Nearly the entire Senate Democratic caucus voted to hand President Trump new tariff authority inside a Russia sanctions package, and within weeks he used that leverage to slap 50% duties on Canadian goods, leaving the same Democrats scrambling to explain why they trusted him with the power in the first place. The vote was lopsided. […] The post Senate Democrats voted to expand Trump's tariff power — and now they want a do-over appeared first on American Almanac .
Nearly the entire Senate Democratic caucus voted to hand President Trump new tariff authority inside a Russia sanctions package, and within weeks he used that leverage to slap 50% duties on Canadian goods, leaving the same Democrats scrambling to explain why they trusted him with the power in the first place. The vote was lopsided. The Senate passed the sweeping Russia sanctions bill 86, 11, a bipartisan measure built around punishing Moscow's war economy and the countries that keep buying Russian energy. Only nine Democrats, one Republican, Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky, and independent Sen. Bernie Sanders voted no, AP News reported . The rest of the Democratic caucus voted yes. Buried inside that package was a provision granting the…Open
Jon Ossoff is having a moment. But some Democratic insiders are questioning whether he's the real deal — or if a few slickly produced videos are making him look like more of a political juggernaut than he is. Why it matters: The Georgia senator, 39, has catapulted into the 2028 conversation by making liberals on social media swoon over his viral clips of high-energy rallies and sharp takedowns of President Trump and Republicans. - Our conversations with Democratic strategists in Georgia and beyond — as well as aides to his potential 2028 rivals — revealed a mix of respect for Ossoff's digital skills and skepticism that they add up to a serious presidential campaign-in-waiting. - One Georgia Democrat went so far as to compare…
Democratic strategist James Carville joins Greta Van Susteren for a candid discussion about the Democratic Party’s future, the 2026 midterm elections, the failures of the Biden-Harris campaign and the potential presidential field for 2028. Carville declares that Democrats are currently “out of power,” but predicts that polling, voter intensity and turnout could produce a major Democratic year in the midterms. He also argues that Joe Biden remained in the 2024 race “way past the expiration date” and calls Kamala Harris’ answer about what she would have done differently the “worst answer” he has ever heard. Greta presses Carville on Democratic campaign spending, his incorrect prediction that Harris would win, AOC’s…
- James Carville describes the Democratic Party as completely “out of power” and says it will remain without a clear leader until voters select the 2028 presidential nominee. - Carville predicts the 2026 midterms could deliver Democrats anything from a strong year to a “monster year,” pointing to Republican retirements, Donald Trump’s approval numbers, intense Democratic opposition and rising Black voter turnout. - He places primary responsibility for the 2024 election loss on Joe Biden for staying in the race too long and calls Kamala Harris’s failure to separate herself from Biden the worst answer of her campaign. - Looking toward 2028, Carville highlights Mark Kelly, Andy Beshear, Josh Shapiro, J.B. Pritzker,…
“It appears that stopping a flesh eating parasite from spreading across the continent was, in fact, NOT waste, fraud, and abuse,” Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) wrote on X.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says she hasn't decided whether to run for president, but the New York congresswoman is making new moves toward a possible White House bid. - Ocasio-Cortez launched a national tour in recent weeks — without calling it one. Why it matters: Whether AOC jumps into the race is one of the biggest X factors in the 2028 Democratic primary. - Democratic operatives expect she would easily raise $100 million just from small-dollar donors, mobilize many supporters of Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders' past campaigns, and command attention as few other candidates could. Driving the news: Just in May, Ocasio-Cortez has: - Rallied voters in Philadelphia for a left-wing congressional candidate in a competitive primary. -…
