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N.C. Democratic Party: New From NC Newsline - Michael Whatley Yet Again Called Out For Running Away From His Failed Record As "Recovery Czar"
RALEIGH, North Carolina, Feb. 12 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party issued the following news on Feb. 11, 2026:
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NEW FROM NC NEWSLINE: Michael Whatley YET AGAIN Called Out For Running Away From His Failed Record As "Recovery Czar"
New reporting from NC Newsline is highlighting "recovery czar" Michael Whatley's desperate attempts to "distance [him]self from a supervisory role over recovery."
More than a year ago, Whatley was put in charge of the federal Hurricane Helene response, but with Western North Carolina having only received 12% of their needs in federal support since then,
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RALEIGH, North Carolina, Feb. 12 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party issued the following news on Feb. 11, 2026:
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NEW FROM NC NEWSLINE: Michael Whatley YET AGAIN Called Out For Running Away From His Failed Record As "Recovery Czar"
New reporting from NC Newsline is highlighting "recovery czar" Michael Whatley's desperate attempts to "distance [him]self from a supervisory role over recovery."
More than a year ago, Whatley was put in charge of the federal Hurricane Helene response, but with Western North Carolina having only received 12% of their needs in federal support since then,Whatley is trying to rewrite history.
NC Newsline: "Whatley's campaign has distanced itself from a supervisory role over recovery. 'He is not a czar of any sort,' campaign spokesperson Jonathan Felts said last year. Yet, speaking to reporters in Rocky Mount in December, Whatley took credit for progress in the Hurricane Helene recovery process, which he said has been 'very significant.'"
This comes after a column in the Charlotte Observer last week slammed Whatley for "try[ing] to distance himself" from his failed record.
"Despite his pathetic attempts, 'recovery czar' Michael Whatley can't erase the fact that the president tapped him to 'lead the team' and 'make sure everything goes well,' said Mallory Payne, senior communications advisor for the North Carolina Democratic Party. "He can try to dodge accountability, but Western North Carolina knows Whatley has failed them and won't look out for them in the U.S. Senate."
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Original text here: https://www.ncdp.org/media/new-from-nc-newsline-michael-whatley-yet-again-called-out-for-running-away-from-his-failed-record-as-recovery-czar/
Mich. Democratic Party: Revolving Door Rogers Advised Companies That Threatened Privacy Rights, Spied on Citizens
LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 12 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release:
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Revolving Door Rogers Advised Companies That Threatened Privacy Rights, Spied on Citizens
As multi-millionaire Florida resident Mike Rogers faces continued scrutiny for abandoning Michigan to enrich himself through his DC connections, a reminder that Revolving Door Rogers made hundreds of thousands of dollars advising companies that "threatened privacy rights" and helped a hostile foreign regime spy on its citizens:
* While in Congress, Rogers backed using mass surveillance programs against
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LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 12 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release:
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Revolving Door Rogers Advised Companies That Threatened Privacy Rights, Spied on Citizens
As multi-millionaire Florida resident Mike Rogers faces continued scrutiny for abandoning Michigan to enrich himself through his DC connections, a reminder that Revolving Door Rogers made hundreds of thousands of dollars advising companies that "threatened privacy rights" and helped a hostile foreign regime spy on its citizens:
* While in Congress, Rogers backed using mass surveillance programs againstU.S. citizens, authored a "controversial" bill "designed to enable the government to obtain personal information from private companies" that "lack[ed] civil liberties safeguards," and dismissed concerns about Americans' privacy rights, saying: "You can't have your privacy violated if you don't know your privacy is violated."
* After Rogers left Congress, he made a fortune "advising companies on issues he dealt with in Congress," including Mitre, which "designed civilian surveillance programs" and developed technology that could "lift fingerprints from photos posted on social media."
* Rogers also raked in nearly $100,000 advising Telefonica, which admitted in 2022 to "collaborating with the Venezuelan government [...] to spy on its citizens" on behalf of the Maduro regime.
