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Statement From DNC Chair Ken Martin on the Developments in the January 6 Pipe Bomb Case
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- The Democratic National Committee posted the following news release:
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Statement from DNC Chair Ken Martin on the Developments in the January 6 Pipe Bomb Case
DNC Chair Ken Martin released the following statement in response to reported developments in the investigation into the pipe bombs placed at the DNC and RNC on the eve of the January 6, 2021 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol:
"We are grateful to the law enforcement officers who have dedicated years to investigating the pipe bombs planted at the Democratic and Republican National Committee headquarters on the
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- The Democratic National Committee posted the following news release:
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Statement from DNC Chair Ken Martin on the Developments in the January 6 Pipe Bomb Case
DNC Chair Ken Martin released the following statement in response to reported developments in the investigation into the pipe bombs placed at the DNC and RNC on the eve of the January 6, 2021 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol:
"We are grateful to the law enforcement officers who have dedicated years to investigating the pipe bombs planted at the Democratic and Republican National Committee headquarters on theeve of the January 6th insurrection. Those responsible for this horrific act must be brought to justice, and political violence should never be accepted in America."
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Original text here: https://democrats.org/news/statement-from-dnc-chair-ken-martin-on-the-developments-in-the-january-6-pipe-bomb-case/
RATINGS CHANGE: Inside Elections Shifts FL-07 Towards Democrats As Issues Continue to Mount for Cory Mills
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release:
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RATINGS CHANGE: Inside Elections Shifts FL-07 Towards Democrats As Issues Continue to Mount for Cory Mills
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Today, Inside Elections announced that it is shifting its predictions for Florida's 7th Congressional District towards Democrats.
This announcement follows Republicans' embarrassing underperformance in Tennessee on Tuesday, having spent $3.3 million only to underperform in a Trump +22 district by 13 points - a margin that puts Florida's 7th Congressional District squarely
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release:
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RATINGS CHANGE: Inside Elections Shifts FL-07 Towards Democrats As Issues Continue to Mount for Cory Mills
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Today, Inside Elections announced that it is shifting its predictions for Florida's 7th Congressional District towards Democrats.
This announcement follows Republicans' embarrassing underperformance in Tennessee on Tuesday, having spent $3.3 million only to underperform in a Trump +22 district by 13 points - a margin that puts Florida's 7th Congressional District squarelyin play.
Inside Elections cites Cory Mills' litany of scandals and the fact that he is hemorrhaging support from members of his own party.
Take a look at this abridged list of some of the allegations, accusations, and legal troubles facing Cory Mills...
* Failure to pay over $85,000 in rent for his luxury D.C. penthouse
* A restraining order granted to his ex-girlfriend who claimed Mills threatened revenge porn against her and violence against her future partners
* Allegations that he hired sex workers and endangered lives on his claim-to-fame Afghanistan "rescue mission"
* An ethics probe unveiling evidence alleging that Mills illegally held government contracts as a member of Congress
* A second ethics investigation alleging Mills illegally funneled corporate money to his campaign
* An official House Ethics investigation
* First-hand reports from veterans that accuse Mills of stolen valor
* Questionable records recounting Mills' military service
* Refusing to disclose which foreign countries his company sells weapons to as he sits on the House Armed Services Committee
DCCC Spokesperson Madison Andrus :
"The clock is running out for Cory Mills. In November, Floridians are going to elect a member of Congress who will actually fight for them and the issues they care about - and not treat Florida's 7th Congressional District as a 'get out of jail free' card."
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Original text here: https://dccc.org/%f0%9f%9a%a8-ratings-change%f0%9f%9a%a8-inside-elections-shifts-fl-07-towards-democrats-as-issues-continue-to-mount-for-cory-mills/
NEW POLL: Mike Lawler Will Be Blamed if ACA Tax Credits Expire
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release:
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NEW POLL: Mike Lawler Will Be Blamed if ACA Tax Credits Expire
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KFF Poll also finds 7 in 10 Republican voters support extending the tax credits
Voters will punish Mike Lawler and House Republicans if they fail to extend the ACA tax credits before they expire at the end of the year, according to a new poll from KFF.
