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Politics: Democratic Party Newsletter for 2025-04-27 ( 35 items )  
As Musk's DOGE Cuts Mental Health Funding, Lombardo Fails to Defend His "First Priority" (10)
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, April 24 -- The Nevada Democratic Party posted the following news release: * * * As Musk's DOGE Cuts Mental Health Funding, Lombardo Fails to Defend His "First Priority" After saying that his " first priority " for spending the remaining American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds would be on mental health programs, Joe Lombardo dodged questions about Elon Musk's DOGE cuts to federal funding for mental health services and immunization - including free services for rural Nevadans. more PR

DEADLINE: Carrie Buck Skips Numerous Floor Votes to Play Politician (10)
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, April 22 -- The Nevada Democratic Party posted the following news release: * * * DEADLINE: Carrie Buck Skips Numerous Floor Votes to Play Politician Carrie Buck who attacked her Jewish opponent on X during the 2024 election and falsely claimed that "1,500 dead people voted in 2020" is neglecting her day job as a legislator to play politician. Last week, Buck missed Friday's floor votes to cozy up to Donald Trump's Education Secretary, Linda McMahon, who is executing his ord more PR

Democrats turn on the media (10)
WASHINGTON, April 21 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee posted the following news: * * * Democrats turn on the media You know things are really bad for Democrats when they start turning on the media. Poll after poll shows Americans' approval of Congressional Democrats has collapsed to an all-time low. So what's their new excuse for the free fall? Blame the media. Radical Democrat Jim Clyburn : "I think the message coming from the Democratic Party is a good message. The pro more PR

DNC and ASDC Announces "Organize Everywhere, Win Anywhere" Strategy - Largest-Ever Monthly DNC Investment Into Democratic State and Territory Parties (10)
WASHINGTON, April 25 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release on April 24, 2025: * * * DNC and ASDC Announces "Organize Everywhere, Win Anywhere" Strategy - Largest-Ever Monthly DNC Investment into Democratic State and Territory Parties The DNC will transfer over $1 million a month into Democratic state parties - a historic increase in monthly funding - to deliver on Chair Martin's commitment to organizing and winning everywhere Today, DNC Chair Ken Martin and A more PR

Earth Day 2025: A Call to Climate Action (10)
SALEM, Oregon, April 23 -- The Democratic Party of Oregon issued the following statement on April 22, 2025, by Chair Matt West: * * * Earth Day 2025: A Call to Climate Action This Earth Day, we celebrate Oregon's continued commitment to a sustainable future. We uplift recent accomplishments in the fight for our planet's future. We must also take a clear-eyed look at the challenges we face, and make an urgent call to action to meet them. It's hard to imagine a more anti-climate presidential a more PR

Elected Leaders and VEA President Call on Winsome Earle-Sears to Stand Up for Virginia Students (10)
RICHMOND, Virginia, April 22 -- The Virginia Democratic Party posted the following news release: * * * Elected Leaders and VEA President Call on Winsome Earle-Sears to Stand Up for Virginia Students # Photos and b roll available for media use are available here CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA - Today, ahead of Winsome Earle-Sears' stop in Charlottesville, the Democratic Party of Virginia held a press conference with elected officials and the Virginia Education Association president calling on S more PR

Husted & Moreno Must Call on Hegseth to Resign (10)
COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 22 -- The Ohio Democratic Party posted the following news: * * * Husted & Moreno Must Call on Hegseth to Resign Columbus, Ohio- Following new reporting over the weekend that revealed Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's previously unreported second signal chat containing classified war plans, it's clear that his reckless actions put Americans in danger. As our troops are put in unnecessary danger by an unfit defense secretary, we're asking Senators Husted and Moreno to ca more PR

ICYMI: DNC Chair Ken Martin in TIME: Voters Should Pick Their Candidates, Not Party Bosses (10)
WASHINGTON, April 25 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: DNC Chair Ken Martin in TIME: Voters Should Pick their Candidates, Not Party Bosses Key Point: "This isn't a personal stand, it's a principled stand for something greater than any one of us: the integrity of our party's democratic process. Our role is to serve as stewards of a fair, open, and trusted process--not to tilt the scales. [...] In the coming days, I'll introduce a new slate of  more PR

