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Are Democrats really ready for a comeback—or are we about to revisit the graveyard of their own failed experiments? The so-called “new paradigms” of the Obama-Biden years—open borders, DEI mandates, deficit socialism, disarmament, and radical gender ideology—didn't just falter… they collapsed under their own weight, argues Victor Davis Hanson on today's edition of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words:”
First, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that California is allowed to use its new congressional maps ahead of the 2026 Midterms. Then, we tell you why the City of San Diego is suing the department of justice. Also, with San Diego on track to end the current fiscal year in a deficit, what could that mean for city residents? Last but not least, we look at whether it's more cost effective to keep an older car running or to buy a new one.
A special LA Local short: raw & unedited interview between KNX city hall bureau chief Craig Fiegener & DSA candidate for LA mayor, Rae Huang ... which got a little contentious.
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Comprehensive coverage of the day's news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. Photo Ted Eytan Trump pick to head NASA gets second confirmation hearing after nomination pulled then reinstated; New Democratic Coalition announces health plan including protecting ACA subsidies; Senators discuss Russian abductions of Ukrainian children, legislative responses; Family of Colombian fisherman files human rights complaint over US boat strike that killed him; Trump's name added to building of US Institute of Peace that DOGE tried to dismantle The post New Democratic Coalition unveils health plan with ACA protections; Senators discuss Russian abductions of Ukrainian children – December 3, 2025 appeared first on KPFA.
Michael Steele discusses how recent Democratic victories in states like Virginia and New York City suggest the party may be "cracking the code" for future elections. He attributes the reported "jitters" among Republicans to these unexpected losses, highlighting how the Democratic focus on affordability is proving to be a powerful, unifying message that cuts across ideological lines. Steele suggests this strategy is successful because the rhetoric and actions of national figures in politics often seem out of step with the concerns of the everyday working American. Catch Michael Steele on The Weeknight Mondays - Fridays at 7pm EST on MSNBC: https://www.msnbc.com/weeknight Follow Michael on X: https://x.com/MichaelSteele Follow Michael on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/michaelsteele.bsky.social Follow Michael on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chairman_steele/ Follow Michael on Threads: https://www.threads.net/@chairman_steele Listen to The Michael Steele Podcast: https://www.thebulwark.com/s/the-michael-steele-podcast Watch The Michael Steele Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJNKzTkCZE9uNqPiKYw5eU5YkS_mMsr6o
Israel hits Hamas leadership in Doha. President Trump's last warning to Hamas. IDF strikes Gaza City. Jerusalem terror attack kills 6 Israelis. Analysis: Eugene Kontorovitch, Elli Wohlgelernter, Oren Seliger. New Democratic voices supporting Israel.
Israel hits Hamas leadership in Doha. President Trump's last warning to Hamas. IDF strikes Gaza City. Jerusalem terror attack kills 6 Israelis. Analysis: Eugene Kontorovitch, Elli Wohlgelernter, Oren Seliger. New Democratic voices supporting Israel.
Israel hits Hamas leadership in Doha. President Trump's last warning to Hamas. IDF strikes Gaza City. Jerusalem terror attack kills 6 Israelis. Analysis: Eugene Kontorovitch, Elli Wohlgelernter, Oren Seliger. New Democratic voices supporting Israel.
Israel hits Hamas leadership in Doha. President Trump's last warning to Hamas. IDF strikes Gaza City. Jerusalem terror attack kills 6 Israelis. Analysis: Eugene Kontorovitch, Elli Wohlgelernter, Oren Seliger. New Democratic voices supporting Israel.
Israel hits Hamas leadership in Doha. President Trump's last warning to Hamas. IDF strikes Gaza City. Jerusalem terror attack kills 6 Israelis. Analysis: Eugene Kontorovitch, Elli Wohlgelernter, Oren Seliger. New Democratic voices supporting Israel.