The poll also found 58% of people with health insurance from the Affordable Care Act would not be able to afford a $300 increase in premium. H ealth care premiums
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release:
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NEW POLL: Mike Lawler Will Be Blamed if ACA Tax Credits Expire
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KFF Poll also finds 7 in 10 Republican voters support extending the tax credits
Voters will punish Mike Lawler and House Republicans if they fail to extend the ACA tax credits before they expire at the end of the year, according to a new poll from KFF.
The poll also found 58% of people with health insurance from the Affordable Care Act would not be able to afford a $300 increase in premium. H ealth care premiumsare expected to skyrocket for 450,000 New Yorkers - with some families facing $10,000 annual premium increases.
Lawler recently wrote a phony letter to Mike Johnson saying Congress should act to extend the ACA tax credits and make health care more affordable, but has refused to take any real action.
214 of Lawler's colleagues have signed onto a discharge petition to extend the ACA tax credits for three years and prevent skyrocketing premiums.
Hudson Valley families deserve to know: Why hasn't Lawler?
DCCC Spokesperson Riya Vashi:
"The clock is ticking for Mike Lawler to take action on fixing the Republican health care crisis, but he is refusing to act. Lawler will be held accountable for his cruelty next year."
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Original text here: https://dccc.org/new-poll-mike-lawler-will-be-blamed-if-aca-tax-credits-expire/
N.C. Democratic Party: Pressed On Lack Of Federal Helene Aid, Whatley Lies About Recovery Efforts
RALEIGH, North Carolina, Dec. 5 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party issued the following news:
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VIDEO: Pressed On Lack Of Federal Helene Aid, Whatley Lies About Recovery Efforts
"Recovery Czar" Michael Whatley was asked about his failure to deliver federal aid to Western North Carolina, and in typical DC insider fashion, Whatley lied about the state of Helene recovery efforts.
WATCH: https://x.com/BryanRAnderson/status/1995890600604758330?s=20
Whatley [00:15]: "Whether it's housing assistance or small business assistance, it's cleaning up the debris, it's making sure that we're rebuilding
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RALEIGH, North Carolina, Dec. 5 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party issued the following news:
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VIDEO: Pressed On Lack Of Federal Helene Aid, Whatley Lies About Recovery Efforts
"Recovery Czar" Michael Whatley was asked about his failure to deliver federal aid to Western North Carolina, and in typical DC insider fashion, Whatley lied about the state of Helene recovery efforts.
WATCH: https://x.com/BryanRAnderson/status/1995890600604758330?s=20
Whatley [00:15]: "Whether it's housing assistance or small business assistance, it's cleaning up the debris, it's making sure that we're rebuildingour roads and our bridges [...] I am not going to forget Western North Carolina."
The truth is that only 11 percent of needs have been met in Western North Carolina, and local governments are struggling as they wait for aid. Western North Carolinians have "express[ed] anger" about Whatley being "absent" and have called on him to be fired from the FEMA Review Council.
"Anyone who has been to Western North Carolina or talked to a Western North Carolinian lately knows that 'recovery czar' Michael Whatley has completely failed to do his job and deliver the relief that was promised to Helene victims," said Mallory Payne, senior communications advisor at the North Carolina Democratic Party. " No matter what lies he tells, North Carolinians know DC insider and political hack Whatley has left them behind."
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Original text here: https://www.ncdp.org/media/video-pressed-on-lack-of-federal-helene-aid-whatley-lies-about-recovery-efforts/
Mich. Democratic Party: One Year Later - Duggan's MAGA-Funded Campaign on Road to Nowhere
LANSING, Michigan, Dec. 5 -- The Michigan Democratic Party posted the following news release:
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One Year Later: Duggan's MAGA-Funded Campaign on Road to Nowhere
It's been an entire year since Mike Duggan launched his self-serving campaign to nowhere, and ever since, he's been courting MAGA megadonors, defending Republican cuts to health care, refusing to condemn threats of political violence, and has no path to victory.
