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Politics: Democratic Party Newsletter for 2026-01-11 ( 30 items )  
BILL ALERT: Jon Husted Still Refuses to Support Bipartisan Push to Lower Health Care Costs (10)
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Jan. 8 -- The Ohio Democratic Party posted the following news: * * * BILL ALERT: Jon Husted Still Refuses to Support Bipartisan Push to Lower Health Care Costs * House to Vote on Bipartisan Proposal Today Columbus, Ohio Jon Husted is still refusing to support extending the Affordable Care Act tax credits and lowering health care costs for more than half a million Ohioans even as the U.S. House of Representatives prepares to vote today on a bipartisan discharge petition to a more PR

Happy New Year: Democrats Are Poised to Take Back Control of the U.S. House (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 5 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * Happy New Year: Democrats Are Poised to Take Back Control of the U.S. House * Washington Post declares that " Democrats look primed to win the House " Democrats are poised to take back control of the U.S. House this November as the tide rapidly turns against Republicans' broken promises to lower costs. "History, polling, a narrow Republican majority, a string of off-year victor more PR

Idaho Democratic Party Chair Issues Statement: Serving the People Must Come First This Session (10)
BOISE, Idaho, Jan. 10 -- The Idaho Democratic Party issued the following statement on Jan. 9, 2026, by Chair Lauren Necochea: * * * A Message from the Chair: Serving the People Must Come First This Session * Every legislative session, Idaho lawmakers make decisions that shape the quality of your neighborhood school, whether rural hospitals can keep their doors open, and the cost of putting a roof over your family's head. Idaho Democrats are entering this session guided by a simple principl more PR

Jon Husted Poses for Photo Op Instead of Lowering Costs for Ohioans (10)
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Jan. 9 -- The Ohio Democratic Party posted the following news: * * * NEW: Jon Husted Poses for Photo Op Instead of Lowering Costs for Ohioans * Brags About Bill Cutting Health Care for 490,000 Ohioans Columbus, Ohio Today, Jon Husted traveled to the U.S.-Mexico border to pose for a photo op while Ohio families continue to struggle with rising costs. During his visit, Husted bragged about passing the largest tax cut in history for billionaires and corporations while cutting  more PR

KDP Statement on Start of 2026 Legislative Session (10)
FRANKFORT, Kentucky, Jan. 7 -- The Kentucky Democratic Party issued the following statement on Jan. 6, 2026: * * * KDP Statement on Start of 2026 Legislative Session Today, Kentucky Democratic Party (KDP) Chair Colmon Elridge released the following statement on the start of Kentucky's 2026 Legislative Session: "By approving President Trump's federal budget, Republicans in Congress left an unprecedented mess for Kentucky's General Assembly to clean up. While the supermajority continues to cel more PR

Lombardo's Bombshell Boring Company Scandal Will Follow Him Into 2026 (10)
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Jan. 5 -- The Nevada Democratic Party posted the following news release: * * * Lombardo's Bombshell Boring Company Scandal Will Follow Him Into 2026 * The fallout from the bombshell scandal surrounding Joe Lombardo's administration after letting Elon Musk's Boring Company off the hook after two Clark County firefighters suffered serious chemical burns caused by toxic sludge in one of the company's tunnels will continue to dog Lombardo into 2026 as Nevadans demand answers a more PR

MDP Statement on Trump's Trip to Detroit as Costs Skyrocket Across the State (10)
LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 10 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: * * * MDP Statement on Trump's Trip to Detroit as Costs Skyrocket Across the State In response to President Trump's planned visit to Detroit next week to push an agenda that's ripping away health care and spiking costs for working families, Michigan Democratic Party Chair Curtis Hertel released the following statement: "After spending months claiming that affordability was a 'hoax' and creating a  more PR

Mich. Democratic Party Applauds AG Nessel Action Condemning Matt Hall's Work Project Cuts as Unconstitutional (10)
LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 8 -- The Michigan Democratic Party posted the following news release on Jan. 7, 2026: * * * MDP Applauds AG Nessel's Action Condemning Matt Hall's Work Project Cuts as Unconstitutional After MAGA Matt Hall and House Republicans decided to illegally claw back funding for vital projects across the state, Attorney General Dana Nessel issued a formal opinion today labeling state House Republicans' actions unconstitutional. Following AG Nessel's action, Michigan Democrati more PR

