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NRCC: ICYMI - Historic Rise of 'New Generation' in Congress as Republicans Target Hispanic Voters
WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee posted the following news on Jan. 27, 2026:
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ICYMI: Historic rise of 'new generation' in Congress as Republicans target Hispanic voters
In case you missed it, a new report shows how House Republicans' rising generation of Hispanic candidates are making inroads with Hispanic communities to expand our majority in the House.
"Republicans aren't just talking about earning the trust of Hispanic voters, we're doing the work to build it. Our strong Hispanic candidates reflect their communities, understand the real challenges
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee posted the following news on Jan. 27, 2026:
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ICYMI: Historic rise of 'new generation' in Congress as Republicans target Hispanic voters
In case you missed it, a new report shows how House Republicans' rising generation of Hispanic candidates are making inroads with Hispanic communities to expand our majority in the House.
"Republicans aren't just talking about earning the trust of Hispanic voters, we're doing the work to build it. Our strong Hispanic candidates reflect their communities, understand the real challengesfacing working families, and are stepping up to grow a House majority focused on opportunity, security, and the American Dream." - NRCC Spokesman Christian Martinez
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House candidate predicts historic rise of 'new generation' in Congress as parties target key demographic (https://www.foxnews.com/politics/house-candidate-predicts-historic-rise-new-generation-congress-parties-key-demographic)
Fox News
Peter Pinedo
January 24, 2026
After making historic inroads with Hispanic voters in the last several election cycles, the Republican Party is going all in on winning the Latino vote this midterm election. The party, which currently holds a razor-thin majority in the House of Representatives, is confident that Hispanic voters will help it retain and shape the future of its majority both this November and in the years to come.
Longtime South Texas Democratic Judge Tano Tijerina told Fox News Digital during an interview that he and Hispanics are ready to buck the Democrats and embrace a "new generation" of political leadership.
Alongside former assistant U.S. attorney Eric Flores and former California mayor Kevin Lincoln, Tijerina is one of three Hispanic Republicans running to unseat Democrats in Congress whom President Donald Trump has endorsed. There are eight other Hispanic Republicans running in competitive, heavily Latino districts in border states, Texas, New Mexico and California.
If elected, these candidates will join an already influential group of Hispanics in Congress, including Reps. Maria Salazar, R-Fla., Monica De La Cruz, R-Texas, Nicole Malliotakis, R-N.Y., Juan Ciscomani, R-Ariz., and Gabe Evans, R-Colo.
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"Being a Democrat after so many years, I'm just sick and tired of seeing all the social issues that the Democrats are [promoting]. And I'm not the only one. That's why Webb County, that's why South Texas, voted for Trump plus 10 numbers."
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"For too long, Democrats took South Texas for granted, assuming our votes were virtually guaranteed, while they turned their backs on our values," said Flores, an Army veteran running as a Republican in the Texas Rio Grande Valley.
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Lincoln told Fox News Digital that Hispanic families in the California Central Valley are "feeling the crushing pressures of the affordability crisis driven by Democrats from Sacramento to Washington who put political ideology ahead of kitchen table issues."
"Generations of families like mine came to America in pursuit of the American Dream, and the Republican Party is earning their trust by working to restore the affordability and opportunity that allows working families to get ahead again," said Lincoln.
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Original text here: https://www.nrcc.org/2026/01/27/icymi-historic-rise-of-new-generation-in-congress-as-republicans-target-hispanic-voters/
Mich. Democratic Party: After Mike Rogers Said the Economy Was "Booming," U.S. Consumer Confidence Drops to Lowest Level Since 2014
LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 28 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release on Jan. 27, 2026:
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After Mike Rogers Said the Economy Was "Booming," U.S. Consumer Confidence Drops to Lowest Level Since 2014
After multi-millionaire Florida resident Mike Rogers claimed the economy was "booming" under Trump, new data released today by The Conference Board shows U.S. consumer confidence has plummeted to the lowest level since 2014, "surpassing [...] the depths of the pandemic recession in 2020." In write-in responses for the survey, consumers often fretted about "prices and inflation,
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LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 28 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release on Jan. 27, 2026:
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After Mike Rogers Said the Economy Was "Booming," U.S. Consumer Confidence Drops to Lowest Level Since 2014
After multi-millionaire Florida resident Mike Rogers claimed the economy was "booming" under Trump, new data released today by The Conference Board shows U.S. consumer confidence has plummeted to the lowest level since 2014, "surpassing [...] the depths of the pandemic recession in 2020." In write-in responses for the survey, consumers often fretted about "prices and inflation,oil and gas prices, and food and grocery prices," while "tariffs and trade, politics, and the labor market also rose in January, and references to health/insurance and war edged higher."
