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In 2023, María Corina Machado won the nomination as the Unity Democratic Platform candidate for the presidency in Venezuela. The Maduro government invalidated this election. Edmundo González Urrutia took her place on the July 2024 ballot. According to non-government sources, he got 70% of the votes in the Venezuelan presidential election to 30% for incumbent Nicolás Maduro Moros. However, Maduro declared himself the winner. There were massive public protests against Maduro's usurpation. Thousands were arrested. Maria went into hiding. Edmundo sought and was granted asylum in Spain. Five top aides of the Unity Democratic Platform Party were granted asylum by...

A former top advisor to ex-Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., suggested House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., is not meeting the moment in the current Trump era. “Trump is just giving us all this incredible red meat. I mean, I’ve never seen anything like this before. It’s like the biggest gift any party has been given by the opposition, and we’re just squandering it, to a degree,” former Pelosi advisor Ashley Etienne told Politico’s Deep Dive podcast. Etienne helped Pelosi oversee Democrats’ messaging during President Donald Trump’s first impeachment. She also previously worked for former Vice President Kamala Harris and former...

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Dem House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries on Sunday rejected a Democratic National Committee big’s controversial plan to fund primary challenges against passive party members in safe districts. Jeffries of New York instead touted his intent to back all House Democratic incumbents across the country in the 2026 cycle and push the party to focus on knocking off Republicans. “I look forward to standing behind every single Democratic incumbent, from the most progressive to the most centrist and all points in between,” Jeffries told ABC News’ “This Week” when asked about the opposing stance by Democratic National Committee Vice Chairman David...

Nancy Pelosi is adamant she won’t release her grip on the Democrat Party despite their resounding defeat in 2024 and a growing chorus urging her to step down.. Joe Biden named Pelosi one of the chief architects of the move to push him aside .. she was instrumental in the disastrous $1 billion campaign – leading the party to lose the White House, Senate and House of Representatives. ... Hakeem Jeffries .. time for a refresh and new leadership.. but Pelosi insists on business as usual. “As long as Nancy takes a breath, she is going to do what she...

This week the US House of Representatives passed the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act (SAVE Act) by a vote of 220 to 208. If also passed by the Senate this legislation would require proof of citizenship to vote. Rep. Joe Morelle (NY) spoke out against the legislation calling it "excessively burdensome and unnecessary. Republicans contend that this legislation is needed to prevent the votes of citizens from being diluted by votes cast by non-citizens. They neglect to mention that it its already illegal for non-citizens to vote in most jurisdictions. Though I am pleased to say that most Democrats recognize...

This week, Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) held sway in the US Senate for 25 straight hours for his lamentations on the policies of the Trump Administration. The record-breaking feat was aided by donning an adult diaper so he wouldn't have to interrupt his remarks to use the restroom. Pollster Frank Luntz was so impressed by the speech that he declared "what Cory Booker did may have changed the course of history. That a man would so bravely risk fatigue and discomfort showed a modicum of character that has been sadly lacking among his peers in the Democratic Party. I think...

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) claimed Tuesday on MSNBC’s “The Last Word” that voters were rejecting the “rapidly deteriorating Republican brand” while discussing two special elections in Florida that the Republicans won and one race for a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court that the Democrats won. Host Lawrence O’Donnell said, “Let’s begin as we wait for a victory speech in Wisconsin with your reaction to what you’re seeing in those special elections in Florida for two House seats.” Jeffries said, “It was an incredible over performance by the two Democratic candidates into two ruby red districts.”

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) is calling for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to be fired after The Atlantic‘s Jeffrey Goldberg revealed that he had accidentally been added to a Signal group chat with Trump administration officials in which military strikes against the Houthis were discussed days before the strikes occurred. In a letter addressed to President Donald Trump on Tuesday, Jeffries described Hegseth as being “the most unqualified Secretary of Defense” in the history of the United States. Jeffries accused Hegseth of “recklessly and casually” disclosing “highly sensitive war plans” and added that he had “risked American lives and...

(CNN) - Nancy Pelosi privately offered some advice for Hakeem Jeffries as Democrats devolved into bitter infighting over a government funding bill reviled by much of their party. “Use your power,” she told him in an hour-long sit down in his office earlier this month, telling Jeffries to flex his muscle with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and sharpen their party’s strategy with a shutdown looming, according to a person briefed on their conversation. After a week back home where Democrats took an earful from their voters demanding they hold a tougher line with President Donald Trump, Jeffries is facing...