Mich. Democratic Party Chair Hertel Statement: Michigan Democrats Mark 5th Anniversary of January 6th Insurrection (10)
LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 8 -- The Michigan Democratic Party posted the following news release on Jan. 6, 2026: * * * STATEMENT: Michigan Democrats Mark Fifth Anniversary of January 6th Insurrection On this day five years ago, insurrectionists stormed the U.S. Capitol and attempted to overturn the results of the fair and free 2020 presidential election, costing several lives and endangering American democracy. Michigan Democratic Party Chair Curtis Hertel released the following statement: "Jan more PR

Mich. Democratic Party: 5 Years After January 6th, Mike Rogers Embraces False "Stolen Election" Claims Without Evidence (10)
LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 8 -- The Michigan Democratic Party posted the following news release on Jan. 6, 2026: * * * Five Years After January 6th, Mike Rogers Embraces False "Stolen Election" Claims Without Evidence Five years after the January 6th attack on the Capitol, a reminder that failed GOP Senate candidate Mike Rogers has embraced election denialism, falsely claiming that "a single van carrying ballots in Detroit 'swung' his 2024 race" and appointing prominent election deniers as senio more PR

Mich. Democratic Party: State House Republicans Scrambling as Backlash Grows Over Work Project Cuts (10)
LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 8 -- The Michigan Democratic Party posted the following news release on Jan. 7, 2026: * * * State House Republicans Scrambling as Backlash Grows Over Work Project Cuts Last month, MAGA Matt Hall led state House Republicans in cutting $645 million in funding for critical projects across the state--including affordable housing, health care, economic development and job-training programs, support for veterans, and mental health services. Now, those same House Republicans  more PR

Michigan Democratic Party: Health Care Costs Surging in Michigan Because of John James (10)
LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 6 -- The Michigan Democratic Party posted the following news release: * * * Health Care Costs Surging in Michigan Because of John James After John James and Republicans failed to extend Affordable Care Act tax credits and allowed them to expire at the end of 2025, hundreds of thousands of Michiganders are now facing skyrocketing health care costs--and many are forced to forgo health insurance altogether. As the health care affordability crisis unfolds in Michigan, Ja more PR

Michigan Democratic Party: ICYMI - New Year, New Higher Prices for Working Families Thanks to Michigan Republicans (10)
LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 6 -- The Michigan Democratic Party posted the following news release: * * * ICYMI: New Year, New Higher Prices for Working Families Thanks to Michigan Republicans In case you missed it, working Michiganders will pay thousands of dollars more on groceries, health care, and utilities in the new year, thanks to the Republican agenda raising prices. Whether from Matt Hall's heartless cuts, Trump's chaotic tariffs, or Congressional Republicans gutting health care, Michigand more PR

Michigan Democratic Party: On MI's Big Show, Chair Hertel Slams Duggan for Defending Trump's Health Care Cuts (10)
LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 8 -- The Michigan Democratic Party posted the following news release on Jan. 7, 2026: * * * On MI's Big Show, Chair Hertel Slams Duggan for Defending Trump's Health Care Cuts This morning on Michigan's Big Show with Michael Patrick Shiels, Michigan Democratic Party Chair Curtis Hertel called out Mike Duggan for remaining silent on Donald Trump's attacks to health care while his campaign is being funded by MAGA donors and prominent Republicans. "We're in the middle of more PR

Michigan Dems Slam Barrett for Voting Against ACA Credits (10)
LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 10 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release on Jan. 9, 2026: * * * Michigan Dems Slam Barrett for Voting Against ACA Credits Despite the credits helping hundreds of thousands of Michiganders access health care, Tom Barrett once again chose Trump's reckless agenda over working families * During yesterday's House vote to expand the Affordable Care Act (ACA) credits, Michigan Republican Congressman Tom Barrett once again betrayed his constituen more PR