ICYMI: DNC, ASDC Unveil "Organize Everywhere, Win Anywhere" Strategy With Largest-Ever Investment Into Democratic State and Territory Parties (10)
WASHINGTON, April 26 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release on April 25, 2025: * * * ICYMI: DNC, ASDC Unveil "Organize Everywhere, Win Anywhere" Strategy With Largest-Ever Investment into Democratic State and Territory Parties Yesterday, DNC Chair Ken Martin and ASDC President Jane Kleeb announced a historic four-year agreement to provide a combined total of $1 million every month to all 57 Democratic state and territory parties - making this our largest inves more PR

ICYMI: Michigan Republicans Mired in Hypocrisy as Detroit News Exposes Trump Taking $1 Million From Chinese-Linked Gotion (10)
LANSING, Michigan, April 23 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Michigan Republicans Mired in Hypocrisy as Detroit News Exposes Trump Taking $1 Million from Chinese-Linked Gotion After spending an entire election cycle throwing lies and misinformation about the Chinese-linked Gotion, Michigan Republicans have stayed mum on Trump taking $1 million LANSING -- In case you missed it, The Detroit News exposed the hypocrisy of Donald Trump and the entir more PR

ICYMI: Thousands of Nevadans Protest Lombardo After He Was Caught Mocking and Belittling Working Class Nevadans (10)
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, April 21 -- The Nevada Democratic Party posted the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Thousands of Nevadans Protest Lombardo After He Was Caught Mocking and Belittling Working Class Nevadans Over the weekend, thousands of Nevadans gathered in Las Vegas and Carson City to protest Joe Lombardo after he was caught on tape mocking and belittling working-class Nevadans. Earlier this month, Lombardo was caught floating conspiracy theories when he told a crowd of supporters behi more PR

ICYMI: Trump's Proposal to Eliminate Head Start Could Strip Care From Thousands of Virginia Kids (10)
RICHMOND, Virginia, April 22 -- The Virginia Democratic Party posted the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Trump's Proposal to Eliminate Head Start Could Strip Care From Thousands of Virginia Kids A new Axios report reveals that over 12,000 Virginia children could lose funding for Head Start, which provides child care, health care, and nutrition assistance. As Axios highlights, many of these families who receive support live in "child care deserts" - or places without any other child care  more PR

Idaho Democratic Party Chair Condemns Unprecedented Attack on Our Court System, Calls On Republican-Controlled Congress to Take Action (10)
BOISE, Idaho, April 26 -- The Idaho Democratic Party issued the following statement on April 25, 2025: * * * Idaho Democratic Party Chair Condemns Unprecedented Attack on our Court System, Calls On Republican-Controlled Congress to Take Action In response to the FBI arresting a sitting judge, Idaho Democratic Party Chair Lauren Necochea released the following statement: "Donald Trump is waging war on American democracy. He is willing to shred the Constitution, dismantle our institutions, and more PR

Idaho Democratic Party Chair Slams Trump's Attack on Grassroots Giving (10)
BOISE, Idaho, April 25 -- The Idaho Democratic Party issued the following news: * * * Idaho Democratic Party Chair Slams Trump's Attack on Grassroots Giving In response to Donald Trump using the federal government to target ActBlue, Idaho Democratic Party Chair Lauren Necochea released the following statement: "Donald Trump is so threatened by grassroots democracy, he's now weaponizing the government to silence it. ActBlue is how millions of Americans, including thousands right here in Idaho more PR

