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“They got what they ordered, didn’t they?” : Democrats seek midterm message at party meetings
By Eric Bradner, CNN At rallies in Washington and Philadelphia this week, President Joe Biden sought to rally Democrats around a midterm message that the party ... -
Statement: Texas Democrats Condemn Texas Republicans’ Continued Cruelty Campaign Against Trans Youth
AUSTIN, Texas – A hearing today on whether investigations into families with transgender youth should be halted across the state put testimony to these cruel attacks ... -
STATEMENT: Texas Democrats Respond to Latest Texas Supreme Court Ruling on Anti-Abortion Senate Bill 8
AUSTIN, Texas – 191 days after SB 8 went into effect in Texas, the Republican-led Supreme Court of Texas has ruled that private citizens can continue ... -
Senate passes $1.5 trillion spending bill, including Iron Dome aid and Ukraine aid
The US Senate on Thursday night passed a massive 2022 omnibus spending bill loaded with political rewards for both sides, including $1 billion in additional funding ... -
Texas Democrats have a recruiting problem – Texas Monthly
As Texas Democrats think of the 1998 election, it is with a good deal of humility and embarrassment. Then-Lands Commissioner Garry Mauro lost the gubernatorial race ... -
Texas County Republicans sue election administrator over primary issues
The Harris County GOP in Texas on Monday sued election administrator Isabel Longoria, pictured here, over the March 1 primary in which 10,000 mail-in votes were ... -
House Dems seek Court of Appeal ruling on remote access to sessions
By GARRY RAYNO, InDepthNH.org CONCORD — Disabled Democrats who sued for remote access to House sessions are seeking an expedited ruling from the First Circuit Court ... -
Tennessee sued over State House and Senate redistricting maps
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee Democratic Party-backed lawsuit seeks to block new redistricting maps for the state House and Senate, arguing that Republican lawmakers who ... -
COVID frustrations pass the San Francisco test: The Note
The TAKE with Rick Klein It’s a story about COVID wrath — light on MAGA gear and anti-Fauci slogans — that’s nothing like anti-vax rallies or ... -
We Recommend Texas Lieutenant Governor Democratic Primary
This editorial is on the Dallas Morning News editorial board’s list of recommendations for the 2022 primary. Find the full project here. Lt. Governor Dan Patrick ... -
Luzerne County Councilman Robert Schnee is selected as the candidate for state Republican representation in the 116th District
Luzerne County Councilman Robert Schnee will be the Republican nominee for the vacant state representative seat in the 116th Legislative District, Republican County Chairman PJ ... -
Voting begins Monday for the party’s primary elections
Early voting for the March 1 primary election begins Monday at the Willie De Leon Civic Center, and February 18 is the last day to request ... -
Texas Republican Party Places Non-Binding Advisory Questions on March Primary Ballot | Texas News
The Texas Republican Party placed 10 nonbinding advisory questions on the March 1 primary ballot. The Texas Democratic Party did not ask any questions on the ... -
How Republicans Are Winning Over Hispanic Voters in Texas: ‘Democratic Politics Are Failing Them’
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Republicans have continued to make serious inroads with Hispanic voters, recent polls have shown, and that’s especially true ... -
Trump gave $65,000 to Republicans in Michigan who contested the 2020 election
Former President Donald Trump is the top donor to several Michigan Republicans running for office in 2022. Trump has given his endorsement to 14 candidates who ... -
“People decide to have families”
Wisconsin Republican Senator Ron Johnson, who opposes greater access to abortion, said the government should not fund child care. “People decide to have families and to ... -
Statement from Texas Democrats on the 49th Anniversary of Roe v. Wade
AUSTIN, Texas – Hannah Roe Beck and Jamarr Brown, co-executive directors of the Texas Democratic Party, released the following statement on the 49th anniversary of Roe ... -
Progressives eye Texas race as test to topple incumbents
WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Henry Cuellar is an increasingly rare politician in the Democratic Party, a conservative-leaning lawmaker whose unabashed defense of gun rights and the ... -
Donald Trump sinks deeper into Texas politics with 20 endorsements in primary races