More Extreme Than Trump: Lombardo Repeatedly Blocked Democratic Legislation To Lower Housing Costs That Trump Now Supports (10)
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Jan. 7 -- The Nevada Democratic Party posted the following news release: * * * More Extreme Than Trump: Lombardo Repeatedly Blocked Democratic Legislation To Lower Housing Costs That Trump Now Supports * Today, Donald Trump announced support for banning large corporate investors from buying homes, something that Democrats in Nevada have been trying to pass for years but that Joe Lombardo has consistently blocked, proving that even in the modern Republican Party, Lombardo i more PR

N.C. Democratic Party: "Tillis 2.0" - Whatley's Opponents Drag Him At GOP Candidate Forum (10)
RALEIGH, North Carolina, Jan. 10 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party issued the following news on Jan. 8, 2026: * * * "Tillis 2.0": Whatley's Opponents Drag Him At GOP Candidate Forum Michael Whatley is catching flak from fellow GOP Senate candidates Michele Morrow and Don Brown, getting dragged for being a DC insider at the Roco Grassroots Candidate Forum that he skipped. Don Brown slammed Whatley's absence and called him "Tillis 2.0," while Michele Morrow criticized the idea of having  more PR

N.C. Democratic Party: FEMA 'Recovery Czar' Michael Whatley Fails Helene Victims Again As Hundreds of Families Wait For FEMA Buyouts (10)
RALEIGH, North Carolina, Jan. 6 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party issued the following news: * * * NEW: FEMA "Recovery Czar" Michael Whatley Fails Helene Victims Again As Hundreds of Families Wait For FEMA Buyouts Recent reporting from the Washington Post is spotlighting yet another failure of Hurricane Helene "recovery czar" Michael Whatley - over 800 Western North Carolinians are feeling a "heavy toll" as they wait for answers from FEMA after applying for its Hazard Mitigation Grant Pr more PR

N.C. Democratic Party: New From The Assembly - Michael Whatley Called Out For "Mixed Messaging," Lying About His "Recovery Czar" Title (10)
RALEIGH, North Carolina, Jan. 10 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party issued the following news: * * * New From The Assembly - Michael Whatley Called Out For "Mixed Messaging," Lying About His "Recovery Czar" Title The Assembly: "Will the Real Recovery Czar Please Stand Up?" * DC insider Michael Whatley can't keep his story straight after repeatedly lying to cover up his FEMA failures. New reporting from The Assembly calls Whatley out for contradicting himself, first telling reporters his more PR

N.C. Democratic Party: New Reporting - As Whatley's FEMA Failures Pile Up, FEMA Staffing Cuts To "Greatly Harm Communities" Like WNC (10)
RALEIGH, North Carolina, Jan. 8 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party issued the following news on Jan. 7, 2026: * * * NEW REPORTING: As Whatley's FEMA Failures Pile Up, FEMA Staffing Cuts To "Greatly Harm Communities" Like WNC New reporting from the Washington Post is highlighting "potential reductions to thousands of disaster response and recovery roles," which would "greatly harm communities in various stages of disaster recovery." The cuts include at least one staffer working on Hurrican more PR

N.C. Democratic Party: Whatley Has Repeatedly Opposed Funding For Border Security (10)
RALEIGH, North Carolina, Jan. 10 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party issued the following statement on Jan. 8, 2026, by spokesperson Mallory Payne: * * * STATEMENT: Whatley Has Repeatedly Opposed Funding For Border Security In response to DC insider Michael Whatley visiting the southern border today, NCDP spokesperson Mallory Payne released the following statement: "Michael Whatley's photo op will never be able to cover up his record: time and time again, he has opposed critical funding f more PR

NCDP Statement on the Anniversary of the January 6th Insurrection (10)
RALEIGH, North Carolina, Jan. 8 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party posted the following statement on Jan. 6, 2026: * * * NCDP Statement on the Anniversary of the January 6th Insurrection North Carolina Democratic Party Chair Anderson Clayton released the following statement on the fifth anniversary of the deadly Capitol insurrection: "Five years ago, the Republican Party spread lies and peddled conspiracies that our free and fair elections were fraudulent, inciting an insurrection at the more PR

