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After House votes to avert shutdown, Senate Democrats face 'stark' choice
House Republicans passed a bill to fund the government through the end of September 2025. The measure now heads to the Senate, where Democrats face a "stark" choice.ABC News - 5d -
Spending bill divisions spill out at House Democratic retreat
Friday was the last of a three-day House Democratic retreat in Virginia, but it was Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer's support for the Republican funding bill that was on the minds of many. CBS ...CBS News - 2d -
The Memo: Divided Democrats squander chances to expose Trump’s vulnerability
President Trump is not the political colossus he and his supporters claim — and everything from the stock market to his opinion poll ratings prove it. The problem for Democrats is that their own ...The Hill - 1d -
The Democrats must make a choice
If they want to fight Trump, they have to know what they stand forFinancial Times - 2h -
Democratic leaders amp up pressure on Senate colleagues to oppose GOP spending bill: ‘Stand with us’
The leading Democrats in the House are ramping up the pressure on Senate Democrats to oppose the GOP’s spending bill, warning that the proposal would slash crucial public services to vulnerable ...The Hill - 4d -
House Democrats bash Senate colleagues for backing GOP spending bill: ‘Huge slap in the face’
House Democrats are furious at their fellow Democrats in the Senate for supporting a Republican spending bill, saying Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) and other aisle-hopping senators are ...The Hill - 3d -
The pink protest at Trump’s speech shows the Democrats aren’t coming to save us
The general reaction is that this was yet another stunning example of how spineless and performative the Democrats are. Happy International Women’s Day (IWD), everyone! I’ve got some good news and ...The Guardian - Mar. 8 -
‘Gut punch’: Democrats decry Trump's plan to cut 80,000 at Veterans Affairs
Democrat lawmakers and veterans' groups are fuming over the Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) plans to cut roughly 80,000 employees in the coming months, decrying the lack of transparency and ...The Hill - Mar. 9 -
Walz: Democrats shouldn't have played 'so safe' in 2024
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is reflecting on his and Vice President Harris's loss in last year's presidential election, and believes Democrats should have been bolder in their campaign to hold onto the ...The Hill - 6d -
Democrats unveil bill to reinstate veterans fired in Trump workforce cuts
Democrats are proposing a measure to reinstate veterans who were recently fired from the federal government without cause, which has affected an estimated 6,000 veterans who make up about 30 ...The Hill - 6d -
Democrats release their own stopgap funding bill as House GOP plows forward
Congressional Democrats rolled out their own short-term funding patch to keep the government running beyond Friday's shutdown deadline, as House Republicans barrel forward with a Trump-endorsed ...The Hill - 6d -
'Wealthy tax dodgers' could benefit from IRS layoffs, Democrats warn
As the IRS faces mass layoffs, Congressional Democrats warn those staffing cuts could undermine the agency’s progress in collecting unpaid funds from “wealthy tax dodgers.”NBC News - 5d -
House GOP blocks Democrats from forcing vote on repealing Trump tariffs
House Republicans on Tuesday approved a provision that would prevent Democrats from forcing votes for the remainder of the year on repealing recent tariffs implemented by President Trump. It ...The Hill - 5d -
Democrat wins special election for Minnesota state House seat
Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor (DFL) candidate David Gottfried is projected to win a special election for a seat in the Minnesota House, according to Decision Desk HQ. Gottfried, a pro bono ...The Hill - 5d -
Democrats are heading to GOP districts for town halls: 'We’re filling a void'
House Democrats are heading to Republican districts to conduct town halls — a strategy designed to highlight the moratorium on those public events recently suggested by the head of the GOP’s ...The Hill - 4d -
Senate Democrats make their move in the shutdown fight: From the Politics Desk
The House’s passage of a Republican stopgap funding bill has put Senate Democrats in a bind: Either back a measure they disapprove of and give up some of the only leverage they will have on major ...NBC News - 4d -
Government Shutdown Looms With Senate Democrats Opposing 6-Month Funding Bill
The top Senate Democrat said his members were not ready to provide the votes to allow the Republican-written stopgap spending measure to pass ahead of a Friday night deadline. There is still time ...The New York Times - 4d -
Democrats talking out response to Trump administration at issues conference
House Democrats have kicked off their annual issues conference with the lawmakers discussing their approach to the Trump administration. CBS News political reporter Hunter Woodall has more.CBS News - 3d -
Stephen A. Smith to Democrats: Find deals Trump is willing to make
