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Last month, Mike Lawler joined JD Vance and Elon Musk in eliminating $33 million in community project funding for New York’s 17th Congressional District. Lawler’s vote cut funding for new police vehicles, water safety, pedestrian walkways, and infrastructure improvements. According to new reporting from LoHud, Lawler held a press conference showcasing his “secured” funding just weeks before the 2024 election. […]

Democrats challenge Trump’s attempt to violate the Constitution and multiple federal laws, and attack the rights of married women, members of the military, and mail voters In response to Trump’s illegal Executive Order that attempts to suppress voters, upend voter registration systems and hand over sensitive information to DOGE, stop states from counting eligible mail ballots, and […]

After Major Upset for PA Republicans in State Senate Race, Trump Rushes to Save Perry with Endorsement It’s been a rough week for the national Republican Party. First, Democrats flipped Pennsylvania Senate District 36 from red to blue, an “astonishing upset” after Trump carried the district by 15 points last year and considering that a […]

Today, DCCC Communications Director Courtney Rice sent the following statement in response to the White House pulling Elise Stefanik’s nomination to be U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations: “Despite NY-21 being a Trump +20 seat, Republicans and Donald Trump knew they were on track to lose the special election because of their deeply unpopular, disastrous […]

Insider NJ: Kean Phones in ‘Townhall’ with No Live Questions Tom Kean Jr. — no stranger to dodging questions from his own constituents and the press — refused to answer live questions from the people he represents during a so-called town hall last night. Insider NJ reports: “Thomas H. Kean’s ‘telephone’ town hall Wednesday night included no one asking questions […]

In response to Trump’s Executive Order to disenfranchise millions of legal voters including military members serving overseas and married women who have changed their names, weaken America’s elections, and grant DOGE and Elon Musk unfettered access to the nation’s voter rolls, DCCC Chair Suzan DelBene, DNC Chair Ken Martin, and DSCC Chair Kirsten Gillibrand released […]

Axios: “The economic vibes have taken a decisive turn for the worse” New reporting reveals consumers’ short-term confidence in income, business conditions, and the labor market has dropped to a 12-year low — well below the level that typically indicates an impending recession. The House Republican plan to fix it? Enact the largest cut to Medicaid in history […]

Business Insider: Lawmakers were set to bring over $15 billion back to their home states. Then Congress passed the GOP’s government funding bill. Vulnerable House Republicans voted to advance a far-right spending package that would eliminate Community Project Funding for the very communities they were elected to represent. According to new reporting from Business Insider, lawmakers from […]

As the fallout of Trump’s national security team casually leaking sensitive military details and war plans on an unsecure messaging app continues, House Republicans like Maria Elvira Salazar are desperate to avoid the truth about the Trump administration’s dangerous breach of security. Salazar, who has a history of embarrassing interviews, callously dismissed the serious threat the leaked […]

KFF Health News: Bill That Congressman Says Protects Medicaid Doesn’t — And Would Likely Require Cutting It Congressman Nick LaLota lied to Long Islanders last month, according to a new report from KFF Health News and PolitiFact. In a video posted on his official YouTube page, LaLota said, “On February 25, I voted yes on a budget resolution […]