Dems face a Tea Party-style revolt in Texas and beyond in 2026 races Democratic establishment leaders have lost some power as progressives have turned on them. Axios · Dec 9, 2025
Chuck Schumer Says Moscow Is Endorsing Trump's National Security Strategy As President Sells Out European Allies And Puts Russia First Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) criticized President Donald Trump on Monday, accusing him of favoring Russia over U.S. allies in Europe as part of his new National Security Strategy. Benzinga · Dec 9, 2025
Clinton Slams Trump On Ukraine, Cuban Blasts Politicians Over Obamacare And More: This Week In Politics As the week unfolded, the political world witnessed some major developments. Here’s a quick recap of the top stories that made headlines. Benzinga · Dec 7, 2025
GOP losing faith in Pete Hegseth. Now, it’s on Donald Trump to decide his future Or will he continue to be "the president's pick?" We Got This Covered · Dec 6, 2025
‘This is a bad idea made worse’: Senate Dems’ plan to fix Obamacare premiums adds nearly $300 billion to deficit, CRFB says The plan to protect Obamacare would cost nearly $550 billion over 10 years if it were made permanent, the budget watchdog said. Fortune · Dec 5, 2025
Democrats target Trump's affordability crisis in 2026 offensive Making America affordable again will run through nearly every part of their effort. Axios · Dec 5, 2025
Mark Cuban Says Obamacare As It Stands Today Is 'Garbage,' Billionaire Says The Blame Lies At The Doorstep Of Politicians On Thursday, Mark Cuban accused major insurers of "abusing" independent physicians and arguing that the Affordable Care Act, often referred to as "Obamacare," has deteriorated into a system that corporations have learned to game. Benzinga · Dec 5, 2025
Tennessee reminds Democrats that winning back the majority won’t be easy NEWS ANALYSIS: A narrow defeat is still a defeat and winning back the Senate will require Democrats fighting several uphill battles at once, writes John Bowden The Independent UK · Dec 3, 2025
Chuck Schumer Says The Only 'Hoax' Is Trump's Repeated Lies About The Economy Amid Soaring Grocery, Housing And Utility Prices: 'We All Feel The Pain' Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) slammed President Donald Trump’s latest claims regarding the economy amid soaring prices of key essentials under his administration. Benzinga · Dec 3, 2025
Trump administration is ‘selling out’ admiral to shield Hegseth over boat strikes, officials say White House names Adm Frank M Bradley as officer who ‘directed the engagement’, distancing Hegseth from accountability The Guardian - US · Dec 2, 2025
White House defends follow-up strike on alleged drug boat, insists attack was lawful The controversial September strike was one in a series carried out by the US military in the Caribbean Sea and eastern Pacific Ocean, as Trump ordered the buildup of a fleet of warships near Venezuela. Euronews · Dec 2, 2025
Chuck Schumer Says Power To Declare War Not With Trump, Will Block Troop Deployment In Venezuela If President Continues Attacks Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) warned on Monday that he will move to block any U.S. troop deployment to Venezuela, vowing to "immediately" trigger a bipartisan war powers fight if President Donald Trump orders strikes on the South American country. Benzinga · Dec 2, 2025
Schumer says New York offices were targeted with ‘MAGA’ bomb threat emails The email address alleged that the “2020 election was rigged” The Independent UK · Dec 1, 2025
Multiple bomb threats at Schumer's New York offices Schumer said his offices in Rochester, Binghamton and Long Island were targeted. Axios · Dec 1, 2025
International Business Times UK · Dec 1, 2025 Schumer Rocked as New York Offices Hit by MAGA Bomb Threats: Senator Blames Toxic Politics Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer's New York offices faced bomb threats on Monday. The emails, titled 'MAGA,' claimed the 2020 election was rigged, sparking security sweeps.
Benzinga · Dec 1, 2025 Adam Schiff Warns Trump Is Dragging America Toward A Venezuela War, Slams GOP For Treating Congress Like An 'Unnecessary Appendage' Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) warned Sunday that the President Donald Trump administration's escalating stance toward Venezuela risks pushing the United States toward conflict while sidelining Congress.
Benzinga · Nov 30, 2025 Pete Hegseth Denies Ordering 'Kill Everybody' Strikes As Senate Launches Investigation Into Controversial Caribbean Military Operations On Friday, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth rejected reports that he ordered all individuals on targeted Caribbean boats to be killed, as lawmakers move to investigate the legality of the operations.
Benzinga · Nov 30, 2025 Trump Admin Boasts Affordability Wins As Egg Prices Plunge 86%, Housing Costs Fall Nearly 14%, Despite Rising Grocery Inflation The Donald Trump administration is focusing on lowering the cost of living for Americans, highlighting selective wins in food and housing prices even as broader inflation continues to challenge households.
Benzinga · Nov 30, 2025 Venezuela Condemns Trump Airspace Closure As 'Colonialist Threat,' Senate Democrats Raise War Powers Concerns Venezuela denounced President Donald Trump‘s airspace closure declaration, calling it a “colonialist threat” that undermines the nation’s sovereignty.
Benzinga · Nov 27, 2025 Elon Musk Says 'Radical Action' Needed After 2 National Guard Troops Shot, Trump Says Perpetrator Will Pay 'Steep Price' On Wednesday, two National Guard soldiers were critically injured in a targeted shooting near the White House, prompting leaders across the political spectrum to react with outrage, condolences, and calls for justice.
The Mary Sue · Nov 26, 2025 Trump almost called the Thanksgiving turkeys ‘Chuck and Nancy’, but then realized he ‘would never pardon those two people’ Continuing the longstanding Thanksgiving tradition, President Donald Trump granted presidential pardons to Gobble and Waddle on Tuesday. But during his speech at the Rose Garden, he mocked two democratic opponents with a distasteful joke.
Benzinga · Nov 26, 2025 Nancy Pelosi Says Trump's 'Reckless Agenda' Has Made Thanksgiving Dinner More Expensive By 10%: 'Shameful...' Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) criticized President Donald Trump and Republicans, saying their policies have driven up the cost of Thanksgiving dinner while average families struggle to make ends meet.
Benzinga · Nov 26, 2025 Trump Pardons Turkeys Gobble And Waddle Before Thanksgiving But Only After Knocking Chuck Schumer, Nancy Pelosi President Donald Trump on Tuesday pardoned two giant white-plumed turkeys named Gobble and Waddle, sparing them from Thanksgiving dinner tables in a Rose Garden ceremony that continued a White House tradition of turkey-clemency formalized under President George H.W. Bush in 1989.
The Guardian - US · Nov 25, 2025 Gobble-degook: Trump talks turkey and trashes another presidential tradition The US president made jokes at the annual turkey pardoning ceremony. It went as well as you would expect
International Business Times UK · Nov 25, 2025 Trump Turns Turkey Tradition Into Political Roast, Slamming Biden's 'Invalid Pardons' and Mocking Pelosi, Schumer Trump pardoned turkeys Waddle and Gobble but used the Rose Garden ceremony to attack Biden's 'invalid pardons' and mock Pelosi and Schumer, turning tradition into a political roast.