WATCH: Vance brands Democrats as 'lunatics' at rally in Iowa | PBS News

"It's no mystery why Vance is here," Turek wrote in a fundraising appeal ahead of Vance's visit. "It's because his billionaire bosses are terrified that their grip over Iowa is slipping — and with it, their narrow Senate majority."…

 https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-live-vance-speaks-at-rally-in-iowa-as-competitive-midterm-races-heat-up

 

Democrat blocks fast-track passage for data center ratepayer bill - Live Updates - POLITICO

Heinrich’s bill, introduced last month, would go further than the Ratepayer Protection Act by directing the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to issue rules for large electricity customers connecting to the grid to pay for necessary grid upgrades. 

 It would force companies seeking to get linked to the grid go through a detailed review process, pay for the upgrades needed to connect and put up financial commitments to do so...

 https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/09/17/congress/data-center-bill-falls-amid-democratic-objection-01082461

 

Trump crypto empire looms over Senate showdown

Democrats want concessions on several parts of the bill — but most importantly, they say a government ethics provision included in the latest GOP text doesn’t go far enough in restricting President Donald Trump’s ability to profit off his family’s crypto ventures…

 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/09/15/trump-crypto-empire-looms-over-senate-showdown-01076494

 

Democrats to train tens of thousands to monitor polls amid election interference fears

Project will prepare volunteers across US to monitor polls, encourage early voting and respond to disinformation…

 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/14/democratic-poll-monitors-prevent-republican-election-interference

 

Do Democrats Get One Too, Donald | Paula Poundstone #shorts

 https://www.youtube.com/shorts/jQPY9Shg7OY

 

Dems Ask for Probe Into Trump Team’s Handling of Anniversary Data – Mother Jones

The emails mean “that either Freedom 250 is so closely tied to the Trump campaign that it is using the campaign PAC’s email for its own regular business purposes, or that Freedom 250’s mailing list has already been shared with the Trump campaign and the campaign is utilizing it for outreach,” the Democrats argued. “In either scenario, it is clear that Freedom 250 and the Trump campaign are co-mingling their activities and using Freedom 250’s collected data to point registrants to a campaign PAC’s website.”…

 https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/09/democrats-gao-investigation-freedom-250-campaign-nucleus-trump-parscale/

 

Bernie Sanders Lets Loose on the Democratic Party, the Midterms and 2028 - POLITICO

Sanders’ operation has reached out to hundreds of would-be candidates and put them through a kind of political boot camp. “How do I run for office? How do I run for state legislature? What is a press release? How do I raise money? Kind of basics, politics 101,” Sanders said. “A lot of those folks are now getting their feet wet. Many of them are winning. And in a few years, you’re going to be hearing from them as they run for Congress or Senate or whatever.”

 So, I ask him, it’s a bench, built to ensure the movement continues beyond his own career? “

Well, that’s exactly it,” Sanders said…

 https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2026/09/06/bernie-sanders-democrats-midterms-2028-legacy-01065103

More voters identifying as Democrats and not calling themselves Republican

Some 49% of voters surveyed leaned Democrat, including independent voters asked to pick one party or the other. 

Only 39% of respondents leaned Republican. That 10-point spread marks a sharp reversal from the four-point advantage that Republicans held over Democrats in the fourth quarter of 2024, when voters sent Donald Trump back to the White House and Republicans swept both houses of Congress. Democrats are seeing their most sizable advantage since 2008, when Barack Obama was elected president, according to the New York Times...

 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/05/us-voters-democrats-republicans

 

Why Trump’s ‘golden shares’ are enticing progressives - POLITICO

The new approach has sparked a mixture of support, criticism and confusion across both parties, with libertarian conservatives pointing out the irony of Trump’s attacks on Democrats as communists and some elected Democrats pledging to investigate equity stake arrangements involving ties to Trump family or allies if they win back power in the midterms. Critics dispute the administration’s authority to take equity stakes in private companies at all. 

But many Democrats, including some former Biden administration officials working outside the government, also see an opening, now that Trump has managed to cross what was long viewed as a political red line: putting the government in business with specific companies, influencing their governance and literally letting taxpayers share in the upside — or the downside…

 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/09/03/trump-equity-stakes-companies-democrats-01062675 

Democrats ignored the uncommitted movement for Gaza in 2024. Now, it’s winning elections

Emgage’s strategy has been to endorse candidates aligned with the group on policy, not identity alone, said Al-Hanooti. “Muslim issues are American issues,” she said. “We’re here to prove that you need our vote in order to win, and you need to start visiting our communities.” 

All of it is a sign that Arab and Muslim Americans are building real power, said Razi Jafri, a journalist who covered the uncommitted movement in a documentary of the same name. 

“What’s fascinating about Abbas [Alawieh] is that his trajectory embodies this evolution,” from representation alone to shaping politics and coalitions, said Jafri. Alawieh and El-Sayed have even fielded calls and meetings with Kamala Harris recently. “That transition from protest to power building is really incredible,” Jafri said...

 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/29/democrats-uncommitted-movement-midterms

 

Senate Democrats urge Netanyahu to stop surge of violence in West Bank - Live Updates - POLITICO

“We urge you to take measures to prevent and intercede in this violence, establish a credible mechanism to investigate violations of law, and to make clear that the Government of Israel will not tolerate violence by its people, just as it does not tolerate violence against its people,” the senators wrote in the letter... 

https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/08/26/congress/senate-democrats-benjamin-netanyahu-west-bank-01050568 

 

Jesse waters wants to know why Democrats aren't doing anything. I know the answer, Jesse!

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21_nHGzlUzQ

 

This is a game-changer #politics #democrats #election

 https://www.youtube.com/shorts/QSiQRBF3EGE 

‘I hate Democrats, but I love Abdul’: voters who left over Gaza return for progressive push

Michigan Senate nominee and others have re-energized one-time Democratic voters who abandoned the party under Biden…

 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/23/democrats-abdul-el-sayed-progressives

Dems sharpen attack on post-midterm target: Trump’s mineral deals - POLITICO

The Trump administration has doled out billions for mining and critical mineral processing companies. Democrats are eager to win back Congress and turn up the oversight screws, investigating any ties to Trump family members...

 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/08/20/democrats-probes-trump-mineral-deals-01041695

Hegseth criticized for locking Democrats out of closed-door defense budget talks

Republican lawmakers express concern after US defense secretary repeatedly excluded Democrats from briefings…

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/13/pete-hegseth-democrats-budget

  

A message for John Fetterman #politics #israel #senate #elections

 https://www.youtube.com/shorts/8ISXJBkXyM4

 

Trump’s Air Force One deception faces scrutiny over ‘decoy’ passengers

Journalists and others were allowed to fly on presidential jet despite security threat while Trump was spirited away…

 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/11/trump-air-force-one-deception-democrats

 

Top Democrats simulate election threats as Trump continues assault on voting

Chuck Schumer and other senators took part in exercises in which legal experts laid out election disruption scenarios…

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/09/democrats-election-disruption-planning-exercises

 

Democrats Demand Answers From VA on Vets’ Struggles for Mental Healthcare — ProPublica

The letter from lawmakers to Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins cites a recent ProPublica investigation that found hundreds of therapists have left the agency and vets often aren’t getting the help they need...

 https://www.propublica.org/article/democrats-veterans-affairs-doug-collins-letter-mental-health