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On Easter Sunday, President Trump took to Twitter to officially rule out a future DACA deal. This comes despite promising for months that he wanted to see a DACA solution for the more than 800,000 DREAMers protected under this critical program. This morning, the DCCC is calling on every one of these vulnerable Republicans representing […]

In case you missed it, Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers refused to promise that she’d protect Social Security when asked at a town hall in her district. After McMorris Rodgers helped push through the GOP Tax Scam that will raise the deficit, setting the stage for cuts to Social Security, her constituents deserve to know where […]

You may have noticed that yesterday Rep. Peter Roskam took a bizarre victory lap, claiming a “win” for Illinois taxpayers who stood in line to prepay their 2017 property taxes. Here is what you need to know: These families – well the ones who could afford to – stood in line in record numbers to […]

Speaker Ryan’s Super PAC confirmed exactly how worried they are about the re-election chances of freshman Congressman and Wall Street ally, Ted Budd, when they announced this morning they’re parachuting in to put “boots on the ground” in North Carolina’s 13th District. This move comes as Democratic challenger Kathy Manning outraised Budd and ended the […]

It’s unlike Congressman Curbelo to miss the chance to call himself a fighter for DREAMers and a champion for immigrants. But since the Trump Administration announced they had ignored the recommendations of experts and added, for the first time since 1950, a question on citizenship to the US Census, the Congressman has not only been […]

With Congressman Ryan Costello’s retirement and rumors swirling about Speaker Ryan’s potential resignation, it’s worth a reminder that our Retirement Watch List has successfully predicted eight retirements before they happened: Frank LoBiondo (NJ-02) Rodney Frelinghuysen (NJ-11) Ryan Costello (PA-06) Patrick Meehan (PA-07) Charlie Dent (PA-15) Dave Reichert (WA-08) Ed Royce (CA-39) Ron DeSantis (FL-06)   […]

As vulnerable Rep. Mike Bishop readies himself for the most challenging election of his career, having been outraised in the past two quarters by a Democratic challenger while election forecasters shift this seat in favor of Democrats, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) released the following statement on his dim re-election prospects: “Mike Bishop can […]

In case you missed it, the nonpartisan election forecaster Cook Political Report shifted the race in Pennsylvania’s 6th Congressional District toward Democrats, moving the rating from Toss Up to Likely Democratic. Their analysis cited Congressman Ryan Costello’s retirement, Chrissy Houlahan’s strong candidacy and the far-right positions of her likely Republican opponent. “The fact that a […]

Upon the news that vulnerable Representative Ryan Costello will not seek reelection, DCCC Spokesman Evan Lukaske released the following statement: “Last year, NRCC Chairman Stivers singled out Congressman Costello’s race as a bellwether for whether Democrats could take back the majority, so Costello’s retirement is an ominous sign for Republican chances this November. Saddled with a […]

Before Denying Russia was Involved in the 2016 Election, Walters Paid $20k to Company Accused of Stealing Confidential Facebook Data IRVINE – Congresswoman Mimi Walters said it’s “debatable” foreign powers were involved in the 2016 elections (something that even Congressman Dana Rohrabacher acknowledges). Mimi Walters has voted time and time and time again to weaken […]