Prior to the 2024 election, President Biden issued Executive Order 14019. This order authorized the use of tax money to fund Democrat voter registration efforts. Using government revenue to support partisan voter registration drives is illegal. Now, House Administration Committee Chairman Bryan Steil (R-Wisc) is demanding that the 14 federal agencies that participated in the implementation of this corrupt scheme turn over the documents and records detailing how they carried it out. Among the agencies involved were the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the Small Business Administration (SBA), the Department of Education, and the Department of Justice. The...

EXCLUSIVE: As Hakeem Jeffries treks to Los Angeles for a big-ticket fundraiser, a number of Hollywood donors are staying on the sidelines out of fatigue, frustration and even fear over the ability of the Democratic party to stand up to Donald Trump. “I’m not interested, skipping it,” one usually very dependable Dem check-writer said of Jeffries’ event Wednesday hosted by Hope Warschaw. “The Democrats are all about the midterms, great. But that’s next year, they’re blowing it against Trump now,” the producer added of the party’s leadership and its opposition to the chaos and of Donald Trump’s return to the...

To me, it sounds like a nail bragging about its rivalry with a hammer. (Or a bag of doughnuts bragging about its rivalry with Lizzo.) But nonetheless, here we are: “We have the Republicans on the run!” announced House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries. Turns out the Democrats aren’t just bravely battling back against President Trump. They’re actually winning — and now Old Man Trump is running scared! In a call with party leaders, Jeffries described Trump’s recent speech to Congress as “one of the most divisive speeches by a president in American history” and predicted, because of the economy, MAGA’s...

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) is facing renewed criticism after making controversial remarks regarding the Defending Women and Girls in Sports Act. The bill, which aims to protect female athletes from competing against biological males, has been a source of division between Republicans and Democrats, with Jeffries and his party staunchly opposing it. During a press conference on Thursday, Jeffries reiterated a claim that the legislation would “unleash sexual predators on girls throughout the United States of America.” His statement echoed similar remarks he made when the House voted on the bill on January 14, aligning with other prominent...

This week President Donald Trump gave the longest ever State of the Union speech to Congress and the American people. Some were favorably impressed. Others were not. Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Tx) did not like it. "All of us elected to offices in the government took an oath to uphold this government. Trump, though, is tearing the government apart--canceling programs, firing employees, and cutting spending. As far as I'm concerned he is an enemy to the United States. He should be impeached, jailed and executed." Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Ca) professed herself "skeptical of Trump's so-called efficiency improvements. He's firing civil servants...

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries is getting trolled on social media for posting a video insisting “the American people are with us” in opposing President Trump — while standing all alone outside the Capitol. Jeffries made the claim in a video posted on X – and several users mocked the New York Democrat over the fact that he had no supporters there to back up his claim. “Just got back to the Capital. Another day, another lie from these people who are out of control,” Jeffries’ video message begins, with the desolate east side of the US Capitol Building in...

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) claimed Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union” that President Donald Trump was “intentionally unleashing extremism” to try to disorient everyday Americans. Host Jake Tapper said, “The government is hurtling towards a possible federal government shutdown now less than three weeks away.” He asked, “What is the strategy? Are House Democrats going to vote to keep the government open, or are you just going to let the Republicans be in charge of all of it?”

Last week Democrats rallied outside the Baltimore office of the Social Security Administration demanding "Musk, keep your hands off of our Social Security." Those in attendance at the demonstration included Maryland Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks, Maryland Representatives Kweisi Mfume, Johnny Olszewski and Sarah Elfreth. Musk replied "my hands aren't the ones stealing a large portion of the annual 'entitlement' payments being made. We have discovered that more than $100 billion worth of entitlements every year are going to individuals with no Social Security Number or even a temporary ID number. This is extremely suspicious. Officers of the...

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) appeared on ABC News’ “This Week” on Sunday and proceeded to blame Donald Trump for every problem the United States faces despite the fact that the new commander-in-chief has been in office less than a month and the Democrats were in power for most of the last four years. OK, Hakeem. After describing how Jeffries droned on about the high cost of living and how it was Trump’s fault, my colleague Becca Lower wrote:Trump has been in office for just over three weeks. Unless someone invents a time machine for him to hop into...

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) claimed Sunday on ABC’s “This Week” that the Republican budget was a “non-starter” and would receive opposition from every Democratic lawmaker. Host Jonathan Karl said, “Government funding runs out in less than a month now. We’ve seen over the past two years, Republicans cannot or have not been able to pass government funding without Democratic support. Some of your supporters on the outside are saying you should use as leverage, the possibility of a government shutdown to push back at some of what the Trump administration is doing right now. What will you need...