to the American public in the coming years, U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Friday notified her colleagues that she is officially seeking the top Democratic seat on the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability. The responsibility of leading Democrats on the …

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2 weeks, 5 days ago

'Even his mom doesn't like him': Dem hurls blistering Pete Hegseth attack on House floor

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Rep. Jim McGovern criticized President-elect Donald Trump for nominating billionaires and people with problematic records to serve in his incoming administration. "I mean, it looks like the requirements to be in the Trump White House are that you either abuse women, or you're an out-of-touch billionaire," the Democratic lawmaker said. McGovern then addressed former Fox News host Pete Hegseth's nomination …

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2 weeks, 6 days ago

'Laughable': Dem strategist confronts CNN Republican over 'bringing truth' to White House

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A pair of CNN commentators clashed over president Joe Biden's sweeping pardon of his son. "You know, look, let's be honest, president Trump made comments that he would be willing to pardon, that he would consider pardoning, you know, pardoning Hunter Biden and, you know, as a mom of three boys, like, everyone can sympathize and understand what president Biden …

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3 weeks ago

Newsom becomes the most prominent Dem to break with Biden over son’s pardon

Politico

Newsom’s remarks came in response to questions from POLITICO soon after the White House announced the pardon Sunday evening. With his unequivocal comments Newsom instantly becomes one of the highest-profile members of his party — if not the most prominent voice — to denounce the president’s sweeping action. Newsom met privately with Biden during a lengthy visit to the White …

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1 month ago

'Beyond insane': Furious Dem lashes out at Trump team on House floor

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A furious Democrat lawmaker on Tuesday delivered what he felt to be dark truths about President-elect Donald Trump, his would-be Cabinet, lawmakers willing to serve them, and the people they plan to serve. McGovern made this declaration in the House of Representatives during an address to his "Republican friends" detailing his concerns about controversial policy and nominations. CNN analysts said …

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1 month ago

'Beyond insane': Furious Dem lashes out at Trump team on House floor

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A furious Democrat lawmaker on Tuesday delivered what he felt to be dark truths about President-elect Donald Trump, his would-be Cabinet, lawmakers willing to serve them, and the people they plan to serve. McGovern made this declaration in the House of Representatives during an address to his "Republican friends" detailing his concerns about controversial policy and nominations. CNN analysts said …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

'Think long and hard': MAGA ally issues ominous threat to Dem prosecutors over Trump cases

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Attorney Mike Davis, who has long been rumored as a candidate for attorney general under Donald Trump’s new administration, issued an ominous threat to New York Attorney General Letitia James and “Democrat prosecutors” on Thursday: “proceed accordingly.” The Trump ally made the intimidating remarks two days after Election Day during an interview with conservative podcaster Benny Johnson, where James, who …

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2 months, 2 weeks ago

Dem Report Finds FBI Probe Into Brett Kavanaugh's Past Left 'Disturbing Gaps'

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When Christine Blasey Ford rocked now-Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination hearing in 2018 by publicly testifying that he groped and sexually abused her at a party 30 years earlier, then-president Donald Trump claimed that the FBI would fully investigate sexual misconduct allegations against him. The FBI produced nothing when asked to show “written protocols” it had in place to …

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3 months, 1 week ago

'We are sitting on a tinderbox': Dem laments Trump's 'escalating' rhetoric

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As the U.S. grapples with a second assassination plot in three months, a former campaign adviser for Hillary Clinton lamented that Donald Trump has chosen to escalate rhetoric during a dangerous time where the country is a "tinderbox." Speaking on a CNN panel Monday afternoon, Karen Finney told Wolf Blitzer that while not much is known about the motives behind …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

'Crazy': Shouting erupts on CNN as Dem says Trump 'protects and projects' white supremacy

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A heated discussion erupted into shouts on CNN on Monday night during a debate over former President Donald Trump's support among different ethnic groups, with a Democratic strategist vehemently defending the notion that the MAGA leader "protects and projects" the idea of white supremacy. The debate sparked on "NewsNight" with anchor Abby Phillip when Republican David Urban noted that despite …

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3 months, 4 weeks ago

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

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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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5 months, 3 weeks ago

Dem calls on 'pearl-clutching' colleagues to calm down when — not if — Trump wins

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A second Democrat in office has come out calling for President Joe Biden to call it and sit out Nov. 5. Rep. Jared Golden published a Bangor Daily News editorial about how he's not surprised or fazed by the 81-year-old incumbent's freefall from his poor showing at last week's debate — but that the outcome of this election has been …

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11 months ago

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

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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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11 months, 1 week ago

‘A spit in the face’: Dem rips Nancy Mace for accusing Hunter Biden of ‘white privilege'

