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☆ Delaware Lawmaker Aims to Be First Openly Transgender House Member
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-26 | by ( Anjali Huynh | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Ms. McBride, also a former national press secretary for the Human Rights Campaign, the country’s largest L.G.B.T.Q. But she holds ample political capital in the state — helped by her relationship with President Biden, who wrote the foreword for the memoir she wrote in 2018. She also worked on the attorney general campaigns for Beau Biden, his son who died in 2015. A wave of bills in recent years have affected transgender people, like limiting transitioning procedures for children and restricting which bathrooms transgender people can use. They are cruel, and we know that policies that target young people, that target parents, that target families, that target vulnerable people in our society, they never wear well in history.

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Over the past year, Biden has signed multiple executive orders aimed at shoring up access to abortion rights, including the ability to access abortion pills or travel out of states that have banned the procedures. Biden's campaign manager Julie Chavez Rodriguez said the organizing power of the three abortion rights groups was essential to Democrats' strong performance in the 2022 midterms and will be again. The June 24, 2022, Dobbs decision struck down the 1972 Roe v. Wade ruling that had largely protected abortion rights in the U.S. Strategists in both parties have attributed Democratic strength in 2022, in part, to higher support from people who back abortion rights. The biggest expansions of abortion rights over the past year occurred in states, including Michigan and Minnesota, where Democrats control both the legislature and the governor's office.

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☆ The GOP push to censure Adam Schiff may only help his Senate campaign in California
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-21 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

But with Schiff running for Senate as a #Resistance hero, the censure is only likely to help him. His Senate campaign fundraised heavily on it, and he thanked his GOP colleagues in a floor speech. In a floor speech earlier on Wednesday, Schiff thanked his Republican colleagues for bringing the censure resolution, saying he stood "proudly" before them. The censure resolution alleges that Schiff "misled the American people and brought disrepute upon the House of Representatives" for his handling of the Trump-Russia investigation. Schiff has also led Porter in recent fundraising, though the congresswoman has amassed a large war chest from her House campaign account.

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CNN —First lady Dr. Jill Biden is emerging as a prominent voice taking on Republicans and former President Donald Trump since his indictment – even as the White House has maintained a stay-silent strategy on the legal case. Their support is so needed, because whether we like it or not, this guy (Trump) could be back,” he said. LaRosa noted that Biden’s language Tuesday evening in the Bay Area didn’t stray far from language she and the president have previously used. Former first lady Melania Trump actively avoided the campaign trail as her president campaigned for reelection in 2020. At her stops this week, Jill Biden touted the president’s accomplishments, including bipartisan work on infrastructure and gun safety.

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☆ White House to review ruling that press secretary violated act on political activity
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-13 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

WASHINGTON, June 13 (Reuters) - White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said on Tuesday that White House lawyers would review a ruling from a government agency that said she had violated a law limiting political activity by federal employees. The Office of Special Counsel on Monday announced that Jean-Pierre had violating the Hatch Act by referring to "mega MAGA Republicans" in talking to reporters last year. Asked at her daily briefing on Tuesday about the ruling, Jean-Pierre said she had used language given to her by White House officials. She said the previous Donald Trump administration had frequently referred to "MAGA Republicans." Jean-Pierre said White House lawyers would be in touch with the Office of Special Counsel to review the ruling.

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"The Democratic Party's united front in support of President Biden's reelection is unprecedented," said Julie Chavez Rodriguez, campaign manager for Biden-Harris 2024. Microsoft senior executives donated more to the Biden campaign during the primaries than any other large tech company. In the runup to 2024, these donors will play a key role in helping Biden raise cash amid an uncertain economy and tepid enthusiasm among Democrats over the 80-year-old president's decision to run again. Biden's campaign alone raised more than $1 billion during the 2020 cycle, with more than $700 million of that coming from online grassroots donations. Two fundraising events Biden held last month in New York raised more than $3 million, according to a person familiar with those totals.