Israel hits Hamas leadership in Doha. President Trump's last warning to Hamas. IDF strikes Gaza City. Jerusalem terror attack kills 6 Israelis. Analysis: Eugene Kontorovitch, Elli Wohlgelernter, Oren Seliger. New Democratic voices supporting Israel.
Israel hits Hamas leadership in Doha. President Trump's last warning to Hamas. IDF strikes Gaza City. Jerusalem terror attack kills 6 Israelis. Analysis: Eugene Kontorovitch, Elli Wohlgelernter, Oren Seliger. New Democratic voices supporting Israel.
Israel hits Hamas leadership in Doha. President Trump's last warning to Hamas. IDF strikes Gaza City. Jerusalem terror attack kills 6 Israelis. Analysis: Eugene Kontorovitch, Elli Wohlgelernter, Oren Seliger. New Democratic voices supporting Israel.
Israel hits Hamas leadership in Doha. President Trump's last warning to Hamas. IDF strikes Gaza City. Jerusalem terror attack kills 6 Israelis. Analysis: Eugene Kontorovitch, Elli Wohlgelernter, Oren Seliger. New Democratic voices supporting Israel.
Israel hits Hamas leadership in Doha. President Trump's last warning to Hamas. IDF strikes Gaza City. Jerusalem terror attack kills 6 Israelis. Analysis: Eugene Kontorovitch, Elli Wohlgelernter, Oren Seliger. New Democratic voices supporting Israel.
Israel hits Hamas leadership in Doha. President Trump's last warning to Hamas. IDF strikes Gaza City. Jerusalem terror attack kills 6 Israelis. Analysis: Eugene Kontorovitch, Elli Wohlgelernter, Oren Seliger. New Democratic voices supporting Israel.
Israel hits Hamas leadership in Doha. President Trump's last warning to Hamas. IDF strikes Gaza City. Jerusalem terror attack kills 6 Israelis. Analysis: Eugene Kontorovitch, Elli Wohlgelernter, Oren Seliger. New Democratic voices supporting Israel.
Israel hits Hamas leadership in Doha. President Trump's last warning to Hamas. IDF strikes Gaza City. Jerusalem terror attack kills 6 Israelis. Analysis: Eugene Kontorovitch, Elli Wohlgelernter, Oren Seliger. New Democratic voices supporting Israel.
Israel hits Hamas leadership in Doha. President Trump's last warning to Hamas. IDF strikes Gaza City. Jerusalem terror attack kills 6 Israelis. Analysis: Eugene Kontorovitch, Elli Wohlgelernter, Oren Seliger. New Democratic voices supporting Israel.
Israel hits Hamas leadership in Doha. President Trump's last warning to Hamas. IDF strikes Gaza City. Jerusalem terror attack kills 6 Israelis. Analysis: Eugene Kontorovitch, Elli Wohlgelernter, Oren Seliger. New Democratic voices supporting Israel.
Israel hits Hamas leadership in Doha. President Trump's last warning to Hamas. IDF strikes Gaza City. Jerusalem terror attack kills 6 Israelis. Analysis: Eugene Kontorovitch, Elli Wohlgelernter, Oren Seliger. New Democratic voices supporting Israel.
Israel hits Hamas leadership in Doha. President Trump's last warning to Hamas. IDF strikes Gaza City. Jerusalem terror attack kills 6 Israelis. Analysis: Eugene Kontorovitch, Elli Wohlgelernter, Oren Seliger. New Democratic voices supporting Israel.
Israel hits Hamas leadership in Doha. President Trump's last warning to Hamas. IDF strikes Gaza City. Jerusalem terror attack kills 6 Israelis. Analysis: Eugene Kontorovitch, Elli Wohlgelernter, Oren Seliger. New Democratic voices supporting Israel.
Israel hits Hamas leadership in Doha. President Trump's last warning to Hamas. IDF strikes Gaza City. Jerusalem terror attack kills 6 Israelis. Analysis: Eugene Kontorovitch, Elli Wohlgelernter, Oren Seliger. New Democratic voices supporting Israel.
