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Trump abruptly fires Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden - Roll Call

Trump has fired Carla Hayden, the longtime head of the Library of Congress, a move Democrats panned as “callous” and “ignorant.”

Roll Call · May 8, 2025

Democrats make long-shot effort to stop Trump cuts to Medicaid and Snap

Four Republicans needed to sign on to discharge petition to force vote on legislation preventing cuts to safety net

The Guardian - US · May 6, 2025

Ex-Pelosi Advisor Reveals Key Mistake Democrat Leadership is Making In Effort to Counter Trump: 'Dumbest S--t Ever'

A former Nancy Pelosi aide believes Democrats are "squandering" all the ways in which they could capitalize the "red meat" Trump is giving them

Latin Times · May 2, 2025

This week: Trump to huddle with speaker before reconciliation markups begin - Roll Call

President Trump will with Speaker Mike Johnson on Monday, beginning the first of several key weeks for his agenda.

Roll Call · Apr 28, 2025

Trump news at a glance: President says he wants Putin ‘to stop shooting’ after talks with Zelenskyy

Trump expresses newfound sympathy for his Ukrainian counterpart, saying he ‘wants to do something good for his country’ – key US politics stories from Sunday 27 April at a glance

The Guardian - US · Apr 28, 2025

Hakeem Jeffries and Cory Booker hold 12-hour sit-in against GOP funding plan

Democratic House leader and New Jersey senator protest on steps of US Capitol over proposed Republican budget

The Guardian - US · Apr 27, 2025

Democrats find their lost unity around fighting a ‘constitutional crisis’. So where is Kamala Harris?

ANALYSIS: ANALYSIS: Congressional Democrats are, for the most part, in lockstep over Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s deportation. A former party standard-bearer risks being left in the dust, writes John Bowden

The Independent UK · Apr 17, 2025

The Latest: Trump administration freezes more than $2.2 billion in grants to Harvard University

The federal government says it’s freezing more than $2.2 billion in grants and $60 million in contracts to Harvard University after the institution said it would defy the Trump administration’s demands to limit activism on campus

The Independent UK · Apr 15, 2025

Special election for Turner seat set for November, drawing Democratic outrage - Roll Call

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has set the special election for the vacant 18th District seat for Nov. 4, drawing swift condemnation from Democrats.

Roll Call · Apr 8, 2025

‘What if we didn’t suck?’: the leftist influencer who wants to campaign for Congress differently

Kat Abughazaleh has been critical of what she describes as Democrats’ lack of vision and says the party has lost touch with many of its voters, especially young people

The Guardian - US · Apr 8, 2025