Idaho Democratic Party: A Message From the Chair - Reckless GOP Budgeting Likely to Force Even Deeper Cuts (10)
BOISE, Idaho, April 26 -- The Idaho Democratic Party issued the following statement on April 25, 2025, by Chair Lauren Necochea: * * * Everyone wants a stable economy and a responsible state budget. But Idaho's Republican supermajority has sabotaged both. While GOP leaders stay silent, the facts are clear: state revenue has plummeted for three straight months. The freefall began when the Trump-Musk regime took power and started wrecking the economy. In March alone, revenues came in 20% below p more PR

Jon & The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad News Week (10)
COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 24 -- The Ohio Democratic Party posted the following news: * * * Jon & The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad News Week Columbus, Ohio- One week ago, reporting revealed that FirstEnergy officials may have bribed more Ohio public officials than previously known. Between that and a documentary using Ohio as a prime example for public corruption, it's been a pretty terrible week and a half of news for Ohio Senator Jon Husted. Husted claimed he had no role in the legisl more PR

Lombardo Enthusiastically Backed Eliminating the Dept. of Ed, Stripping Critical Funding From Public Schools (10)
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, April 25 -- The Nevada Democratic Party posted the following news release: * * * Lombardo Enthusiastically Backed Eliminating the Dept. of Ed, Stripping Critical Funding From Public Schools As Joe Lombardo rolls out his education bill, here's a reminder that Lombardo gave a full-throated endorsement of Donald Trump's move to eliminate the Department of Education and its billions of dollars of funding for public schools, which comes as the Trump administration stripped $29 m more PR

NEW: Glenn Youngkin Says Tariffs Are a "Great Opportunity," Dismissing Harm They Are Causing Virginians (10)
RICHMOND, Virginia, April 23 -- The Virginia Democratic Party posted the following news release: * * * NEW: Glenn Youngkin Says Tariffs Are a "Great Opportunity," Dismissing Harm They Are Causing Virginians # On Tuesday, as reported by Radio IQ/WVTF, Governor Glenn Youngkin said Trump's tariffs are a "great opportunity for Virginia." His doubling down of support for Trump's tariffs came the same day that the Volvo Group North America announced 250 to 350 workers would be laid off at its pla more PR

NEW: Shady Far-Right Billionaire Embroiled in Ethics Scandal Gave Thousands to Winsome Earle-Sears (10)
RICHMOND, Virginia, April 21 -- The Virginia Democratic Party posted the following news release: * * * NEW: Shady Far-Right Billionaire Embroiled in Ethics Scandal Gave Thousands to Winsome Earle-Sears # Harlan Crow has donated $65,000 to Winsome Earle-Sears VIRGINIA - New reporting from the American Journal News exposed that Winsome Earle-Sears accepted tens of thousands of dollars from shady far-right billionaire Harlan Crow. American Journal News: Megadonor embroiled in ethics scanda more PR

NV Dems Statement on Trump's Unconditional Pardon of Michele Fiore (10)
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, April 24 -- The Nevada Democratic Party posted the following news release: * * * NV Dems Statement on Trump's Unconditional Pardon of Michele Fiore Nevada State Democratic Party Executive Director Hilary Barrett released the following statement on Donald Trump pardoning Michele Fiore: "There isn't a shred of 'law and order' left in the Republican Party after Trump pardoned Michele Fiore who was found guilty of stealing from a charity benefiting a fallen officer to pay for more PR

Oklahoma Democrats Are Organizing Everywhere So That We Can Win Anywhere (10)
OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, April 26 -- The Oklahoma Democratic Party issued the following news release: * * * Oklahoma Democrats Are Organizing Everywhere So That We Can Win Anywhere Oklahoma City, OK - Last week, DNC Chair Ken Martin released his vision of a Democratic Party that 'organizes early, organizes always, organizes everywhere, and can win anywhere.' The Oklahoma Democratic Party not only commits to these principles, but carries them out with confidence. We're also working hard to su more PR