Israel hits Hamas leadership in Doha. President Trump's last warning to Hamas. IDF strikes Gaza City. Jerusalem terror attack kills 6 Israelis. Analysis: Eugene Kontorovitch, Elli Wohlgelernter, Oren Seliger. New Democratic voices supporting Israel.
Israel hits Hamas leadership in Doha. President Trump's last warning to Hamas. IDF strikes Gaza City. Jerusalem terror attack kills 6 Israelis. Analysis: Eugene Kontorovitch, Elli Wohlgelernter, Oren Seliger. New Democratic voices supporting Israel.
Israel hits Hamas leadership in Doha. President Trump's last warning to Hamas. IDF strikes Gaza City. Jerusalem terror attack kills six Israelis. Analysis on sovereignty in Judea & Samaria: Oren Seliger. New Democratic voices rise to support Israel.
Israel hits Hamas leadership in Doha. President Trump's last warning to Hamas. IDF strikes Gaza City. Jerusalem terror attack kills six Israelis. Analysis on sovereignty in Judea & Samaria: Oren Seliger. New Democratic voices rise to support Israel.
California voters will decide whether to adopt a new Democratic-drawn congressional map
Andrew Walworth, Tom Bevan and RCP Senior Elections Analyst Sean Trende discuss RCP Poll Averages for President Trump's job approval rating, how he is viewed on issues such as the economy and immigration, and a new poll that shows Americans losing faith in a range of institutions including education and healthcare. They also talk about California Governor Gavin Newsom's announcement that he hopes to create five new safe Democratic districts in the state, and what the long term consequences of redistricting across the country may be for voters and for the political parties. Plus, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's announcement that he will push for a single-stock trading ban for members of Congress. Then finally, Andrew Walworth talks with James S. Robbins, Dean of Academics at the Institute of World Politics, to preview tomorrow's meeting between President Trump and Vladimir Putin in Alaska.
The newly-elected chair of Utah's Democratic Party, Brian King, calls the show. He won the chair spot Saturday ... Debbie and Greg get insight on his plan to get Democrats elected to political office in a republican state.
Capitol Ideas: The Washington State House Democratic Caucus Podcast
Rep. Natasha Hill has an interesting story. Attorney. Commumnity activist. Civil rights fighter. Mom. She fought her way upstream to get here and is already making a difference. Get to know her in today's Capitol Ideas.
House Democrats united in opposition to the Republican budget while Senate Democrats caved. Why?? And what are we gonna do about it. Angela Rye said last week: The government BEEN shut down, so how is it that Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer seems to have missed the assignment? Want to ask Angela a question? Subscribe to our YouTube channel to participate in the chat. If you’d like to submit a question to the main show, check out our tutorial video: www.instagram.com/reel/C5j_oBXLIg0/ Welcome home y’all! —--------- We want to hear from you! Send us a video @nativelandpod and we may feature you on the podcast. Instagram X/Twitter Facebook NativeLandPod.com Watch full episodes of Native Land Pod here on YouTube. Native Land Pod is brought to you by Reasoned Choice Media. Thank you to the Native Land Pod team: Angela Rye as host, executive producer and cofounder of Reasoned Choice Media; Tiffany Cross as host and producer, Andrew Gillum as host and producer, and Lauren Hansen as executive producer; Loren Mychael is our research producer, and Nikolas Harter is our editor and producer. Special thanks to Chris Morrow and Lenard McKelvey, co-founders of Reasoned Choice Media. Theme music created by Daniel Laurent.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
In this episode of The Georgia Politics Podcast, we are joined by Georgia's own Wendy Davis and Matthew Wilson to discuss new leadership for the Democratic National Committee. Together, we dive into the newly elected officers, their backgrounds, and the visions they bring to the party. Wendy and Matthew offer exclusive insights into key moments from the convention, discuss the potential impact of leadership changes on upcoming elections, and share strategies for unifying the Democratic base in a pivotal political climate. Whether you're a seasoned political junkie or just tuning into the national conversation, this episode provides a front-row seat to the future of the Democratic Party. Don't miss it!