Former President Donald Trump has endorsed at least 20 candidates across Texas, throwing his political weight behind more top prospects here than in any other state ... -
Ron Johnson, Wisconsin GOP Senator, to seek re-election
WASHINGTON – Sen. Ron Johnson, a Republican from Wisconsin who over the past year has become the Senate’s main provider of disinformation about the elections and ... -
Biden will struggle to lead US agenda in 2022: analysts | Joe Biden News
Washington DC – US President Joe Biden’s first year in office has been a roller coaster, marked by legislative victories and major political setbacks – and ... -
North Texas to see crop of new leaders as veteran lawmakers drove out of the Legislative Assembly
Proponents of term limits complain that elected lawmakers often go beyond their welcome. That’s not the case these days at Texas House, where turnover is happening ... -
Watch Siri Interrupt Ted Cruz As He Goes On Big Tech In Fox News Interview
Siri, Apple’s iconic AI virtual assistant, appeared unhappy with Senator Ted Cruz’s attacks on Big Tech as he sat down with Fox News for an interview. ... -
House leaders reach deal to fund government as shutdown looms – Live | US News
Donna Brazile calls the alleged rivalry between Vice President Kamala Harris and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg “gossip” and “fabricated BS.” “With an emphasis on the B ... -
Minorities and women lead the red wave
For generations, the Democratic Party has taken the votes of women and minorities for granted. But on November 2, voters sent a clear message: don’t count ... -
Hypocrisy of Democrats’ ‘Build Better’ Bill Giving Rich Huge Tax Cut
Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) Chats with reporters in the Senate subway on Capitol Hill on November 2. a gift to the highest incomes. (Kent Nishimura / ... -
Representative Tom Suozzi enters gubernatorial race and becomes fourth Democrat to declare himself
Rep. Tom Suozzi entered the race for governor of New York on Monday, making him the fourth Democrat to officially throw his hat into the ring ... -
Guest Perspective: Democratic Donors Must Support Biden’s Agenda | Hartsville
The month-long tax showdown is finally coming to an end as the majority of Congressional Democrats face a small group of their moderate colleagues in a ... -
Republicans try to blame Democrats for Waukesha tragedy
Representative Dan Crenshaw (R-Texas) appeared on Fox and his friends On Wednesday morning, he accused George Soros and Democratic donors of “funding radical far-left prosecutors and ... -
The Democratic Party no longer represents the values of South Texas
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – Gov. Greg Abbott has said the Democratic Party no longer represents the values of the people of South Texas, saying Democrats ... -
Texas Democrats Celebrate Trans Day of Remembrance
AUSTIN, Texas – Texas Democratic Party Co-Executive Director Jamarr Brown made the following statement on Trans Day of Remembrance: “Today we stop to uplift the memory ... -
The filing period for the 2022 primaries begins on Saturday; the local House delegation will undergo minor changes
The fight for control of Texas politics begins in earnest Saturday as residents begin to file their candidacies for the March party primaries. After a redistribution ... -
House passes $ 555 billion infrastructure bill, sends legislation to Biden’s office
The House passed a $ 555 billion infrastructure bill on Friday night, sending the legislation to President Joe Biden, who is expected to quickly sign the ... -
Democrats get a bottom beating at the polls
November 6, 2021 WASHINGTON DC ONEW YEAR A few years ago, the American Democrats were celebrating: Joe Biden had just made Donald Trump a president with ... -
Prime Minister of North Macedonia announces his resignation after electoral defeat
SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) – Prime Minister Zoran Zaev announced his resignation on Sunday evening following the heavy defeat of his ruling Social Democratic Union in ... -
Vote Democrat | Richmond Free Press
Progress or regression? The general election of November 2 comes down to this simple choice – whether the Commonwealth continues to move forward on the path ... -
Daily Brew: October 28, 2021 – Battlefield Preview Weekday # 4: Cities – Ballotpedia News
Welcome to Thursday October 28, Brew. Here’s what to expect at the start of your day: This is the last full week before the general election ... -