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☆ Biden, Democrats plan beefed-up 50-state fundraising strategy to overwhelm GOP rivals
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-24 | by ( Brian Schwartz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Those four state committees did not fundraise with the Biden Victory Fund in 2020, according to OpenSecrets. The DNC, likewise, saw over $100 million through the Biden Victory Fund and finished bringing in over $491 million during that cycle. The beefed-up joint fundraising strategy could give Biden's campaign and the Democratic Party a major boost for the general election. The new agreement allows the Biden Victory Fund to reap up to $929,600 from an individual donor, according to the DNC official. A theoretical $929,600 check would be doled out through the Biden Victory Fund to the Biden campaign ($6,600), the DNC ($41,300), with $510,000 split between all of the state parties.

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☆ Republicans are holding the American economy 'hostage' over the debt ceiling after rejecting Biden's offer of $3 trillion in deficit cut proposals, House Progressive Caucus says
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-24 | by ( Ethan Dodd | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Republicans have refused to raise the debt ceiling without reducing the deficit. The US could default on its debt in less than a week unless Congress raises the debt ceiling. House Democrats blame this "reckless hostage taking" on Republicans. House Democrats have flipped the switch. House Democrats are blaming their Republican colleagues for rejecting Democratic proposals to reduce the deficit.

☆ US economy on the brink as time runs low to avert debt default
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-22 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

After a weekend of acrimony between negotiators for House Republicans and the White House, Biden will meet House Speaker Kevin McCarthy Monday for critical talks on pulling the economy back from the precipice. Biden and McCarthy to meet MondayThe rhetoric eased a little, however, after Biden and McCarthy spoke as the president flew home on Air Force One. McCarthy already passed a bill raising the debt ceiling in exchange for a wish list of Republican demands. This is a balance of power that ought to drive both sides towards a compromise, but extremist elements in the House GOP could make that impossible. Like McCarthy, Biden also faces political pressure within his own party after some progressive Democrats expressed fears he would offer the speaker too much in any deal.

☆ Biden says 'MAGA Republicans' are wiling to risk a debt default in order to hurt his reelection bid
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-21 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

President Biden said the GOP would have to move away from "extreme positions" over the debt limit. After the G7 summit on Sunday, Biden sought to set the tone for ending the impasse in Washington. "All four congressional leaders agree with me that default is not an option," the president said. "It is time for Republicans to accept that there is no bipartisan deal to be made solely on their partisan terms. "All four congressional leaders agree with me that default is not an option," Biden said during his conference.

☆ GOP senator on White nationalists in the military: ‘I call them Americans’ – but later tries to clarify
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-11 | by ( Nicky Robertson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —In an interview with a local Alabama radio station, Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville was asked if he believes White nationalists should be allowed in the military. He responded, “I call them Americans.”Tuberville is now attempting to clarify his comments, arguing that Trump Republicans in the military are being unfairly characterized as White nationalists. That’s not how we do it in America.”Tuberville later attempted to clarify his response, telling CNN on Thursday that “Democrats” say MAGA Republicans are White nationalists, and MAGA Republicans should not be characterized that way. Well, I agree that we should not be characterizing Trump supporters as White nationalists,” the Alabama Republican said. “Senator Tuberville, needs to do two things.

☆ ‘A Trump tribute act’: Meet Suella Braverman, the commander-in-chief of Britain’s culture wars
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-07 | by ( Rob Picheta | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +14 min

London CNN —Late last year, after a breakneck ascent of British politics put her in charge of the country’s migration, crime and national security agenda, Suella Braverman revealed her political fantasy. Leon Neal/Getty ImagesAnd she is an equally furious culture warrior, borrowing rhetoric from the American right when lambasting “woke” culture, transgender rights and climate protesters. Sameer Al-Doumy/AFP/Getty ImagesIt is a stance that has drawn sharp criticism – including from within the traditional wing of Braverman’s Conservative Party. Should Braverman succeed at her next bid for the party leadership, her critics fear another rightwards shift in British politics. “She’s recognized that in the current political climate, her way of creating an impact… (is) positioning herself as a Trump tribute act.

☆ Biden calls House Speaker Kevin McCarthy an 'honest man,' but says he 'just about sold away everything' to appease far-right Republican lawmakers
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-06 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

President Biden on MSNBC called Speaker McCarthy an "honest man" but said he was constrained by the GOP. "He has to agree to things that maybe he believes but are just extreme," Biden told Stephanie Ruhle. Biden and McCarthy are in the midst of a protracted stalemate over the country's debt limit. Biden and House Republicans are now in a stalemate over the debt limit. However, House Republicans are insistent that Biden work with them to identify substantive cuts, and have so far said they would not back a clean bill.

