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1 week agoSaikat Chakrabarti's Big Ad Push Puts Him Five Points Behind Wiener In New Poll
Saikat Chakrabarti, the 40-year-old centimillionaire and former tech engineer, has been doing his utmost to gain some name recognition in San Francisco, seen as a longshot challenger to Nancy Pelosi.
SF politics
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2 weeks agoBrooklyn Democratic district leaders navigating controversy as elections approach
Anthony Beckford, the District Leader for the 43rd Assembly District, stated, 'the party is the district leaders' and emphasized his commitment to supporting Black leadership despite the ongoing investigations.
Brooklyn
SF politics
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1 month agoDick Durbin's Likely Senate Replacement Explains Why She Won't Support Schumer as Leader
Illinois Lieutenant Governor Juliana Stratton, the Democratic primary winner for Dick Durbin's Senate seat, stated she would not support Chuck Schumer as Senate Democratic leader, citing voter demand for fighters over status quo politicians.
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Left-wing politics
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1 month ago85-Year-Old Democratic Elder Announces He's Running for 18th Term After Hakeem Jeffries Asked Him to Stay
Rep. Jim Clyburn announces his candidacy for an 18th congressional term after Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries requested his participation in the Democratic leadership team.
Left-wing politics
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1 month ago85-Year-Old Democratic Elder Announces He's Running for 18th Term After Hakeem Jeffries Asked Him to Stay
Rep. Jim Clyburn announces his candidacy for an 18th congressional term after Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries requested his participation in the Democratic leadership team.
Left-wing politics
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1 month agoJeffries Slammed After He Declines to Rule Out Backing Additional Iran War Funds
House Minority Leader Jeffries refuses to commit against supporting a potential $50 billion Trump administration request for additional military funding for the U.S.-Israel war on Iran, only criticizing the lack of clear justification.
Left-wing politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month agoThe Democrat who schools Republicans I would say do more of that'
Isaiah Martin, a 27-year-old Democrat, gained 400 million social media views by effectively debating 20 MAGA Republicans on Trump-related topics, demonstrating Democratic voters' desire for bold, confrontational leadership.
US politics
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1 month agoRep. Al Green escorted out of House chamber early into Trump's speech after protest
Rep. Al Green was escorted from the House chamber during Trump's State of the Union for displaying a sign stating 'Black people aren't apes!' in protest of what he characterized as racist behavior.
History
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1 month agoA partisan and politician': Abraham Lincoln and the art of the deal
Historian Matthew Pinsker draws contemporary lessons from Abraham Lincoln's leadership during democratic crises while cautioning against weaponizing historical analogies for partisan purposes.
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1 month agoAround half of Democrats skip Trump State of the Union
Rather than listen to Donald Trump lie to the American people, I will be hearing from the people of my district," Clark said in a statement ahead of the speech. By the numbers: Axios counted 20 Senate Democrats and just under 110 House Democrats in the chamber at the start of Trump's speech. That is roughly half of each party's chamber Democratic caucus.
US politics
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2 months agoSchumer Subtly Pivots, Saying ICE Can Wear Masks in "Unusual" Circumstances
Senate and House minority leaders Chuck Schumer (D-New York) and Hakeem Jeffries (D-New York) subtly weakened their already tepid demands for ICE reforms in a press conference on Wednesday - before negotiations with Republicans even started. In a press conference about the Democrats' demands, the two leaders reiterated their belief that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and other federal immigration agents should not be allowed to wear masks. But they both qualified their statements by saying that this prohibition isn't sweeping.
US politics
US politics
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6 months agoRepublican Congressman-Turned-Democrat Rails Against Party Just Three Months After Joining: Doesn't F***ing Understand the Threat'
Joe Walsh switched to the Democratic Party and publicly criticized Democratic leadership for not aggressively confronting the threat posed by President Donald Trump.
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