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Statement From DNC Chair Ken Martin on Senate Shutdown Vote
WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release on Nov. 9, 2025:
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Statement from DNC Chair Ken Martin on Senate Shutdown Vote
DNC Chair Ken Martin released the following statement on the U.S. Senate's shutdown vote:
"For seven weeks, we have stood firm and spoken with one voice: we must save health care for millions of Americans. Donald Trump has made it impossible for families to make ends meet, forcing them to choose between putting food on the table or paying their medical bills. The last thing Americans can afford is their health insurance
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release on Nov. 9, 2025:
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Statement from DNC Chair Ken Martin on Senate Shutdown Vote
DNC Chair Ken Martin released the following statement on the U.S. Senate's shutdown vote:
"For seven weeks, we have stood firm and spoken with one voice: we must save health care for millions of Americans. Donald Trump has made it impossible for families to make ends meet, forcing them to choose between putting food on the table or paying their medical bills. The last thing Americans can afford is their health insurancepremiums doubling overnight.
"Let me be crystal clear: Donald Trump and the Republican Party that orchestrated this betrayal of the American people are responsible for the men, women, and children who will suffer because they cannot get the health care they need to survive. These are the same people who rushed to vote for tax breaks for billionaires. It is clear whose side they are on.
"As this vote moves to the House, I stand with Democratic leadership as they refuse to rubber stamp the full-scale Republican assault on Americans' health care and I am proud of the majority of Senate Democrats who opposed this vote.
"The voters will never forget the day Trump turned his back on them so he could focus on building his gilded ballroom."
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Original text here: https://democrats.org/news/statement-from-dnc-chair-ken-martin-on-senate-shutdown-vote/
NRCC: President Trump Endorses Rob Bresnahan for Re-Election
WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee posted the following news on Nov. 10, 2025:
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President Trump Endorses Rob Bresnahan for Re-Election
Last night, President Donald J. Trump endorsed America First Fighter, Representative Rob Bresnahan, for re-election:
"Rob Bresnahan has earned President Trump's endorsement by showing up every day for Northeast Pennsylvania. As a NEPA native, Rob is working to deliver for hardworking families in his district by restoring American manufacturing, lowering costs, and improving community safety. Pennsylvanians know they can
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee posted the following news on Nov. 10, 2025:
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President Trump Endorses Rob Bresnahan for Re-Election
Last night, President Donald J. Trump endorsed America First Fighter, Representative Rob Bresnahan, for re-election:
"Rob Bresnahan has earned President Trump's endorsement by showing up every day for Northeast Pennsylvania. As a NEPA native, Rob is working to deliver for hardworking families in his district by restoring American manufacturing, lowering costs, and improving community safety. Pennsylvanians know they cancount on Bresnahan." - NRCC Spokesman Reilly Richardson
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Original text here: https://www.nrcc.org/2025/11/10/president-trump-endorses-rob-bresnahan-for-re-election/
NRCC: Poll - Radical Manny Rutinel Surges in CO-08 Democrat Primary
WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee posted the following news:
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NEW POLL: Radical Manny Rutinel Surges in CO-08 Democrat Primary
A new poll confirms that radical Manny Rutinel is leading the Democrat primary in Colorado's 8th congressional district.
Rutinel's lead in the new poll follows him being spotted in NYC with Socialist Zohran Mamdani.
According to the poll, Manny Rutinel gained the most support after Yadira Caraveo's withdrawal. Rutinel now holds an 8 point lead on the initial ballot and a 13 point lead on the bio ballot.
Poll: Radical Leftist
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee posted the following news:
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NEW POLL: Radical Manny Rutinel Surges in CO-08 Democrat Primary
A new poll confirms that radical Manny Rutinel is leading the Democrat primary in Colorado's 8th congressional district.
Rutinel's lead in the new poll follows him being spotted in NYC with Socialist Zohran Mamdani.
According to the poll, Manny Rutinel gained the most support after Yadira Caraveo's withdrawal. Rutinel now holds an 8 point lead on the initial ballot and a 13 point lead on the bio ballot.
Poll: Radical LeftistManny Rutinel Surges in CO-08 Democrat House Primary
Breitbart News
Hannah Knudsen
November 7, 2025
Manny Rutinel, a radical leftist running in Colorado's Eighth Congressional District, has consolidated his support in the Democrat Primary after former Rep. Yadira Caraveo (D) withdrew from the race, a Democrat polling memo reviewed by Breitbart News reveals.
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But with Caraveo's absence, all eyes are turning to Rutinel -- a Democrat who has aligned himself with radical groups and causes.
