Democrats boost midterm edge with Virginia redistricting win: 5 takeaways Virginia voters on Tuesday approved a mid-decade redistricting plan that could help Democrats win four more House seats ahead of the November midterms Voters in the Old Dominion approved a temporar…

Democrats boost midterm edge with Virginia redistricting win: 5 takeaways
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Trump energy secretary says gas prices might not drop back under $3 a gallon until 2027 Chris Wright says ‘I don’t know’ when asked about lower cost of gas as average price soars to $4 a gallon in US

Trump energy secretary says gas prices might not drop back under $3 a gallon until 2027
Chris Wright says ‘I don’t know’ when asked about lower cost of gas as average price soars to $4 a gallon in US
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Democrats say Trump administration ‘imploding’ after third cabinet member steps down – as it happened This live blog is now closed.

Democrats are celebrating Lori Chavez-DeRemer’s departure from the Trump administration.
“Americans deserve steady, SOBER leadership from their FBI Director. Kash Patel must resign immediately,”
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Join us to FIGHT FASCISM and to increase voter awareness at the SIGNS OF FASCISM PROTEST on April 25 with 50501 Miami in Coral Gables, FL. coral-gables-democratic-club.solidarity.tech/cg-dems-sign...

Join us to FIGHT FASCISM and to increase voter awareness at the SIGNS OF FASCISM PROTEST on April 25 with 50501 Miami in Coral Gables, FL. coral-gables-democratic-club.solidarity.tech/cg-dems-sign...

U.S. Attacks Iranian Cargo Ship While Preparing for New Round of Talks

President Trump said a Navy destroyer had attacked and seized an Iranian-flagged vessel in the Gulf of Oman. Oil prices jumped and stock futures fell on the renewed Iran conflict.
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Americans face higher costs for everyday basics despite Republican promises, with no end in sight YouTube video by DCCCVideo

Promises broken! $200 Billion for a war, NOTHING for you!
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Gas Prices Ad | March 2026 YouTube video by DCCCVideo

Vote them out! Carlos Gimenez, Maria Salazar, Mario Diaz Balart!
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House Democrats buy ads spotlighting gas prices and targeting 4 Florida incumbents Those include spots hitting Carlos Giménez, Laurel Lee, Cory Mills and María Elvira Salazar.

While Lee, Mills and Salazar all represent seats listed by the DCCC as “Districts in Play,” this marks the first time this election cycle the DCCC has purchased ads reaching voters in Florida’s 28th Congressional District, represented by Giménez. floridapolitics.com/archives/791...

Is Florida's mid-decade redistricting plan ‘illegal,' as some Democrats say? “This is illegal,” Orlando Democratic Rep. RaShon Young said. “It is against the constitution to redraw maps in favor of a party.” Is it?

Florida Constitution’s Fair Districts amendment that voters approved in 2010. The amendment prohibits establishing congressional or state legislative districts with the intent of benefiting one political party. www.nbcmiami.com/news/politic...

Scoop: U.S. considers $20 billion cash-for-uranium deal with Iran The U.S. and Iran are negotiating over a three-page plan with some very sensitive elements.

U.S. considers $20 billion cash-for-uranium deal with Iran
Republicans and Trump himself also lambasted President Obama for releasing tens of billions in Iranian funds under the 2015 nuclear deal.
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House effort to end Trump's war with Iran fails by one vote The nearly party-line vote of 213-214 shows that Republicans are sticking with the president's military campaign in Iran. Every Democrat except one voted to order an end to the war.

House effort to end Trump's war with Iran fails by one vote
Just one Republican, Rep. T. Massie of Kentucky, voted for it, while one Democrat, Rep. J. Golden of Maine, voted against it. Rep. W. Davidson, R-Ohio, voted “present.” Three Republicans did not vote. www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...

RFK Jr.: Black Kids on ADHD Drugs Should be 'Re-parented' The new HHS secretary has several controversial views on race and public health, including forcing Black kids to work on organic farms.

“RFK Jr. can run from his despicable views that black children on ADHD medication should be taken from their parents, but he can’t hide from the video receipts,”
Sending Black children away to work on a “farm,” simply because they are taking prescription medication wordinblack.com/2025/02/rfk-...

Key Trump lawyer who tried to overturn 2020 election permanently disbarred Eastman has remained active in election denial circles, continuing to push conspiracy theories about voting and elections.

Key Trump lawyer who tried to overturn 2020 election permanently disbarred- The ruling marks the end of Eastman’s legal career in California - Eastman is also currently suspended from practicing law in Washington, D.C.,
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He didn’t help ‘Save America’, his strategy was to overthrow the government. John Eastman has officially been disbarred.