While Republicans are causing costs to skyrocket and forcing people to lose their health care, Duggan is "now echoing conservative rhetoric" and questions have swirled
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LANSING, Michigan, Dec. 5 -- The Michigan Democratic Party posted the following news release:
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One Year Later: Duggan's MAGA-Funded Campaign on Road to Nowhere
It's been an entire year since Mike Duggan launched his self-serving campaign to nowhere, and ever since, he's been courting MAGA megadonors, defending Republican cuts to health care, refusing to condemn threats of political violence, and has no path to victory.
While Republicans are causing costs to skyrocket and forcing people to lose their health care, Duggan is "now echoing conservative rhetoric" and questions have swirledaround his "political realignment."
"A whole year has passed on Mike Duggan's self-serving campaign, and all he's shown is that his top priority is putting himself, his MAGA donors, and corrupt insiders first," said Michigan Democratic Party Chair Curtis Hertel. "Time and again over the past year, Duggan has staked out harmful and extreme positions that are deeply wrong for Michigan--like shamelessly defending Trump's cuts to health care, courting MAGA mega-donors, and refusing to condemn threats of political violence. While Donald Trump and Republicans are wreaking havoc on our state and economy, it's clear that Mike Duggan can't be trusted to stand up for Michigan."
Let's look back on what Duggan has been up to the last year:
* Duggan has raked in MAGA money from a laundry list of Republican megadonors and Trump loyalists:
* Some of Duggan's major donors include Ron Weiser, the former chair of the Michigan Republican Party who led the push to pass Right-to-Work laws; J.C. Huizenga, who's a multimillionaire charter school profiteer; and Richard Baird, a top aide to former Republican Gov. Rick Snyder who was criminally charged for his role in the Flint water crisis.
* Duggan is "now echoing conservative rhetoric" and has directly credited and lauded the Trump Administration.
* Duggan's campaign "deflected questions about Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill' that cost Michigan more than $1 billion" while he has "disproportionately" attacked Democrats rather than Republicans.
* When a hospital leader expressed concern about Republican cuts to health care, Duggan defended the cuts and said "these Medicaid cuts are not as bad as they look."
* Duggan's campaign then tried to claim he was opposed to the Republican health care cuts, but couldn't provide any examples of him speaking out against them and the "Metro Times couldn't find an instance in which Duggan spoke out against the Medicaid cuts."
* While Elon Musk was dismantling the federal government, Duggan said that the first thing he would do if elected governor is "go see Elon Musk." Duggan then shared a post about starting a new political party with Musk.
* Duggan got tied up in knots over his coziness with Musk--at first, his campaign didn't return requests for comment from NOTUS on if he'd accept support from Musk, and then they dodged a question from The Detroit Metro Times by saying, "We will discuss internally and get back to you when we can." After a few hours, they tried to walk back Duggan's online footsie with Musk by saying that the "injection of a third party would add to the chaos."
* New reporting brought to light the vicious and aggressive union-busting and other anti-labor tactics against nurses and medical lab workers that took place under Duggan when he led the Detroit Medical Center.
* Duggan stonewalled and dismissed nurses and health care workers who sought equal pay and attempted to unionize under poor working conditions "through surveillance, retaliation, interrogations, banning pro-union literature, and attempts to reclassify nurses as supervisors to disqualify them from the union vote."
* And last week, Duggan repeatedly refused to condemn Donald Trump's threats of execution and political violence against lawmakers.
