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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 condemn Trump’s inspectors general firings in letter
A coalition of Democratic lawmakers expressed their concerns with President Trump’s Friday decision to fire independent inspectors general.  “We write to express our grave concern about your
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 ...
Democrats’ ‘small victory’ in a ‘long war’
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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.
White House defends freezing funds as 'reasonable' while Democrats express 'extreme alarm'
The order is "a potential five-alarm fire" for organizations that serve communities, nonprofit group executive says.
Democrats call on White House to restore NIH operations
A trio of Democrats on Monday called on the Trump administration to restore full operations at the National Institutes of ...
Texas House bans Democrats as legislative committee chairs
The Texas House voted overwhelmingly Thursday to ban Democrats from holding powerful committee chairmanships, answering years ...
WHTM Harrisburg on MSN1d
Will a tied state House halt Harrisburg again? Pa. Democrats won’t say.
State House Democrats have a vacancy after a member’s death, and leaders won’t say whether they’ll stop floor votes while ...
Texas House Democrats lose top committee posts but keep some power in a move that rankles far right
Although Democrats will be prohibited from chairing the main legislative committees, the chamber voted to expand the powers ...
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 ...