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On Wednesday’s broadcast of NewsNation’s “The Hill,” American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten said that, in her opinion, with the government shutdown, “what the Democrats attempted to do was to get the issue of health care out there, and

Billionaire climate activist Tom Steyer has officially entered the 2026 California governor’s race, launching a campaign after spending over $252 million of his own fortune on a failed bid for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2020.

President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday night that he signed a bill to release additional files on Jeffrey Epstein, adding that Democrats’ focus on Epstein “will backfire” on them after highlighting the convicted sex offender’s ties to former President Bill Clinton, former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers, and others.

New Jersey Republicans secured a majority on the Ridgefield Council, representing the first time in several decades that Republicans have had a majority on the council.

Republicans are more likely than Democrats to say they have a close friend from the other side of the aisle, an NBC News poll found.

U.S. immigration officials are reportedly heading to the sanctuary city of Raleigh, North Carolina, Tuesday as they continue protecting communities from illegal alien crime.

On Monday’s broadcast of “CNN News Central,” Rep. Adelita Grijalva (D-AZ) said that “universal health care across the board is the solution,” but “Democrats are not the ones bringing forward the concerns” about Obamacare. Co-host Boris Sanchez asked, “What would

A Brooklyn city councilman known for his ties to progressive movements has formally launched a campaign committee to challenge House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries in the 2026 Democrat primary, mounting a rare intraparty bid against one of the highest-ranking Democrats in Congress.

A group of fathers in Maine are continuing their work to shield girls’ sports from transgender athletes.

On Friday’s broadcast of PBS’s “Washington Week,” Punchbowl News Senior Congressional Reporter Andrew Desiderio stated that “so many” Democrats “felt like there was so much pressure from the left, from progressives, to hold the line” that they voted against ending the government

Rep. Shomari Figures (D-AL) is acknowledging those angered that Democrat Senators caved to Republicans to reopen the government.

On Friday’s broadcast of HBO’s “Real Time,” host Bill Maher argued that, even though they did not get the policy concessions that they wanted from it, the Democrats got a win of sorts out of the government shutdown, because “I

During his closing monologue on Friday’s broadcast of HBO’s “Real Time,” host Bill Maher stated that Gen Z has embraced and “Democrats are thinking of following” socialism that has brought ruin in places like Venezuela and mocked the idea that

On Friday’s broadcast of HBO’s “Real Time,” host Bill Maher said that Democrats only provide bureaucracy and failed execution of their plans and said that affordability is worse in areas run by Democrats. While speaking to CNN host and Washington

On Friday’s broadcast of NewsNation’s “The Hill,” Rep. Mark Takano (D-CA) stated that Democrats “didn’t get it wrong” by having a sunset provision for the Obamacare subsidies, but “The idea that we should have extended it for even longer is

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 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

WASHINGTON–President Donald Trump signed legislation to reopen the government on Wednesday, ending the 43-day Democrat shutdown.

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

The White House emphasized the economic damage Democrats have done to the nation with their 43-day shutdown, as the October Consumer Price Index (CPI) and jobs figures are likely never to materialize.

Jack Schlossberg, grandson of President John F. Kennedy and son of U.S. Ambassador Caroline Kennedy, has entered the race for New York’s 12th Congressional District. He launched his campaign website Tuesday, seeking to replace Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-NY), who is retiring after more than 30 years in office.

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 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

A foul-mouthed Jon Stewart could barely restrain himself Monday night as he destroyed Democrats for caving on the shutdown and the Senate passed a continuing resolution (CR) to reopen the government.

Democrat leadership in the House of Representatives is urging fellow Democrats to vote no on a continuing resolution (CR) and minibus package, a day after Senate Democrats folded on a procedural vote to allow the CR to move forward in order to reopen the government.

Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) said Sunday the Democrat government shutdown should never have happened and reiterated that he tried to help end it multiple times.

Monday on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” Sen. Angus King (I-ME) said the Democrats “standing up” to President Donald Trump with a government shutdown “didn’t work.”

Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) warned that, as the government shutdown continues at record length, it is becoming a “national security” threat to the United States.

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

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