In Stunning News, Republican Texas Congressman Louie Gohmert helped coordinate the January 6 riot, sources say
AUSTIN, Texas – Amazing new details have appeared appearing to show Texas Republican elected officials were even more closely involved in the engineering of the events ... -
California Democrats postpone proposal to ban contributions from law enforcement and fossil fuel groups
The California Democratic Party deferred its decision on Sunday on a proposal by racial justice and environmental activists to reject future campaign contributions from law enforcement ... -
Supreme Court refuses to block Texas abortion ban for second time
In this October 18, 2021 photo, the Supreme Court is seen in Washington. (AP Photo / J. Scott Applewhite) The Supreme Court refused to block Texas’ ... -
NEW: Dark Money Forces Who Funded Jan. 6 Insurgency Fund Glenn Youngkin
NEW: Dark Money Forces Who Funded Jan. 6 Insurgency Fund Glenn Youngkin Today, new reports further highlight the extent of Glenn Youngkin’s connections to the January ... -
Congress faces key deadlines that could determine the fate of Democrats midway through 2022
The House and Senate face a series of critical deadlines to keep MPs’ election promises and keep the government afloat when they return from vacation this ... -
Jayapal says negotiations on bill will be done by Democrats
Progressive Caucus Chair Pramila Jayapal argues that child care, health insurance expansion, prescription drug price limits, climate change, immigration and affordable housing will remain in the ... -
Mark Zuckerberg spent $ 419 million on nonprofits ahead of the 2020 election – and got the Dem vote
In the 2020 election, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg spent hundreds of millions of dollars training likely Democratic voters. But this was not traditional political spending. It ... -
Death notice of Edra Bogle (1934 – 2021) – Denton, TX
Edra Charlotte Bogle Edra Charlotte Bogle, 87, of Denton, Texas, died on September 13, 2021 in Fairhaven Denton. She was born in Des Moines, IA on ... -
Tucker Carlson’s nighttime toxicity poisons his brain
A 2019 protest against Fox News outside its headquarters. (Drew Angerer / Getty Images) To subscribe to The nation Subscribe now for as low as $ ... -
In the latest taxpayer-funded political coup, Abbott trained 9 right-wing governors to interfere in border communities with Texans pennies
AUSTIN, Texas – Today, Governor Greg Abbott made his monthly taxpayer-funded visit to the border to flatter right-wing primary voters with the Texans dime. However, for ... -
ICYMI: Abortion Attacks Drop Texas GOP Approval Ratings
AUSTIN, Texas – Another day another attack on Texas GOP abortion rights. The all-Republican Texas Supreme Court on Monday refused to resume proceedings in a lawsuit ... -
Abortion rights supporters at national marches try to regain momentum
Last fall, Hannah Dasgupta spent her days focusing on politics, channeling her fear and anger at President Donald J. Trump into activism. Concerned about the future ... -
Republicans launch investigation into increase in violent crime with DC Muriel Bowser
Exit: 6:51 p.m. EDT, October 1, 2021 | Has been updated: 12:47 p.m. EDT, October 2, 2021 A Republican member of the House Oversight Committee has ... -
Will Beto O’Rourke run for governor? Democrats eager to get started
For many Democrats, Beto O’Rourke continues to represent the future of the party in Texas. His 2018 campaign against Republican U.S. Senator Ted Cruz brought him ... -
Controversial Iron Dome vote masks GOP debt ceiling plot
There has been intense discussion about how a handful of Democratic members of Congress last week caused a delay on a vote to suspend the debt ... -
ICYMI Republicans in Texas hired out-of-state delineation officer to trick voters into denying them fair representation
AUSTIN, Texas – As Texas lawmakers work this session to redraw the state’s legislative and congressional maps to reflect a decade of population growth, Texans are ... -
Texas Republicans slammed for not creating a single new Latin majority district
On Monday, September 27, Republicans in Texas came under fire for proposing a new congressional map that would give their party two new House seats but ... -
Farenthold’s “relentless sense of justice” remains an inspiration
In 1968, Frances “Sissy” Farenthold, then director of legal aid for Nueces County, launched a campaign for the state representative. At that time, every member of ... -
Why do party leaders still support Henry Cuellar as a Democrat?
