Debbie Wasserman Schultz

Welcome to At the Races! Each week we bring you news and analysis from the CQ Roll Call campaign team. Know someone who’d like to get this newsletter? They can subscribe here. House Democrats voted this week to keep their top leaders in place for the next Congress, as the race to lead the national party [...]The post At the Races: DNC, or the Democrats’ Next Campaign appeared first on Roll Call.

Republican U.S. Sen. Susan Collins of Maine said Trump is free to pick who he wants for the roles, but that the Senate still must still “advise and consent" to the nominations.

Democrats like Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Fla.) have called former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard — President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for director of national intelligence — a “Russian asset.” House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) says that’s not how he would “characterize her at this particular juncture.”

I am pleased to see that BVSD is reconsidering the sub pay cut and making efforts to incentivize Guest Teachers to accept the drop in pay with a bonus schedule. I have been suggesting such an adjustment for years and am glad to see some progress in compensating "Career Subs."

Pennsylvania has the biggest Jewish population of any swing state, and any shift could have enormous implications in a state decided by narrow margins the past two presidential elections.

Cigarette use among middle and high schoolers dropped to the lowest levels since 1999, but e-cigarettes remained the most commonly used tobacco product among youth for the 11th consecutive year, according to a new report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

A growing number of lawmakers in states hit by Hurricane Helene are pressing for Congress to return from its October recess to pass additional disaster relief funding.Why it matters: It's an idea that even President Biden appeared to float on Monday, though congressional leadership has given no indication it will take such an extraordinary step.One House Republican close to leadership said it is "doubtful" Congress will come back into to session before its scheduled return in November.Driving the news: Biden said during a press conference on Monday that his "expectation" is to ask Congress to pass a supplemental funding package to respond to the storm.Asked if he will ask Congress to return for a special session, Biden said: "That is something I may have to request, but no decision's been made yet."The devastating storm has left at least 120 people dead across half a dozen states as of Monday and resulted in widespread power outages and property damage.State of play: Congress left town last week having passed a stopgap federal funding bill that included three months worth of funding for FEMA's Disaster Aid Fund at current spending levels. Many Republicans view that as sufficient, with one GOP lawmaker telling Axios: "The President has extraordinary ability to move resources now. And in the first 30 days of the fiscal year has plenty of time for us to authorize additional funds next month."But Democrats say additional funding needed to be tucked into the bill ahead of hurricane season: "Mike Johnson should have included it in the CR. We should return to DC," Rep. Wiley Nickel (D-N.C.) told Axios.Zoom in: Several Democrats, including Nickel and Rep. Jared Moskowitz (R-Fla.), swiftly responded to the president's comments by publicly calling for Congress to return early. Multiple others, including Reps. Kathy Manning (D-N.C.), Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.) and Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.) told Axios they support such a move."We must bring Congress back to session and schedule a vote on a robust emergency supplemental package to address the needs of our communities. Time is not on our side, and the need is urgent," said Wasserman Schultz.The intrigue: It's not just Democrats. Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) released a statement urging the Senate to "immediately reconvene" to vote on an aid package.Rep. Ralph Norman (R-S.C.) told Axios: "I would support coming back to DC to pass supplemental relief for the hurricane relief assistance."Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) supports returning to session early as well, a spokesperson told Axios.

Congress averted a government shutdown 40 days before the 2024 elections, but they’ll face another funding deadline on Dec. 20.

CHICAGO (AP) — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz accepted his party’s nomination for vice president Wednesday night, using his Democratic National Convention address to thank the packed arena for “bringing the joy” to an election transformed by the elevation of his running mate, Vice President Kamala Harris.

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has accepted his party’s nomination for vice president. He used his Democratic National Convention address to thank the packed arena for “bringing the joy” to an election transformed by the elevation of his running mate, Vice...

Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz recalled meeting a Florida woman who learned at 23 weeks pregnant that her health was in danger, but had no choice to carry the baby to term. Wasserman Schultz slammed Project 2025, saying, it's a reality that we battle every day, "from the classroom to the emergency room."

Democratic National Convention organizers have released the schedule for the event’s third day

Former Sen. Bob Menendez attends a Senate Foreign Relations subcommittee hearing in 2015 on the impact of U.S. policy changes on human rights and Democracy in Cuba.

The ascension of Kamala Harris to the top of the Democratic ticket has bolstered the party's chances of keeping control of the White House for another four years, but the effect on House races is much less clear. Since replacing President Biden as the Democrats' likely nominee, the vice president has delivered a bolt of [...]

