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1 week ago | 
democrats.org | Michael Msika |Adrianna Tomasello
Key Point: “Investor sentiment regarding economic prospects is the most negative in three decades … US equities have underperformed this year amid concern that President Donald Trump’s trade war will hurt growth, with 42% of survey respondents saying that a recession is likely in the world’s biggest economy.” Bloomberg: Investors Haven’t Been This Bearish in 30 Years, BofA Poll Shows By Michael Msika Investor sentiment regarding economic prospects is the most negative in three decades, yet...
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1 week ago | 
democrats.org | Matt Wirz |Adrianna Tomasello
Key Point: “More companies filed for bankruptcy-court protection in the first three months of this year than in any first quarter since 2010, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence.
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1 month ago | 
democrats.org | Lindsay Ellis |Adrianna Tomasello
Key Point: “[T]he wide slashing has worsened services Americans receive and hindered remaining staff working on areas like improving healthcare and lowering energy bills.
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1 month ago | 
democrats.org | Emily Davies |Adrianna Tomasello
Key Point: “Trump, at a campaign stop an hour and a half south of her, had promised to make IVF free. … And she had believed him. She also believed him when he said that Project 2025, the conservative blueprint for the next Republican administration that suggested mass cuts to the federal workforce, was not his plan. So Cooper filled in the bubble next to his name, thinking of the daughter she wanted.
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1 month ago | 
democrats.org | Melanie Zanona |Jonathan Allen |Matt Dixon |Adrianna Tomasello
As they back Trump’s dangerously unpopular agenda, new reporting shows Republicans nationwide are too afraid to meet their biggest critics – their own constituents. At GOP town halls last week, House Republicans were met with boos as hardworking Americans suffer the impacts of Trump’s disastrous first weeks as president and continue to struggle with costs.
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1 month ago | 
democrats.org | Reed Abelson |Susanne Craig |Adrianna Tomasello
Key Point: “Dr. Mehmet Oz, the celebrity TV doctor nominated by President Trump to oversee Medicare and Medicaid, has been a relentless promoter of controversial private insurance plans for older Americans.
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2 months ago | 
democrats.org | Ben Kamisar |Adrianna Tomasello
Today, new DNC Chair Ken Martin kicks off his first official tour as DNC Chair, traveling to blue, purple, and red states across the country to underscore his commitment as DNC Chair that Democrats will go everywhere and compete everywhere. In the coming days, Chair Martin will visit Pennsylvania, Texas, Illinois, Wisconsin, and Missouri.
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2 months ago | 
democrats.org | Tessa Stuart |Adrianna Tomasello
Key Point: “Trump’s selection of Oz — who has called abortion ‘murder,’ asserted that life begins at conception, and said that reproductive decisions should be between ‘women, doctors, [and] local political leaders’ — to lead the agency has caused alarm for some … Among the senators’ questions are whether Oz would implement recommendations from Project 2025, the Heritage Foundation’s policy blueprint for Trump’s second term, including directives to limit EMTALA’s protections.” Rolling Stone:...
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2 months ago | 
democrats.org | Katherine Swartz |Adrianna Tomasello
Key Point: “The Democratic National Committee is unveiling a new strategy on Thursday, connecting the impact of Trump’s policies to his supporters in red states. … ‘Our job at the DNC is to win elections to improve people’s lives,’ Martin said in a statement to NOTUS.
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2 months ago | 
democrats.org | Allison Morrow |Adrianna Tomasello
Key Point: “‘Starting on Day One,’ Trump said at a campaign event in August, ‘we will end inflation and make America affordable again.’ Wednesday was Day 24. Inflation is ticking higher. … Inflation was falling steadily for two years. Now, that slowdown is reversing course, and prices are rising faster under Trump than they were at the end of Biden’s term.