☆ Biden: Say goodbye to job growth and low unemployment if the debt ceiling isn't lifted
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-05 | by ( Emma Kinery | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden warned that the low unemployment rate in Friday's jobs report could disappear if House Republicans do not increase the debt ceiling soon. "Just today they're reporting 250,000 new jobs," Biden said at the White House. Lifting the debt ceiling is necessary for the government to cover existing spending commitments already approved by Congress and the president. Congress lifted the debt ceiling three times under the Trump administration without conditions. Biden will meet with the four top congressional party leaders at the White House next week and try to reach a deal.

☆ Biden says Republicans manufacturing a crisis over debt limit
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-05 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

WASHINGTON, May 5 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden sharply criticized 'MAGA' Republicans for their refusal to vote in a higher federal debt ceiling, signaling that there would be little compromise from the White House at a key May 9 meeting with congressional leaders. Republicans are "divided" on the debt ceiling, Biden said, speaking ahead of a meeting on U.S. investment at the White House, and so-called MAGA Republicans are pushing "draconian" cuts in the budget. Biden criticized House Republicans for threatening not to raise the debt limit unless Biden and Democrats agree to steep cuts in the upcoming budget. When you pay the debt or not it doesn’t have a damn thing to do with what your budget" is, he said. Republicans and Democrats should be "debating our vision of the future" in front of the American people, he said.

☆ Democrats Have Become the ‘No’ Party
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-04 | by ( Daniel Henninger | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +1 min

Wonder Land: During the Obama years, Republicans were nicknamed 'the party of No.' Today the roles have reversed, with Democrats refusing to negotiate, preferring to smear the 'MAGA Republican' opposition as 'extreme.' Images: Zuma Press/AFP via Getty Images Composite: Mark KellyNo single notion has served the Democratic Party better than its assertion that the Republicans are a party of extremism. It’s sufficient at all times to typecast Republicans as the far right, the extreme right, paranoid and currently “MAGA” Republicans. Democrats all of a sudden are turning into the party of dug-in extremes, while Republicans are talking compromise and increasingly even reconciliation with their political opponents.

☆ House Democrats Try to Force Vote on Debt Ceiling
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-02 | by ( Natalie Andrews | David Harrison | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, a Democrat from New York, wrote: ’It is now time for MAGA Republicans to act in a bipartisan manner.’ Photo: Eric Lee/Bloomberg NewsWASHINGTON—House Democrats took the next step in starting a discharge petition for a debt-ceiling increase, a maneuver that could allow them to go around Republican leaders if they can win a handful of GOP votes. The petition process allows a majority of House lawmakers to bring a bill directly to the floor without the cooperation of leadership. But it is time-consuming and rarely successful, and Democrats earlier this year said they had shelved the idea as too difficult.

☆ House Democrats Move to Force a Debt-Limit Increase as Default Date Looms
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-02 | by ( Carl Hulse | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

With the possibility of a default now projected as soon as June 1, Democrats on Tuesday began taking steps to deploy the secret weapon they have been holding in reserve. They started the process of trying to force a debt-limit increase bill to the floor through a so-called discharge petition that could bypass Republican leaders who have refused to raise the ceiling unless President Biden agrees to spending cuts and policy changes. “House Democrats are working to make sure we have all options at our disposal to avoid a default,” Representative Hakeem Jeffries, Democrat of New York and the minority leader, wrote in a letter he sent to colleagues on Tuesday. “The filing of a debt ceiling measure to be brought up on the discharge calendar preserves an important option. It is now time for MAGA Republicans to act in a bipartisan manner to pay America’s bills without extreme conditions.”

WASHINGTON, May 2 (Reuters) - President Joe Biden will not negotiate over the debt ceiling during his meeting with four top congressional leaders on May 9, but he will discuss starting "a separate budget process" to talk about spending priorities, the White House said on Tuesday. "He is not going to negotiate on the debt ceiling," White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said. The White House and Biden have previously asked Republicans for a clean debt ceiling hike and offered to discuss spending once the risk of default is off the table. The White House knew Yellen's letter would be released on Monday, Jean-Pierre said. Biden called Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy in Jerusalem, where he is on a diplomatic trip, to invite him to the May 9 White House meeting.

