Michigan state Senate Majority Whip Mallory McMorrow (D), a rising star in the party who spoke at the Democratic National Convention last year, is endorsing Wisconsin state party chair Ben Wikler to helm the Democratic National Committee. “Watching what Ben has built in Wisconsin shows he knows that we must build up the organizing infrastructure everywhere to unrig our state’s from unchallenged GOP control,” McMorrow said in a statement shared through Wikler’s team and first shared with The Hill. “But more than that, he understands that it doesn’t matter how...

President-elect Trump’s inaugural parade is set to feature a garbage truck from an earlier stunt in Green Bay, Wis., a spokesperson with the president-elect’s inaugural committee confirmed to The Hill on Monday. While in Wisconsin in late October, the president-elect entered a garbage truck themed to his campaign, trying to draw attention to comments from President Biden in which he seemingly called Trump supporters “garbage.” “How do you like my garbage truck? This truck is in honor of Kamala and Joe Biden,” Trump said at the time from the truck’s...

Sean Cooksey, a Trump-appointed commissioner on the Federal Election Commission (FEC), announced Monday that he would be resigning on President-elect Trump’s first day in office. “I am proud of my work on the Commission and the agency’s significant accomplishments during my tenure,” he wrote in a letter to President Biden. “In particular, I am pleased to have played a role in the Commission’s work repealing unnecessary regulations, lessening burdens on freedom of speech, and reforming agency procedures to respect due process,” he continued. Cooksey also said he hoped Trump would...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) raised concerns about the possibility of President-elect Trump withholding federal disaster aid to the state amid the ongoing wildfires in the greater Los Angeles area. “He’s done it in Utah. He’s done it in Michigan, did it in Puerto Rico. He did it to California back before I was even governor, in 2018, until he found out folks in Orange County voted for him and he decided to give them money,” Newsom said in an interview with NBC News that aired Sunday on “Meet the...

Former Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams threw her support behind Wisconsin state party chair Ben Wikler in the race to take the helm of the Democratic National Committee (DNC). “Ben has proven that with year-round voter protection, smart organizing and clear messaging, we can win — especially in states where our rights are being eroded,” Abrams told Politico, who was the first to report the news. Meanwhile, ahead of the DNC’s first official candidate forum over the weekend, Minnesota state party chair Ken Martin touted more than 20 endorsements from...

It’s going to get tougher and tougher for Democrats to win the Electoral College and the White House if present trends hold, new projections from the U.S. Census Bureau suggest. Democratic strongholds like California and New York appear likely to lose population and multiple electoral votes, while GOP-leaning states like Texas and Florida are likely to pick up votes. That would lead to a shift in 2030. Those changes could help expand the map for the GOP, unless Democrats can figure out ways to win Texas, Florida or some other...

Democrats evaluated candidates for party leadership at their first virtual candidate forum on Saturday with a focus on the Southern region. The highly contested race for DNC chair forced contenders to address their landslide loss in November and share future plans for successful races. “In the last election, there were millions of Americans who didn’t know that we were fighting for working families. And if we’re going to correct that, we need to communicate everywhere. That means on conservative media, where conservative voices dominate and tell stories about Democrats,” Ben...

The Democratic National Committee (DNC) will host its in-person forum for its officer elections in Detroit next week. The Jan. 16 forum, which is focusing on the Midwest, will include candidates for chair, vice chair, secretary, treasurer, national finance chair, and vice chair for civic engagement and voter engagement. On Saturday, the committee will host a virtual candidate forum focused on the southern region. The forums come as the race for party chair continues to heat up. Earlier this week, former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley said he received endorsements from...

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) endorsed Democratic National Committee vice chair candidate David Hogg on Friday, marking the latest big name endorsement for Hogg. “David Hogg represents exactly the kind of bold, dynamic, and courageous leadership the Democratic Party needs right now,” Walz said in a statement. “After campaigning with David throughout the country, I know firsthand his unique ability to connect with the American people and to speak to the strengths of our party,” he continued. “This is exactly what we need right now: experienced, thoughtful, and energized leadership...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) is in the spotlight as multiple wildfires tear through the Los Angeles area, putting his response under a microscope amid speculation over his political ambitions. On Tuesday, Newsom declared a state of emergency as the fires raged in the southern part of the state. The governor has come under heavy criticism from President-elect Trump, who called on him to resign over his handling of the wildfires on Thursday. The developments come as Newsom is increasingly seen as one of the Democrats on the frontline responding...