On Wednesday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “The Briefing,” Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) said that the government shutdown is the fault of Republicans and “the voters told us on Tuesday night that they want us to keep this fight up on behalf
On Wednesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Inside Politics,” Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) responded to a question on his past support for abolishing the filibuster by saying that “We don’t need a procedural fix at this point.” Host Dana Bash asked, “One
On Wednesday’s broadcast of the Fox Business Network’s “Kudlow,” Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) said that the continuing resolution at issue in the government shutdown that he has voted for to end the shutdown and open the government “was a Biden
On Wednesday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “The Weeknight,” DNC Chair Ken Martin stated that he welcomes Republicans attacking New York City Mayor-Elect Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani (D) “the way they have.” And said the GOP can keep comparing Democratic candidates to Mamdani
On Wednesday’s broadcast of NewsNation’s “Elizabeth Vargas Reports,” Rep. Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA) responded to the pain of the government shutdown by stating that “I’ve talked to the federal workers and contractors who are affected most, and they’re saying that they’re
On Wednesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Source,” Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) responded to criticism from Republicans that Democrats are using people as leverage by saying that the majority party has always negotiated to get 60 votes to avert a shutdown.
On Wednesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Source,” Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) responded to his past advocacy for eliminating the filibuster by saying that “I think, right now, we should maintain the filibuster.” And the filibuster is supposed to make the
During an interview aired on Wednesday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Special Report,” President Donald Trump said that while beef prices have to be lowered, we have inflation “down to a normal number right now, lower than a normal
During NewsNation’s Election Night coverage on Tuesday, Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY) stated that there could have been a backlash to the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement that showed up in the election results that night, and what people “don’t support is
During MSNBC’s Election Night coverage on Tuesday, Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA) said that California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s (D) work to pass Proposition 50 has made it so that “not only are we likely to flip these five seats, he’s actually
During CNN’s Election Night coverage on Tuesday, Sen. Adam Schiff (D-CA) said that the government shutdown is harming Republicans electorally and we saw that in the results of the elections that took place that day, “and it makes sense. They’re
During CNN’s Election Night coverage on Tuesday, DNC Chair Ken Martin said that the election results that evening show that the Republican Party’s playbook of “running on all these cultural issues,” doesn’t work anymore because “no one gives a shit
During an interview with Bloomberg on Tuesday that took place before the polls in California closed, Rep. John Garamendi (D-CA) stated that the vote on Proposition 50 is “about the California voters. And I would opine that voters across America
During CNN’s Election Night coverage on Tuesday, CNN host and Chief Political Correspondent Dana Bash pushed back on House Minority Leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries’ (D-NY) argument that President Donald Trump and the Republicans have shut down the government by noting
During CNN’s Election Night coverage on Tuesday, House Minority Leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) argued that the government shutdown is the fault of Republicans and they “refuse” to eliminate the filibuster to get around Democratic opposition in order to reopen
During CNN’s Election Night coverage on Tuesday, Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY) stated that “I think we need to move a little more in the middle, and I think that that is something we need to learn from tonight” and “where
On Monday’s edition of CBS’s “The Takeout,” Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-NY) said that if New York raises taxes on the state or city levels, it will chase people and businesses out and raising the minimum wage would do likewise, and
On Monday’s broadcast of “CNN News Central,” Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) said that “the shutdown, actually, is something that the Republicans have been really responsible for, because one of our key things in the shutdown is, number one, vote
On Monday’s broadcast of “CNN NewsNight,” Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-FL) said that the continuing resolution at issue in the government shutdown is “the same CR” that has been before Congress “in different years.” Moskowitz stated, “[L]ook, I voted against the
During a portion of an interview with PBS aired on Monday’s “PBS NewsHour,” Patrick Gaspard, an informal adviser to the campaign of New York City mayoral candidate Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani, said that Mamdani’s (D) views on Israel and Gaza are
