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Yahoo
15 hours ago
- Politics
- Yahoo
Cory Booker brawls with ‘complicit' Senate Democrats over Trump
Senator Cory Booker insisted many in his party 'want to f***ing fight' as he savaged Democratic colleagues for accommodating Donald Trump, despite the president's threats to target blue states and districts in funding fights. The New Jersey Democrat on Tuesday accused senior members of the party of valuing bipartisanship over efforts to push back against Trump's perceived overreaches. He and two other senators, both Democrats, attacked each other in dueling floor speeches as the chamber debated passage of two bills involving benefits for law enforcement. Booker's objection came after he said the Office of Justice Programs, which administers grants through the Justice Department, was withholding funds for programs in so-called 'sanctuary cities', like Booker's hometown of Newark. Booker clashed with Senators Catherine Cortez Masto and Amy Klobuchar over an amendment that would have prevented the DOJ from blocking those funds. It also would have likely endangered the unanimous consent process, which senators were relying upon to pass the bill, given that it would likely trigger GOP opposition. Then, in comments to reporters, he slammed his fellow Democrats as 'complicit' in the Trump administration's attempts to bully blue states and districts into line. 'Literally, they were about to be complicit in the very things they say out of the other side of their mouth that they object to. Democrats need to learn to fight and fight him and stop him from hurting people,' he said. He added to The Independent: 'Today, I saw people being complicit with something that is truly undermining the Constitution, the separation of powers and the kind of things that we should be standing up [against].' Booker didn't explain why he didn't object to the bills' final passage when his amendment failed. Cortez Masto, meanwhile, maintained her anti-Trump bona fides in a separate conversation with The Independent after the vote, pointing to her work at the DSCC to flip the Senate into Democratic hands in 2020, when her party secured a narrow 50-50 majority, with ties broken by Vice President Kamala Harris. The Nevada Democrat said that she was 'proven' in 'the fight against Donald Trump.' And she added: ' I chaired the DSCC. We flipped the Senate [to] control of the Democrats and pushed back on Donald Trump. 'I am not opposed to taking on the challenges of Donald Trump and bad policies. I do it all the time. The question is, why aren't most Democrats supporting law enforcement?' the senator asked. Klobuchar, in her floor speech, took aim at her New Jersey colleague for not bringing up his concerns in committee. But Booker contended to reporters later that the threats were only leveled after the legislation advanced, making Klobuchar's criticism a moot point. Booker gained notoriety on the left with a marathon floor speech earlier this year denouncing the Trump administration's second-term agenda, a speech that broke Senate records. At the same time, he, like other Democrats in the chamber, has faced derision from some in their party for the persisting air of bipartisanship that still permeates part of the chamber, particularly involving the nominations of former senator Marco Rubio to be Trump's Secretary of State. His notion that the party is sick and tired of leadership and the strategy of appeasement some Senate Democrats like Chuck Schumer have exhibited when dealing with the new Republican majority is accurate, however. A national NBC News poll in March found that just 7 percent of Democrats have a very favorable view of their party, with just a quarter having positive views overall. A second poll in May from The Center Square, conducted by Noble Predictive Insights, found that three-quarters of Democrats want the party to push back against the president 'more often'.
The Independent
2 days ago
- Politics
- The Independent
Senate Democrats brawl over Trump: ‘A lot of us...want to f***ing fight'
Senator Cory Booker insisted many in his party 'want to f***ing fight' as he savaged Democratic colleagues for accommodating Donald Trump, despite the president's threats to target blue states and districts in funding fights. The New Jersey Democrat on Tuesday accused senior members of the party of valuing bipartisanship over efforts to push back against Trump 's perceived overreaches. He and two other senators, both Democrats, attacked each other in dueling floor speeches as the chamber debated passage of two bills involving benefits for law enforcement. Booker's objection came after he said the Office of Justice Programs, which administers grants through the Justice Department, was withholding funds for programs in so-called 'sanctuary cities', like Booker's hometown of Newark. Booker clashed with Senators Catherine Cortez Masto and Amy Klobuchar over an amendment that would have prevented the DOJ from blocking those funds. It also would have likely endangered the unanimous consent process, which senators were relying upon to pass the bill, given that it would likely trigger GOP opposition. Then, in comments to reporters, he slammed his fellow Democrats as 'complicit' in the Trump administration's attempts to bully blue states and districts into line. 'Literally, they were about to be complicit in the very things they say out of the other side of their mouth that they object to. Democrats need to learn to fight and fight him and stop him from hurting people,' he said. He added to The Independent: 'Today, I saw people being complicit with something that is truly undermining the Constitution, the separation of powers and the kind of things that we should be standing up [against].' Booker didn't explain why he didn't object to the bills' final passage when his amendment failed. Cortez Masto, meanwhile, maintained her anti-Trump bona fides in a separate conversation with The Independent after the vote, pointing to her work at the DSCC to flip the Senate into Democratic hands in 2020, when her party secured a narrow 50-50 majority, with ties broken by Vice President Kamala Harris. Mastro said that she was 'proven' in 'the fight against Donald Trump.' And she added: ' I chaired the DSCC. We flipped the Senate [to] control of the Democrats and pushed back on Donald Trump. 'I am not opposed to taking on the challenges of Donald Trump and bad policies. I do it all the time. The question is, why aren't most Democrats supporting law enforcement?' the senator asked. Klobuchar, in her floor speech, took aim at her New Jersey colleague for not bringing up his concerns in committee. But Booker contended to reporters later that the threats were only leveled after the legislation advanced, making Klobuchar's criticism a moot point. Booker gained notoriety on the left with a marathon floor speech earlier this year denouncing the Trump administration's second-term agenda, a speech that broke Senate records. At the same time, he, like other Democrats in the chamber, has faced derision from some in their party for the persisting air of bipartisanship that still permeates part of the chamber, particularly involving the nominations of former senator Marco Rubio to be Trump's Secretary of State. His notion that the party is sick and tired of leadership and the strategy of appeasement some Senate Democrats like Chuck Schumer have exhibited when dealing with the new Republican majority is accurate, however. A national NBC News poll in March found that just 7 percent of Democrats have a very favorable view of their party, with just a quarter having positive views overall. A second poll in May from The Center Square, conducted by Noble Predictive Insights, found that three-quarters of Democrats want the party to push back against the president 'more often'.