Read more about how Mike Rogers said "you can't have your privacy violated if you don't know your privacy is violated," and then made a fortune advising companies that spied on citizens:
Slate (https://slate.com/technology/2013/10/house-intelligence-chair-mike-rogers-you-can-t-have-your-privacy-violated-if-you-don-t-find-out-about-it.html): [Mike Rogers]: "You Can't Have Your Privacy Violated if You Don't Know Your Privacy Is Violated"
American Journal News (https://americanjournalnews.com/michigan-republican-mike-rogers-worked-for-organization-that-threatened-privacy-rights/): Michigan Republican Mike Rogers worked for organization that threatened privacy rights
Michigan Advance (https://michiganadvance.com/2026/01/20/mike-rogers-made-almost-100k-advising-a-company-that-helped-maduro-regime-spy-on-its-citizens/): Mike Rogers made almost $100K advising a company that helped Maduro regime spy on its citizens
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Original text here: https://michigandems.com/revolving-door-rogers-advised-companies-that-threatened-privacy-rights-spied-on-citizens/
Mich. Democratic Party: Mike Rogers Blasted Over Support for Blocking Gordie Howe Bridge
LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 12 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release on Feb. 11, 2026:
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Mike Rogers Blasted Over Support for Blocking Gordie Howe Bridge: 'Dumb,' 'No Idea What He's Talking About,' 'Really Shocked'
Multi-millionaire Florida resident Mike Rogers is facing widespread backlash and "assertions he has no idea what he's talking about" after he came out in full support of Trump's plan to sabotage Michigan's economy by blocking the Gordie Howe International Bridge from opening:
* Former U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow said she was "really shocked" that Rogers
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LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 12 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release on Feb. 11, 2026:
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Mike Rogers Blasted Over Support for Blocking Gordie Howe Bridge: 'Dumb,' 'No Idea What He's Talking About,' 'Really Shocked'
Multi-millionaire Florida resident Mike Rogers is facing widespread backlash and "assertions he has no idea what he's talking about" after he came out in full support of Trump's plan to sabotage Michigan's economy by blocking the Gordie Howe International Bridge from opening:
* Former U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow said she was "really shocked" that Rogerswas "choosing to play politics with this, rather than stand for Michigan"
* Long-time Michigan Republican strategist Dennis Lennox said Trump's plan was "profoundly out of step with the interests of my home state of Michigan" and wondered whether "Trump want[s] another Democrat in the Senate" over Rogers
* The Washington Post Editorial Board wrote that while "Michigan's economy is already reeling from tariffs," which have destroyed manufacturing jobs and made homes more expensive by driving up construction costs, Trump's threats to keep the bridge from opening "could help Democrats hold an open Senate seat"
Read more about Mike Rogers' "dumb" move to support Trump's plan to block the Gordie Howe International Bridge from opening:
Michigan Advance: Mike Rogers says Donald Trump's Gordie Howe bridge threat is 'the right thing to do'
* Republican U.S. Senate candidate Mike Rogers was generally unfazed by President Donald Trump's threat to prevent the opening of the newly-constructed Gordie Howe International Bridge [...] "I'm not even sure what we're arguing about. [...] I think this is probably the right thing to do."
MIRS: Report: Moroun Came A-Calling Shortly Before Trump Post
* Republican U.S. Senate candidate Mike ROGERS says he'll give the president "all the leash he needs" as Trump seeks to delay the opening of the new GHIB between Detroit and Canada
Detroit News: Top Michigan Republicans defend Trump's Gordie Howe Bridge threats
* "To Mike Rogers and John James and the Republicans who are choosing to play politics with this, rather than stand up for Michigan: I was really shocked," said former U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Lansing. "I was shocked to see Mike Rogers' statement and John James and the others who have basically said, 'No matter what, we stand with Donald Trump,' instead of standing with Michigan."
Washington Examiner: Trump is wrong about the Gordie Howe International Bridge
* Michigan has a competitive open-seat Senate race with Trump-endorsed Mike Rogers as the presumptive Republican nominee. [...] Does Trump want another Democrat in the Senate and another four years of a Democratic governor?
