Trump, Democrats

Here’s what Democrats are getting wrong during ‘Trump 2.0’: Ex-White House staff
Former White House advisors are sounding the alarm on the Democratic Party’s messaging problem during the first week of “Trump 2.0″.
The first week of the new Trump era leaves House Democrats spinning
House Democrats were preparing a united front to strategically counter President Donald Trump before he was sworn back into office. Then he signed a flurry of executive orders dismantling Democratic priorities.
House Democrats Call In Psychologists for Ideas on How to Deal With Trump
Democrats are figuring out how best to articulate how they’ll oppose President Donald Trump’s policies during his second term. Turns out they needed some help. Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) brought in two social psychologists to help Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee determine the best way to combat their Republican colleagues,
Dems launch group to hit Trump on tax cuts
Democrats are launching a tax-focused group as their newest messaging megaphone in an attempt to counter President Donald Trump on one of his signature issues. Organizers said the nonprofit group, Families Over Billionaires,
House Republicans Fail to Clinch Deal on Tax Cuts, Despite Trump's Urging
A three-day meeting of U.S. House Republicans, meant to jumpstart President Donald Trump's $4 trillion tax cut agenda, ended on Wednesday without a deal as party fiscal hawks refused to move ahead unless the plan reduced the $1.
House GOP explores alternative math on Trump tax cuts
House Republicans are actively exploring how they can score the deficit cost of extending Trump's 2017 tax cuts by using multiple sets of accounting standards. Why it matters: Depending on the standard,
Former Ohio House Democrats' attorney alleges gender discrimination, retaliation in federal complaint
Attorney Sarah Cherry says she was forced out of her job after complaining that female legislative staffers were being paid ...
House Democrats launch review of firing of Jack Smith's team
Top House Democrats say that the way in which Jack Smith's staffers were fired "very likely violated longstanding federal ...
House Democrats demand answers on DOJ's move to fire former special counsel officials
House Democrats are demanding answers on the Justice Department’s move this week to fire more than a dozen officials involved in former Special Counsel Jack Smith’s investigation, arguing the action ...
New rules adopted by WA House Democrats spark Republican ire
Washington Republicans are claiming new rules adopted by the state House of Representatives are "petty" and retaliatory.
Vance suggests some reporters covering the Trump White House are biased
Vice President JD Vance is suggesting that some reporters covering the Trump White House are biased — perhaps even Democratic ...
House Democrats, Republicans solidify agendas for 2025 session; gambling left out
House Democrats and Republicans decided what their platforms ahead of the 2025 legislative session. The session begins next week, February 4.Monday ...
With Democrats barred as committee chairs, Texas House is looking more like Congress
The Texas Legislature is looking more like the U.S. Congress. Last week the Republican-controlled state House approved new ...
‘Push back on the extremism’: Alabama House Democrats vow to fight GOP Trump-inspired proposals
Rep. Anthony Daniels, D-Huntsville, said the Trump administration priorities like calls for mass deportations and elimination ...
These House newcomers came to the Capitol with big plans. Then the wildfires hit
The California infernos were baptism by fire in Washington politics for Reps. Luz Rivas, George Whitesides and Laura Friedman ...