April 27, 2024

Dem Chicago Alderman: Sanctuary Cities See Migrant Surge as ‘Cash Cow’ to Get Money from Feds

On Thursday’s broadcast of “NewsNation Live,” Chicago Alderman and Democratic U.S. House candidate Raymond Lopez stated that large cities, including sanctuary cities like Chicago, view the migrant crisis as “the next cash cow, to be perfectly honest, the way they saw COVID. They’re not trying to get any kind of resolution to the border crisis.”

Dem Rep. Himes: Hamas Steals Aid, But Israel Needs to Get More Aid in

On Wednesday’s broadcast of “CNN Newsroom,” Rep. Jim Himes (D-CT) stated that Hamas “has a long history of stealing aid,” and “needs to stop that” but Israel also should inspect land shipments of aid much faster so more aid can get in and praised the U.S. airdropping aid into Gaza. Himes said, “Look, the humanitarian

Dem Rep. Meeks: I’ve Talked About Getting Money to UNRWA by Proxy, ‘Very Upset’ Congress Defunded It

On Saturday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “The Weekend,” House Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-NY) said he is “very upset” about the government funding bill stripping funding for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) over accusations that multiple UNRWA employees participated in the October 7 attack because they’re the

Dem Rep. Robert Garcia: Thinking of Immigration as a Security Issue Means We Can’t See It as Economic Necessity

On Friday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “The Last Word,” Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA) said that because we’ve lumped immigration in with border security, we can’t think of immigration as an economic necessity because it’s viewed as a security issue. Host Ali Velshi said, “Congressman, I’m always — I’m concerned about, in this country, we have, accidentally

Dem Sen. Bennet: Iran Has More Power Than Before, But There’s Blame on Trump, Obama Too

During an interview aired on Tuesday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Special Report,” Sen. Michael Bennet (D-CO) stated that “there should be criticism of administrations on both sides of the aisle” over how they handled Iran, and Iran has “been able to forge influence in the region that is much more substantial than anything

Dem Rep. Slotkin: Biden’s Addressing Lefty Critics by Breaking Usual Practice with Israel

On Friday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Situation Room,” 2src24 U.S. Senate candidate Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) said that President Joe Biden is addressing left-wing critics of his Israel policy by having conversations with Israel that are typically done in private in public. She also stated, “I think that the President is being earnest when he’s saying

Dem Gov. Walz: ‘General Malaise’ Attached to Biden Due to Inflation, But Eggs Are Up Due to Bird Flu

On Thursday’s broadcast of NBC’s “MTP Now,” Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) stated that “prices are still up. So, there’s kind of a general malaise that gets attached to the president.” But egg prices are up “because of bird flu, because of some of the things that have happened, and a president gets attached to

Dem Gov. Walz: Biden’s Addressing Lefty Critics of Israel-Hamas Policy with Ceasefire Resolution

On Thursday’s broadcast of NBC’s “MTP Now,” Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) stated that President Joe Biden’s calls for a two-state solution and activity on a ceasefire resolution at the United Nations are him addressing criticism from the left on his handling of the Israel-Hamas conflict. Host Yamiche Alcindor asked, “Well, there is, though, this

Fetterman: New Jersey’s Dem Primary Is ‘Really Not True Democracy’

On Friday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Lead,” Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) — who has endorsed Rep. Andy Kim (D-NJ) in the race for Sen. Robert Menendez’s (D-NJ) seat — criticized the system in that primary as “really not true democracy” because county party leaders in most counties can give a candidate favorable ballot position and

Biden Co-Chair, Dem Sen. Coons: Biden Acting on Border Has ‘Been Considered,’ I Think It’s Not ‘Best Step’

On Thursday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Special Report,” Biden Campaign Co-Chair Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE) responded to a question on whether President Joe Biden will issue executive orders on immigration by stating that while executive orders have “been considered,” “I continue to think that the best step for us to take is to