Teresa Purcell joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about her career in politics and starting Rural Strong where she's working to build up a new Democratic brand.
Representative-elect Shomari Figures is Alabama's new congressman after litigation led to the creation of a second majority-Black district. Figures sits down with Marc Elias to discuss the ongoing fight for voting rights in Alabama, the people of his district and his plans for Congress. -Sign up for our free newsletters: http://newsletters.democracydocket.com/yt-subscribe -Become a member of our premium content: https://www.democracydocket.com/member-yt -Support our work: https://www.democracydocket.com/support/ -Shop Democracy Docket merch: https://store.democracydocket.com Follow Democracy Docket! -Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/democracydocket.com -X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/DemocracyDocket -Facebook: https://facebook.com/democracydocket -Instagram: https://instagram.com/democracydocket -TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@democracydocket -Threads: https://www.threads.net/@democracydocket This video was produced by Allie Rothenberg, Gabrielle Corporal and Paige Moskowitz. It was edited by Narineh Melkonian.
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: New figures reveal that Texas transplant Elon Musk spent over $250 million - over a quarter-billion dollars - to help put Donald Trump back in office: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/05/us/politics/elon-musk-trump-rbg-election.html ...Musk's Twitter has harbored four virulent and influential literal Nazi accounts, three of which are revealed to have Texas ties - one of them is a VP for J.P. Morgan Chase in Plano: https://www.texasobserver.org/revealed-operators-neo-nazi-x-accounts/ New Democratic minority leader Rep. Gene Wu's work is cut out for him - he must unite his caucus to maximize their influence on the selection of next session's Speaker: https://www.keranews.org/texas-news/2024-12-06/texas-house-democrats-pick-rep-gene-wu-as-caucus-chair-what-does-this-mean-for-the-speakers-race ...Hopefully that also spells influence over the likely-radical Republican agenda next year, which may include an attempt to kill no-fault divorce: https://www.star-telegram.com/news/state/texas/article296585124.html ...And an ever-more-ruthless agenda aimed at erasing transgender people from public life altogether: https://www.chron.com/culture/article/texas-anti-trans-bills-19962055.php ...See a talk on the struggle looming next year for the Texas LGBTQ+ community held recently at the Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqjn-Qs2CMk Great to see everyone at our first holiday gathering in Austin! The second is in Dallas on December 16 - there are sponsorship opportunities available, and individual tickets are now on sale here: https://act.progresstexas.org/a/progress-texas-holiday-parties-2024 Holiday shopping for your progressive pals is easy and fun at our web store! Grab your goodies at https://store.progresstexas.org/. We're loving the troll-free environment at BlueSky! Follow us there at @progresstexas.bsky.social. Thanks for listening! Find our web store and other ways to support our important work this election year at https://progresstexas.org.
This week Robert and Jazmin talked about the Democrats electing three new leaders in the House and delivered a final word of analysis on the 2024 election.
American voters have elected a President with broadly, overtly authoritarian aims. It's hardly the first time that the democratic process has brought an anti-democratic leader to power. The political scientists Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt, who both teach at Harvard, assert that we shouldn't be shocked by the Presidential result. “It's not up to voters to defend a democracy,” Levitsky says. “That's asking far, far too much of voters, to cast their ballot on the basis of some set of abstract principles or procedures.” He adds, “With the exception of a handful of cases, voters never, ever—in any society, in any culture—prioritize democracy over all else. Individual voters worry about much more mundane things, as is their right. It is up to élites and institutions to protect democracy—not voters.” Levitsky and Ziblatt published “How Democracies Die” during Donald Trump's first Administration, but they argue that what's ailing our democracy runs much deeper—and that it didn't start with Trump. “We're the only advanced, old, rich democracy that has faced the level of democratic backsliding that we've experienced. . . . So we need to kind of step back and say, ‘What has gone wrong here?' If we don't ask those kinds of hard questions, we're going to continue to be in this roiling crisis,” Ziblatt says.
