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Senate Democrats want probe of FEMA cost-control policy after Texas flood tragedy  Politico FEMA Didn’t Answer Thousands of Calls From Flood Survivors, Documents Show  The New York Times Floods put Abbott, a disaster veteran, at crossroads of Trump’s FEMA rebrand  The Washington Post Trump wants to ‘remake’ Fema, not eliminate it, Kristi Noem says  The Guardian Trump and the Future of Federal Disaster Response  The …

Democrats Must ‘Toughen Up’ Against Trump, Obama Tells Donors  The New York Times Obama’s blunt message for Democrats: ‘Toughen up’  CNN Obama Continues to Lecture His Fellow Democrats Instead of Battling the Trump Agenda  Esquire Barack Obama tells Democrats to ‘toughen up’ at DNC fundraiser in New Jersey  MSNBC News Frustrated with leadership under Trump? Obama calls on Democrats to ‘toughen up’  USA Today Source …

SENECA, S.C. (AP) — The first presidential primary votes won’t be cast for another two and a half years. And yet, over the span of 10 days in July, three Democratic presidential prospects are scheduled to campaign in South Carolina. Nearly a half dozen others have made recent pilgrimages to South Carolina, New Hampshire and Iowa — states that traditionally …

House Democrats are trying to force the Trump administration to release the Epstein files  Axios Democrat demands House vote on ‘FULL Epstein files’ release  The Hill Democrat Ro Khanna Demands Vote To Release Full Jeffrey Epstein Files  Newsweek Democrat demands Trump ‘come clean’ on Epstein files as FBI’s Bongino and Patel mull quitting after Bondi blowup  The Independent EDITORIAL: The Epstein case demands full …

CNN  —  Former President Barack Obama issued a call to action for Democrats at a private fundraiser in New Jersey on Friday evening, urging those frustrated by the state of the country under President Donald Trump to “stand up for the things that you think are right.” “I think it’s going to require a little bit less navel-gazing and a …

Democrats thought they found their midterm message on the megabill — but it could hit some snags  Politico Democrats look to Republicans for help undoing Medicaid cuts in Trump’s megabill  Semafor How Swing Voters Are Responding to Trump’s Medicaid Cuts—Data  Newsweek The GOP slashed $1 trillion from Medicaid’s budget. What now?  marketplace.org Democrats plan to use Medicaid cuts against Republicans. Mike Johnson says ‘bring …

Democrats Lost Voters on Transgender Rights. Winning Them Back Won’t Be Easy.  The New York Times Source link

The political division in the US Congress over digital assets seems to be deepening as top Democrats in the House of Representatives have announced their agenda following Republicans’ push to address three crypto-related bills starting on Monday. In a Friday notice, House Financial Services Committee ranking member Maxine Waters and the digital assets subcommittee ranking member Stephen Lynch said they …

Republicans and Democrats visited ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ for the first time. Here’s what they saw.  Politico Florida lawmakers allowed into ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ say detainees packed into cages  CNN Miami archbishop slams Everglades migrant detention site known as ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ as ‘unbecoming’ and ‘corrosive’  NBC News Lawmakers decry ‘horrific’ conditions at Alligator Alcatraz after not-so-surprise tour  KOMO Florida lawmakers expected to visit Alligator Alcatraz after weeks …

In brief House Democrats are split on how to approach several votes on crypto legislation set for next week. Some are intent on vocally tying the bills to President Trump’s personal crypto ventures and perceived conflicts of interest. Other Democrats are likely to support the legislation, but in lesser numbers than last year, when a similar bill passed the House. …