* His campaign spokesperson doubled down and refused to defend Senator Slotkin by saying that Trump's threats of violence were just "DC chaos"
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Original text here: https://michigandems.com/one-year-later-duggans-maga-funded-campaign-on-road-to-nowhere/
DNC: Donald Trump Calls Affordability a "Hoax," Meanwhile, His "Affordability Czar" is Nowhere to Be Found
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- The Democratic National Committee posted the following news release on Dec. 3, 2025:
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Donald Trump Calls Affordability a "Hoax," Meanwhile, His "Affordability Czar" is Nowhere to be Found
Last night, POLITICO reported that eight months after the Trump administration announced an "Affordability Czar," the appointment "never materialized." Back in March, Trump and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent promised to appoint an "Affordability Czar" to focus on lowering costs, but no one has been appointed, and there seems to be no clear plan to bring prices down for everyday
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- The Democratic National Committee posted the following news release on Dec. 3, 2025:
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Donald Trump Calls Affordability a "Hoax," Meanwhile, His "Affordability Czar" is Nowhere to be Found
Last night, POLITICO reported that eight months after the Trump administration announced an "Affordability Czar," the appointment "never materialized." Back in March, Trump and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent promised to appoint an "Affordability Czar" to focus on lowering costs, but no one has been appointed, and there seems to be no clear plan to bring prices down for everydayAmericans.
And yesterday, Trump dismissed Americans' growing concerns about affordability -- saying, "affordability is a hoax" and declaring that he "fixed" inflation.
In response, DNC Chair Ken Martin released the following statement:
"It's 'help wanted' for the American people. Donald Trump has failed to even try to fulfill his promise to 'lower costs on Day One.' Now his message to everyday Americans is that higher prices and mass layoffs are a 'hoax.' Under Trump's watch, Americans are facing inflation and disappearing jobs -- and he can't even pretend that he cares or follow through on his promises to address affordability. Meanwhile, he continues to find more and more ways to help out his billionaire buddies. Voters have had enough of Trump's bullshit, and he knows it."
Trump's affordability crisis is far from a hoax. Everyday Americans are already paying more for health care, groceries, and electricity amid a painfully expensive holiday season that's forcing consumers to cut back on holiday shopping. On top of that, Trump's reckless tariffs are causing blue-collar jobs to collapse and layoffs to skyrocket. Trump is desperately trying to gaslight Americans about his failed economy, but they see through it -- his approval rating recently hit a second-term low.
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Original text here: https://democrats.org/news/new-donald-trump-calls-affordability-a-hoax-meanwhile-his-affordability-czar-is-nowhere-to-be-found/
Amidst a GOP House Divided, Deputy Speaker Johnson Feels the Heat
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release:
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Amidst a GOP House Divided, Deputy Speaker Johnson Feels the Heat
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With no plan to lower costs, save health care, or fix the economy, Republicans are just stress-fighting amongst themselves
Americans are souring on House Republicans' record of broken promises.
Under the GOP-controlled House, costs on everything are through the roof and health care for millions of Americans is at risk of skyrocketing. Meanwhile, voters are powering massive Democratic overperformance and wins in
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release:
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Amidst a GOP House Divided, Deputy Speaker Johnson Feels the Heat
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With no plan to lower costs, save health care, or fix the economy, Republicans are just stress-fighting amongst themselves
Americans are souring on House Republicans' record of broken promises.
Under the GOP-controlled House, costs on everything are through the roof and health care for millions of Americans is at risk of skyrocketing. Meanwhile, voters are powering massive Democratic overperformance and wins inelections coast-to-coast all year long.
Amidst the chaos and crushing defeats, Deputy Speaker Mike Johnson is facing a growing, anxious, and angry revolt in his Conference. With no plan to help the American public, House Republicans are left whining and waiting until the midterms, when they will lose their microscopic majority.
DCCC Spokesperson Viet Shelton:
"As the Deputy Speaker likes to say, Republicans should just ' relax '. In less than a year, the voters will relieve them of their duties soon enough."
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Original text here: https://dccc.org/amidst-a-gop-house-divided-deputy-speaker-johnson-feels-the-heat/