Reminder: Rogers is an out-of-touch, multi-millionaire Florida resident who mocked Michiganders' fears about the economy and rising costs.
* Price Hike Mike is running on an agenda that's spiking costs, from supporting Trump's reckless tariffs, to opposing the extension of ACA subsidies that help lower health care premiums for middle-class families--all while backing tax handouts for millionaires like himself.
* Rogers was caught at a campaign event "making fun of those who worry about higher prices" and argued they are "worth the financial strife being put on the American people."
* Rogers has falsely claimed that there is no inflation and "working families [are] not paying more" under Trump.
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Original text here: https://michigandems.com/after-mike-rogers-said-the-economy-was-booming-u-s-consumer-confidence-drops-to-lowest-level-since-2014/
ICYMI: Michigan Democratic Leaders Denounce Trump Republicans' Meddling in SD-35 Democratic Primary
LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 28 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release on Jan. 27, 2026:
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ICYMI: Michigan Democratic Leaders Denounce Trump Republicans' Meddling in SD-35 Democratic Primary
Today, Michigan Democratic leaders, including Michigan Democratic Party Chair Curtis Hertel, Representative Amos O'Neal, and Midland County Democratic Party Chair Jennifer Austin, held a video press conference denouncing Trump Republicans' meddling in the Senate District 35 Primary. This press conference follows a report from the Detroit News that a Trump-linked phony progressive
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LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 28 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release on Jan. 27, 2026:
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ICYMI: Michigan Democratic Leaders Denounce Trump Republicans' Meddling in SD-35 Democratic Primary
Today, Michigan Democratic leaders, including Michigan Democratic Party Chair Curtis Hertel, Representative Amos O'Neal, and Midland County Democratic Party Chair Jennifer Austin, held a video press conference denouncing Trump Republicans' meddling in the Senate District 35 Primary. This press conference follows a report from the Detroit News that a Trump-linked phony progressivegroup is running ads to influence the Democratic Primary in the Senate District 35 Special Election.
At the press conference, MDP Chair Hertel said, "We've come to expect this type of political trickery from Donald Trump and his allies - but that doesn't make it okay. Voters in the 35th District deserve to be able to make a decision without bogus ads from the MAGA Republicans trying to trick them."
Local State Representative Amos O'Neal criticized Republicans' voter suppression tactics and dirty tricks, saying, "We all know about the shameful voter suppression tactics and trickery that Republicans use to distort our democracy, just to attempt to hold onto power. Seeing those tactics used in Mid-Michigan is deeply, deeply disappointing. I'm here today to warn the voters in my community not to fall for these tricks. Stand up for democracy. Study up, research the candidates, talk to your neighbors, and decide for yourself. Don't let Donald Trump and his buddies decide for you."
Midland County Democratic Party Chair Jennifer Austin expressed confidence that these underhanded tactics won't work: "In this community, we value honesty. We value forthrightness. We value being who you are. These tactics, not a big surprise from anybody that's supporting Trump or involved with the Trump campaign, are underhanded and dishonest, and we won't stand for them."
On Saturday, the Detroit News reported that a newly-formed group calling itself "ProgressiveMI" was running digital ads and sending mailers in the State Senate District 35 Democratic Primary. An ad disclaimer showed that at least some of these ads were paid for by Majority Strategies, a Republican consulting firm that has worked for Donald Trump. The group's filings showed that it banked with Chain Bridge Bank, the go-to bank of Republican political entities - including for Donald Trump.
The Democratic Primary for the Senate District 35 Special Election is this coming Tuesday, February 3, 2026.
VIDEO HERE: https://youtu.be/fONLxPg5zsc
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Original text here: https://michigandems.com/icymi-michigan-democratic-leaders-denounce-trump-republicans-meddling-in-sd-35-democratic-primary/
ICYMI: Instead of Addressing Alabama's OB-GYN Shortage, the Trump Administration is Focusing on Using Robots to Provide Maternal Care
WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- The Democratic National Committee posted the following news release on Jan. 27, 2026:
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ICYMI: Instead of Addressing Alabama's OB-GYN Shortage, the Trump Administration is Focusing on Using Robots to Provide Maternal Care
Alabama doctors are raising the alarm following Donald Trump's recent health care roundtable, where disgraced Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz highlighted Alabama's plan to use robots -- yes, robots -- for ultrasounds instead of addressing the shortage of human OB-GYNs. Alabama has the highest maternal mortality
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- The Democratic National Committee posted the following news release on Jan. 27, 2026:
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ICYMI: Instead of Addressing Alabama's OB-GYN Shortage, the Trump Administration is Focusing on Using Robots to Provide Maternal Care
Alabama doctors are raising the alarm following Donald Trump's recent health care roundtable, where disgraced Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz highlighted Alabama's plan to use robots -- yes, robots -- for ultrasounds instead of addressing the shortage of human OB-GYNs. Alabama has the highest maternal mortalityrate in the country, and doctors warn that this proposal will do nothing to improve access to maternal care.
