The Democratic leaders’ supposed demands for reform were already previously condemned as weak and ineffective.
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Schumer Subtly Pivots, Saying ICE Can Wear Masks in “Unusual” Circumstances Read Post »
The package provides two more weeks of DHS funding, setting up an immigration enforcement debate.
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House Passes Bill to End Partial Government Shutdown, Sends Measure to Trump Read Post »
If Democrats are to have any hope of retaking the Senate this fall, then Roy Cooper, the former North Carolina governor, must flip the seat held by retiring GOP Sen. Thom Tillis, in one of the most anticipated races of the 2026 midterms. The stakes of the race have already led to an influx of […]
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If Democrats are to have any hope of retaking the Senate this fall, then Roy Cooper, the former North Carolina governor, must flip the seat held by retiring GOP Sen. Thom Tillis, in one of the most anticipated races of the 2026 midterms. The stakes of the race have already led to an influx of […]
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Progressive critics say the vote exposes the fecklessness and hypocrisy of what claims to be an opposition party.
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149 House Democrats Join 192 Republicans to Pass Sweeping Military Spending Bill Read Post »
Two Democrats announced a bill to abolish ICE prisons as Congress votes to keep funding Trump’s anti-immigrant blitz.
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Public Rage Against ICE Sends Democrats Scrambling for a Response Read Post »
House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) said on Wednesday that he would reject a bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security for the rest of the fiscal year over concerns that it did not sufficiently curb Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations. The announcement came in a closed-door meeting with Democratic caucus members, following continued […]
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Hakeem Jeffries Says No to Funding ICE. Democrats Still Aren’t United. Read Post »
In a big win for Democrats, a federal court panel on Wednesday upheld a new voter-approved congressional map in California that was designed to give Democrats five new seats in the U.S. House, offsetting the mid-decade gerrymander passed by Texas Republicans over the summer. Republicans challenged the map after voters overwhelmingly approved it last November, […]
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A year ago this month, President Donald Trump granted clemency to nearly 1,600 people responsible for the January 6 insurrection at the US Capitol. When Robert Pape, a University of Chicago political science professor who studies domestic political violence, heard about the pardons, he says he immediately thought it was “going to be the worst […]
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America’s New Era of Violent Populism Is Here Read Post »
Have you ever reached out to a customer-service helpline and fallen into a vortex of bad phone-tree options, all AI-generated, none of which have anything to do with your problem? There’s no capable human to help—even after you beg for a “representative!” across the automated line. That’s how Jennifer M., a lifelong resident of Astoria, […]
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NYC’s New Socialist Mayor Has a Radical Proposal: Have Government Do Its Job Read Post »
“Our laws are clear: You can refuse illegal orders,” a group of Democrats said in a video message in November.
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More Approve of Dems’ Message to Military Members Than Trump’s Sedition Attacks Read Post »
Backing AIPAC may now be a political liability for candidates facing progressive challengers in Democratic primaries.
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Is the Tide Starting to Turn Against AIPAC? Read Post »
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