On Wednesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Situation Room,” Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) said that Democrats were testing the red line Republicans had drawn with the government shutdown, and while they were doing so, “air traffic control was getting chaotic and even
On Wednesday’s edition of CBS’s “The Takeout,” Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CA) said that it is true that Obamacare tax credits help insurance companies, but “That’s because health care is too expensive across the board,” and it’s “a dumb argument” to
On Wednesday’s edition of NBC’s “Meet the Press Now,” Rep. Madeleine Dean (D-PA) stated that “by shutting the government down, we were able to focus on and get everybody else focused on the unaffordability of health care across this country.”
During an interview with CBS News on Wednesday, House Minority Leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) responded to questions on whether the government shutdown was worth it by arguing that the shutdown was the fault of Republicans and “Fighting for the
On Wednesday’s broadcast of Bloomberg’s “Balance of Power,” DCCC Chair Rep. Suzan DelBene (D-WA) responded to a question on whether the government shutdown was worth it by saying that “Standing up for the American people is absolutely worth it.” But
On Wednesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Lead,” Rep. and Gov.-Elect Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ) said that the deal to end the government shutdown “is unacceptable”, there was “no justification” for keeping the shutdown going, and for Democrats “to kind of back away
On Tuesday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “The Last Word,” Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) said that there were more than eight Democrats in the Senate who wanted to join with Senate Republicans and vote to end the government shutdown and would have
On Tuesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Lead,” Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) said the fact that “eight Democratic senators could have ended” the government shutdown “undermines the narrative that this was a Trump shutdown” and “We should have kept the pressure
On Tuesday’s “PBS NewsHour,” CNN Chief Media Analyst Brian Stelter stated that the BBC’s editing of President Donald Trump’s speech in a documentary was “a big journalistic screw-up, but in a very small, narrow way, because it was one small
On Tuesday’s broadcast of CBS’s “Late Show,” Rep. James Clyburn (D-SC) said that “when it comes to the Affordable Care Act, making health care not only accessible for everybody, but affordable by everybody, that we did not get” out of
During a portion of an interview with the Fox News Channel aired on Tuesday’s broadcast of “The Ingraham Angle,” President Donald Trump discussed H-1B visas and said that bringing in large numbers of foreign workers will harm the wages of
During a portion of an interview with the Fox News Channel aired on Tuesday’s broadcast of “The Ingraham Angle,” President Donald Trump responded to concerns about elevated coffee prices by stating that we’ll lower some of the tariffs so “We’re
On Tuesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Lead,” Rep. Glenn Ivey (D-MD) said that he has gotten calls from people who are glad the government shutdown is coming to an end because they were “worried about their air travel. And God
On Tuesday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “All In,” House Minority Leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) stated that “there’s a lot of disappointment as it relates to what those seven or eight Senate Democrats decided to do. I am thankful for what
On Monday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Story Is,” CNN Chief Congressional Correspondent and host Manu Raju said that there are Democrats in the Senate that are glad that the eight Senate Democrats who broke ranks and voted with Senate Republicans to
During a portion of an interview with NPR aired on Monday’s broadcast of “All Things Considered,” Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) stated that the Affordable Care Act subsidies that were at issue in the government shutdown are not being taken away
During an interview with New Hampshire Public Radio on Monday, Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) responded to a question on what Democrats got out of the government shutdown deal by saying, “one of the things I think we did during the shutdown
On Monday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Fox & Friends,” Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) argued that the need for additional subsidies doesn’t prove that the Affordable Care Act is a failure and stated that there is work to be
During a portion of an interview aired on Monday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Ingraham Angle,” President Donald Trump said that he isn’t worried that his criticism of air traffic controllers who haven’t worked during the government shutdown because
During a portion of an interview aired on Monday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Ingraham Angle,” President Donald Trump responded to a question on concerns about the economy from voters by saying that “More than anything else, it’s a
During a portion of an interview aired on Monday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Ingraham Angle,” President Donald Trump argued that the 50-year mortgage isn’t a big deal and “It might help a little bit.” Host Laura Ingraham asked,
During a portion of an interview aired on Monday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Ingraham Angle,” President Donald Trump defended having students from foreign countries, including China, in American universities by saying that “it’s good to have outside countries.”
On Friday’s broadcast of PBS’s “Washington Week,” Washington Post columnist David Ignatius said that, with the government shutdown, Democrats are engaging in an effort “to try to make a point, the point that they’re trying to make is through causing pain for the
During the online “Overtime” segment of Friday’s broadcast of HBO’s “Real Time,” Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-FL) discussed the Golden Dome missile defense system proposed by President Donald Trump and said that he does not object to the idea of a
During the online “Overtime” segment of Friday’s broadcast of HBO’s “Real Time,” host Bill Maher stated that he would have a problem if we don’t do a missile defense program like the proposed Golden Dome program and said that it’s
On Friday’s broadcast of HBO’s “Real Time,” host Bill Maher criticized Tucker Carlson’s Nick Fuentes interview but noted that “does seem like the entire Republican establishment lined up against this” in a way he’s unsure you could say about Democrats,
On Friday’s broadcast of HBO’s “Real Time,” Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-FL) stated that antisemitism “has run through the whole party. We have tried to not talk about it, we’ve tried to tamp it down, but it is everywhere. It is
On Friday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “The Weeknight,” Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE) said that “It is hard to go into the Capitol and look Capitol Police in the eye, knowing they’re not being paid. It is hard to go into my
During the online “Overtime” segment of Friday’s broadcast of HBO’s “Real Time,” host Bill Maher stated that California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) “is too far left for me.” And while Newsom “has made some moves to the center,” it’s “not
During the online “Overtime” segment of Friday’s broadcast of HBO’s “Real Time,” Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-FL) stated that while California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) is “tapping into the Democratic anger” and having a good political moment right now, there is
On Friday’s broadcast of HBO’s “Real Time,” host Bill Maher stated that Democrats should be questioned about if they want the party to go in the direction of the democratic socialism pushed by New York City Mayor-Elect Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani (D).
On Friday’s broadcast of CNN’s “OutFront,” New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) stated that she endorsed New York City Mayor-Elect Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani (D) “because I want to have a relationship with…who I thought would be the next mayor of
On Thursday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) said that voters in California said, “they’re not going to let Greg Abbott and Donald Trump rig the election in Texas” and “I appreciate Gov. Newsom’s (D) leadership.”
On Thursday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “The Briefing,” Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) said that “Republicans have dealt themselves a six-week paid vacation” on the government shutdown and Republicans “say wink, wink, come on back, let’s just reopen the government, and everything
On Thursday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “All In,” Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) stated that Democrats have managed to “regain the high ground that Democrats should have held all along around reforming the immigration system,” and the “criminalizing immigrants and attacking immigrants
On Thursday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Way Too Early,” Rep. Hillary Scholten (D-MI) said that the ACA tax credits have to be extended to end the government shutdown, but “these tax credits are not the long-term solution. We should not be
On Thursday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Way Too Early,” Rep. Hillary Scholten (D-MI) argued that Democrats can’t end the government shutdown, saying, “To suggest that any other party, other than Republicans, has the ability to end this shutdown is ludicrous. And
While speaking with CNN Chief Congressional Correspondent and host Manu Raju on Thursday, Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) defended a potential measure to reopen the government that wouldn’t have provisions on Obamacare in it by saying that “We have brought this
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
