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DHS shutdown becomes Democrats’ leverage to curb ICE tactics after Minnesota deaths

DHS shutdown becomes Democrats’ leverage to curb ICE tactics after Minnesota deaths

by Gloria Ngwa | Apr 1, 2026 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON – For more than a month, Democrats have refused to fund the Department of Homeland Security while demanding that the agency limit Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in ten specific ways after federal agents killed two people during federal...
Dems boycott SOTU at ‘People’s’ State of the Union Address

Dems boycott SOTU at ‘People’s’ State of the Union Address

by Isabel Papp | Feb 26, 2026 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON – In freezing temperatures, lawmakers, activists, and protesters gathered on the National Mall to oppose the president’s State of the Union address by holding their own “People’s” State of the Union on Tuesday night. “I’m...
Dems, GOP split over Jan 6. pipe bomb probe as suspect charged

Dems, GOP split over Jan 6. pipe bomb probe as suspect charged

by Brooke Sharp | Jan 14, 2026 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON – House Republicans and Democrats clashed Wednesday on who to blame for the investigation into the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection during a hearing on the effectiveness of the FBI’s investigation into the pipe bombs planted outside of the Democratic and...
Dems urge rural development nominee to push back against Trump administration

Dems urge rural development nominee to push back against Trump administration

by Sophie Baker | Nov 6, 2025 | Environment, Featured

WASHINGTON — Democrats urged a U.S. Department of Agriculture nominee to push back against Trump administration policies and stand up for rural communities at a confirmation hearing on Wednesday.  Glen Smith, President Donald Trump’s pick to be the next Under...
Mamdani’s rise a bellwether for the Democratic Party’s future

Mamdani’s rise a bellwether for the Democratic Party’s future

by Gabe Hawkins | Nov 3, 2025 | Featured, Politics

When progressive young New York State Assemblyman and Democratic Socialist Zohran Mamdani mounted a mayoral campaign in the nation’s largest city, Sunrise Movement, a youth-led environmental organization, was quick to endorse him. Despite not typically endorsing local...
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