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Democratic Party of Oregon: Drazan in Lockstep With Trump on Allowing Masked Federal Agents to Target Oregon Communities
SALEM, Oregon, July 12 -- The Democratic Party of Oregon issued the following news:
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Drazan in Lockstep with Trump on Allowing Masked Federal Agents to Target Oregon Communities
Portland, OR - One year removed from the passage of Donald Trump's Big Ugly Bill, Oregon's communities are still feeling the impacts of the violent and reckless federal immigration enforcement the legislation funded.
The bill gave ICE around $75 billion in new funding to increase detentions and deportations across the country. In Oregon, Trump's directive to federal agents to deploy dangerous and reckless tactics
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SALEM, Oregon, July 12 -- The Democratic Party of Oregon issued the following news:
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Drazan in Lockstep with Trump on Allowing Masked Federal Agents to Target Oregon Communities
Portland, OR - One year removed from the passage of Donald Trump's Big Ugly Bill, Oregon's communities are still feeling the impacts of the violent and reckless federal immigration enforcement the legislation funded.
The bill gave ICE around $75 billion in new funding to increase detentions and deportations across the country. In Oregon, Trump's directive to federal agents to deploy dangerous and reckless tactics- labeled "Operation Black Rose" - has wreaked havoc on families and communities across the state.
Most recently, reporting from OPB highlighted how increased immigration enforcement impacted student attendance, with Hispanic students skipping school days, leaving classes early, and struggling to focus. Meanwhile, Republican candidate for governor Christine Drazan has refused to stand up to Trump's assault on immigrant communities, or, in some cases, actively worked to advance it.
Earlier this year, the Oregon Legislature passed an eight-bill legislative package aimed at defending the state from Trump's dangerous immigration enforcement practices. Meanwhile, Drazan was nowhere to be found: as the package of bills moved through the legislature, Drazan recorded seven absences. On the one bill she showed up for, Drazan voted against legislation that prohibits discrimination in education related to immigration or citizenship status.
"Time and time again, Christine Drazan has demonstrated that she won't stand up to Trump to protect Oregon families and communities," said Democratic Party of Oregon Chair Nathan Soltz. "From siding with the President on sending the National Guard to Oregon, to stepping aside for his cruel and reckless federal immigration enforcement, Drazan continues to open the door for Trump at every opportunity."
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Original text here: https://dpo.org/news/drazanice/
Mich. Democratic Party: Mike Rogers Calls Michiganders "Nuts" for Worrying About Higher Costs, Says They Have "Trump Derangement"
LANSING, Michigan, July 11 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release:
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Mike Rogers Calls Michiganders "Nuts" for Worrying About Higher Costs, Says They Have "Trump Derangement"
According to new reporting from The Detroit Metro Times, GOP Senate candidate Mike Rogers was caught disparaging Michiganders--again--for worrying about how the policies he supports are driving up costs. In newly uncovered audio, Rogers said Michiganders who blame Trump and Republican policies for driving up costs are "nuts" and that "Trump derangement" has caused them to "lose their mind."
ROGERS:
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LANSING, Michigan, July 11 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release:
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Mike Rogers Calls Michiganders "Nuts" for Worrying About Higher Costs, Says They Have "Trump Derangement"
According to new reporting from The Detroit Metro Times, GOP Senate candidate Mike Rogers was caught disparaging Michiganders--again--for worrying about how the policies he supports are driving up costs. In newly uncovered audio, Rogers said Michiganders who blame Trump and Republican policies for driving up costs are "nuts" and that "Trump derangement" has caused them to "lose their mind."
ROGERS:"They say, 'Trump caused high prices.' People go nuts, they lose their mind. I do believe there is this Trump derangement."
INTERVIEWER: Trump derangement, right? Absolutely.
ROGERS: I believe it.
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Detroit Metro Times (https://www.metrotimes.com/news/millionaire-mike-rogers-says-voters-blaming-trump-for-high-prices-are-nuts/): Millionaire Mike Rogers says voters blaming Trump for high prices are 'nuts'
* Millionaire U.S. Senate candidate Mike Rogers said people who blame President Trump for rising prices have "lost their mind," dismissing voter concerns about affordability as Michigan families continue to struggle with higher costs.