Dem Sen. Baldwin: Going to the Left of Roe to Ban States from Passing Laws that ‘Interfere with’ Abortion Is on Ballot

On Wednesday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “The Last Word,” Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) stated that abortion is on the ballot in the 2024 elections, her election is the best example of this, and pointed to her “effort to restore Roe v. Wade to our national laws, and take the additional step of making sure that states

Dem Rep. Goldman: Garland Helped Special Counsel Engage in Smear of Biden

On Tuesday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Deadline: White House,” Rep. Dan Goldman (D-NY) stated that former Special Counsel Robert Hur engaged in a political smear campaign against President Joe Biden “and this also goes to” Attorney General Merrick Garland, “who ultimately did release the report without the transcript.” Host Nicolle Wallace asked, “When I read the

Dem Rep. Sherman: Biden Doesn’t Need to Act on Border, Blaming Trump Is ‘All You Need’

On NewsNation’s Super Tuesday, Rep. Brad Sherman (D-CA) responded to a question on whether President Joe Biden needs to take executive action on the border to reclaim the issue by stating that 2src24 Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump tanking the Senate border bill is “all you need to say.” Co-host Leland Vittert asked

Dem Rep. Moulton: Border, Israel, and Ukraine Are Important, But We Need Citizenship for DACA Kids

On Friday’s broadcast of CNN International’s “State of the Race,” Rep. Seth Moulton (D-MA) stated that Israel and Ukraine funding are important and border security needs to be tightened, but House Speaker Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA) is “catering to the extremists” by putting them together because it doesn’t include “a pathway to citizenship for kids

Dem Sen. Padilla: Israel, Ukraine Money Shouldn’t Be Hostage for Border, We Should Have My Amnesty in There

On Thursday’s broadcast of ABC’s “GMA3,” Sen. Alex Padilla (D-CA) stated that he doesn’t think Israel and Ukraine money “should necessarily be held hostage for” border and immigration policy, but also lamented the lack of protections or a path to legal status for some people in the country illegally in the talks. Padilla said, “[F]or

Dem Rep. Gonzalez: We Need to Raise Asylum Standard at Border, Have ‘Expedited Removals’

On Wednesday’s broadcast of “CNN News Central,” Rep. Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX) argued that Democrats do need to be stronger on the border, and the fear level for asylum claims at the border should be raised and there should be “expedited” hearings and removals for asylum claims. Gonzalez said that while he thinks the actions of

Dem Rep. Moskowitz: Biden, Dems Were ‘Late’ and ‘Slow’ to Act on Border, But We Want to Act Now

On Wednesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Lead,” Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-FL) criticized Republicans for rejecting the reported border deal, but also acknowledged that “the Biden administration and Democrats were slow” to act on the border and Republicans “have been highlighting the border for a long time, and we were late to start addressing it.” Moskowitz

Dem Rep. Moulton: Israel Stopped Listening to Biden After Delaying Invasion Based on His Advice

On Thursday’s “CNN News Central,” Rep. Seth Moulton (D-MA) stated that Israel listened to the Biden administration at the beginning of the war with Hamas and “They delayed the invasion based on administration advice to take it more slowly, to devise a better plan before they went into Gaza. But it’s hard to say that

What the Senate Dem campaign chief thinks about their tough 2024 races

DSCC Chair Gary Peters spoke to POLITICO about how he’s planning to maintain Democrats’ slim majority in the upper chamber next year. | Jemal Countess/Getty Images for JDRF Sen. Gary Peters, the chair of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, pulled off a major upset by helping to reelect every Democratic incumbent in 2src22. But 2src24

Dem Rep. Goldman: There’s Been Antisemitism on Right, Now We’ve Seen Latent Left-Wing Antisemitism Going Public

On Friday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Lead,” Rep. Dan Goldman (D-NY) stated that there has been antisemitism among the far right, and “What we have seen over the last six weeks is a latent antisemitism bubbling over into the public sphere that’s coming from the far fringe left.” Goldman said, “Well, we’ve known there’s been