Representative Henry Cuellar (D-Tex.) Speaks with reporters on Capitol Hill after a meeting of House Democrats on Thursday, June 27, 2019. (Tom Williams / CQ Roll ... -
Sinema Threatened By Arizona Democrats With ‘No Confidence’ Vote If Opposes $ 3.5 Billion Spending Bill
The Republican head of the budget committee gives the latest news on the approval of the Democrats’ spending bill on ‘Kudlow’ The Arizona Democratic Party has ... -
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez apologizes after tearful ‘present’ vote on Israeli Iron Dome funding bill
WASHINGTON – Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, DN.Y., wrote a long, moving open letter on Friday apologizing to her constituents for effectively abstaining in a vote on funding ... -
Greg Abbott and Dan Patrick defend Ken Paxton over Texas bar investigation
Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to date with the most essential Texas news. Senior state officials came to the ... -
Elicker prepares to face Carlson, the GOP’s first candidate for mayor in more than a decade
The first Republican candidate for mayor since 2007 has already received more than $ 29,000 in funding from the city. Sylvan lebrun 12:25 am, Sep 24, ... -
Strongest Democratic donor network has new president
“We are facing existential threats, our democracy is under attack from within,” she said. “The role of the Alliance for Democracy and the role of donors ... -
Republican ready for Trump-backed challenge claims road funds
The fate of the $ 550 billion infrastructure package that will soon reach House soil has potential repercussions far beyond the White House and President Joe ... -
A closer look at a potential Beto O’Rourke run for Governor of Texas – CBS Dallas / Fort Worth
TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM) – The news that Democrat Beto O’Rourke is planning to run against Governor Greg Abbott has got people talking, including Democratic activist Haley Taylor ... -
Texas lawmakers to redraw district maps based on latest census data
BELL COUNTY – A proposed redistribution map was released over the weekend and some believe the map will give Bell County more representation, but some believe ... -
McConnell signals Senate GOP to oppose combined debt ceiling financing bill
Head of the GOP in the Senate Mitch mcconnellAddison (Mitch) Mitchell McConnellTrump Seeks Challenger For McConnell As Senate GOP Leader: President Budget Report: Tackling Debt Ceiling ... -
Republicans double down on Afghan withdrawal, Democrats bow to avoid blaming Biden
Republicans in the House and Senate have doubled down on their commitment to investigate decisions that would lead to Biden’s “catastrophic” withdrawal from Afghanistan, but Democrats ... -
California Governor Newsom Easily Keeps Job, Wins Election
SACRAMENTO, Calif., Sept. 14 (Reuters) – Democratic Governor of California Gavin Newsom easily pushed back an effort to oust him from office in Tuesday’s special election, ... -
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez blames men, not fascist Republicans for Texas abortion ban, covering up Democrats’ inaction
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez at SXSW in 2019 (Image credit: Flickr / nrkbeta) On Tuesday, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, congressman from New York and member of the Democratic Socialist of ... -
Texas Democratic and Republican Presidents discuss bills passed in legislative sessions – CBS Dallas / Fort Worth
TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM) – It was the moment Texas lawmakers had been eagerly awaiting: adjourned Thursday night after a long summer that included not one, but two ... -
A democratic socialist candidate for the Russian parliament. What could possibly go wrong?
On the other hand, we are ready for coalitions. When we formed our university unions, we immediately had to form coalitions. To do something at the ... -
ICYMI: Biden announces first FDA-approved COVID-19 vaccine
As several vaccines are approved under emergency use authorizations, the first official FDA approval marks another key step in fending off this pandemic AUSTIN, Texas – ... -
Why this green farmer will vote for Gavin Newsom recall
More than a third of Californians live on or near the poverty line (Public Policy Institute of California, July 2021). We pay the highest income taxes ... -
With children accounting for 18% of new COVID-19 cases, Texas Democrats hail Biden’s measures to protect children and nursing home residents
AUSTIN, Texas – It has been more than three weeks since Gov. Greg Abbott doubled down on his executive order banning schools and local authorities from ... -
Pinedale roundup | Jackson’s Republican fundraiser sparks protest
JACKSON – At 73, Jorge Colon had never participated in a protest. That changed on Thursday, when he and a crowd of over 20 other people ... -
Statement by the Texas Democrats on the 56th Anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965
AUSTIN, Texas – Texas Democratic Party Chairman Gilberto Hinojosa made the following statement on the 56th anniversary of the 1965 Voting Rights Act: “On August 6, ... -
With COVID moving to stage 5, Abbott’s decree is a death warrant for Texans
AUSTIN, Texas – Over the weekend, Texas recorded grim statistics as the Delta variant continues to sweep communities across the state. Texas overtook New York on ... -
Texas Democrats announce new round of candidate training in partnership with Democratic National Training Committee
AUSTIN, Texas – Today, Texas Democrats are launching a new round of candidate trainings in partnership with the National Democratic Training Committee – another key step ... -
ICYMI: Entire Houston Chronicle Editorial Board Condemns Abbott For Making $ 1 Million From February Power Outages