* In a previously unreported Jan. 13 radio interview on "Cats and Cosby," the Florida-to-White Lake Republican agreed with former New York Gov. George Pataki, who claimed Democrats were wrongly blaming Trump for high prices. Rogers went further, saying voters who point to Trump are driven by "Trump derangement."
* "They'll say, 'Trump caused high prices,'" Rogers said. "People go nuts, they lose their mind. I do believe there is this Trump derangement."
* This came from a wealthy former congressman who has spent years in the private sector after leaving office, serving as a consultant, corporate board member, and adviser to firms tied to telecommunications, cybersecurity, and national security. After retiring from the U.S. House in 2014, Rogers moved to Florida and lived in a $1.7 million Cape Coral, Fla., home until he decided to run for the open Senate seat in Michigan.
* That financial security puts Rogers in a very different position than many Michigan families struggling with the rising cost of groceries, gas, housing, and health care.
* The interview shows Rogers was brushing off affordability concerns months before Trump's economic agenda became an even bigger political liability. Since returning to office, Trump has pursued tariffs, trade fights, and health care policies that economists and public polling have tied to higher costs, economic anxiety, and worsening public confidence.
* Rogers, meanwhile, has remained closely aligned with Trump, who endorsed him, and has repeatedly echoed the former president's us-versus-them rhetoric instead of acknowledging the economic pain many families are facing.
* As Metro Times reported last month, the Michigan Democratic Party launched PriceHikeMike.com, a website that turns Rogers' own words against him by highlighting comments he has made about coffee, gas, tariffs, and health care.
* Rogers has tried to cast himself as a champion for working families. But the newly uncovered January interview shows him ridiculing voters who blame Trump and Republican policies for making life more expensive.
* For Michiganders struggling with rising costs, Rogers' answer wasn't empathy. It was that they were "nuts."
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Original text here: https://michigandems.com/new-mike-rogers-calls-michiganders-nuts-for-worrying-about-higher-costs-says-they-have-trump-derangement/
ICYMI: Democratic Senate Candidates Hammer Republicans Over 'Big, Beautiful Bill' Fallout [The Hill]
WASHINGTON, July 11 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee posted the following news release on July 10, 2026:
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ICYMI: Democratic Senate Candidates Hammer Republicans Over 'Big, Beautiful Bill' Fallout [The Hill]
One year after Republicans enacted their toxic plan that has led to higher costs, less health care, and looming threats of hospital closures, new reporting from The Hill outlines how the fallout is defining Senate races across the country and how Republican candidates on the ballot are "complicit in all of it."
From Alaska to Michigan, Iowa to Georgia, and across the
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WASHINGTON, July 11 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee posted the following news release on July 10, 2026:
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ICYMI: Democratic Senate Candidates Hammer Republicans Over 'Big, Beautiful Bill' Fallout [The Hill]
One year after Republicans enacted their toxic plan that has led to higher costs, less health care, and looming threats of hospital closures, new reporting from The Hill outlines how the fallout is defining Senate races across the country and how Republican candidates on the ballot are "complicit in all of it."
From Alaska to Michigan, Iowa to Georgia, and across theSenate map, GOP Senate candidates are facing the "political consequences" of "hundreds of thousands of constituents" losing critical benefits as Republicans' toxic plan becomes "a weapon of choice for Democrats."
See for yourself:
The Hill: Democratic Senate candidates hammer Republicans over 'big, beautiful bill' fallout (https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5957053-big-beautiful-bill-democrats-campaign-attack/)
* President Trump and Republicans' "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" has become a weapon of choice for Democrats in their battle to win back power in Congress.
* A year after Republicans muscled the massive reconciliation bill to Trump's desk, Democratic candidates in the most competitive Senate races are blasting their Republican opponents over their support [...].
* That package, officially called H.R. 1, was controversial at the time, even within the Republican Party, over the projected loss of Medicaid and food aid for Americans due to cuts to those programs. Several Republicans warned of the political consequences of hundreds of thousands of constituents losing those benefits.
* A year later, national Democrats and candidates in the key swing races are making sure voters know how many people in their states have lost Medicaid benefits or Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) dollars since enactment, what hospitals and clinics have closed or been in trouble in their state, and how the Republican on the ballot is complicit in all of it.
* And now Democrats are now digging in with ads and campaign trail messages that tie vulnerable Republicans specifically -- and the party generally -- to the less popular effects of H.R. 1, which include the changes to who is eligible for Medicaid and food assistance benefits.
* New efforts to hit Republicans with fresh attacks on that bill are popping up around the country with a few months to go before Election Day.
* In Alaska, the state's Democrats launched a flyer campaign in grocery stores around the state encouraging customers to "Send Dan Sullivan Your Receipts," linking them to a survey where they can report dissatisfaction with grocery costs. The flyers remind voters that Sullivan voted for the food assistance benefits changes in H.R. 1.
* In Michigan, Democratic state lawmakers held a press conference on the anniversary of H.R. 1 passing Congress to slam former Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Mich.), who is running for an open Senate seat that Democrats are hoping to keep, over his statements of support for the bill.
* "Across the country, Americans are living with higher costs, less health care, and looming threats of hospital closures because Senate Republicans sold them out by slashing health care to fund tax giveaways to billionaires and corporations who are driving up costs on everyday life," said Maeve Coyle, a spokesperson for the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, in a statement. "Come November, voters will reject the Republican candidates who voted for this devastating plan."
* In Iowa, Democratic state Rep. Josh Turek, who is running for an open seat that Republicans are hoping to hold, has talked about the Medicaid benefits cuts in roundtables with constituents, and has attributed them to his Republican opponent, U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson (R-Iowa), who voted for the bill.
* "Working families are losing their healthcare because of Trump's Medicaid cuts," Turek says in a voice-over in his first statewide TV ad, released in April.
* Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-Georgia), one of Republicans' top targets, has repeatedly said since last summer that his Republican opponents, including now-nominee Rep. Mike Collins (R-Georgia), "own" the fallout of H.R. 1 and has pointed to healthcare facilities in Georgia that are closing or facing budget shortfalls.
* "They doubled health insurance premiums for more than a million Georgians and threw 300,000 Georgians off their insurance altogether," Ossoff said in a campaign rally late last month. "I never want to hear these two pretend they give a damn about working people again."
* A Washington Post analysis found that Democrats were talking more than Republicans about H.R. 1, which was supposed to be a boon for Republicans' messaging. Only 25 congressional Republicans talked about it in June, compared to 52 Democrats, according to the Post data. Overall, Republicans' mentions of the package have slowly declined since last July when it became law.
* With relatively few wins to take on the campaign trail and contending with rising costs and an unpopular Iran war, Republicans' success in keeping or flipping Senate seats may rise and fall at least in part on their ability to convince voters that H.R. 1 was more good than bad.
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Original text here: https://www.dscc.org/article/icymi-democratic-senate-candidates-hammer-republicans-over-big-beautiful-bill-fallout-the-hill/
Democratic Governors Association: Protect Our Wisconsin Releases First Ads Slamming Tom Tiffany's Extreme MAGA Agenda
WASHINGTON, July 11 -- The Democratic Governors Association posted the following news on July 10, 2026:
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Protect Our Wisconsin Releases First Ads Slamming Tom Tiffany's Extreme MAGA Agenda
Today, Protect Our Wisconsin, a group backed by the Democratic Governors Association, launched two ads, slamming Republican Congressman Tom Tiffany for his extreme anti-choice record and MAGA agenda that is harming Wisconsinites. The ads, which are airing on both TV and streaming platforms, focus on his support for criminalizing abortion and working to overturn the 2020 election in favor of Donald Trump
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WASHINGTON, July 11 -- The Democratic Governors Association posted the following news on July 10, 2026:
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Protect Our Wisconsin Releases First Ads Slamming Tom Tiffany's Extreme MAGA Agenda
Today, Protect Our Wisconsin, a group backed by the Democratic Governors Association, launched two ads, slamming Republican Congressman Tom Tiffany for his extreme anti-choice record and MAGA agenda that is harming Wisconsinites. The ads, which are airing on both TV and streaming platforms, focus on his support for criminalizing abortion and working to overturn the 2020 election in favor of Donald Trump- showcasing exactly why his agenda is too extreme.