PA Dems, With the Support of the DNC, Files Opposition Brief in US Supreme Court to Protect the Rights of Pennsylvania Voters (10)
WASHINGTON, April 26 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: * * * PA Dems, With the Support of the DNC, Files Opposition Brief in US Supreme Court to Protect the Rights of Pennsylvania Voters Republicans are trying to supersede the jurisdiction of the PA Supreme Court, end PA voters' right to cast provisional ballots on Election Day Today, the Pennsylvania Democratic Party, with the support of the DNC, filed an opposition brief in the US Supreme Court to pro more PR

REMINDER: Joe Lombardo's Budget Mishandlings, Incompetence Are Costing Nevadans (10)
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, April 23 -- The Nevada Democratic Party posted the following news release: * * * REMINDER: Joe Lombardo's Budget Mishandlings, Incompetence Are Costing Nevadans As the 2025 legislative session nears the final 30 days, here's a reminder that Joe Lombardo's fiscal irresponsibility and incompetence are costing Nevadans. Less than two weeks after touting fiscal responsibility during his State of the State address, Lombardo fired the state's budget director after Lombardo pres more PR

REMINDER: Lombardo and Trump Continue to Undermine Climate Action, Costing Jobs and Halting Projects (10)
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, April 22 -- The Nevada Democratic Party posted the following news release: * * * REMINDER: Lombardo and Trump Continue to Undermine Climate Action, Costing Jobs and Halting Projects On Earth Day, here's a reminder that Donald Trump and Joe Lombardo are undermining the environment and costing the state jobs and federal investments. Trump's efforts to freeze Inflation Reduction Act dollars is threatening the more than $15.5 billion in investments and the more than 20,000 go more PR

Sears Faces Local Backlash in Charlottesville for Her Plans to Gut Public Schools (10)
RICHMOND, Virginia, April 23 -- The Virginia Democratic Party posted the following news release: * * * Sears Faces Local Backlash in Charlottesville for Her Plans to Gut Public Schools # VIRGINIA - Yesterday, ahead of Winsome Earle-Sears' stop in Charlottesville, local elected officials and the Virginia Education Association president called out Sears for her harmful agenda that would gut funding for public education and her refusal to stand up to the chaos from D.C. that will hurt Virginia more PR

Self-Proclaimed "Victim" Joe Lombardo Dodges Questions on Trump Pardon of Michele Fiore Who Stole Money Meant For Fallen Police Officers' Memorial (10)
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, April 25 -- The Nevada Democratic Party posted the following news release: * * * Self-Proclaimed "Victim" Joe Lombardo Dodges Questions on Trump Pardon of Michele Fiore Who Stole Money Meant For Fallen Police Officers' Memorial "Gov. Joe Lombardo's office declined to comment on the pardon. He was among the donors Fiore was accused of bilking and testified at her trial." - Las Vegas Review Journal Joe Lombardo is refusing to comment after Donald Trump pardoned Michele Fior more PR

Still a "Huge, Huge Thing": Sears Continues to Downplay and Dismiss Attacks on Virginia Jobs (10)
RICHMOND, Virginia, April 24 -- The Virginia Democratic Party posted the following news release: * * * Still a "Huge, Huge Thing": Sears Continues to Downplay and Dismiss Attacks on Virginia Jobs # Winsome Earle-Sears: "Oh you mean it's not unusual? It happens all the time... And the media is making it out to be a huge, huge thing, and I don't understand why" VIRGINIA - Winsome Earle-Sears can't escape the audio first reported by Meidas Touch where she downplays and dismisses the attacks  more PR

Thousands of Nevadans Protest Lombardo After He Was Caught Mocking and Belittling Working Class Nevadans (10)
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, April 19 -- The Nevada Democratic Party posted the following news release: * * * Thousands of Nevadans Protest Lombardo After He Was Caught Mocking and Belittling Working Class Nevadans Today, thousands of Nevadans gathered in Las Vegas and Carson City to protest Joe Lombardo after he was caught on tape mocking and belittling working class Nevadans. Last week, Lombardo was caught floating conspiracy theories when he told a crowd of supporters behind closed doors that the "  more PR