Yahoo
03-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Gillibrand's dual role: The Republican-friendly Democratic campaign chief
Days after Donald Trump won a second term, Kirsten Gillibrand said that Democrats might need four years to retake the Senate majority. She's more optimistic these days. 'A lot has changed in the last four months,' Gillibrand told Semafor in an interview this week from the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee headquarters as she navigates her party's steep path back to Senate control. 'I did not expect all of these horrible things to happen so quickly.' Gillibrand was referring to the president's tariffs and the Medicaid cuts that Republicans attached to their tax and spending bill. But the New Yorker is not the typical campaign arm chief — for all her criticism of the GOP agenda, she maintains surprisingly close relationships with Republican senators, even doing joint media hits with one of them. And she's the lead Democrat on a crypto bill that's split her party. Another thing that sets Gillibrand apart: She actually wanted the DSCC job, unlike some predecessors who were talked into it. And her fellow New York senator is a former DSCC chief who remains one of Washington's most intense political strategists. 'She's very friendly with Republicans. That's an asset,' Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said of Gillibrand. 'But I don't think it will detract from her making sure we win every seat we can.' Gillibrand's chief opponent in that task is National Republican Senatorial Committee Chair Tim Scott, R-S.C. He's one of her close GOP friends, in fact; they attend Thursday Bible study together, and she likened their rivalry to Looney Tunes characters. 'We joke [at] every Bible study that we're like Roadrunner and Wile E. Coyote,' Gillibrand said. She needs to make sure she plays the role of Roadrunner, angling to drop an anvil on the coyote's head by picking up the four Senate seats needed to flip the majority back to Democrats. Most analysts see Democrats as underdogs in the battle for the chamber. Still, Democrats have major recruiting aspirations, particularly in Maine and North Carolina – their best pick-up opportunities. Democrats want the popular former Gov. Roy Cooper to run against Republican Sen. Thom Tillis; Cooper will make a decision this summer. Former Rep. Wiley Nickel, D-N.C., is already running. Tillis told Semafor he occasionally buttonholes Gillibrand about his own race. 'I asked her how recruiting was going. 'I'm hearing different things. Is Cooper in? Is he out?' … she demurred,' Tillis said, recalling a recent conversation. 'I'll razz her again when I see her.' Gillibrand said Cooper would be 'a formidable candidate' but signaled that her hopes to unseat Tillis don't solely rest on him. Similarly, Gillibrand said Maine Gov. Janet Mills would be a 'very strong candidate,' but not the only viable one, against Republican Sen. Susan Collins. 'There's a bunch of candidates that could run in Maine, and I believe we will have a very strong candidate in Maine. And I would just suggest that Senator Collins' numbers are as weak as they've ever been,' Gillibrand said. Some polls have shown Collins with tough approval ratings or facing a steep path to re-election next year; Collins faced similar challenges in 2020 and won handily. A Pan Atlantic Research poll released this week showed Mills with +8 favorability and Collins at +4. A Collins aide said Gillibrand is 'flat-out wrong' about the Republican's prospects. In order to put Democrats back in charge, Gillibrand also must protect all of her Democratic-held seats — including in Michigan and Georgia — and win at least two more Senate seats in solidly red states. Among the states Democrats are discussing: Iowa, Alaska, Kansas, Ohio, Texas and South Carolina, where they just scored a recruit against Sen. Lindsey Graham. Two Democrats are already running against Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa, whose 'we are all going to die' rebuttal to critiques of Medicaid cuts piqued Democratic interest. New York's two Senate Democratic leaders see a recruiting upside to what Schumer called 'negativity toward Trump and the negativity towards reconciliation.' 'It's a bigger map that people would expect. We are looking at all states; no state is off the list,' Gillibrand said. 'I hope we can have candidates, certainly by January of next year. It's early.' Gillibrand succeeds Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., who chaired the DSCC for four straight years. She's revisiting Peters' hands-off stance in contested primaries, saying she 'will support the candidates that we think are the most formidable and most exciting.' 