Alabama is facing a shortage of OB-GYNs, in part, due to Trump's Big Ugly Bill, which cuts Medicaid by nearly $1 trillion and puts five rural Alabama hospitals on the brink of closure. Trump's Big Ugly Bill and expiring ACA subsidies will also kick 150,000 Alabamians off their health care.
In response, DNC Communications Director Rosemary Boeglin released the following statement:
"Alabama women already face the highest maternal mortality rate in the country, and Donald Trump's cruel and dystopian policies will make this crisis even worse. The Trump administration should listen to Alabama doctors who know first-hand that robotic OBGYNs sound like a bad sci-fi novel, not a real health care plan. While Trump continues rolling back reproductive freedom and cutting women's health care, Democrats won't stop fighting for Alabama women."
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WVTM: Alabama's robotic ultrasound plan raises concerns from OB-GYNs
By Zoe Blair
* Dr. Mehmet Oz recently highlighted Alabama's plan to use robots for ultrasounds due to a shortage of OB-GYNs during a rural healthcare roundtable with White House officials, a statement that has sparked significant attention on social media.
* According to the grant proposal, Alabama intends to allocate some of the funding for digital obstetric regionalization and telerobotic ultrasound. However, OB-GYNs in the state expressed skepticism about the plan's effectiveness.
* "This won't take care of access to maternal care, it won't decrease the mortality rate," said Dr. LoRissia Autery, an OB-GYN at Walker Women's Specialists, who serves patients in five rural counties.
* She emphasized that while the maternal mortality rate is a significant issue, robotic ultrasounds are not the solution.
* "There may be a case where a mom may have no fluid and that patient needs to go to a hospital, but if you're in a part of the county that doesn't have a hospital that has obstetrical services, now you have to drive an hour to an hour and a half to receive those services from a physician that did not do the ultrasound," Autery said. "If she is an hour and a half away, I still have to wait on her to get here. For us, someone is always here all the time. We live here."
* "There's something to be said about just human reaction, touching someone, hugging them if they get bad news. For me, I want that. That's one of the reasons I actually went into OB-GYN is because we have continuity of care," she said.
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Original text here: https://democrats.org/news/icymi-instead-of-addressing-alabamas-ob-gyn-shortage-the-trump-administration-is-focusing-on-using-robots-to-provide-maternal-care/
DNC: New Poll - The Trump-Vance Economy Has Made a Middle-Class Lifestyle a Pipe Dream
WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- The Democratic National Committee posted the following news release on Jan. 27, 2026:
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NEW POLL: The Trump-Vance Economy Has Made a Middle-Class Lifestyle a Pipe Dream
In just one year, Donald Trump's disastrous economic policies have raised prices, eliminated good-paying jobs, and put homeownership out of reach for millions of everyday Americans. Now, Trump is attempting to save face by touring the country to boast about the same failed policies that sent the economy into a tailspin.
According to new polling from The New York Times, two-thirds of voters now believe
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- The Democratic National Committee posted the following news release on Jan. 27, 2026:
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NEW POLL: The Trump-Vance Economy Has Made a Middle-Class Lifestyle a Pipe Dream
In just one year, Donald Trump's disastrous economic policies have raised prices, eliminated good-paying jobs, and put homeownership out of reach for millions of everyday Americans. Now, Trump is attempting to save face by touring the country to boast about the same failed policies that sent the economy into a tailspin.
According to new polling from The New York Times, two-thirds of voters now believea middle-class lifestyle is out of reach for most people, and 77% say it is harder to achieve now than a generation ago. Nearly 60% also expressed concern about affording basic necessities, such as groceries, rent, and gas, while over 1-in-10 voters said they could not afford them at all. And a majority of voters believe that Trump's policies have made life less affordable for most Americans.
In response, DNC Rapid Response Director Kendall Witmer released the following statement:
"Millions of Americans believe the American dream is out of their reach because Donald Trump's economy has made an affordable, middle-class lifestyle a fantasy. Prices on groceries, gas, and rent are soaring, jobs are disappearing, health care premiums have more than doubled, and buying a home or a car feels out of reach. While Americans are forced to stretch their wallets to make ends meet, Trump is busy hosting black-tie events for his billionaire donors and building his gilded ballroom. As Trump turns his attention to everything except the struggles of working families, Democrats are ready to deliver for everyday Americans by lowering costs and making life more affordable."
