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Demand Progress Lauds Bipartisan Schiff-Kaine Venezuela War Powers Resolution
Washington, D.C. — On Wednesday, Sens. Adam Schiff (D-CA) and Tim Kaine (D-VA) will force a vote on a resolution that would require the president to seek congressional authorization before taking direct military action against Venezuela. The Senate resolution (S.J.Res.83) was introduced by Sens. Schiff and Kaine and is also supported by Sen. Rand Paul … Continued
Multiple Polls Show Americans Support Government AI Rules
Instead of Listening to Americans, Ted Cruz and Big Tech Want to Move Fast and Break People Washington, D.C. — On Monday, Demand Progress released a poll showing that an overwhelming majority of voters want accountability and government oversight for AI companies. According to the poll, 79 percent of voters want AI companies to prove … Continued
Fearing Epstein Accountability, Speaker Johnson Cancels House Votes
Washington, D.C. — On Friday, House Speaker Mike Johnson cancelled all votes in the House of Representatives until at least October 14. The cancelled votes means that Johnson can continue to delay the swearing-in of Adelita Grijalva, who won a special election in Arizona that sets her up to be the decisive 218th signature needed … Continued
‘Swear In Adelita Grijalva’: Dems Accuse Johnson of Obstruction to Stop Vote on Epstein Files
“Abundance” Won’t Save Us. Here’s What Will.
Capitol Hill Staffers Worry Over Missed Pay, Shutdown Impacts
Trump Approves Musk’s ‘MechaHitler’ AI for Government Use
Grok’s History of Biased, Offensive Misinformation Violates Trump Directive for ‘Neutral, Nonpartisan Tools’ Washington, D.C. — On Thursday, xAI announced that all federal agencies will be receiving access to its AI chatbot Grok for official government use. This summer, Grok infamously declared itself to be MechaHitler and is reportedly shaped by X owner Elon Musk’s … Continued
AI that once called itself MechaHitler will now be available to the US government for $0.42
Massie/Khanna Have Enough Support to Force Epstein Files Vote
Adelita Grijalva to Become 218th Signature Needed to Force House Epstein Files Vote Washington, D.C. — On Tuesday, Adelita Grijalva won a special election in Arizona, setting her up to be the decisive 218th signature needed to force a House floor vote on Rep. Thomas Massie’s and Rep. Ro Khanna’s Epstein Files Transparency Act. In … Continued
At the Races: Partisans in crime
Hochul’s endorsement of socialist Mamdani for N.Y. mayor puts other top Democrats on the spot
IRONY ALERT: NEW POLL SHOWS NEW YORKERS DON’T CARE WHAT JEFFRIES THINKS
New Poll Shows NY-10 Dems Almost 4x More Likely to Support Candidate Endorsed by Mamdani than Jeffries Washington, D.C. — As Rep. Hakeem Jeffries disparages Sen. Chris Van Hollen for calling out his failure to endorse Zohran Mamdani, a new poll finds that Democratic voters in a neighboring congressional district were overwhelmingly “more” or “much … Continued
Morning Digest: November will test whether Democrats can bounce back on Long Island
Poll: Brad Lander leads Rep. Dan Goldman by 19% in hypothetical matchup
Demand Progress Lauds Senate Vote on Epstein
Washington, DC — Today, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, announced that he is forcing a Senate vote on fully releasing the government’s files related to Jeffrey Epstein. The vote follows the release of a lewd birthday card to Epstein bearing Donald Trump’s signature — a card that Trump’s attorneys previously said was “fake and nonexistent.” … Continued
Progressive poll: Mamdani skeptic is vulnerable in NY primary
Schumer to Force Vote on Releasing Epstein Files
Schumer to Force Vote on Releasing Epstein Files
Poll: Brad Lander leads Dan Goldman by 19 Points in Potential NY-10 Democratic Primary
Only 41% of voters plan to vote for Goldman against a generic opponent — and his positions on the Middle East and Zohran Mamdani make him even more unpopular Washington, D.C. — Demand Progress Action today released results from a poll, conducted by Data for Progress, showing that Rep. Dan Goldman (Democrat, NY-10) is vulnerable … Continued