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Democrats have seized on the deaths of three US troops killed in Iranian strikes to urge Donald Trump to urgently reverse his resumption of the war with Iran amid widespread anxiety over climbing casualties.
Even as US forces launched a 10th consecutive wave of attacks against Iranian targets,
concern over the deaths of American service personnel threatened to complicate moves to escalate the conflict,
which has reignited after he last week walked away from a memorandum of …

‘It needs to end now’: Democrats urge Trump to halt Iran war after US troop deaths
President accused of having ‘lost control of this war’ as deaths of trio in Iranian military strikes fuel rising concern

hells yeah #NYCPol

Not another Trump sycophant': Democrats lambast Trump's nomination of Overton for FDA chief
And we’re already getting some sense from senators of how that might go. Democrat Patty Murray, of Washington, who sits on the Senate health committee, shared this on X:
Heidi Overton is a far-right, anti-abortion extremist who has no business leading the FDA.
The American people deserve someone who will put science and facts FIRST,
not another Trump sycophant who will …

‘Not another Trump sycophant’: Democrats blast Trump’s nomination of Heidi Overton for FDA chief – live
The abortion opponent stood next to the president as he made false claims about vaccines last week

Liegt es an meiner fehlenden juristischen Ausbildung, aber für mich ist der Unterschied zwischen "können als Aufruf zu Gewalt verstanden werden" (wie das ZDF sich selbst zitiert) und "schließt Gewalt nicht aus" (wie Fernsehratsmitglieder aus der Entscheidung zitieren) ein etwas größerer? Wie hoch ist denn der Anteil von Liedern, die Gewalt ausschließen, am Gesamtanteil, der im ZDF gespielten Lieder?

„Wir halten die Absage für einen Fehler“
Die Entscheidung des ZDF, einen Auftritt des Rappers Danger Dan und des Pianisten Igor Levit aus dem Programm zu nehmen, schlägt hohe Wellen. In einem offenen Brief kritisieren mehrere Fernsehräte, dass der Sender damit die Chance vergeben habe, eine Debatte über den Umgang mit Rechtsextremismus anzustoßen.

New York State Assemblyman Alex Bores launches Who Decides, a nonprofit that raised $10M and aims to raise another $20M in 2027 to shape Democratic AI policy (New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/15/us/politics/ai-safety-2028-election-democrat…

Alex Bores Wants Democrats to Make AI Safety a 2028 Election Issue
Alex Bores, who lost a congressional primary contest that revolved around A.I. regulation, is trying to position himself at the center of the conversation for the next presidential election.

For years Natalie Harp has only been a minor character in the Trump Cinematic Universe.
But all that changed this week when Jon Ossoff, a Democratic senator and possible 2028 presidential contender,
accused Trump in a campaign speech of wanting to “build his ballroom and travel with Natalie” instead of doing his job.
The remark triggered a tsunami of online speculation about the precise nature of the relationship
and a furious backlash.
On Monday Trump lashed ou…

Who is Natalie Harp? Trump’s closest and most devoted aide is in the spotlight
Speculation about US president’s executive assistant sparks furious backlash from White House

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Chris Murphy, a Democratic senator for Connecticut, accused Trump of having “frighteningly lost control of this war”.
“For those of us who pay attention to the hour-to-hour pace of the Iran War, things are getting ve…

There is absolutely no legitimate, or appropriate path, for this writ.
Doesn't mean this batch of dishonest hacks won't do it.
-- @leaddreamer.bsky.social
https://bsky.app/profile/democracydocket.com/post/3mqubam3lyv27

Democracy Docket (@democracydocket.com)
BREAKING: A prominent right-wing group is asking SCOTUS to force Hawaii to hand over its voter rolls after a lower court dismissed the group's lawsuit. At issue is whether federal law requires the state to make that data public.

As the Trump administration renews its attacks on Iran,
killing at least 35 civilians over the course of five days,
political analyst Ali Vaez warns that the U.S. is inciting potentially
never-ending “cycles of violence” in the region.
https://www.democracynow.org/2026/7/16/ali

A “Forever War” in Iran? Ali Vaez on Escalating War, U.S. “Diplomatic Malpractice”
Has the United States launched a forever war on Iran? As the Trump administration renews its attacks on Iran, killing at least 35 civilians over the course of five days, political analyst Ali Vaez warns that the U.S. is inciting potentially never-ending “cycles of violence” with its manipulations of the diplomatic process. The U.S.’s unilateral renunciation of the “memorandum of understanding” as a “pretext for another round of war” has further eroded trust between the countries, …

Democrats have slammed Donald Trump’s Thursday night speech
where he repeated conspiracies and unfounded claims that both the 2020 election was stolen,
and the current state of election integrity is compromised.
Chuck Schumer, the Senate minority leader, said the address was
a “pathetic attempt” by the president to cast doubt on the fact that he lost the 2020 election.
The Senate minority leader said that Trump is evading discussing contentious policy issues,

DHS chief threatens states that refuse Trump’s election demands after president’s widely condemned speech – live
Markwayne Mullin follows up on president’s unproven claims as Democrats accuse Trump of ‘working to rig the midterms’ in advance