Despite Trump claiming just last week that "people are doing very well," working families are being crushed by his reckless economic policies. A new report revealed that American consumers and importers -- not foreign exporters -- are bearing 96% of the costs of Trump's tariffs. Energy prices have skyrocketed, housing prices are soaring, and during Trump's first year back in office, families lost $1,625 due to Trump's tariffs, including $310 on grocery costs alone. A record share of Americans are also facing soaring car prices, as more than 20% of Americans agreed to pay more than $1,000 per month for a new car loan at the end of last year.
Nearly 70% of Americans are struggling to make ends meet -- it's no wonder Trump is 29 points underwater on his handling of the cost of living.
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Original text here: https://democrats.org/news/new-poll-the-trump-vance-economy-has-made-a-middle-class-lifestyle-a-pipe-dream/
DNC: Consumer Confidence To Lowest Point Since 2014 Under Donald Trump's Economy
WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- The Democratic National Committee posted the following news release on Jan. 27, 2026:
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Consumer Confidence To Lowest Point Since 2014 Under Donald Trump's Economy
New economic data released today shows that consumer confidence in January collapsed to the lowest level since May 2014. For 35-54 year olds, consumer confidence fell to the lowest since November 2013. Consumer confidence overall fell short of estimates as Americans expressed frustration with Donald Trump's tanking economy and hollowed-out job market.
Millions of Americans blame Trump for causing high
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- The Democratic National Committee posted the following news release on Jan. 27, 2026:
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Consumer Confidence To Lowest Point Since 2014 Under Donald Trump's Economy
New economic data released today shows that consumer confidence in January collapsed to the lowest level since May 2014. For 35-54 year olds, consumer confidence fell to the lowest since November 2013. Consumer confidence overall fell short of estimates as Americans expressed frustration with Donald Trump's tanking economy and hollowed-out job market.
Millions of Americans blame Trump for causing highprices on oil, gas, food, and groceries, and the tanking job market. It's no surprise that consumers are pessimistic about the economy, and household debt is at an all-time high: Because of Trump's tariffs, families have already paid an extra $1,625.
In response, DNC Rapid Response Director Kendall Witmer released the following statement:
"Donald Trump has tanked the economy for working families, making the cost-of-living an inescapable hell for millions of Americans. Everyday Americans are drowning under the weight of rising costs, flat wages, high unemployment, and record layoffs -- it's no wonder they're concerned about making ends meet. Trump and his dedicated foot soldier, JD Vance, haven't done anything to help. He's continuing his disastrous trade war and making historic cuts to health care and food assistance while giving massive tax breaks to his wealthy donors. Everyday Americans are struggling to get by in Trump's economy, while billionaires and corporations get ahead -- and they know who's to blame."
Americans are sick of Trump's economy. Consumers and importers are bearing 96% of the costs of Trump's tariffs, energy prices have skyrocketed, housing prices are soaring, health care spending is up a staggering 25.6%, and the costs of prescription drugs continue to rise for everyday Americans. On top of that, U.S. employers announced more than 1.2 million job cuts in 2025 as it keeps getting harder for Americans to find a job.
It's no wonder 53% of U.S. adults said the economy has become somewhat or much worse off since Trump became president again, and two-thirds of voters now believe a middle-class lifestyle is out of reach for most people.
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Original text here: https://democrats.org/news/new-consumer-confidence-to-lowest-point-since-2014-under-donald-trumps-economy/
DNC Chair Ken Martin Statement on Holocaust Remembrance Day
WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- The Democratic National Committee posted the following statement on Jan. 27, 2026:
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DNC Chair Ken Martin Statement on Holocaust Remembrance Day
In recognition of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, DNC Chair Ken Martin released the following statement:
"Every year, on the anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp, we remember the six million Jewish people and the millions of others who were systematically targeted and murdered by the Nazis during the Holocaust, one of the darkest times in human history. Today, amid a dwindling
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- The Democratic National Committee posted the following statement on Jan. 27, 2026:
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DNC Chair Ken Martin Statement on Holocaust Remembrance Day
In recognition of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, DNC Chair Ken Martin released the following statement:
"Every year, on the anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp, we remember the six million Jewish people and the millions of others who were systematically targeted and murdered by the Nazis during the Holocaust, one of the darkest times in human history. Today, amid a dwindlingnumber of survivors and individuals with firsthand memories of the Holocaust, we further our resolve to eliminate bigotry and antisemitism whenever we see it by turning the words 'never again' into reality. We do this by calling out prejudice, stepping up enforcement and accountability of hate crimes, and supporting our neighbors no matter their religion, ethnicity, or nationality."
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Original text here: https://democrats.org/news/dnc-chair-ken-martin-statement-on-holocaust-remembrance-day/