Nevadans Brace for Higher Health Care Costs After Lombardo-Backed Cuts By Trump (10)
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Jan. 8 -- The Nevada Democratic Party posted the following news release: * * * Nevadans Brace for Higher Health Care Costs After Lombardo-Backed Cuts By Trump * As Joe Lombardo helps Donald Trump and D.C. Republicans skyrocket health care premiums, a new interview from the Public News Service highlights a rural Nevadan's concerns about rising health care costs. The Affordable Care Act saved his life when he needed emergency brain surgery, but after Trump and D.C. Republica more PR

NEW VOTE ALERT: Jon Husted Prioritizes Foreign Intervention Over Lowering Costs for Ohioans (10)
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Jan. 8 -- The Ohio Democratic Party posted the following news: * * * NEW VOTE ALERT: Jon Husted Prioritizes Foreign Intervention Over Lowering Costs for Ohioans * Husted's Solution to Affordability Crisis: ' Earn More ' Money Columbus, Ohio Today, Jon Husted voted in support of the Administration's military actions in Venezuela, backing an expensive foreign intervention that risks American lives while padding the pockets of big oil companies. Meanwhile, Husted has refused more PR

New Year, Skyrocketing Health Care Costs -- Thanks to Jon Husted (10)
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Jan. 7 -- The Ohio Democratic Party posted the following news: * * * New Year, Skyrocketing Health Care Costs -- Thanks to Jon Husted * Ohio Capital Journal: Ohio cities rank among the most medically expensive, analysis finds Columbus, Ohio With the Affordable Care Act tax credits now expired, health care costs are set to skyrocket across Ohio the direct result of Jon Husted's votes against lower premiums. Last year, Husted voted nine times against lowering health care pr more PR

NV Dems Chair Statement on the Fifth Anniversary of the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol (10)
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Jan. 6 -- The Nevada Democratic Party posted the following news release: * * * NV Dems Chair Statement on the Fifth Anniversary of the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol * Today marks the fifth anniversary of the deadly insurrection that took the life of one law enforcement officer and injured another 140 police officers as they defended the Capitol, Members of Congress, and Congressional staff. Since then, Donald Trump has refused to denounce political violence and  more PR

Statement From DNC Chair Ken Martin On the Five-Year Anniversary of the Jan. 6 Attack on the Capitol (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- The Democratic National Committee posted the following statement on Jan. 6, 2026: * * * Statement from DNC Chair Ken Martin On the Five-Year Anniversary of the January 6 Attack on the Capitol On the five-year anniversary of the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, DNC Chair Ken Martin released the following statement: "Five years ago, Donald Trump incited a violent mob to attack the United States Capitol and prevent the peaceful transfer of power. Despite his attempts  more PR

The Bulwark: "The Party's Ability to Rebuild Its Gubernatorial Ranks is a Genuine Success Story" (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 -- The Democratic Governors Association posted the following news: * * * The Bulwark: "The Party's Ability to Rebuild Its Gubernatorial Ranks is a Genuine Success Story" * New reporting from The Bulwark highlights how Democratic governors have a battle-tested playbook for the Democratic Party winning tough races by staying focused on the biggest issues facing American families and lowering costs for the people in their states. After going from 15 governor's seats in 2017 more PR

Vivek Ramaswamy LG Announcement Fails To Distract From Flailing Campaign (10)
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Jan. 7 -- The Ohio Democratic Party posted the following news: * * * Vivek Ramaswamy LG Announcement Fails To Distract From Flailing Campaign * Columbus, Ohio - Vivek Ramaswamy has had a bad few months. First, he's continuing to take heat from Ohioans who won't forget he called them "lazy" and "mediocre" in a bizarre rant. Following pressure from Ohioans of all political stripes, he withdrew at the last minute from a scheduled speech at a conference that advocated for the more PR

What Ohioans Should Know about the Ramaswamy-McColley Ticket (10)
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Jan. 6 -- The Ohio Democratic Party posted the following news: * * * What Ohioans Should Know about the Ramaswamy-McColley Ticket * Columbus, Ohio- Following Vivek Ramaswamy's announcement that Ohio Senate President Rob McColley will join him on his ticket, here's what Ohioans need to know. Ramaswamy showed Ohioans what he really thinks of them when he called them " lazy " and " mediocre," chose to speak at a conference sponsored by a company that advocates for outsourcing  more PR