American voters have elected a President with broadly, overtly authoritarian aims. It's hardly the first time that the democratic process has brought an anti-democratic leader to power. The political scientists Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt, who both teach at Harvard, assert that we shouldn't be shocked by the Presidential result. “It's not up to voters to defend a democracy,” Levitsky says. “That's asking far, far too much of voters, to cast their ballot on the basis of some set of abstract principles or procedures.” He adds, “With the exception of a handful of cases, voters never, ever—in any society, in any culture—prioritize democracy over all else. Individual voters worry about much more mundane things, as is their right. It is up to élites and institutions to protect democracy—not voters.” Levitsky and Ziblatt published “How Democracies Die” during Donald Trump's first Administration, but they argue that what's ailing our democracy runs much deeper—and it didn't start with Trump. “We're the only advanced, old, rich democracy that has faced the level of democratic backsliding that we've experienced…. So we need to kind of step back and say, ‘What has gone wrong here?' If we don't ask those kinds of hard questions, we're going to continue to be in this roiling crisis,” Ziblatt says.
SERIES 3 EPISODE 68: COUNTDOWN WITH KEITH OLBERMANN A-Block (2:00) SPECIAL COMMENT: If you're wondering who's the boss here it ain't Trump. Putin refused to call him first and instead had Russian State Television "celebrate" his becoming the 21st Century Grover Cleveland by showing nude photos of Melania. Russian TV - which has figured out Trump is a lame duck - also reported Nikki Haley and Mike Pompeo would not be in the new administration long before Trump announced it. Putin also seems to have soured on RFK Jr, leaving Sideshow Bobby to aspire only to becoming Secretary of Masturbation. MEANWHILE, NO, THE ELECTION WAS NOT STOLEN - not in the sense you're thinking. It WAS stolen in the sense that the fascists and the anti-democracy billionaires have been running a series of illicit, hidden, disguised pro-Republican advertisements 24/7/365, for at least thirty years. They have been bombarding the underachievers of this nation, the incels, the morons, the idiots, the bros, and now the social media addicts of America, with a series of easy-to-digest, sweet-tasting conspiracy theories on a thousand streaming networks and podcasts and the Democrats have...MSNBC. The Left not only doesn't compete in the new Marketplace of Ideas it doesn't know where the shops are. It has to change this or you can forget '26 and '28 as well. On the other hand, this circular firing squad? Utterly ludicrous. It looks like Kamala Harris will have ultimately lost by 1.5% which would make Trump's the fifth SMALLEST popular vote win all time. You do not burn it all down after that. You rebuild. B-BLOCK (32:15) POSTSCRIPTS TO THE NEWS: Corey Lewandowski and Chris LaCivita show us what winning means: you get to try to kill your rival on the winning team. Finally we figure out what's really behind the deportation scam: the companies that will make billions building the private prisons to turn into concentration camps for deportees. Nevermind the future of NATO. Will its members ever trust us with intel again? And the Dallas Cowboys honor founding coach Tom Landry on Veterans' Day by...misspelling his name. But it'll all come out in the wash. C-BLOCK (40:00) THE WORST PERSONS IN THE WORLD: With only 7% of the city believing he didn't commit a crime, New York Mayor Eric Adams has reached out to...Trump. The Massachusetts congressman has the New Democratic rallying cry: Transphobia! And the White House "correspondent" so stupid she publicly accused the Democrats of trying to fix the Kari Lake/Ruben Gallego race so they can "steal" Congress. Except Lake and Gallego were running for the Senate! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
