Stay Updated on Developing StoriesView in AppBy Gregory Krieg, CNN(CNN) Two years ago, Arati Kreibich volunteered to help reelect New Jersey Rep. Josh Gottheimer. In , she is running to replace him.The split came slowly, she said, and then all at once. When Gottheimer and a band of moderate and conservative Democrats pushed to quickly pass a controversial border aid bill in 2019, , Kreibich felt betrayed and decided to challenge him in 2020.Gottheimer first won the seat from a seven-term Republican in 2016, but Kreibich is arguing now that he is out of step with the shifting politics of...…Stay Updated on Developing StoriesView in AppBy Gregory Krieg, CNN(CNN) Two years ago, Arati Kreibich volunteered to help reelect New Jersey Rep. Josh Gottheimer. In , she is running to replace him.The split came slowly, she said, and then all at once. When Gottheimer and a band of moderate and conservative Democrats pushed to quickly pass a controversial border aid bill in 2019, , Kreibich felt betrayed and decided to challenge him in 2020.Gottheimer first won the seat from a seven-term Republican in 2016, but Kreibich is arguing now that he is out of step with the shifting politics of...WW…

(CNN)Democratic Rep. will co-chair a task force for campaign on climate change, a move that adds progressive credentials to the former vice president's effort to unify the party ahead of the general election. Ocasio-Cortez will work with former Democratic presidential nominee and Secretary of State John Kerry, the panel's other co-chair, in a group that also includes Varshini Prakash, the executive director of the Sunrise Movement, the youth-led champions of the Green New Deal.The task forces, which also cover health care, the economy, criminal justice and education, include a lineup of...…(CNN)Democratic Rep. will co-chair a task force for campaign on climate change, a move that adds progressive credentials to the former vice president's effort to unify the party ahead of the general election. Ocasio-Cortez will work with former Democratic presidential nominee and Secretary of State John Kerry, the panel's other co-chair, in a group that also includes Varshini Prakash, the executive director of the Sunrise Movement, the youth-led champions of the Green New Deal.The task forces, which also cover health care, the economy, criminal justice and education, include a lineup of...WW…

By , , and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said told Senate Democrats at lunch Tuesday that and that he told Senate Republicans that their $600 billion proposal is “way too small.”It was a point White House press secretary Jen Psaki reiterated during her briefing – there are certain “bottom lines” that Biden wants to be in the next round of Covid-19 relief, including direct payments reaching more Americans than what the Republican proposal would include.“His view is that at this point in our country, when 1-in-7 American families don’t have...…By , , and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said told Senate Democrats at lunch Tuesday that and that he told Senate Republicans that their $600 billion proposal is “way too small.”It was a point White House press secretary Jen Psaki reiterated during her briefing – there are certain “bottom lines” that Biden wants to be in the next round of Covid-19 relief, including direct payments reaching more Americans than what the Republican proposal would include.“His view is that at this point in our country, when 1-in-7 American families don’t have...WW…

Stay Updated on Developing StoriesView in AppBy Gregory Krieg, CNN(CNN) The progressive group Justice Democrats is throwing their support behind former Ohio state Sen. Nina Turner, a top ally of Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, in her campaign to succeed Ohio Rep. Marcia Fudge, who is poised to join President-elect Joe Biden's cabinet.Fudge was by Biden in December to lead the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Pending her confirmation, the heavily Democratic northeast Ohio district will hold a special election later this year.The race to fill Fudge's seat has already attracted two...…Stay Updated on Developing StoriesView in AppBy Gregory Krieg, CNN(CNN) The progressive group Justice Democrats is throwing their support behind former Ohio state Sen. Nina Turner, a top ally of Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, in her campaign to succeed Ohio Rep. Marcia Fudge, who is poised to join President-elect Joe Biden's cabinet.Fudge was by Biden in December to lead the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Pending her confirmation, the heavily Democratic northeast Ohio district will hold a special election later this year.The race to fill Fudge's seat has already attracted two...WW…

Stay Updated on Developing StoriesView in AppBy Gregory Krieg, CNN(CNN) Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer of New York are calling on Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to create a new bipartisan committee focused on election integrity and schedule hearings to reassure Americans over a process President Donald Trump has repeatedly sought to undermine.There is growing anxiety among Democrats, and some Republicans, that Trump will not only continue to sow doubt over the legitimacy of the coming election but throw the subsequent count into chaos by declaring...…Stay Updated on Developing StoriesView in AppBy Gregory Krieg, CNN(CNN) Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer of New York are calling on Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to create a new bipartisan committee focused on election integrity and schedule hearings to reassure Americans over a process President Donald Trump has repeatedly sought to undermine.There is growing anxiety among Democrats, and some Republicans, that Trump will not only continue to sow doubt over the legitimacy of the coming election but throw the subsequent count into chaos by declaring...WW…

