MIAMI — In a rare election year shake-up, Florida Democrats voted Sunday to permanently remove Miami-Dade County Democratic Party chair Robert Dempster from his post, after state party chair Nikki Fried suspended him earlier this month. In a meeting stretching nearly seven hours, Dempster and Franklin County Chair Carol Barfield were removed from their elected… Continue reading In battleground Miami-Dade County, Democrats battle each other
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Democrats Slam Gas Industry’s Gutting Of Green Building Codes
WASHINGTON ― Four high-ranking congressional Democrats condemned a decision the private entity that sets the country’s default homebuilding guidelines made this week, which will gut requirements for new houses and offices to include the wiring for electric heaters, EV chargers and solar panels. In November, trade associations representing the natural gas industry launched 11th-hour appeals… Continue reading Democrats Slam Gas Industry’s Gutting Of Green Building Codes
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro to headline New Hampshire Democrats’ convention
The New Hampshire Democratic Party announced Tuesday that Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro will headline its convention next month, marking the first-term governor’s initial visit to an early nominating state. Shapiro plans to tout his support for President Joe Biden’s re-election while talking up electoral wins in his state, including last year’s landslide victory over Republican… Continue reading Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro to headline New Hampshire Democrats’ convention
Virginia Democrats raise alarms that Gov. Glenn Youngkin could be building toward a national bid
Virginia Democrats are worried the national party isn’t doing enough to stop Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin, raising alarm bells that he could try to use wins on the state level to pull Virginia to the right and, potentially, mount a presidential bid. Chief among their worries is this fall’s legislative elections. Every single seat in… Continue reading Virginia Democrats raise alarms that Gov. Glenn Youngkin could be building toward a national bid
More women than men have college degrees. That’s good news for Democrats.
WASHINGTON — In the next few weeks college students will be flowing back onto campuses and the data show there will be a lot more women than men in lecture halls. That continues a trend that analysts have been seeing for years now and it is reshaping the country and its politics. On the most… Continue reading More women than men have college degrees. That’s good news for Democrats.
Trump may not be headed to next week’s Republican debate, but Democrats will be there
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump still hasn’t said whether he will show up for the first Republican primary debate in Milwaukee next week, but Democrats plan to be there and talk about the former president either way. President Joe Biden’s re-election campaign will have a significant presence on the ground and on the airwaves, according to… Continue reading Trump may not be headed to next week’s Republican debate, but Democrats will be there
Justice Democrats Faces More Staff Reduction In Latest Layoffs
The prominent progressive group Justice Democrats laid off three more members of its staff this week, adding to a contraction of its workforce that began in mid-July. Departing staff members held either administrative roles or positions at the group’s political nonprofit arm, Organize for Justice, according to Usamah Andrabi, a spokesperson for the group, which… Continue reading Justice Democrats Faces More Staff Reduction In Latest Layoffs
Joe Manchin Walks Tightrope On Democrats’ Big Climate Law
The Inflation Reduction Act wouldn’t be law without Joe Manchin. The Democratic senator from West Virginia shocked everyone in Washington last year when he, in a reversal, announced his support for the historic climate and health legislation, giving President Joe Biden a huge legislative victory that has unleashed a “manufacturing renaissance” and created thousands of… Continue reading Joe Manchin Walks Tightrope On Democrats’ Big Climate Law
Republicans Using Hunter Biden As Distraction From Trump, Democrats Say
WASHINGTON — Republicans have repeatedly claimed that the Biden administration has wielded the Justice Department to distract from their investigation into the Biden family. On Wednesday, Democrats on the House Oversight Committee, led by Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.), released a report arguing that actually, it’s Republicans who are using their investigation of Hunter Biden to… Continue reading Republicans Using Hunter Biden As Distraction From Trump, Democrats Say
Democrats aren’t the only ones voting for abortion rights, Ohio shows
WASHINGTON — The fallout from the Supreme Court’s 2022 Dobbs decision continued last week in Ohio where voters defeated a plan that would have made it more difficult to change the state constitution, with an amendment aimed at securing abortion rights on the ballot this fall. For years abortion has been thought of as a… Continue reading Democrats aren’t the only ones voting for abortion rights, Ohio shows