In the wake of the Democratic National Convention, Nick and Goldy take a close look at how middle-out economics has become the new center of the Democratic Party's economic policies, championing a new era of economic thinking that puts workers, families and taking on corporate power at the center, and breaking away from decades of top-down, trickle-down approaches. With echoes of President Joe Biden's—and now former President Bill Clinton's—call to build the economy from the bottom up and the middle out, Vice President Harris is seizing the middle-out mantle by declaring that building the middle class will be a defining goal of her presidency because in her words, “When our middle class is strong, America is strong.” Join us as we discuss how invigorating it was to see the Democratic Party coalescing around the idea that their economic policies should benefit the vast majority of working people in order to grow the economy. Further reading: The New Kamala - The American Prospect Kamala Harris and the New Democratic Economic Paradigm - The New Yorker Say It to My Face -The American Prospect Website: http://pitchforkeconomics.com Twitter: @PitchforkEcon, @NickHanauer, @civicaction Instagram: @pitchforkeconomics Threads: pitchforkeconomics YouTube: @pitchforkeconomics Substack: The Pitch
The Washington Post looks at how Trump is complaining about Harris’s gains as his advisers try to focus on attacking her. What happens when everyone decides they need a gun? Vox examines the surge in new firearm owners in America. Litigation challenging popular shows based on true stories is making it more expensive for streaming companies to produce content. The Wall Street Journal has the story. NPR profiles the self-proclaimed GOAT of cybersquatting, who sold a domain name predicting the Harris-Walz ticket for $15,000. Deadline reports that Maya Rudolph will reprise her Emmy-winning role as Harris on ‘Saturday Night Live’ this fall. The Los Angeles Times on why Steve Martin declined an offer to play Tim Walz. The Athletic covers the Olympic debut of breaking, and how the sport is walking a fine line between its hip-hop roots and the mainstream.
On this show, we discuss the implications and impacts of the withdrawal of President Joe Biden as a Presidential candidate and the elevation of Vice-President Kamala Harris as the Democratic Party nominee.
On this show, we discuss the implications and impacts of the withdrawal of President Joe Biden as a Presidential candidate and the elevation of Vice-President Kamala Harris as the Democratic Party nominee.
What does President Joe Biden's decision to drop out of the 2024 presidential race means for a swing state like Arizona? And will Arizona Senator Mark Kelly be Kamala Harris' vice-presidential pick?
Host Alex Pierson speaks with Tom Korski, the Managing Editor of Blacklock's Reporter about New Democratic leader Jagmeet Singh yesterday called the political climate ''scary,'' The Canada Revenue Agency says it has ''no records'' divulging who made an $8 billion mistake in mismanaging a pandemic relief program, all this and more! GUEST: Tom Korski - Managing Editor of Blacklock's Reporter X(formerly Twitter): @mindingottawa Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The first Senate Democrat has called on President Joe Biden to leave the presidential race. Plus, Biden campaign officials will meet with Senate Democrats Thursday as concerns spike over his reelection bid.USA TODAY Breaking News and Education Reporter Zach Schermele breaks down a Supreme Court ruling that curbed federal oversight of schools.Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., has filed articles of impeachment against Supreme Court Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito.USA TODAY Congress and Campaigns Reporter Savannah Kuchar discusses how Democrats are taking aim at Project 2025.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas interviews Democratic freshman superstar Congressman Jared Moskowitz about his time in Congress, Democratic messaging, and current events. Follow Rep. Moskowitz on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/RepMoskowitz Remember to subscribe to ALL the Meidas Media Podcasts: MeidasTouch: https://pod.link/1510240831 Legal AF: https://pod.link/1580828595 The PoliticsGirl Podcast: https://pod.link/1595408601 The Influence Continuum: https://pod.link/1603773245 Kremlin File: https://pod.link/1575837599 Mea Culpa with Michael Cohen: https://pod.link/1530639447 The Weekend Show: https://pod.link/1612691018 The Tony Michaels Podcast: https://pod.link/1561049560 American Psyop: https://pod.link/1652143101 Burn the Boats: https://pod.link/1485464343 Majority 54: https://pod.link/1309354521 Political Beatdown: https://pod.link/1669634407 Lights On with Jessica Denson: https://pod.link/1676844320 MAGA Uncovered: https://pod.link/1690214260 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices