“It’s not personal,” Manchin said.
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Author: Hans Nichols,Stephen Neukam
Manchin and Sinema’s final middle finger as they leave the Senate
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Biden Cracked a Very Revealing Joke About Why Democrats Lost
This is a teachable moment.
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Author: Jim Newell
Manchin and Sinema Screw Biden Yet Again, Give Trump Control of Labor Board
Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema side with GOP to vote against the renomination of Democrat Lauren McFerran to the National Labor Relations Board.
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Author: Miles Klee
The Crisis Neither Party Is Equipped to Handle
America’s education system is in trouble, but neither Republicans nor Democrats are up for the challenge of enforcing change.
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Author: Charles Sykes
NLRB pick stalls after Senate floor drama with Manchin
Majority Leader Chuck Schumer hoped to extend Lauren McFerran’s tenure at the NLRB to give Democrats effective control of the body into 2026.
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Author: Anthony Adragna
Manchin, Sinema prevent Democrats from locking in majority on labor board through 2026
Senate Democrats failed in their bid to confirm a Democratic member of the National Labor Relations Board after the Senate rejected a razor-thin vote that hinged on the pivotal rejections of independent Sens.
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Author: MATT BROWN
Global Elections in 2024: What We Learned in a Year of Political Disruption
Voters in more than 60 countries went to the polls in what turned out to be a difficult year for incumbents and traditional political parties.
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Author: Richard Wike, Moira Fagan and Laura Clancy
Manchin, Sinema block Democratic control of NLRB
The Senate on Wednesday blocked Lauren McFerran’s re-nomination to the National Labor Relations Board, opening the door for Republican control of the board starting next year under Presi…
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Author: Al Weaver
Democrat’s increase opposition to party’s anti-crypto position calling Bitcoin ‘the future’ of value
Democrat Ro Khanna, on a panel at Bitcoin MENA 2024, said being against Bitcoin is akin to rejecting other widely adopted technologies. He said Bitcoin represents freedom and cannot be ignored by a party claiming to champion the future. He noted that in places under authoritarian rule or experiencing rapid inflation, Bitcoin can serve as […]
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Author: Liam ‘Akiba’ Wright
This Ohio-Hating Michigan Democrat Has Thoughts on Why Her Party Lost
Kristen McDonald Rivet won a tough House race in a heavily white, working-class area even as many Democrats in such places lost. In an interview, she warned against a “tone-deaf” economic message.
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Author: Katie Glueck
Democratic governors quietly prep extensive plans to counter Trump
Diplomatic and depressed as they have been in public, a small group of Democratic governors are deep into behind-the-scenes preparations and deliberations over how to balance the politics of pushing back on what they are expecting from President-elect Donald Trump’s next turn in the White House.
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Author: Edward-Isaac Dovere
Mass deportations could push the US to civil war
Closing the border is a necessity. But Trump will face huge political and economic resistance
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Author: Joel Kotkin
The great Democratic divide elects Trump twice
Republicans made the most of a split between liberal elites and Democratic working-class voters, who simply weren’t on the same page.
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Author: David Winston
The problem with Democrats
It is 2011, and the Association of State Democratic Chairs is having one of its quarterly meetings. Chuck Herz, Chair of the Wyoming Democratic Party, raises his hand to be
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Author: Jim Elliot
Opinion | Democrats Don’t Have a Shortcut Out of the Wilderness
The party’s weakened condition leaves it ill-prepared to defend itself against a Republican Party determined to eviscerate liberalism and the left.
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Author: Thomas B. Edsall
Hillsborough Democrat Susan Valdes switches to Republican Party
Democrats lose even when they win.
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Author: Kirby Wilson
On the Electoral College’s future, maybe Democrats should call Trump’s bluff
If Trump is serious about prioritizing the popular vote and discarding the Electoral College, Democrats have plenty of reasons to endorse the overhaul.
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Author: Steve Benen
After Trump’s reelection, Democrats bail on bipartisan bill that would create new federal judges
President Joe Biden and key Democrats have come out against a once broadly bipartisan bill that would create 63 new permanent judgeships now that President-elect Donald Trump would be the one to fill 22 of them.
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Author: Tierney Sneed
Trump Transition Live Updates: Hegseth May Have Smoother Path to Defense Post
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Author: Devlin Barrett,Karoun Demirjian,Annie Karni,Patrick J. Lyons,Isabelle Taft,Maya C. Miller
Florida Republicans grow supermajority as Tampa Democrat switches sides
For Florida Democrats, the move is another blow for a party on a severe losing streak.
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Author: Gray Rohrer
Will Democrats Let the GOP Gut Trans Health Care?
Donald Trump and Republicans may try to ban funding to companies that perform trans health care. Some fear Democrats won’t stop them.
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Author: Jael Holzman
Florida lawmaker’s party switch increases Republican supermajority in the House
Democratic Florida state Rep. Susan Valdés is switching parties, which will extend Republicans’ supermajority in the House
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Author: Stephany Matat
Growing number of Democrats call for Susan Valdés to resign, run again in Special Election
The Tampa area lawmaker announced Monday she would caucus with Republicans this legislative term.
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Author: Jacob Ogles
DeSantis welcomes Florida state lawmaker to Republican Party as she ditches Democrats
Florida state Rep. Susan Valdés announced that she’s switching her affiliation from Democrat to Republican. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis welcomed her to the GOP.
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Author: Alex Nitzberg