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Rep. Jasmine Crockett blasted Rep. Nancy Mace after she accused Hunter Biden of white privilege Wednesday. "You are the epitome of white privilege coming into the Oversight Committee, spitting in our face, ignoring a Congressional subpoena to be deposed," Mace told the president's son. "It was a spit in the face, at least of mine as a black woman, for …

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1 year, 2 months ago

'Idiot': Marine widow Dem rep blasts John Kelly for late condemnation of Trump

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After former White House Chief of Staff John Kelly criticized ex-President Donald Trump in a statement to CNN Tuesday, October 3, over the MAGA hopeful's "disparaging comments about military families and veterans behind closed doors," the ex-Trump staffer is receiving criticism from United States Rep. Fredricka Wilson, Politico reports. Referring to ex-President Donald Trump, Kelly told CNN, "A person that …

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1 year, 2 months ago

'Strategic miscalculation': Ex-Trump staffer stunned McCarthy never sought Dem votes

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For the first time in the history of the United States, the Speaker of the House has been removed by a vote of Congress, following far-right Rep. Matt Gaetz filing a motion to vacate the chair — and throwing the House into chaos and uncertainty. On CNN Tuesday, former Trump White House official Alyssa Farah Griffin reflected on how McCarthy …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Dem Sean Hornbuckle taking over West Virginia House minority leader role

Associated Press

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The leader of West Virginia’s shrinking Democratic minority in the state House of Delegates is stepping down. House Minority Leader Doug Skaff Jr. announced Wednesday that he will end his tenure on Aug. 8, but will remain in his seat as a Democratic lawmaker representing Kanawha County for now. In a statement, Skaff expressed gratitude for his …

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1 year, 10 months ago

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

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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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1 year, 10 months ago

Top Dem on House intel seeks briefings on classified records

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — The new top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee on Wednesday called for more information about the classified records discovered in the private possession of President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump. “There’s a strong bipartisan concern that Congress is not being briefed on even preliminary reviews of classified information that might have been exposed,” Himes said …

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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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2 years, 4 months ago

Biden hails economic bill amid signs of broad Dem support

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden hailed a nascent Democratic package of climate, health care and tax initiatives as “a giant step forward” for the country Thursday as congressional leaders began nailing down votes for a campaign-season bill they’ve cast as a boon for voters struggling with inflation. After Schumer briefed Democratic senators on the 725-page measure, Sen. Chris Van Hollen, …

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2 years, 7 months ago

Dem lawmaker: Biden suggests he’ll ease student loan burden

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden has signaled he might forgive some student loan debt and further extend the federal moratorium on repayments, a lawmaker who discussed the issue with him said Wednesday. Next question.’” Cardenas said he then asked about forgiving at least $10,000 in debt for each student, which he said the caucus believes Biden can do using executive …

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3 years, 1 month ago

'Disheveled slob' Steve Bannon is a 'sniveling little coward' for blaming his lawyer: former Dem senator

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Steve Bannon turned himself in to the police on Monday after being indicted on criminal contempt charges for blowing off a subpoena issued by the House Select Committee investigating the January 6th Capitol riots. Talking about Bannon's appearance, MSNBC's Nicolle Wallace and former Sen. Claire McCaskill mocked Trump for making someone who was constantly "disheveled" as his White House's top …

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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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AOC launches bid for 'profound and consequential' role as top Dem on House Oversight panel

'Even his mom doesn't like him': Dem hurls blistering Pete Hegseth attack on House floor

'Laughable': Dem strategist confronts CNN Republican over 'bringing truth' to White House

Newsom becomes the most prominent Dem to break with Biden over son’s pardon

'Beyond insane': Furious Dem lashes out at Trump team on House floor

'Beyond insane': Furious Dem lashes out at Trump team on House floor

'Think long and hard': MAGA ally issues ominous threat to Dem prosecutors over Trump cases

Dem Report Finds FBI Probe Into Brett Kavanaugh's Past Left 'Disturbing Gaps'

'We are sitting on a tinderbox': Dem laments Trump's 'escalating' rhetoric

'Crazy': Shouting erupts on CNN as Dem says Trump 'protects and projects' white supremacy

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

Dem calls on 'pearl-clutching' colleagues to calm down when — not if — Trump wins

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

‘A spit in the face’: Dem rips Nancy Mace for accusing Hunter Biden of ‘white privilege'

'Idiot': Marine widow Dem rep blasts John Kelly for late condemnation of Trump

'Strategic miscalculation': Ex-Trump staffer stunned McCarthy never sought Dem votes

Dem Sean Hornbuckle taking over West Virginia House minority leader role

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

Top Dem on House intel seeks briefings on classified records

Biden juggling long list of issues to please Dem coalition

Biden hails economic bill amid signs of broad Dem support

Dem lawmaker: Biden suggests he’ll ease student loan burden

'Disheveled slob' Steve Bannon is a 'sniveling little coward' for blaming his lawyer: former Dem senator

Georgia governor gets GOP primary challenge from former Dem