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State Sen. Jason Pizzo says Florida Democratic Party is ‘dead,’ steps down as minority leader

Pizzo said he had sent in a voter registration form to change his party affiliation to “no party affiliation.”

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Author: Zoë Richards

Trump tariffs have Democrats seeing an outside chance in this red state

With two marquee statewide races in Iowa and a state economy that is especially rattled by Trump’s trade war, a party marginalized in the the Hawkeye State is looking for glimmers of hope for climbing back into competition with Republicans.

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Author: Patrick Svitek

Trump Plans to Target ActBlue, Democrats’ Cash Engine

The president plans to direct the Justice Department to investigate ActBlue, the main Democratic fund-raising platform, in his latest move using the government to target political opponents.

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Author: Maggie Haberman,Reid J. Epstein,Kenneth P. Vogel

Trump to target ActBlue in presidential memorandum

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Author: Megan Messerly,Calder McHugh

Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton becomes the first to launch a bid for Dick Durbin’s Senate seat

Stratton, who came into office alongside Gov. JB Pritzker in 2018, announced on Thursday she will seek Durbin’s spot in the Senate.

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Author: Natasha Korecki

DNC pushes back on David Hogg’s plans to support primary challenges against Democratic incumbents

The Democratic National Committee is cracking down on gun control advocate and DNC vice chair David Hogg’s plans to spend millions primarying incumbents he deems “ineffective.”

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Author: Arit John

Inside Democrats’ potentially bitter primary fight to replace Dick Durbin

At least three House Democrats and the state’s lieutenant governor are considering bids for the seat.

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Author: Andrew Solender

Durbin announces Senate retirement, clearing way for leadership shake-up

Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) will not run for a sixth term in the Senate, clearing the way for a younger crop of Democrats to compete for his seat. Durbin, 80, announced Wednesday that he will retire from the Senate in 2026. The decision had been expected, with the senator raising a paltry 43,000 […]

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Author: David Sivak, Washington Examiner