Tiffany proudly co-sponsored a nationwide ban on abortion -- without exceptions for victims of rape or incest -- that would outlaw the procedure before many women know they're pregnant. He has also voted against legislation that would protect women's ability to get the care they need, including a bipartisan bill to protect Wisconsin women's ability to cross state lines to obtain legal abortions and another bill that would have ensured a woman's right to contraception. And his support for Republicans' disastrous budget law already once prompted Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin to stop scheduling abortion appointments.
Tiffany also voted against certifying the 2020 election, signed on to a brief to overturn the outcome of that year's election, and has pushed dangerous and debunked conspiracy theories about the election being stolen. He has repeatedly refused to answer whether the 2020 election was stolen, while also endorsing a conspiracy theory-driven investigation of Wisconsin election officials. He even wants to get rid of mail-in voting, despite voting by mail himself a dozen times.
You can watch the two ads here (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbsC8TKOZAk&feature=youtu.be and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cXgmSshBLE&feature=youtu.be) and read the transcripts below.
"Abortion Agenda"
Narrator: Tom Tiffany is a MAGA extremist.
He backed a bill to criminalize abortion, with no exceptions for rape or incest.
He even voted against protecting access to birth control for women.
Tom Tiffany's agenda is too extreme.
"MAGA Agenda"
Narrator: Tom Tiffany is a MAGA extremist.
He supported January 6th rioters, voted to shield violent Q-Anon radicals, and wanted to overturn the Wisconsin election results for Trump.
Tom Tiffany's agenda is too extreme.
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Original text here: https://democraticgovernors.org/updates/protect-our-wisconsin-releases-first-ads-slamming-tom-tiffanys-extreme-maga-agenda/
Democratic Governors Association: "The Extinction of the Republican Party" - What You Need to Know About Colorado GOP Nominee Victor Marx
WASHINGTON, July 11 -- The Democratic Governors Association posted the following news on July 10, 2026:
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"The Extinction of the Republican Party": What You Need to Know About Colorado GOP Nominee Victor Marx
Victor Marx is now the Republican nominee in Colorado after a week of counting votes, and even Republicans are unhappy. Marx's leading opponent in the Republican primary Barbara Kirkmeyer has said that Marx's victory in the primary "could be the extinction of the Republican party."
Here's what you need to know about Victor Marx:
1. Marx has received widespread national (and Republican)
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WASHINGTON, July 11 -- The Democratic Governors Association posted the following news on July 10, 2026:
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"The Extinction of the Republican Party": What You Need to Know About Colorado GOP Nominee Victor Marx
Victor Marx is now the Republican nominee in Colorado after a week of counting votes, and even Republicans are unhappy. Marx's leading opponent in the Republican primary Barbara Kirkmeyer has said that Marx's victory in the primary "could be the extinction of the Republican party."
Here's what you need to know about Victor Marx:
1. Marx has received widespread national (and Republican)ridicule over his bizarre claims about... committing murder? In an interview with 9NEWS' Kyle Clark, Marx was asked if he thinks he's killed any people as an adult, and he replied "Does it matter?" He also claimed he was forced to kill someone as a 7-year-old. When Marx won the nomination, his opponent Barbara Kirkmeyer tweeted that, "for the record, I still haven't killed anyone."
2. Colorado Republicans are refusing to endorse Victor Marx. His GOP primary opponents, Barbara Kirkmeyer and Scott Bottoms, find him so "unfit" that they have said they will never endorse him. Earlier in the primary, Kirkmeyer blasted Marx, "You can't keep your word. I can't trust you... You're unfit. You're unqualified." Bottoms also accused Marx of lying to him "personally quite a few times," and said "I can't put somebody like that any more than I can put a Democrat into the governor's seat."
3. Marx's leading opponent was uncomfortable being in the same room with him. On the debate stage, while standing near Marx, Barbara Kirkmeyer said his talk "about homicidal and suicidal tendencies" made her feel "a little worried about being in rooms with him."
4. Former Colorado GOP state chairman Dick Wadhams called a Marx win in the GOP primary a "death wish" and said "Republicans stand on the brink of total irrelevance and embarrassment" if they nominate Marx. He warned "If Colorado Republicans nominate either Marx or Bottoms, they will not only go down by historic margins, they will drag down every Republican candidate in every competitive statewide, state legislative and congressional race."
