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Sen. Chris Murphy says he supports Chuck Schumer as leader but Democrats must change tactics
Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., delivered a forceful rebuke of his party’s response to Republicans’ funding bill, telling NBC News’ “Meet the Press” that while he still has confidence in Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., the Democratic caucus must move with “urgency” and change tactics, NBC News reported.
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Democratic Party fractures in government shutdown fight, with anger running high
Nine other members of the Democratic Caucus — a contingent of mostly swing-state and retiring senators — eventually joined Schumer in voting to advance the Republican funding proposal
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House leaders speak ahead of vote on GOP bill to avert shutdown
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) shared their thoughts on the upcoming vote on the Republican continuing resolution.
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WATCH: Sen. Elissa Slotkin's full response to Trump's address
Sen. Elissa Slotkin of Michigan delivered the Democratic response to President Donald Trump’s speech to Congress.
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Democrats elect Ken Martin, the party leader in Minnesota, as national chair
Martin promised to refocus the Democratic message on working-class voters, strengthen Democratic infrastructure across the country and improve the party’s anti-Trump rapid response system.
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Democratic lawmakers slam Trump for not making good on promise to ‘immediately' lower food prices amid egg shortage
Donald Trump vowed to slash grocery prices as soon as he took office, yet he has barely addressed the cost of food in the whirlwind of executive orders he signed in his first week.
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March For Our Lives founder David Hogg launches bid for DNC leadership
Hogg and classmates founded the gun safety group March For Our Lives, which now boasts of having helped pass more than 250 gun safety laws.
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Democratic jockeying for the 2028 presidential election is already underway
Nearly two dozen Democrats are seen as possible contenders ahead of an invisible primary that will be shaped partly by Trump and his second term.
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Democrat Ruben Gallego becomes Arizona's first Latino US senator
The GOP is set to have 53 seats in the 100-member Senate following Dem. Ruben Gallego’s victory over Rep. Kari Lake in Arizona.
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Muslim voters once abandoned the GOP. Now they may leave the Democrats
Arab and Muslim voters moved away from the Democratic Party this year in ways that led some community leaders to warn of a lasting shift from a voting bloc that has been reliably Democratic for two decades since it abandoned the GOP, NBC News reports.
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New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez resigning Tuesday after bribery convictions
The 70-year old Menendez was convicted on charges that he used his influence to meddle in three different state and federal criminal investigations to protect the businessmen.
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Inaugural night at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago
The first day of the Democratic National Convention was filled with guest speakers including the presidential nominee herself Kamala Harris and President Joe Biden. Conan Nolan reports for the NBC4 News at 11 p.m. on Aug. 19, 2024.
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Harris and Walz make final campaign stops ahead of DNC
Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate Senator Tim Walz made a stop in the battleground state of Pennsylvania ahead of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. Conan Nolan reports for the NBC4 News at 5 p.m. on Aug. 18, 2024.
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Biden plans to use his convention speech to hand off to Harris and make case against Trump
In his speech Monday night, he’ll be making a symbolic handoff of his party to Vice President Kamala Harris and pressing the case for what he says is the threat to the country if Donald Trump returns to the White House.
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Democrats in Los Angeles react to Donald Trump assassination attempt
Los Angeles Democrats and local leaders condemned the violence after an attempted assassination on former President Donald Trump at his political rally in Pennsylvania. Macy Jenkins reports for the NBC4 News on July, 13, 2024.