“Personal income for farmers fell by the most in three years in the first quarter, as losses to U.S. agriculture mount from President Donald Trump’s trade wars.” Farmers across Minnesota are watching their bottom lines shrink, thanks to the trade war Congressman Jim Hagedorn supports. According to a new report from Bloomberg, “Personal income for […]

“That means it will rain more and more places… But it’s surely gotta shrink the deserts and expand the green growth, there’s surely got to be some good in that. So I just look at the other, good side.” Iowa is struggling to recover from more flooding this week, dealing another blow to the state’s […]

Editorial Board to NRCC: “national party organizations must act against deceptive tactics, not participate in them.” It’s been more than a week since DCCC Chairwoman Cheri Bustos challenged NRCC Chairman Tom Emmer to join her in pledging to never use hacked or stolen materials in campaigns. And while the NRCC has tried to avoid taking […]

In an interview yesterday with WHTC radio, millionaire Congressman Upton lavished praise on the Republican tax scam – a massive giveaway to big corporations that’s raising taxes on the middle-class while increasing healthcare premiums – even as it adds $2 trillion to the federal debt and ushers in an era of trillion-dollar deficits. SHOT Congressman […]

Kelly blasted for “tremendously dangerous and irresponsible” sale of cars with “critical safety issues” Kelly previously advocated in Congress for car dealers to be allowed to rent and loan cars with uncorrected recalls Congressman Mike Kelly still hasn’t explained why his car dealerships sell cars with “critical safety issues” five days after WTAE’s initial report […]

As two Republican candidates chase each other further and further to the extremes in North Carolina’s 3rd Congressional District heading into their runoff election, the DCCC congratulated North Carolina voters on choosing Allen Thomas as their Democratic nominee: “Allen Thomas is a proven leader who created jobs and opportunity as Greenville’s Mayor,” said DCCC Spokesperson, […]

Hagedorn claimed last week that “nobody (in America) goes to sleep at night wondering if they’ll be able to feed their families.” Congressman Jim Hagedorn’s week is already off to a bad start, with the Congressman facing outrage over his erroneous claim that “Nobody (in America) goes to sleep at night wondering if they’ll be […]

Yesterday, NPR’s All Things Considered featured a segment on DCCC Chairwoman Cheri Bustos about her plans to fortify and expand our new Democratic Majority by focusing on the kitchen table issues that voters care about the most. Reporter Kelsey Snell reported from Chairwoman Bustos’ district in Western Illinois as she listened to concerns about how […]

Seven Days after Bustos Letter, Emmer Still Silent on NRCC’s Intended Use of Stolen Information It’s been an entire week since DCCC Chairwoman Cheri Bustos wrote a letter challenging NRCC Chairman Tom Emmer to join her in pledging to never use hacked or stolen materials in campaigns, but the Washington Republicans’ continue to duck and […]

Freshman Democrats just wrapped up another district work period where they set the bar for accountability and accessibility and heard from constituents in every corner of their districts. Democrats’ focus on accessibility marks a stark change from the Republicans they replaced in Congress just months ago; those Republicans built a reputation for running from voters […]