"Colorado Republicans and Democrats can agree on one thing: Victor Marx is unfit to be Colorado's next governor," said DGA spokesperson Kevin Donohoe.
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Original text here: https://democraticgovernors.org/updates/the-extinction-of-the-republican-party-what-you-need-to-know-about-colorado-gop-nominee-victor-marx/
DNC: More Price Hikes From Trump's Tariffs Still To Come for Americans
WASHINGTON, July 11 -- The Democratic National Committee posted the following news release:
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More Price Hikes From Trump's Tariffs Still To Come for Americans
U.S. consumers and businesses have already shouldered 90% of the burden of Donald Trump's reckless tariffs, and a new study found that the impact is far from over. Nearly half of the companies hit by Trump's tariffs still plan to raise prices, with some expecting more price hikes six months or more in the future.
The average American household has already had to spend more than $3,100 more on goods and services under Trump, and
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WASHINGTON, July 11 -- The Democratic National Committee posted the following news release:
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More Price Hikes From Trump's Tariffs Still To Come for Americans
U.S. consumers and businesses have already shouldered 90% of the burden of Donald Trump's reckless tariffs, and a new study found that the impact is far from over. Nearly half of the companies hit by Trump's tariffs still plan to raise prices, with some expecting more price hikes six months or more in the future.
The average American household has already had to spend more than $3,100 more on goods and services under Trump, andprices continue to rise. Inflation in May rose to the highest point in years, and high prices continue to wipe out wage gains. It's no wonder 95% of Americans believe the U.S. is suffering an affordability crisis.
In response, DNC spokesperson Jaelin O'Halloran released the following statement:
"Donald Trump's reckless trade war has caused irreparable damage to the economy, forcing working families and small businesses to bear the brunt of rising costs. Since Trump took office, Americans have been shelling out thousands of dollars to cover higher prices in his economy -- and now Americans are bracing for more price hikes they can't afford. Trump promised to lower prices on 'Day One.' Instead, he spiked prices and then turned his back on working families struggling to make ends meet while his own family fortune grows."
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Original text here: https://democrats.org/new-more-price-hikes-from-trumps-tariffs-still-to-come-for-americans/
DNC Applauds Maryland Leaders for Calling Special Session on Protecting Voting Rights
WASHINGTON, July 11 -- The Democratic National Committee posted the following news release on July 9, 2026:
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DNC Applauds Maryland Leaders for Calling Special Session on Protecting Voting Rights
On Tuesday, Maryland Senate President Bill Ferguson and Maryland House Speaker Joseline Pena-Melnyk announced that the state's General Assembly will convene for a special session on redistricting next month. The announcement comes after more than a half dozen Republican states advanced Donald Trump's desperate power grab by ramming through rigged maps that weaken voting rights and attack fair representation.
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WASHINGTON, July 11 -- The Democratic National Committee posted the following news release on July 9, 2026:
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DNC Applauds Maryland Leaders for Calling Special Session on Protecting Voting Rights
On Tuesday, Maryland Senate President Bill Ferguson and Maryland House Speaker Joseline Pena-Melnyk announced that the state's General Assembly will convene for a special session on redistricting next month. The announcement comes after more than a half dozen Republican states advanced Donald Trump's desperate power grab by ramming through rigged maps that weaken voting rights and attack fair representation.
In response to Maryland Democrats calling a special session, DNC Chair Ken Martin released the following statement:
"From Texas and Tennessee to Florida, Louisiana, Alabama, and beyond, Republican-controlled states have enacted rigged maps that erase Black representation, weaken voting rights, and wage an all-out assault on our democracy. At the order of a deeply unpopular president, Republicans orchestrated a coordinated power grab in a desperate attempt to cling to power in the midterm elections. Maryland Democrats are fighting back by going on offense and organizing to level the playing field and protect fair representation nationwide. The DNC applauds Governor Moore, Speaker Pena-Melnyk, and Senate President Ferguson for calling a special session and taking an important step towards safeguarding voting rights -- in Maryland and throughout America. Democrats stand with Marylanders in this fight and the continued work to win races up and down the ballot."
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Original text here: https://democrats.org/dnc-applauds-maryland-leaders-for-calling-special-session-on-protecting-voting-rights/