Per the polling memo, Caraveo had positive favorability among voters, and she led her closest challenger by double digits, or 31 percentage points. Rutinel seems to benefit from her absence, as he now has an eight-point lead on the initial ballot and 13-point lead on the bio ballot, per the memo.
"Manny Rutinel gained the most support after Caraveo's withdrawal is in line with results from a September survey, which found that 68 percent of voters were more likely to vote for Rutinel after reading his bio," the memo explains.
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The survey was taken October 21-24, 2025, among 381 likely Democrat primary voters in Colorado's Eighth Congressional District.
The race in this district has been described as one of the 2026 midterm's "most competitive races." Rutinel has made it no secret either that he believes America needs new leaders specifically to fight President Donald Trump. He has also aligned with radical groups "which are openly hostile to U.S. immigration enforcement, including one that circulated a Google folder titled 'F*CK ICE' with resources to help illegal immigrants avoid arrest," as reported by Town Hall.
He has also been endorsed by the BOLD PAC, which holds radical leftist positions. The congressional hopeful made headlines recently after a man who appeared to be Rutinel was spotted in one of Muslim socialist and NYC mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani's social media videos.
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Original text here: https://www.nrcc.org/2025/11/10/%f0%9f%9a%a8new-poll-radical-manny-rutinel-surges-in-co-08-democrat-primary/
NRCC: Communist Cooke Can't Run Away From Her Zohran Mamdani Endorsement
WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee posted the following news:
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Communist Cooke Can't Run Away From Her Zohran Mamdani Endorsement
Radical Rebecca Cooke proudly endorsed Zohran Mamdani and echoed his far-left talking points, but now she's sprinting for cover. After his victory, Cooke literally ran into traffic rather than answer whether she would campaign with her fellow radical socialist in Wisconsin.
"No matter how fast she runs into oncoming traffic, radical Rebecca Cooke can't hide from the socialist pals she proudly endorsed. Cooke and Zohran Mamdani's
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee posted the following news:
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Communist Cooke Can't Run Away From Her Zohran Mamdani Endorsement
Radical Rebecca Cooke proudly endorsed Zohran Mamdani and echoed his far-left talking points, but now she's sprinting for cover. After his victory, Cooke literally ran into traffic rather than answer whether she would campaign with her fellow radical socialist in Wisconsin.
"No matter how fast she runs into oncoming traffic, radical Rebecca Cooke can't hide from the socialist pals she proudly endorsed. Cooke and Zohran Mamdani'sfar-left agenda of defunding the police, abolishing ICE, and forcing taxpayers to foot the bill for socialism has no place in western Wisconsin." - NRCC Spokesman Zach Bannon
Read more from Breitbart here or see excerpts below:Exclusive Video: Democrat Congressional Candidate Rebecca Cooke Endorsed Socialist Mamdani, Refuses to Say If He Will Campaign With Her
Breitbart
Hannah Knudsen
November 7, 2025
Wisconsin's Democrat congressional candidate Rebecca Cooke endorsed socialist Muslim Zohran Mamdani in New York City's mayoral race but refuses to say if she plans to invite Mamdani to Wisconsin to campaign with her.
Exclusive video first obtained by Breitbart News shows Cooke ignoring questions, walking across a busy crosswalk as she avoided acknowledging the inquiry.
"Hey Rebecca. Quick question. I saw you endorsed Zohran Mamdani. Do you plan to invite him to Wisconsin to campaign with you?" the questioner asked, as she ignored it completely.
Footage has surfaced of Cooke saying that she would have supported Mamdani if she had a vote in New York City's election. She has also backed Mamdani's policies, including his opposition to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) targeting and arresting criminal illegal immigrants.
"...I feel like the way that the Trump administration has been using ICE across our communities is disgusting and wrong," she said.
It should also come as no surprise that Soros-backed Cooke has been endorsed by socialist Bernie Sanders (I-VT) as well. He deemed her a "working class fighter" who has "lived through failed policies from Washington elites and is ready to deliver tangible outcomes that working people will actually feel."
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This comes as the NRCC outlined its intention to make every Democrat up for reelection in battleground districts own their party's embrace of Marxism with the rise of Mamdani.
"Hakeem Jeffries' endorsement of Zohran Mamdani confirms what NRCC polling and research already showed: the Democratic Party has been hijacked by the radical left," the NRCC said in a memo on October 28:
Mamdani is a socialist hostile to America, supports an agenda ripped directly from the pages of the Communist Manifesto, is openly anti-police, and is funded by groups with ties to terrorist organizations like Hamas. His platform, defunding police, raising taxes, and embracing socialism, is out of step with what the American people want and need.