MacFarlane: Are we to pretend we didn’t watch all that on television on January 6th? Did we not all see what happened at the Capitol?

These vacating of convictions, these pardons, are communicating to the American people: do not believe your lying eyes

Rep. Carlos Gimenez on Trump's threat to "eliminate a whole civilization" in Iran: "That's not a war crime. That's his negotiating style."

Rising hunger rates pose new risks for Republican Senate candidates High food costs and fewer benefits are forcing millions of Americans into desperate situations.

Rising hunger rates pose new risks for Republican Senate candidates For Americans already struggling with high costs, the outlook was made worse by cuts to SNAP in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act
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Rising hunger rates pose new risks for Republican Senate candidates High food costs and fewer benefits are forcing millions of Americans into desperate situations.

Rising hunger rates pose new risks for Republican Senate candidates For Americans already struggling with high costs, the outlook was made worse by cuts to SNAP in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act
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Senate Republicans Again Block Bid to Limit Trump’s Iran War Powers

Republicans support the war in Iran! Remember this in the midterms!
Senate Republicans Again Block Bid to Limit Trump’s Iran War Powers For the fourth time since the war began, G.O.P. senators successfully fended off an effort to constrain the president.
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Trump's DoorDash Grandma Real Identity Exposed as Viral McDonald's Stunt Claims of White House PR Move Claims swirl that Trump's 'DoorDash Grandma' was a staged White House PR figure after viral McDonald's delivery stunt sparks identity controversy.

A McDonald's delivery to the White House has triggered online claims that 'DoorDash Grandma' was part of a staged propaganda moment
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2.5 Million Poor Americans Have Lost Food Aid Since Trump Signed GOP's Big Ugly Bill Into Law | Common Dreams Millions of low-income Americans are losing SNAP benefits due to the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. CBPP analysis shows 4 million may lose out once changes are fully implemented.

2.5 Million Poor Americans Have Lost Food Aid Since Trump Signed GOP’s Big Ugly Bill Into Law
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Trump Fires Board That Oversees Presidio in San Francisco

Trump Fires Board That Oversees Presidio in San Francisco
All six board members that oversee the national historic landmark were terminated, part of the administration’s efforts to reshape the federal bureaucracy.
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Hungary election 2026 results: Petér Magyar wins, Trump ally Viktor Orbán concedes landmark defeat | CNN Trump ally Viktor Orbán concedes defeat after 16 years as Hungary’s prime minister.

Hungary election 2026: Petér Magyar wins, Trump ally Viktor Orbán concedes landmark defeat
Magyar told a jubilant crowd of supporters that together they “liberated Hungary” from the Orbán regime. Obama hails Hungary's election result as a "victory for democracy"
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Trump Was Watching a U.F.C. Fight in Miami While Iran Talks Collapsed

Trump Was Watching a U.F.C. Fight in Miami While Iran Talks Collapsed On Saturday evening, as Vice President JD Vance took a podium in Pakistan and said no deal had been reached to end the war in Iran, President Trump was in Miami watching a mixed martial arts fight.
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Social Security 2027 cost-of-living adjustment estimate rises with gas prices New government data shows the pace of inflation has increased, pushing up one estimate for the Social Security cost-of-living adjustment for 2027.

Consumer prices rose 3.3% in March, as energy prices spiked due to Iran conflict
The annual rate was the highest since April 2024 and up from 2.4% in February.
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Daughter of detained Cuban man speaks out after congresswoman's surprise visit to "Alligator Alcatraz" The visit is drawing renewed attention to allegations about the conditions inside the detention center, often referred to by critics as "Alligator Alcatraz".

#AlligatorAuschwitz
Daughter of detained Cuban man speaks out after congresswoman's surprise visit to "Alligator Alcatraz"
"Alligator Alcatraz is hell on earth. My father has been there for almost six months," she said.
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GOP Concentration Camp!
‘A huge burden’: Scrutiny intensifies over costs, conditions at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’
But scrutiny continues — not only over the environmental impact, but also the cost to taxpayers and concerns about conditions inside. www.local10.com/news/local/2...

DETERMINED — Darren Soto for Congress YouTube video by Darren Soto

Stand with Darren Soto!
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Inside Alligator Alcatraz, Wasserman Schultz finds men crammed in cages, smell of urine, inadequate food ‘Everything about this screams inhumane and unnecessary, and the cruelty is the point,’ U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz said about the Alligator Alcatraz detention center in the Everglades.

Inside Alligator Alcatraz, Wasserman Schultz finds men crammed in cages, smell of urine, inadequate food
She described it as “a violation of people’s human rights.” They are literally housed in cages with 3 small toilets that essentially require them...
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