Key primary races will kick off in Alaska, Florida and Wyoming next week as the 2024 primary cycle wraps up. In Florida, a noteworthy Senate race is about to be solidified. Meanwhile, Rep. Matt Gaetz (R) battles a challenger backed by his political nemesis, former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R), while Democrats duke it out in [...]

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz was the first of the two major vice presidential candidates to agree to debate terms set by CBS News on Wednesday.

NEW YORK — Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Tuesday argued that Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) was “overlooked” for the role of Vice President Harris’s running mate because of his Jewish heritage. The comments — made during a wide-ranging sit-down interview with The Hill in New York City — came shortly after news broke that Harris selected [...]

Jewish Democrats on Capitol Hill are up in arms over the liberal attacks on Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D), saying the potential vice presidential pick has been unfairly maligned merely because he’s the leading Jewish figure on Vice President Harris’s shortlist. A number of voices on the far left have gone after Shapiro in recent [...]

A federal judge said that Rudy Giuliani's bankruptcy has not been officially dismissed because the former New York City mayor has refused to pay administrative expenses — even though he seems to have the funds to do so.In July, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Sean Lane said he would dismiss the bankruptcy case at the request of Giuliani and two former Georgia election workers, Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss. Giuliani had initially declared bankruptcy after a court ordered him to pay Freeman and Moss $148 million for defamation.In a five-page order on Thursday, Lane noted that the order to dismiss the case had not been entered into the court record because Giuliani claimed he could not afford to pay related administrative expenses."The administrative expenses in question are the fees for the financial advisors retained by the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors," the judge's Thursday order said. "What little we know about the Debtor's financial situation makes his stance here more troubling.""Even assuming that the Debtor does not have the funds on hand to immediately pay these bankruptcy expenses, he certainly has considerable assets upon which he can draw to pay such expenses," Lane continued. "It is undisputed that he owns two apartments of considerable value."Giuliani's New York apartment was said to be worth $5.6 million, and his Florida apartment was valued at approximately $3.5 million.EXCLUSIVE: Trump ‘secretary of retribution’ won't discuss his ‘target list’ at RNCLane explained that the "most obvious path forward" would be to hold hearings to determine Giuliani's financial conditions and possibly force him to testify."[T]here may come a point when dismissal is no longer an option because the Debtor is unwilling to pay these administrative expenses, a necessary requirement under the law for dismissal of the case," Thursday's order said. "Under such circumstances, the Court may be forced to reevaluate the alternative of a Chapter 11 trustee to supervise the administration of the Debtor's financial affairs and to promptly liquidate assets such as the New York apartment as appropriate."Lane gave Giuliani and his creditors until July 31 to submit proposals for a path forward.

A GOP strategist unleashed an attack on Kamala Harris that was dripping in sarcasm Thursday after losing his cool over positive media coverage of the Democratic Party’s presumed presidential candidate.Doug Heye was on CNN as the vice president finished a rally speech in Houston. As his co-guest, Democratic Party strategist Maria Cordona, finished praising the candidate’s performance, Heye got flustered.Raising his voice, he said, “Everything we heard is 'Oh my god, Kamala Harris is the greatest thing ever. She's the greatest cook that we've ever had near the Oval Office. She knows more about wine than anybody other than maybe Thomas Jefferson. Everything she does is amazing.'“So we should just cancel the election because clearly she's going to win by 25 points?”He then tried to bring the CNN panel back from what he saw as rose-colored adoration.ALSO READ: ‘Creepy weirdos’: Senator fears Trump WH staff would destroy government from ‘inside’“The reality is, i'm not going to get in Donald Trump's head, don't want to be there, don't know what's in there. But he sees the same polling that we do," he said.“Kamala Harris is marginally less unpopular than Joe Biden. She's not winning in the polls. Maybe that changes in a week or two, or six or eight, but at this point, Donald Trump is still winning despite this barrage of nothing but positive press for Kamala Harris and has been marinated in the public's mind.”Cardona had set him off by suggesting that Trump was “going through a mental meltdown” because of his opponent's popularity.“Not just that she is incredibly accomplished as DA, AG, senator, VP,” she said, “but the fact that she is also very attractive. I mean, I have to say it.“...In addition to that, she's not only a woman, she's a woman of African American Asian descent, daughter of immigrants, Jamaican descent.I mean, it's it's this sort of cauldron of all of the things that Trump has nightmares about every single night.”Watch the video below or click the link here.

Less than 24 hours after President Joe Biden dropped his bid for reelection, Florida Democratic Party leaders said almost the entire state delegation to the national party convention supports making Vice President Kamala Harris the party’s presidential nominee.