Media personality Stephen A. Smith is urging Democrats to find deals they can make with President Trump, criticizing their protests. “What we’ve been seeing from them, it doesn’t resonate," Smith ...The Hill - 3d -
Oversight Democrats launch review of crypto reserve 'poised to enrich' Trump
House Oversight Democrats are encouraging President Trump to abandon his plans for a crypto reserve, calling it a strategy to enrich himself at taxpayer expense. The reserve, announced by Trump ...The Hill - 3d -
Democrats grill Trump ambassador nominees for Canada, Mexico amid trade battles
Democratic Senators grilled President Trump's ambassador nominees for Canada and Mexico during the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations hearing Thursday over the administration's new trade ...The Hill - 3d -
Democrats push investigation into Trump, Musk White House Tesla event
Senate Democrats are seeking an investigation into President Trump and adviser Elon Musk's use of the White House to promote Musk's business interests, alleging a violation of federal ethics laws.The Hill - 3d -
House Democrats hold annual retreat under specters of shutdown and Trump
House Democrats are spending three days in Leesburg, Virginia, for their annual retreat to plan their path forward as a partial government shutdown looms and Republicans advance President Trump's ...CBS News - 3d -
Schumer to vote for GOP spending bill amid Democratic divisions
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer says that he is ready to advance Republicans’ funding bill to avert a government shutdown. It marks a major reversal from two days ago and the strategy is ...NBC News - 2d -
Democrats react to Schumer's plan to vote for GOP funding bill
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer is surprising a lot of Democrats with his move to vote for the Republican funding bill in order to avoid a looming government shutdown. Moderator of Meet the ...NBC News - 2d -
Democrats react to Schumer supporting Republican push to avoid a government shutdown
Democratic lawmakers are reacting to Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer planning to vote to keep the government funded through a continuing resolution presented by Republicans in Congress. CBS ...CBS News - 2d -
Van Jones on Democrats' 'volcanic anger' with Schumer: 'We need alpha energy'
CNN political commentator Van Jones weighed in on the “volcanic anger” Democrats have with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) after he voted to advance the GOP-backed spending bill, ...The Hill - 1d -
Walz, Newsom and Buttigieg Are Among Democrats Stirring 2028 Presidential Chatter
Pete Buttigieg says he’s keeping his options open. Tim Walz went to Iowa. JB Pritzker’s off to New Hampshire. It’s too early to run for president, but some Democrats seem to be exploring the idea.The New York Times - 1d -
Trump signs spending bill that united Republicans but divided Democrats
President Trump signed Congress' bill to keep the government open on Saturday. The vote for the six-month spending bill united Republicans but left Democrats bitterly divided. Willie James Inman ...CBS News - 1d -
If You Have to Ask About This Harlem Dinner Party, You’re Not Invited
Members-only clubs and private restaurants have become powerhouses for socializing and networking. But there are some spaces you can’t buy your way into.The New York Times - Mar. 8 -
Revealed: House of Lords members have given £109m to political parties
Conservatives benefit most from donations provided either before or after peers secured their seats. Cash before honours: the Tory donors made peers who barely speak in Lords . Peers who sat ...The Guardian - Mar. 9 -
Chris Mason: Reform row poses danger for party that wants to win
This current spat involving Nigel Farage and the MP for Great Yarmouth, Rupert Lowe, has seen both sides flinging a lot of mud at each other.BBC News - 6d -
Balloon Art You Won’t Find at a Children’s Birthday Party
DJ Morrow’s creations, inspired by his own emotional life, can disturb as much as they delight.The New York Times - 5d -
When it comes to saving for retirement, here’s something both parties can agree on
Are ESOPs actually a good idea?MarketWatch - 3d -
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FDA reportedly raids manufacturer of poppers, an increasingly popular party drug
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has reportedly targeted a manufacturer of poppers, an inhalant drug that has gained increasingly mainstream popularity as an adjunct to clubbing and sexual ...NBC News - 2d -
Graydon Carter Looks Back on a Glossy Career of Parties and Feuds
An editor from the heyday of glossy magazines dishes about Anna Wintour and recounts his long-running feud with Donald Trump.The New York Times - 2d -
Could Starmer be in for a benefits rebellion as tribes clash in his own party?
Labour may have ditched its factional in-fighting - but deep welfare cuts could reignite tensions.BBC News - 1d -
Speaker Johnson looks to jam Senate Democrats with bill to avert shutdown
Before Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) can dare Senate Democrats to reject a Republican-crafted bill to avert an end-of-week shutdown, he has to pull off a feat: keeping his fractious, razor-thin ...The Hill - 5d
