Kansas Democratic governor and Republican leaders strike tax compromise, leaving dissenters on both sides
Top Republicans and the Democratic governor brokered a tax cut deal after Kansas’ Republican leaders abandoned a move to a single-rate personal income tax that the state’s Republican leaders and Democratic governor strongly opposed. The Kansas House and Senate were scheduled to vote on the compromise on Thursday or Friday, and Gov. Laura Kelly was […]
ROOKE: Democratic Lawmaker Who Destroyed Own Family Wants To Come For Yours Next
State Rep. DeShanna Neal sponsored new legislation, HB 346, in the Delaware General Assembly that seeks to amend the state’s availability of so-called transgender healthcare to minors without parental consent. HB 346 is an update to HB 455 that gave legal protection to abortion providers in Delaware to include doctors that provide “gender-affirming health care.” […]
Recalling an unfortunate Kennedy run-in at the ’96 Democratic convention
how to deal with the people Kennedy is always running or busy working in some office. I remember one particular custom. I’ll never forget it. Or forgive me. 90’s. Democratic convention in Chicago. I’m Mayor David Dinkins’ date. Summer time. Everyone sweating. Boiling hot. Because who cares about Chicago or the Democratic Party, my cotton […]
Wisconsin voters ban Zuckerbucks after effectively overriding their Democratic governor’s past vetoes
Wisconsin, along with 27 other states, is working to make it more difficult for well-funded ideologues such as Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg to interfere in elections. Democratic Governor Tony Evers exercised the right of veto Multiple efforts to keep so-called “Zuckerbacks” out of Badger State elections. The state’s Republican-controlled Legislature had believed that lawmakers would […]
Republican Ron Eller chosen in Mississippi 2nd District runoff, to face Democratic Rep. Thompson in November
Ron Eller won the Republican primary runoff for Mississippi’s 2nd Congressional District on Tuesday and will face longtime Democrat Bennie Thompson in the Nov. 5 general election. Eller, a military veteran and physician assistant, defeated Andrew Scott Smith, who has worked in agriculture and commercial real estate. They had advanced to the Republican runoff as […]
Biden wins New York Democratic primary
According to Decision Desk Headquarters, President Biden was expected to win the Democratic primary in New York state. Biden cleared the delegate threshold needed to win his party’s nomination last month, but a win in New York state could significantly increase that number, and Decision Desk trackers say he won’t have much time in the […]
Biden wins Wisconsin Democratic primary
According to Decision Desk Headquarters, President Biden is expected to win the Democratic presidential primary in Wisconsin. Biden was not expected to face a tough competition in the state, which has 82 delegates on the Democratic side. But party members, outraged by the Biden administration’s handling of the Israel-Hamas war, urged voters in the primary […]
Democratic senator eyeing bill to repeal Comstock Act
Congressional Democrats are strategizing over a bill that would repeal the Comstock Act, Section 19.th The anti-vice law is attracting attention from conservative activists who believe it could lead to a nationwide ban on abortion. Sen. Tina Smith (D-Minn.) said in a New York Times op-ed on Tuesday that she wants to introduce legislation that […]
James Carville warns of Democratic Party’s ‘horrifying’ numbers among young minority voters
Democratic strategist James Carville warned on Sunday that the Democratic Party’s declining numbers among young minority voters ahead of the presidential election is “horrifying.” “I’ve been very vocal about this,” the former Bill Clinton campaign strategist said in an interview. Podcast “Carville Classroom”. “The numbers among young voters, especially young blacks, young Latinos, and young […]
Ro Khanna dismisses critics of Biden’s fundraiser: ‘Event was about unifying Democratic Party’
Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) defended President Joe Biden for not attending the wake of the late NYPD Officer Jonathan Diller despite being in town at the time. While Biden held a $26 million fundraiser at New York City’s Radio City Music Hall on Thursday, his main political rival Donald Trump attended the wake. Former Presidents Barack Obama and Bill […]