"With his endorsement, Jeffries endorsed every plank in this platform and exposed his vulnerable Frontline members to the political fallout from it. Every House Democrat owns Mamdani's anti-American agenda, and the NRCC will weaponize it against them," it added.
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Original text here: https://www.nrcc.org/2025/11/10/communist-cooke-cant-run-away-from-her-zohran-mamdani-endorsement/
N.C. Democratic Party: North Carolinians' Soaring Health Care Costs Will Be an Electoral Albatross for Michael Whatley
RALEIGH, North Carolina, Nov. 11 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party issued the following news on Nov. 10, 2025:
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North Carolinians' Soaring Health Care Costs Will Be an Electoral Albatross for Michael Whatley
New reporting from the Washington Post reveals how the skyrocketing premiums North Carolina families are facing will be a major electoral liability for Michael Whatley, who is siding with Washington Republicans who doubled health care premiums for nearly a million North Carolinians.
As many North Carolinians are forced to pay twice as much for their health care as a result of
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RALEIGH, North Carolina, Nov. 11 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party issued the following news on Nov. 10, 2025:
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North Carolinians' Soaring Health Care Costs Will Be an Electoral Albatross for Michael Whatley
New reporting from the Washington Post reveals how the skyrocketing premiums North Carolina families are facing will be a major electoral liability for Michael Whatley, who is siding with Washington Republicans who doubled health care premiums for nearly a million North Carolinians.
As many North Carolinians are forced to pay twice as much for their health care as a result ofRepublicans' policies, health care is going to be a top issue in the U.S. Senate race.
Read More: Washington Post: The health care battle fueling the shutdown roils North Carolina politics (https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/11/09/shutdown-health-care-aca-subsidies-north-carolina/)
Katie Tarrant | November 10, 2025
* Lea Charlton and her husband had grown used to finding ways to offset the "huge amount of money" she says treatments for her heart condition required. She and her husband even downsized their house a few years ago.
* When she found out last year that she qualified for an Affordable Care Act health plan subsidized by tax credits, she felt relieved.
* That relief turned to alarm when the 60-year-old former occupational therapist checked her 2026 premium on the federal marketplace.
* The price was $1,825.82 per month, double her last plan.
* "It's seriously horrifying," said Charlton, who has had several strokes in the last few months. "We may have to sell the house again, but we will lose so much money we poured into it after Hurricane Helene."
* The price increase is due to the end of an expanded Affordable Care Act tax subsidy program, which, barring congressional action, will expire at the end of 2025.
* Insurance companies have assumed that the enhanced subsidies will sunset as planned and that the number of people enrolled will shrink, leading to higher premiums for 2026 plans.
* In North Carolina, almost 1 million voters receive ACA subsidies, accounting for 10 percent of the population; more than 888,000 people in the state receive enhanced premium tax credits, according to an analysis by KFF, a health care research organization. A separate KFF study found that marketplace customers who received the enhanced subsidies will have to pay as much as 114 percent more to have insurance next year.
* Former North Carolina governor Roy Cooper, the Democrat running to replace Tillis, has argued during his campaign that the OBBB puts access to health care in danger. He said he supports the extension of ACA tax credits, adding that North Carolinians "simply cannot afford the skyrocketing health care costs we're about to see" due to the expiring subsidies.
* At a late October news conference in North Carolina Democrats' headquarters, Democratic state Sen. Gale Adcock, formerly a nurse practitioner, pointed to the shutdown battle as proof that Democrats are the defenders of health care.
* "It's clear Republicans don't want you to have affordable health care," Adcock said.
* Charlton, however, believes health care will be a big issue on the minds of voters next year, especially because rising premiums are intrinsically linked to the cost of living. She thinks the burden of increased health care costs for low- to middle-income families in her deep red area could be the tipping point that makes some of her triple-Trump-voting neighbors turn away from Republicans, and she argues there has already been a tide change.
* "We are surrounded by middle- to lower-income families, and it appears to me that they are struggling and will really struggle," she said. "What they are really going to pay attention to is their pocketbook."