AUSTIN, Texas – Over the weekend, the Houston Chronicle slammed Gov. Greg Abbott for the biggest scandal in current Texas politics, posting a scathing editorial from ... -
California’s recall vote set, but Republican strategy undefined | national
Sacramento, Calif. (AP) – Although the recall vote in California has finally been set, Republicans are still deciding the best strategy to win a governorship in ... -
Democrats own the environment that led to soaring crime rates
The Biden administration and Democrats created the environment that caused crime rates to skyrocket. As Americans voice their outrage at the upsurge in violent crime due ... -
Popular activism to rally the right is in full swing
DALLAS – If there’s one general theme of the CPAC convention in Dallas this weekend, beyond devotion to former President Donald Trump, it’s an unhindered commitment ... -
Kamala Harris pushes to expand voting as GOP searches for limits
Vice President Kamala Harris said Thursday the Democratic National Committee will more than double its planned spending on voter registration, outreach and protections ahead of the ... -
Eric Adams has spent $ 10million, Democratic primary victory puts him in position for November victory • OpenSecrets
(Photo by Noam Galai / Getty Images) When Brooklyn Borough President and former police captain Eric Adams won the Democratic New York Mayor’s primary this week, ... -
Back Thursday: On Canada Day, A Spotlight On Texas’ Worst Canadian
AUSTIN, Texas – Happy Canada Day, all of you! Today, as we celebrate our neighbors to the north, Texans continue to bemoan grappling with one of ... -
Texas Democrats Fight On All Fronts Against Trump and Abbott’s South Texas Political Coup
AUSTIN, Texas – Today, as failed Texas Governor Greg Abbott puts on a political show in South Texas, Democrats stand strong and united. Today at 9 ... -
New coalition forms to fight Republican legislature in Texas
Texas advocacy and political groups will launch a new coalition on Monday to fight Republicans’ efforts to change election laws in their state and support Texans ... -
Texas House Democrats and Legislature Representatives Take Governor Greg Abbott to Court to Fund Legislature
Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers informed of the most important news from Texas. A group of Texas House Democrats and ... -
Throwback Thursday: Defendant Ken Paxton withholds ERCOT tapes in new attempt to hide truth from Texans
AUSTIN, Texas – Earlier this week, indicted Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced he was refusing to release recordings of ERCOT communications during the February winter ... -
Texas Democrats Continue To Defend Voting Rights Amid Republican Attacks On Democracy
AUSTIN, Texas – The Texas Democratic Party joined Congressman Beto O’Rourke and organizers from across Texas at the For the People rally at the Texas State ... -
Priorities USA to invest $ 20 million in voting rights efforts
Priorities USA, one of the biggest Democratic super PACs, plans to announce on Tuesday that it will inject $ 20 million into voting rights initiatives ahead ... -
Texas Democrats join state and national leaders on “Texas Drive for Democracy” ahead of “For the People” rally in Austin on Sunday
AUSTIN, Texas – Last week, the Texas Democratic Party joined Powered by People and Beto O’Rourke for the “Texas Drive for Democracy” to discuss how voter ... -
Beto arrives in Houston on a hot day, ignites the crowd for voting the rules
More than the Houston heat set the crowd on fire at Sunday’s voting rights rally, where former congressman Beto O’Rourke urged action against restrictive Republicans-backed bills. ... -
Biden plan boosts early childhood funding after one in eight preschool workers lose jobs amid pandemic
As a teacher, director, administrator and senior advisor to the Chattanooga Public Education Foundation, Edna Varner has spent most of her career working and advocating for ... -
Democrats respond to GOP voting laws and proposed Texas border wall
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – Democrats hope for the best and prepare for the worst when it comes to GOP nationwide efforts. “I am very worried ... -
State Bar investigating Texas Attorney General
DALLAS – The Texas Bar Association is investigating whether State Attorney General Ken Paxton’s unsuccessful efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election based on false allegations ... -
Beto O’Rourke speaks out against GOP-backed Texas ballot bill
DALLAS – Former United States Representative Beto O’Rourke said Democrats need to do more to get more voters registered at the polls. He made the comments ... -
Ground Game Texas hopes to step up Democrats’ organization after 2020 losses
Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to date with Texas’ most essential news. Some of the Democrats’ biggest regrets about ... -
McAuliffe Win hosts Virginia Clash with Outsider Youngkin | New policies
By SARAH RANKIN, Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) – Terry McAuliffe, a longtime member of Democratic politics, easily won his party’s nomination for governor of Virginia ... -
Statement by Texas Democrats on Fort Worth Mayor Election Results
AUSTIN, Texas – Texas Democratic Party Chairman Gilberto Hinojosa issued the following statement on the results of the Fort Worth mayoral election: “Deborah Peoples campaigned vigorously, ... -
Was the election of the mayor of Fort Worth the key to the hopes of the GOP in Texas?
STRONG VALUE Mattie Parker will be Fort Worth’s new mayor, and that’s no surprise. From the moment lawyer Dee Kelly Jr. decided not to run in ...
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