Trump Tariffs That Sears Called "Good" Now Cause Backbreaking Layoffs at Volvo Plant in Pulaski County (10)
RICHMOND, Virginia, April 21 -- The Virginia Democratic Party posted the following news release: * * * Trump Tariffs That Sears Called "Good" Now Cause Backbreaking Layoffs at Volvo Plant in Pulaski County # Winsome Earle-Sears: "I think that's good" VIRGINIA - As Trump's tariff chaos causes uncertainty for Virginia businesses, Volvo Group North America announced 250-350 local workers would be laid off at its Volvo Trucks New River Valley plant in Pulaski County. The announcement follows  more PR

Under Lombardo, Median Home Sale Prices Skyrocket As Pending Home Sales Plummet (10)
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, April 23 -- The Nevada Democratic Party posted the following news release: * * * Under Lombardo, Median Home Sale Prices Skyrocket As Pending Home Sales Plummet Las Vegas Review-Journal: "Las Vegas Valley makes top 5 in pending home sales -- in a bad way" A new report found that under Joe Lombardo, pending home sales in Clark County dropped 13.4 percent year over year through the end of March, the third-highest decline in the country. This comes after home sale prices in  more PR

Virginians Call Out Sears Dismissing the Trump Administration's Attacks on Federal Jobs (10)
RICHMOND, Virginia, April 25 -- The Virginia Democratic Party posted the following news release: * * * Virginians Call Out Sears Dismissing the Trump Administration's Attacks on Federal Jobs # HENRICO, VIRGINIA - Outside of Winsome Earle-Sears' campaign stop in Henrico today, Virginians called out Sears for dismissing and downplaying the Trump Administration's attacks on federal workers and Virginia's economy. Attendees handed out "pink slips" highlighting Sears' disastrous record of suppor more PR

Virginians Fear Losing Health Care Coverage as Republicans Promise to Gut Medicaid (10)
RICHMOND, Virginia, April 24 -- The Virginia Democratic Party posted the following news release: * * * Virginians Fear Losing Health Care Coverage as Republicans Promise to Gut Medicaid # A Richmond Times-Dispatch report highlights Virginians' growing concerns about Republicans' promise to cut Medicaid funding, jeopardizing Virginia's Medicaid expansion and putting nearly 630,000 people at risk of automatically losing coverage. Earlier this month, all five of Virginia's House Republican mem more PR

West Virginia Democrats Slam Trump Administration and Governor Morrisey for Abandoning Flood Victims (10)
CHARLESTON, West Virginia, April 24 -- The West Virginia Democratic Party issued the following news release: * * * West Virginia Democrats Slam Trump Administration and Governor Morrisey for Abandoning Flood Victims Charleston, WV -- The West Virginia Democratic Party criticized the Trump Administration's decision to deny individual and public assistance to seven West Virginia counties devastated by February's historic flooding, calling it a disgraceful abandonment of our state in a moment of more PR

Winsome Earle-Sears Still Owes Virginians Answers on Her Vote Against the Right to Contraception Act (10)
RICHMOND, Virginia, April 25 -- The Virginia Democratic Party posted the following news release: * * * Winsome Earle-Sears Still Owes Virginians Answers on Her Vote Against the Right to Contraception Act # There is one week left for Glenn Youngkin to take action on the legislation VIRGINIA - With just one week until the deadline for action on the Right to Contraception Act, Winsome Earle-Sears still owes Virginians answers on why she " couldn't resist " voting against a bill that would gu more PR

WINSOME, LOSE SOME: Shady Sears Slammed for Extreme Agenda That's Already Hurting Virginians (10)
RICHMOND, Virginia, April 25 -- The Virginia Democratic Party posted the following news release: * * * WINSOME, LOSE SOME: Shady Sears Slammed for Extreme Agenda That's Already Hurting Virginians # VIRGINIA - It's been another week of flops for Winsome Earle-Sears. From taking money from a shady far-right GOP billionaire to being called out for her extreme schemes to defund public education and supporting attacks on Virginia jobs to dismissing the devastating reality of Trump's tariffs for  more PR