Democratic Party Leaders Meet in Chicago (2024)

House Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar (D-CA) suggested to reporters that it was a “mathematical possibility” that Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) could become Speaker of the House this year. It…

A new Economist/YouGov poll finds the presidential race a tie, 44% to 44% with 12% either undecided or voting for someone else. Save to Favorites

Historian Randall Stephens took Donald Trump’s remarks on Gettysburg over the weekend and made a one-minute documentary film of it. He notes: “These are all his real words.” Save to…

The New York Times reports that Melania Trump — who was visibly furious with her husband after the first reports broke that her husband paid a p*rn star “hush money”…

Arizona U.S. Senate candidate Kari Lake (R) seemed to downplay Arizona’s recently upheld strict 1864 abortion ban by telling people “you can go three hours that way, three hours that…

“Warning: Your failure to appear in court may result in your immediate arrest and imprisonment for contempt of court.” — A court order setting a hearing for next Wednesday on…

“Democrats in the Michigan House of Representatives saw their majority restored with a pair of victories in special elections Tuesday to represent metro Detroit-based districts left vacant after elections last…

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel (D) unveiled 13 criminal charges against former House Speaker Lee Chatfield (R), “saying he had flagrantly misused nonprofit dollars to pay off his personal credit…

“As President Biden tours Pennsylvania, his campaign will run a new ad promoting his commitment to organized labor and attacking the economic policies of former President Donald Trump,” the New…

“Speaker Mike Johnson’s elaborate plan for pushing aid to Ukraine through the House over his own party’s objections relies on an unusual strategy: He is counting on House Democrats and…

“As he kicked off a series of events in the crucial battleground state of Pennsylvania on Tuesday, President Joe Biden freely ripped into his nemesis,” NBC News reports. “From his…

“Donald Trump repeatedly ranted about wind power during a fundraising dinner with oil and gas industry executives last week, falsely claiming that the renewable-energy source is unreliable, unattractive and bad…

Washington Post: “He was a publicity hound and a tabloid star. He was a developer who bragged about his acquisitions and exaggerated his wealth, emblazoning his name on towers that…

“Donald Trump was invited to headline a big-ticket fundraising gala for House Republicans’ campaign arm later this month in Dallas—but was ultimately forced to decline because of his ongoing criminal…

“Dave McCormick (R) put more than $14 million of his own money into his failed 2022 Senate campaign,” the Daily Beast reports. “But as he mounts a 2024 comeback, new…

David Ellison, the son of Republican megadonor Larry Ellison, gave $929,600 to back the reelection efforts of President Joe Biden, CNBC reports. Save to Favorites

“Republican Senate candidate Tim Sheehy apologized and asked for leniency in 2015 after he said a gun he kept in his vehicle for bear protection fell and discharged, striking him…

“Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small Sr. (D) and his wife, superintendent of the city’s public schools, were accused Monday of physically and emotionally abusing their teenage daughter,” the Washington Post…

“Some members of Congress who led the investigation into former President Donald Trump’s role in the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol riot acknowledge they’ve talked to their families about their safety…

“Democrats in the Arizona House of Representatives on Wednesday will seek to repeal an 1864 ban on abortion that is poised to become state law once again, but they will…