Dem Rep. Pingree: People Don’t Hunt with ‘Military-Style Assault Weapon with Multiple Ammunition with It’

On Thursday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “All In,” Rep. Chellie Pingree (D-ME) stated that Maine does have a lot of guns, “But if you’re going hunting for a deer, you’re not taking a military-style assault weapon with multiple ammunition with it.” And that the one thing that was out of place in the Lewiston shooting “was an

Nolte: OH Dem Sherrod Brown’s Campaign Spent Thousands on Luxury Dining, Hotels

Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) is in a tough reelection campaign and is still spending thousands on luxury dining and hotels. During the just-completed financial third quarter, Brown’s reelection campaign raised $5.8 million and spent more than $12,000 on luxury restaurants and more than $4,000 at fancy hotels — two

California Dem calls McCarthy ‘a spectator speaker’

Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) said the problem is that Speaker Kevin McCarthy is “only worried about his own job and keeping it” rather than those of Americans who would be impacted by the government shutdown. | Francis Chung/POLITICO Kevin McCarthy may have the title of House speaker but there are other Republicans holding the reins

House Dem: Bob Menendez should resign

Rep. Dean Phillips (D-Minn.), one of the more moderate members of the House Democratic caucus, has consistently called for aging politicians to move on from public life. An increasing number of House Democrats on Friday joined fellow party members calling on New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez to resign as he faces an indictment that alleges

‘Squad’ Dem Jamaal Bowman offers bizarre response after pulling fire alarm: ‘open the door’

Rep. Jamaal Bowman’s, D-N.Y., chief of staff confirmed that the congressman pulled a fire alarm in a congressional office building Saturday, and said that Bowman “regrets any confusion” over the incident. The House Administration committee announced that an investigation into the situation, which happened in the Cannon Building, is underway. Sources also told Fox News […]

Dem Rep. Gomez: ‘I Haven’t Seen’ Email Taking Joe Biden’s Name off Warrant, It ‘Probably Has Nothing to Do with’ Him

On Thursday’s broadcast of “CNN News Central,” Rep. Jimmy Gomez (D-CA) laughed off an email released by Republicans showing that Assistant U.S. Attorney Lesley Wolf requested that Joe Biden’s name be removed from a search warrant before admitting that he hadn’t actually seen the email, but it “probably has nothing to do with Joe Biden. I

Dem Rep. Gonzalez: Mexico Needs to Be Sanctioned if It Doesn’t Stop Migrant Flow

On Monday’s edition of NBC’s “Meet the Press NOW,” Rep. Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX) stated that Mexico has not been a good neighbor to the U.S. and the Biden administration needs to threaten the Mexican government with sanctions if Mexico fails to secure its own southern border and stop the flow of migrants before it reaches

Dem Rep. Slotkin: Inflation Hurting Auto Workers Helped Set the Scene for Auto Talks

On Thursday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Inside Politics,” Rep. and U.S. Senate candidate Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) stated that “the scene for these negotiations” between automakers and the UAW was set by large profits for auto companies and the fact that “people who are working at those facilities…are struggling and have less money in their pockets because

Virginia Dem who livestreamed racy sex videos says she’s a victim. Is she right?

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The bizarre story of Susanna Gibson and her candidacy for a seat in the House of Delegates has occupied much of the conversations around Virginia, where I live.  The Democratic nominee was exposed recently by the Washington Post for streaming sex acts on a site called Chaturbate for […]

Former Biden White House aide wins crowded primary for safe Dem seat in Rhode Island

Gabe Amo prevailed over nearly a dozen other Democrats. | Amo Campaign via AP Gabe Amo is on a path to become his state’s first person of color in Congress after Democrats nominated him for Rhode Island’s 1st Congressional District on Tuesday. “It is not lost on me that I stand on the shoulders of

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