Washington Post: Opinion | Trump starts another needless face-off with Canada
* Michigan's economy is already reeling from tariffs, which have destroyed manufacturing jobs and made homes more expensive by driving up construction costs. Trump's latest bluster could help Democrats hold an open Senate seat and the governorship
Raw Story: 'Dumb': MAGA Senate candidate under fire for backing Trump's gambit to extort Canada
* Michigan Senate candidate Mike Rogers came out in support of President Donald Trump's threats to extort the government of Canada by blocking the opening of a yearslong international bridge project between Detroit and Windsor, Ontario. [...] Rogers was promptly slammed on social media with assertions he has no idea what he's talking about -- by people on both sides of the border.
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Original text here: https://michigandems.com/mike-rogers-blasted-over-support-for-blocking-gordie-howe-bridge-dumb-no-idea-what-hes-talking-about-really-shocked/
Mich. Democratic Party: Mike Duggan Sides With Trump Again, This Time Attacking Public Schools
LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 12 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release:
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Mike Duggan Sides With Trump Again, This Time Attacking Public Schools
DeVos-backed John James accuses Duggan of copying "someone's homework"
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Mike Duggan is now a student of Donald Trump and Republicans' scheme to attack public schools, with Bridge Michigan reporting that Duggan "may be open" to the new anti-public school Trump plan that is "designed to siphon funding from public schools."
The DeVos-backed John James campaign quickly criticized Duggan for copying a "signature policy priority"
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LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 12 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release:
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Mike Duggan Sides With Trump Again, This Time Attacking Public Schools
DeVos-backed John James accuses Duggan of copying "someone's homework"
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Mike Duggan is now a student of Donald Trump and Republicans' scheme to attack public schools, with Bridge Michigan reporting that Duggan "may be open" to the new anti-public school Trump plan that is "designed to siphon funding from public schools."
The DeVos-backed John James campaign quickly criticized Duggan for copying a "signature policy priority"of James, even telling Duggan to "at least change it so it doesn't look obvious!"
Bridge Michigan reported that "Duggan is not ruling out a new federal 'Education Freedom Tax Credit' program that unions argue amounts to a 'voucher scheme.'"
It comes as Duggan has been raking in cash from some of Michigan's biggest opponents of public schools--including private school profiteer and major GOP donor JC Huizenga and former Michigan Republican Party Chair Ron Weiser.
Duggan's campaign has received a maxed-out contribution from Huizenga, who worked with the DeVos family in their never-ending quest to defund public education. Huizenga is a major GOP donor and the founder of National Heritage Academies. Duggan has also received nearly $17,000 from Ron Weiser and his family, who is a major financier of the Great Lakes Education Project, a DeVos-founded group that pushed disastrous voucher schemes and cuts to public education in Michigan.
"Anti-public school donors have lined up behind Mike Duggan because they've known he's open to their disastrous plans to hurt students," said Michigan Democratic Party spokesperson Derrick Honeyman. "Michigan's kids, parents, and teachers deserve a governor who will always fight to protect and improve our public schools, not a politician like Duggan, who just copies the homework of John James and Betsy DeVos."