On Monday’s broadcast of “CNN News Central,” Rep. Sarah McBride (D-DE) argued that the government shutdown is the fault of Republicans because they’re in charge of the House, Senate, and White House and said that “if they want the votes
On Monday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Chris Jansing Reports,” Sen. Andy Kim (D-NJ) responded to a question on polling showing 68% of Americans think Democrats are out of touch with the concerns of most compared to 61% who say the same
On Monday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Chris Jansing Reports,” Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) stated that the shutdown is the fault of Republicans because they control the government and argued President Donald Trump “needs to get in the damn room and spend
During an interview aired on Saturday’s broadcast of “NewsNation Prime,” Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) responded to a question on California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) trying to shift to the center and if that’s the right move for the party by
During his closing monologue on Friday’s broadcast of HBO’s “Real Time,” host Bill Maher stated that he fears Democrats will become a “ghost brand” like other companies have and said, “They still seem to want to be that upscale store
On Friday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Story Is,” Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass stated that the failure to pre-deploy firefighters to the Palisades was a crucial factor in the dismissal of Kristin Crowley as chief of the LAFD, but “we
On Friday’s broadcast of NPR’s “Morning Edition,” Delaware Gov. Matt Meyer (D) said that “lawmakers could decide to end the shutdown and fund programs like SNAP so governors like myself don’t have this problem. But then we’re going to have
On Friday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Chris Jansing Reports,” Delaware Gov. Matt Meyer (D) stated that “if our president is really focused on picking some kind of fight and fighting a war in Venezuela, while, literally, Americans don’t have food on
On Friday’s “PBS NewsHour,” MSNBC host Jonathan Capehart said that Obamacare subsidies are “what Democrats have been talking about for a few months now and why they won’t provide the votes.” And “that’s why they’re not providing the votes to
On Friday’s broadcast of HBO’s “Real Time,” host Bill Maher stated that the government shutdown is “based on” Affordable Care Act subsidies that Democrats pulled “a bait-and-switch” on because they said, “we’re just doing this for the COVID emergency,” but
On Friday’s broadcast of HBO’s “Real Time,” host Bill Maher defended Obamacare and responded to criticism from Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) that, under the law, “American taxpayers were even having to pay for illegal aliens’ health insurance,” by stating
On Friday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Source,” Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA) stated that Republicans “need Democratic votes” to end the government shutdown “because of the filibuster,” and he still wants to eliminate the filibuster like he did back in 2021
On Friday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Arena,” House Minority Leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) blamed Republicans for the government shutdown and said they’re “asking Democrats to support a partisan Republican spending bill that continues to gut the health care of
On Thursday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Source,” Sen. Andy Kim (D-NJ) responded to criticism of Obamacare by President Donald Trump by saying that “I’m glad he’s waking up to the problems. I wish it had happened on January 20. I
On Thursday’s broadcast of CNN’s “AC360,” CNN Chief Political Analyst David Axelrod stated that with the government shutdown, Democrats “saw a lever of power here to try and force” Republicans on health care. Axelrod said, “I’m sure there’s politics on
During a portion of an interview aired on Thursday’s “PBS NewsHour,” Democratic Virginia gubernatorial candidate former Rep. Abigail Spanberger responded to the prospect of working with President Donald Trump on job creation by saying that “you don’t work with the
During an interview aired on Thursday’s broadcast of CNN’s “AC360,” New York City mayoral candidate Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani (D) said that his remarks in 2023 that “when the boot of the NYPD is on your neck, it’s been laced by the
During an interview aired on Thursday’s broadcast of CNN’s “AC360,” New York City mayoral candidate Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani (D) said that he wouldn’t allow the NYPD to cooperate with the federal government on civil immigration enforcement and that city law allows
On Thursday’s broadcast of C-SPAN’s “Washington Journal,” Rep. Janelle Bynum (D-OR) claimed that she voted against the continuing resolution to keep the government open because it wasn’t a clean CR because “There’s always been a poison pill to it.” But
On Thursday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Arena,” Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) responded to a question on why Democrats have changed their view that policy isn’t a reason for a government shutdown by saying that “This is not a policy fight.