'I'm not going to rule anything out,' Gillibrand said of her strategy. Well, except for one thing. She's taking presidential aspirations off the table for now: 'I'm ruling that out. Not ever in my lifetime, but definitely this cycle. I'm all in for DS.' NRSC spokesperson Joanna Rodriguez said the GOP is not 'taking any races for granted' and will combat Democrats' attacks on its agenda by highlighting their opposition to the tax bill, Trump's agenda, 'and forcing ridiculous mandates like men in women's sports.' Perhaps the most interesting dynamic in Gillibrand's political life right now, though, is how much praise she gets from Republicans for compartmentalizing it as she works on pro-crypto legislation. One of her GOP partners in that effort, Sen. Cynthia Lummis, R-Wyo., said her cross-aisle ally has remained 'rock solid' even while taking on one of the most partisan jobs in Washington. 'She is acting in the best interests of the state of New York, and I'm acting in the best interests of the state of Wyoming. So our interests are aligned on this issue,' Lummis said. 'Now, on a lot of other issues she's perfectly aligned with the Democratic Party.' Gillibrand sees it as part of her job to educate her party about digital assets that many progressives criticize as economically risky. 'Not many senators have that background to understand why this regulation is so important. so I've tried to make the case to my colleagues. 19 [Democrats] voted with us. We may have a few more,' she said. I've covered Sen. Gillibrand for a long time. I see her taking over the DSCC, despite its draining nature and difficulty, partly because she wants to be on the leading edge of party politics. In Schumer's words: 'She was very eager to do the job, and that was one of the selling points.' She's relentless in her drive on everything from combatting military sexual assault to crypto to paid family leave. She hasn't won every battle she's picked, but that tenacity easily translates to fundraising and candidate recruitment. Tough decisions are still to come, and Democratic activists will closely scrutinize how she handles contested primaries and spending decisions as the midterms approach. She seems ready for it. telling me: 'I love this job … I fundamentally love politics.' That's not a sentiment you hear every day, even from sitting lawmakers. Republicans have an early edge on the Senate map, according to the Cook Political report and Crystal Ball. Still, Schumer Semafor in April that he'll be majority leader in 2027.
GSM Arena
30-05-2025
- Business
- GSM Arena
The iPhone 17 will reportedly have a bigger 6.3-inch display
The iPhone 17 will move to a larger 6.3-inch screen diagonal, making the iPhone 16 the last to use the 6.1-inch size. This rumor has been circulating before and is now backed by DSCC founder and current Counterpoint Research VP Ross Young, who has a solid track record with display-related rumors. This would make the base model iPhone and the iPhone 17 Pro equal in display size, something last seen with the iPhone 15 and 15 Pro. Size aside, the iPhone 17 Pro will likely have superior screen specs, including ProMotion and higher peak brightness. The other two iPhones in Apple's upcoming 17 lineup are expected to have different screen sizes, however. The rumored iPhone 17 Slim (or Air), which is set to replace the iPhone 16 Plus, will have a 6.6-inch display (smaller than the Plus' 6.7-inch). The iPhone 17 Pro Max will retain the 6.9-inch and its title as the biggest iPhone. Source
Yahoo
28-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Senate Democratic campaign arm hits Republicans over Trump's first 100 days in ad
The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) launched a digital ad campaign on Monday targeting Republicans in swing states over President Trump's first 100 days in office. The ad campaign, titled '100 Days of Cowardice,' comes as the second Trump administration reaches its 100 day mark on Tuesday. The 30-second spots are slated to run in the battleground states of Michigan, New Hampshire and Georgia, which are set to have open Senate contests next year. The campaign also includes targeted spots against Sens. Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) that will run in their respective states. The ads hit Republicans over Trump's tariffs, inflation, as well as potential cuts to Medicaid and Social Security. The ad also includes footage of the president's billionaire adviser Elon Musk wielding a chainsaw on stage at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference earlier this year. The effort is the latest from Democrats to tie Republicans in swing states to Trump as polls show the president's approval rating dropping. A New York Times/Siena College poll released last week shows Trump with a 42 percent approval rating, while a CNN poll released on Sunday showed the president with a 41 percent approval rating. The Senate and the House will return from recess on Monday as Republicans in both chambers work to pass Trump's legislative agenda. The proposed package would include $9.3 billion in cuts already approved by Congress to NPR, PBS and the State Department, The Hill previously reported. Additionally, lawmakers will aim to extend Trump's 2017 tax cuts while increasing spending on defense and border security through the budget reconciliation process. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