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Original text here: https://michigandems.com/mike-duggan-sides-with-trump-again-this-time-attacking-public-schools/
DGA Statement on Republican Members of Congress Voting to Protect Trump's Cost-Hiking Tariffs on Canada
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- The Democratic Governors Association posted the following news on Feb. 11, 2026:
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DGA Statement on Republican Members of Congress Voting to Protect Trump's Cost-Hiking Tariffs on Canada
In response to House Republicans and current gubernatorial candidates including Andy Biggs (AZ), David Schweikert (AZ), Byron Donalds (FL), Randy Feenstra (IA), John James (MI), and Tom Tiffany (WI), among others, voting to preserve Trump's tariffs on Canada that are jacking up costs for Americans and hurting American workers and businesses, DGA Communications Director Sam Newton released
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- The Democratic Governors Association posted the following news on Feb. 11, 2026:
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DGA Statement on Republican Members of Congress Voting to Protect Trump's Cost-Hiking Tariffs on Canada
In response to House Republicans and current gubernatorial candidates including Andy Biggs (AZ), David Schweikert (AZ), Byron Donalds (FL), Randy Feenstra (IA), John James (MI), and Tom Tiffany (WI), among others, voting to preserve Trump's tariffs on Canada that are jacking up costs for Americans and hurting American workers and businesses, DGA Communications Director Sam Newton releasedthe following statement:
"As Americans continue to bear the brunt of high costs on everything from housing to groceries, every congressional Republican running for governor voted to defend Trump's deeply unpopular, cost-raising tariffs on Canada. Republican candidates got blown out of the water in New Jersey and Virginia in 2025 because Americans are tired of their disastrous economic agenda. Today's vote only worsens the pain American families and businesses are already feeling and helps ensure the headwinds facing Republicans are going to be even worse in governors' races across the country in 2026."
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Original text here: https://democraticgovernors.org/updates/dga-statement-on-republican-members-of-congress-voting-to-protect-trumps-cost-hiking-tariffs-on-canada/
Chuck Edwards Votes to Keep Raising Costs on North Carolinians
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release:
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Chuck Edwards Votes to Keep Raising Costs on North Carolinians
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Edwards greenlights price-hikes on hardworking Americans
For the second time in 24 hours, Chuck Edwards voted to protect reckless, cost-raising tariffs.
MAKE NO MISTAKE: Edwards would rather choose fealty to his party bosses even if it comes at the expense of his constituents suffering from rising costs.
REMINDER: A new report reveals Trump's tariffs are raising costs for the average American household by $1,000
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release:
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Chuck Edwards Votes to Keep Raising Costs on North Carolinians
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Edwards greenlights price-hikes on hardworking Americans
For the second time in 24 hours, Chuck Edwards voted to protect reckless, cost-raising tariffs.
MAKE NO MISTAKE: Edwards would rather choose fealty to his party bosses even if it comes at the expense of his constituents suffering from rising costs.
REMINDER: A new report reveals Trump's tariffs are raising costs for the average American household by $1,000per year, with costs expected to keep going up by hundreds of dollars.
DCCC Spokesperson Madison Andrus :
"With today's cowardly vote, Chuck Edwards has made it clear to North Carolinians that he will continue rolling over for D.C. party bosses and force working families to pick up the bill."
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Original text here: https://dccc.org/chuck-edwards-votes-to-keep-raising-costs-on-north-carolinians/
Brad Finstad Votes to Protect Tariffs and Keep Raising Costs on Minnesotans
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release:
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Brad Finstad Votes to Protect Tariffs and Keep Raising Costs on Minnesotans
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Finstad greenlights tariffs raising prices
For the second time in 24 hours, Brad Finstad voted to protect reckless, cost-raising tariffs.
MAKE NO MISTAKE: Finstad would rather choose fealty to his party bosses even if it comes at the expense of Southern Minnesota farmers who are hurting and working families who are paying more.
REMINDER: A new report reveals Trump's tariffs are raising costs for the
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release:
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Brad Finstad Votes to Protect Tariffs and Keep Raising Costs on Minnesotans
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Finstad greenlights tariffs raising prices
For the second time in 24 hours, Brad Finstad voted to protect reckless, cost-raising tariffs.
MAKE NO MISTAKE: Finstad would rather choose fealty to his party bosses even if it comes at the expense of Southern Minnesota farmers who are hurting and working families who are paying more.
REMINDER: A new report reveals Trump's tariffs are raising costs for theaverage American household by $1,000 per year, with costs expected to keep going up by hundreds of dollars.
DCCC Spokesperson Katie Smith :
"With today's cowardly vote to protect the tariffs raising prices, Brad Finstad made it clear to Minnesotans that he will continue rolling over for his D.C. party bosses and force working families to pick up the bill."
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Original text here: https://dccc.org/brad-finstad-votes-to-protect-tariffs-and-keep-raising-costs-on-minnesotans/