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Original text here: https://www.ncdp.org/media/north-carolinians-soaring-health-care-costs-will-be-an-electoral-albatross-for-michael-whatley/
DNC: ICYMI - Trump Throws Yet Another Decadent Party While Leaving Millions of Americans Out To Dry
WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release on Nov. 9, 2025:
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ICYMI: Trump Throws Yet Another Decadent Party While Leaving Millions of Americans Out To Dry
This weekend, Donald Trump proved once again just how out of touch he is with reality. While Trump continues to keep the government shut down and refuses to help 42 million Americans put food on the table, Trump is spending his weekend once again throwing lavish parties at Mar-a-Lago, auctioning off jewels and $64k trips, and playing golf. For the second weekend in a row, Trump jetsetted
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release on Nov. 9, 2025:
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ICYMI: Trump Throws Yet Another Decadent Party While Leaving Millions of Americans Out To Dry
This weekend, Donald Trump proved once again just how out of touch he is with reality. While Trump continues to keep the government shut down and refuses to help 42 million Americans put food on the table, Trump is spending his weekend once again throwing lavish parties at Mar-a-Lago, auctioning off jewels and $64k trips, and playing golf. For the second weekend in a row, Trump jetsettedto Palm Beach to throw a massive party for his billionaire buddies, including his friend Argentinian President Javier Milei, who celebrated his $40 billion bailout from Trump. Meanwhile, millions of Americans can forget about affording groceries, including sky-high prices for beef, heading into the holiday season.
To add insult to injury, late last night, the Trump administration ordered states that stepped in to keep families and children from going hungry in November to undo their efforts or face financial penalties.
It's no wonder voters delivered a sharp rebuke of Trump's disastrous policies last week. While Trump and his wealthy friends toast to his ever-growing fortune, working families are being backed into a corner, forced to decide whether to pay their rent, put food on the table, or forgo their health insurance because their premiums have simply become a liability. While he lines the pockets of the top 1%, Democrats are working to bring down prices, address the skyrocketing cost of living, and fix the affordability crisis that Trump doesn't "want to hear about."
In response, DNC Rapid Response Director Kendall Witmer released the following statement:
"Trump is leading the country straight into a 'Gilded Recession,' and voters are fed up. Grocery prices are at an all-time high, the labor market is shedding jobs at a record pace, and everyday Americans are struggling to make ends meet. And what is Trump doing? Walking the red carpet at Mar-a-Lago, fawning over decadent ice sculptures, and auctioning off beach vacations for his billionaire buddies. To make matters worse, Trump is actively doing everything in his power to deny 42 million Americans their full SNAP benefits and can't be bothered to help the 22 million Americans who are contending with massive health care price hikes. While working families' priorities are affording basic necessities, Trump's only concerns are enriching himself and his ultrawealthy friends."
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Original text here: https://democrats.org/news/icymi-trump-throws-yet-another-decadent-party-while-leaving-millions-of-americans-out-to-dry/
DNC Chair Ken Martin on the Supreme Court Agreeing to Review Watson Vs. RNC
WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release on Nov. 10, 2025:
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DNC Chair Ken Martin on the Supreme Court Agreeing to Review Watson v. RNC
Watson v. RNC infringes on the rights of Mississippians to cast their mail-in ballot and have it counted
If Republicans succeed, mail and early voting could be in jeopardy nationwide
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Today, the Supreme Court agreed to hear Watson v. Republican National Committee, the RNC's challenge to the Mississippi law that allows ballots completed, mailed, and postmarked by election day and received within five days
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release on Nov. 10, 2025:
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DNC Chair Ken Martin on the Supreme Court Agreeing to Review Watson v. RNC
Watson v. RNC infringes on the rights of Mississippians to cast their mail-in ballot and have it counted
If Republicans succeed, mail and early voting could be in jeopardy nationwide
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Today, the Supreme Court agreed to hear Watson v. Republican National Committee, the RNC's challenge to the Mississippi law that allows ballots completed, mailed, and postmarked by election day and received within five daysof the election to be counted.
Last fall, after a U.S. District Court judge correctly ruled against the RNC, a right-wing panel of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a severely misguided ruling in the RNC's favor. Mississippi appealed, and the Supreme Court has now agreed to review the Fifth Circuit's incorrect ruling.
This case is not just about mail ballot receipt deadlines in Mississippi. It has implications in dozens of states that count at least some votes cast by Election Day but delayed in the mail. And it appears to be part of a multi-prong strategy by Trump and his Republican allies at the RNC and U.S. Department of Justice to lay the groundwork to eliminate all early and mail voting -- a grave threat to the rights of working people and to military voters and their families. The DNC will continue to fight for voters' rights to securely cast their ballots nationwide.
DNC Chair Ken Martin issued the following statement:
"Republicans don't want to see Americans exercising their sacred right to vote. They want to restrict, limit, and infringe on the rights of voters because they know that when more eligible citizens vote, Republicans lose. For years, the RNC has set its sights on disenfranchising voters who exercise their right to vote by mail. Voting by mail and voting early are safe, secure, and empower more eligible voters to participate in our elections. That is a good thing for our democracy. The DNC will fight like hell in this case for the rights of Mississippians and every other citizen to make sure their voices are heard and their votes are counted."
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Original text here: https://democrats.org/news/dnc-chair-ken-martin-on-the-supreme-court-agreeing-to-review-watson-v-rnc/
