Funding freeze sparks Democratic uproar as party grapples with how to take on Trump
Donald Trump’s move to pause trillions of dollars in federal grants and loans awakened widespread Democratic resistance to the new president’s second term that was felt Tuesday on Capitol Hill, in governors’ offices and in the race to helm the party’s national committee.
'It's a small victory': Democrats find their voice fighting Trump's federal funding freeze
A Democratic strategist told NBC News that Tuesday was "the first day I actually felt good about Dem messaging in, like, six months."
Democrats Find a Voice in Opposition to Trump’s Funding Halt
In their first unified opposition to President Trump, Democrats across the ideological spectrum accused him of preying on the nation’s most vulnerable citizens by denying them government aid.
Trump Funding Freeze Could Set Disaster Recovery Back ‘for Years’
President Donald Trump’s sudden move to freeze federal grants is hitting states where people are struggling to recover from wildfires and hurricanes
Democrats slam Trump's federal funding freeze
Democrats are showing unified opposition to President Trump and his order to pause all federal funding. Jan. 29, 2025. Read More
Democrats pounce as Trump retreats on federal spending freeze
Top congressional Democrats smell blood over President Trump's federal spending freeze. Why it matters: The base is loving the party's muscular signs of life and wants more. Phone lines lit up in Democratic offices on Wednesday,
Democrats’ ‘small victory’ in a ‘long war’
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Here’s what Democrats are getting wrong during ‘Trump 2.0’: Ex-White House staff
Former White House advisors are sounding the alarm on the Democratic Party’s messaging problem during the first week of ...
White House spending freeze sparks talk of a ‘constitutional crisis’
We have a constitutional crisis,” Democratic Sen. Jeff Merkley said of Team Trump's latest scheme. It's worth appreciating ...
Vance suggests some reporters covering the Trump White House are biased
Vice President JD Vance is suggesting that some reporters covering the Trump White House are biased — perhaps even Democratic 'propagandists.' ...
Democrats leave ’emergency’ meeting vowing ‘street fight’ in response to Trump actions
House Democrats launched a multilateral effort Wednesday to combat the flood of executive actions from President Trump, ...
White House asks Democratic members of federal privacy oversight board to quit
The Trump administration has asked the three Democratic members of the U.S. Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board, an ...
Vought nomination advances despite Democrats’ boycott
The Senate Budget Committee approved Russ Vought’s nomination to be Office of Management and Budget director despite a ...
'Load the muskets': An emergent Catholic right's hopes for the White House to the Vatican
With Vice President JD Vance and other allies in power, an emergent Catholic right expands political horizons and raises ...
MSNBC Hosts Talk About Democrats’ Next Big Step In Returning From The Wilderness: Picking A DNC Chair
In the DNC race back then, Howard Dean was selected as the next party chair. In the midterms, Democrats routed the GOP and won control of Congress, and two years later Barack Obama was elected to the ...
Trump White House rescinds memo freezing federal money after widespread confusion
President Donald Trump’s budget office has rescinded a memo freezing spending on federal grants, less than two days after it ...