Despite pushback from California Democrats, the Trump administration sent the National Guard to support Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Rep. Nanette Barragán says the move is escalating fear.
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Republicans seek more state laws on transgender people, putting Democrats on the spot
Since North Carolina passed a “bathroom” law in 2016, the number of bills has grown and Republicans have used the issue in campaigns. Democrats are still working out how to respond.
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The next AOC? Young Democrats are aiming to topple incumbents inside their own party
Frustrated with their party’s response to President Trump, a wave of young Democrats are challenging incumbents in safe blue districts, hoping to mirror Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s upset win in 2018.
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Senate advances plan to avert shutdown, in vote that exposes Democratic rifts
The Senate voted to advance a spending bill to fund the government through Sept. 30, narrowly avoiding a government shutdown. The vote exposed a deep rift among Democrats.
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Senate Democrats face major dilemma: help GOP pass funding bill or trigger shutdown
The government runs out of funding Friday at midnight, leaving Democrats to decide whether to help Republicans pass a bill to avoid a shutdown or block the bill and be blamed for triggering one.
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How Democrats won over Richmond Republicans
Politically speaking, Richmond is a purple town with some interesting voting patterns. Donald Trump won the rural Southern Rhode Island town this year. But down the ballot, Richmond had a virtual blue wave, with Democrats dominating races for town council, school committee, and state representative. Longtime Republican Richard Nassaney doesn’t shy away when it comes […]
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How to bridge our political divide? A pastor’s answer: Do unto others
A Pennsylvania church just blocks from where then-candidate Donald Trump’s would-be assassin lived created a sermon series on the Golden Rule to try to bridge political divisions in its congregation.
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Gina Raimondo is considering another run for governor of Rhode Island
Former Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo — a Democrat who is facing the end of her tenure as U.S. Commerce secretary due to Donald Trump’s victory last week — is considering making another run for governor, The Public’s Radio has learned from multiple sources. Speculation on Raimondo’s future has centered on the possibility of her […]
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Some Indian American Democrats see themselves in Harris. Others see the limits
In swing states like Georgia, growing numbers of South Asians could make a difference this election. So how do they feel about the woman some call “Lotus POTUS?”
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Harris needs Gen Z. Here’s her plan to win them
The campaign tells NPR that it plans to invest in new digital ads on campus and social media, double its youth organizing staff around the country, and launch a college campus tour in battleground states.