☆ Americans could be on track for a stream of job losses, big cuts to retirement savings, and a surge in student-loan payments in less than a month. It's completely preventable.
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-02 | by ( Ayelet Sheffey | Juliana Kaplan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

That could all be avoided if Congress passes a bill to raise the debt ceiling this month. Republicans see the debt ceiling as a tool for making wide-ranging spending cuts, a long-held GOP priority. Moody's Analytics recently found that McCarthy's plan to raise the debt ceiling attached to spending cuts could cost the country 780,000 jobs. "President Biden invited the four leaders to the White House to discuss the urgency of preventing default," a White House official said in a statement to Insider. But Democratic Sen. Jon Tester told CNN that it would be a "big mistake" for the White House to reach a deal with Republicans that include spending cuts.

☆ Analysis: Bank failures and looming debt default test American confidence in the economy
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-01 | by ( Zachary B. Wolf | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —Two converging crises are testing American confidence in their financial well-being. And there’s a debt crisis, which is becoming more urgent as the US approaches the “X-date” – when it would default – and on which opposing lawmakers aren’t currently talking to each other. First Republic Bank was taken over by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation on Monday, and most of its assets were sold to JPMorgan Chase. Maintaining confidenceNone of that means this is a golden chapter for the American financial system. Now, the debt crisis and the X-dateIf only American lawmakers could take a cue from the First Republic saga and get into a room to solve the debt crisis.

☆ Marjorie Taylor Greene says that 'everyone I've talked to' is boycotting Fox and deleting its app after Tucker Carlson's ousting
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-26 | by ( Joshua Zitser | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Marjorie Taylor Greene said "everyone" she talks to is shunning Fox News after Tucker Carlson's exit. They have deleted Fox News on their phones and canceled their Fox Nation subscriptions, she said. Fox Corporation stock fell as much as 5% on Monday after Carlson's shock departure was announced. Fox News said on Monday that the network and Carlson, who was their top-rated host, had "agreed to part ways." "That's what they think they're doing to Tucker Carlson.

☆ Biden slams McCarthy, tells him to 'take default off the table' in debt ceiling fight
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-19 | by ( Emma Kinery | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

President Joe Biden on Wednesday slammed House Republicans for flirting with defaulting on the national debt, saying America is not "a deadbeat nation." Biden called the gambit by House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., "really dangerous." "Reagan said debt ceiling brinkmanship threatens the holders of government bonds and those who rely on Social Security and veterans' benefits. We meet our obligations, and I made it clear to Speaker McCarthy how we should proceed to settle our differences." Biden released his budget proposal last month and has asked House Republicans to do so as well.

☆ Biden set for summit with top fundraisers ahead of expected re-election campaign -sources
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-19 | by ( Trevor Hunnicutt | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

WASHINGTON, April 19 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden is expected to meet top potential donors for his planned re-election campaign next week, according to two people with direct knowledge of the plans. Last week, Biden said he would launch his campaign "relatively soon." Biden entered the 2020 race nearly four years ago, on April 25, 2019. While the campaign would employ paid staff who focus on fundraising, they rely on volunteers to significant work. Biden drew laughter and applause when he referred to Trump's "last term - only term."

☆ In win for MAGA Republicans, judge lets House Judiciary Committee start inquiry into Trump's Manhattan prosecution
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-19 | by ( Laura Italiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A federal judge in Manhattan handed Trump's NY prosecutors their first legal setback Wednesday. Ex-prosecutor Mark Pomerantz must now testify before the House Judiciary Committee as early as Thursday. The inquiry will also explore the need for legislation to protect former presidents from "political prosecution," judiciary committee attorney Matthew B. Berry had argued. Lawyers for both sides — the judiciary committee and Bragg's office — are accusing each other of abusing their power for political gain. Attorneys for the judiciary committee did not immediately respond to emails requesting comment on the decision; a spokeswoman for Bragg said an appeal will be filed in hopes of delaying Thursday's testimony.

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