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MSNBC analyst begs minority voters not to vote for Trump: ‘Do what you did in 2020’

MSNBC analyst John Heilemann on Thursday urged minority voters not to vote for former President Donald Trump, as polls show him winning support among typically strong Democratic bases. The concern, Heilman said, isn’t that these voters will vote for Trump, but that they won’t vote at all because President Joe Biden is a weak candidate. […]

Biden campaign launches black voter outreach effort as minority support slumps

President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris are making a concerted effort to reach out to black voters by launching “Black Voters for Biden-Harris,” a national organizing program. The campaign within a campaign comes as Biden and Harris struggle to generate enthusiasm among a voter demographic that has supported them, and Democrats more broadly, […]

Ex-Baltimore Mayor Tells CNN Democrats Take Minority Voters ‘For Granted’

Former Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake told CNN’s Anderson Cooper Thursday night that Democrats take minority voters “for granted.” In the aftermath of presumptive 2024 Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s rally in the South Bronx, Rawlings-Blake appeared concerned that the Democratic Party is putting their “heads in the sand” as Trump is “speaking to the hearts […]

Democrats have become the most powerful minority in congressional history

Welcome to the second edition of our twice-weekly newsletter. We are still doing some checks before announcing the names, but in the meantime, we hope you enjoy them and tell your friends. subscribe! (Hated people and losers too.) Sincerely, christopher bedford Congress returned to Washington this week with a change of structure. House Speaker Mike […]

Speaker Mike Johnson Relies on Minority Party Votes to Advance Foreign Aid Plan

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) made history Thursday night, effectively surrendering Republican majority control to Democrats just before midnight. For the first time in recorded history, since the House began keeping records, the House Rules Committee relied on a minority vote to advance proposed rules to the House floor over the objections of the majority. […]

Congressional minority caucuses call for data on government spending on contractors

A tri-party caucus in Congress called on the Small Business Administration (SBA) to release complete federal contract spending data disaggregated by race and ethnicity. The chairs of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC), the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), and the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC), as well as Representative Barbara Lee (D-Calif.), lead 40 Democrats. […]