Stay Updated on Developing StoriesView in AppBy Gregory Krieg, CNN(CNN) Fresh off his own primary win, on Thursday endorsed another progressive challenger, Cori Bush, in her race to unseat a 10-term incumbent in Missouri.Rep. William Lacy Clay and his father, former Rep. William Clay Sr., one of the founders of the Congressional Black Caucus, have represented the St. Louis district for more than 50 years. This is Bush's second time challenging Clay, who won the nomination in 2018 with of the vote.Though still an underdog, Bush is better known now and has raised more money than she did two...…Stay Updated on Developing StoriesView in AppBy Gregory Krieg, CNN(CNN) Fresh off his own primary win, on Thursday endorsed another progressive challenger, Cori Bush, in her race to unseat a 10-term incumbent in Missouri.Rep. William Lacy Clay and his father, former Rep. William Clay Sr., one of the founders of the Congressional Black Caucus, have represented the St. Louis district for more than 50 years. This is Bush's second time challenging Clay, who won the nomination in 2018 with of the vote.Though still an underdog, Bush is better known now and has raised more money than she did two...WW…

(CNN) stepped into the national spotlight on Friday night, denouncing vandalism in her city as "chaos" after demonstrations over the death of , who was pinned down by a Minneapolis police officer now charged with his murder, turned violent and destructive."What I see happening on the streets of Atlanta is not Atlanta. This is not a protest. This is not in the spirit of Martin Luther King, Jr.," an impassioned Bottoms said at a news conference. "This is chaos."As thousands of protesters gathered in more than thirty cities, the Atlanta mayor, whose name has been floated as a , is facing a...…(CNN) stepped into the national spotlight on Friday night, denouncing vandalism in her city as "chaos" after demonstrations over the death of , who was pinned down by a Minneapolis police officer now charged with his murder, turned violent and destructive."What I see happening on the streets of Atlanta is not Atlanta. This is not a protest. This is not in the spirit of Martin Luther King, Jr.," an impassioned Bottoms said at a news conference. "This is chaos."As thousands of protesters gathered in more than thirty cities, the Atlanta mayor, whose name has been floated as a , is facing a...WW…

Stay Updated on Developing StoriesView in AppBy Gregory Krieg, CNN(CNN) Justice Democrats, the progressive group that launched Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's historic 2018 campaign, made its first splash of the 2022 midterms on Monday by endorsing Nashville activist Odessa Kelly as she kicked off her Democratic primary challenge to longtime Tennessee Rep. Jim Cooper.Kelly is the co-founder and executive director of Stand Up Nashville, a labor-aligned coalition of community groups. If she were to defeat Cooper -- a centrist first elected in 1982 and now in his 10th term since returning to...…Stay Updated on Developing StoriesView in AppBy Gregory Krieg, CNN(CNN) Justice Democrats, the progressive group that launched Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's historic 2018 campaign, made its first splash of the 2022 midterms on Monday by endorsing Nashville activist Odessa Kelly as she kicked off her Democratic primary challenge to longtime Tennessee Rep. Jim Cooper.Kelly is the co-founder and executive director of Stand Up Nashville, a labor-aligned coalition of community groups. If she were to defeat Cooper -- a centrist first elected in 1982 and now in his 10th term since returning to...WW…

(CNN)State Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins is now calling for the resignation of New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo -- a sign of escalating pressure from members of his own party to step aside amid of sexual harassment and inappropriate conduct.The Democratic governor said Sunday he has no plans to step down."New York is still in the midst of this pandemic and is still facing the societal, health and economic impacts of it. We need to govern without daily distraction. For the good of the state Governor Cuomo must resign," Stewart-Cousins said in a statement provided to CNN Sunday."We...…(CNN)State Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins is now calling for the resignation of New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo -- a sign of escalating pressure from members of his own party to step aside amid of sexual harassment and inappropriate conduct.The Democratic governor said Sunday he has no plans to step down."New York is still in the midst of this pandemic and is still facing the societal, health and economic impacts of it. We need to govern without daily distraction. For the good of the state Governor Cuomo must resign," Stewart-Cousins said in a statement provided to CNN Sunday."We...WW…

Stay Updated on Developing StoriesView in AppBy Gregory Krieg, CNN(CNN) A series of galvanizing victories in Democratic congressional primaries this year have progressives poised to assert their growing influence in the next Congress.But plans for a larger and more robust "squad" hinge on securing its foundation -- and .Over the next 10 days, Reps. Rashida Tlaib of Michigan and Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, will be tested by challengers who have sought to turn their star power against them, arguing, in both contests, that the freshmen lawmakers have chased the national spotlight at the expense...…Stay Updated on Developing StoriesView in AppBy Gregory Krieg, CNN(CNN) A series of galvanizing victories in Democratic congressional primaries this year have progressives poised to assert their growing influence in the next Congress.But plans for a larger and more robust "squad" hinge on securing its foundation -- and .Over the next 10 days, Reps. Rashida Tlaib of Michigan and Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, will be tested by challengers who have sought to turn their star power against them, arguing, in both contests, that the freshmen lawmakers have chased the national spotlight at the expense...WW…