As President Trump painted a dark vision for our country during his first State of the Union address —  filled with misguided facts and lies — Lea Marquez-Peterson said that his speech had a very “inspirational message.” So which part of Trump’s speech did Lea Marquez-Peterson find so inspirational? …. Was it the part when […]

DCCC Chairman Ben Ray Luján joined Democratic leaders in the House to present a strong contrast to President Trump’s widely criticized State of the Union. Remarks from Chairman Ben Ray Luján Good morning everybody. To all my colleagues, I thank them for all the work that they do day in and day out in reaching […]

DCCC Deputy Communications Director Patrick Burgwinkle released the following statement on Rep. Trey Gowdy’s announcement that he is retiring from Congress: “Rep. Gowdy’s tenure in Congress made a mockery of Congressional oversight and his eagerness to use the deaths of brave Americans overseas in service of his partisan, political goals is a dark and shameful […]

“Donald Trump’s most vocal supporter in decidedly anti-Trump New Jersey.” “Ultra-conservative Republican.” “The first politician in New Jersey to endorse Trump for president.” Those are just some of the phrases The Record columnist Mike Kelly used to describe Representative Leonard Lance’s State of the Union guest, New Jersey state Senator Mike Doherty, whose calling card […]

Recent polling shows voters want to hear a plan to reduce healthcare costs more than any other issue According to extensive excerpts of President Trump’s prepared remarks, he will completely ignore the issue of healthcare and its rising costs under this Republican Congress and White House. A recent Politico poll found that 59% of voters […]

Displaying the spinelessness he’s known for, vulnerable Republican Congressman John Faso is staying mum on whether he’ll campaign with President Trump in this year’s mid-term election. In a deep dive into Republican squeamishness with Trump, Politico Magazine reported that Faso “punted questions [on whether he’d campaign with Trump] to an aide who said he was […]

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT In case you missed it, NRCC Chairman Rep. Stivers could not name a single battleground district that he’d want President Trump to campaign in. “Rep. Stivers’ inability to name a swing district that he’d want the Republican President to campaign in points to President Trump’s toxicity across the entire battlefield, […]

IRVINE – Congressman Darrell Issa may be running away from a sure loss this fall in California’s 49th Congressional District, but that hasn’t stopped him from backing up President Trump’s attempts to terminate the Mueller investigation because it is ‘distracting’ the President. Kevin McCarthy doubled down this weekend, saying that there is ‘no need’ for […]

Koch Brothers plan to spend unprecedented amounts of money to defend imperiled Republican majority In case you missed it, the Koch brothers’ biggest fan Speaker Paul Ryan was jumping for joy this weekend at the opportunity to thank the billionaires for bankrolling his agenda. Specifically, he praised them for pushing an agenda that has proven […]

For the second time in nine months, the ACLU has warned Representative Ryan Costello that he may be violating his constituents’ constitutional rights. The warning relates to a bizarre incident earlier in the month, when Costello wrote a Facebook post accusing his opponent, Chrissy Houlahan, of sending her “associates” to photograph Costello and his family. […]