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It’s not normal for a U.S. President to triple his net worth while in office, but Trump just hit a milestone. He’s now worth $7 billion while Americans struggle to fill their gas tanks and put food on the table. A vote for Republicans this November is a vote against affordability of basic needs.
Steve Rattner@steverattner.bsky.social · 4d agoTrump’s net worth hit $7 billion in 2026. That’s triple where it was in early 2024, according to Forbes data.
Elections are a binary choice, and any vote for a Republican in 2026 is a vote for Donald Trump. In this context, it’s both inaccurate and irresponsible to equate the challenges Jewish Americans face on “both sides” of the political aisle in the midterms. Read more on this false equivalency:
None of This is Normal
A vote for any Republican is a vote for Donald Trump
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We’ve long known that Sen. Susan Collins doesn’t mind overlooking corruption, but ProPublica brought the receipts showing she went even further by accepting bribes herself. A vote for a Republican this November is a vote to continue the culture of corruption in our federal government led by Trump.
The FBI Anti-Corruption Squad Was Circling Susan Collins — Until Trump Got in the Way
After the FBI caught a defense contractor’s CEO making illegal campaign contributions, it sought to launch a sweeping political bribery probe involving Collins and others. Then the second Trump…
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🚨NEW ENDORSEMENTS🚨 Trump’s corruption continues to make our lives more expensive – and the GOP is doing nothing to hold him accountable. We need strong Democratic voices in Congress to fight for our values, and these candidates are ready to take on the challenge.
Instead of working to lower costs, Trump is exploring a ban on diesel exports that could disrupt global supply chains and drive the already-too-high cost of living in the US even higher. This November, vote to bring back affordability.
Trump says he’s called for a ban on diesel exports
The Trump administration says it is examining whether to implement a diesel export ban as prices rise. Experts say such a move wouldn’t fix high prices at the pump.
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What do Trump’s arch, ballroom, pause on wind-farm construction, and White House media ban have in common? Trump claims they are all national security concerns. Meanwhile, his war with Iran continues to deplete our resources and directly puts American lives in danger at home and abroad.
Trump Cites National Security as He Faces Pushback on Press Ban, D.C. Arch and More
The president is increasingly invoking the rationale while facing legal challenges to his plans, even in more curious cases like his triumphal arch, which he says will now include snipers and drones.
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While many of us were preparing for Yom Kippur, Trump banned CNN, MS Now, and Politico from the White House. This wasn’t just another of Trump’s late-night social media rants; it's a move straight out of the authoritarian playbook, and we can and must fight back. Join us:
Urge Congress: Stop Trump's Attack on the First Amendment
Urge Congress to protect the First Amendment and stand up to Trump by restoring CNN, Politico, and MS NOW’s White House access.
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😵💫😵💫😵💫 Another thinly veiled attack on the Affordable Care Act from people who have no idea what it means to not be able to afford health care. Vote to bring some sanity and stability back to Washington this November.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 4d agoDr Oz says the Trump administration will kick more than a million people off health insurance because some of them have "never filed a claim"
Today at the UNGA, Trump defended his ongoing war with Iran, the same war he said would be over "pretty quickly," and casually mentioned that he is considering "annihilating" Iran. The American people have had enough of Trump’s deadly, costly antics.
Trump says US and Iranian officials met Tuesday, shortly after warning he may 'annihilate' Iran
President Donald Trump says U.S. and Iranian officials met on Tuesday, shortly after threatening in his address to the U.N.
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Wilber Garces Perez came to the U.S. legally. ICE agents shot him and left him in a detention center with no bed or pain medication, with a bullet still in him. Inhumane barely begins to cover it. The GOP refuses to hold these officers and this administration accountable. This is why we vote.
Man shot by ICE, detained in Texas with a bullet in his back is back in the hospital, attorney says
The attorney for a Venezuelan man shot by a federal immigration officer in Texas says he is back in the hospital after being held at a detention center with a bullet still lodged in his back.
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This new year, choose to take action. We’re phone banking every Sunday-Friday to help elect Democrats who support our values. Every call matters and helps make a difference in the election. Join us www.mobilize.us/jewishdems/
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Trump faced a choice: preserve the Kennedy Center, a national performing arts institution, cultural center, and living memorial to JFK – or put his own name on the building. It’s no surprise that he (once again) chose his ego. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/18/o...
The Kennedy Center Is Trump’s Most Grotesque Obsession
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We mourn the loss of 37-year-old Tierra Walker, a Texas woman whose death was preventable. Around the US, people just like Tierra are falling victim to their state's anti-abortion restrictions. Access to reproductive health care is a Jewish value, and we will keep fighting to secure those rights.
Texas abortion ban caused pregnant woman’s death, lawsuit says
Tierra Walker was 37 years old and 20 weeks pregnant when she died in December 2024, according to her family’s lawsuit. She left behind a husband and a teenage son.
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The Attorney General’s job is to uphold the rule of law and administer justice, not play politics. Americans from across the political spectrum are sick of the Trump administration’s corruption, and that’s why Democrats will win this November. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/17/u...
Blanche’s Political Campaigning Breaks an Ethical Norm Going Back to Watergate
The attorney general’s campaign politicking for Republicans adds to the degradation of post-Watergate values at the Justice Department.
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You can help put a check on Trump’s corruption in the upcoming midterm elections. Join JDCA’s phone banks Sunday-Friday and help get out the vote in support of candidates who share our values. Sign up www.mobilize.us/jewishdems/
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This week, JDCA staff canvassed in a swing district in a swing state. Here’s what we heard from the voters we need to vote blue this year. Read the full piece from JDCA CEO Halie Soifer on the Jewish Dem Download on Substack:
What I Heard Canvassing in a Swing District
Make a difference in the new year.
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Trump says he has $1 billion to spend, but has given only a fraction to boosting candidates this election because he knows no amount of ads can convince people to ignore common sense. We know who is responsible for the war with Iran, rising gas prices, and making it harder to put food on our tables.
Republican 'cavalry' arrives with a Trump-backed $150 million ad blitz in key races
To counter a difficult political environment, two Trump-aligned super PACs have reserved more than $150 million in ads — primarily in deep red House and Senate races that have now become competitive.
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It feels like Trump is losing every fight he’s in: 📫SCOTUS blocked Trump’s mail-in ballot restrictions ⚖️The GOP-led House voted to end his war with Iran ⛔Courts blocked his attempt to add his name to the Kennedy Center 💲His handpicked Federal Reserve chair is opposing him and raising interest rates
Trump’s frustration hits a boiling point with loss after loss
Donald Trump is boiling with frustration after a spate of political blows weakened his presumption of dominance in Washington and abroad.
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Trump has spent $38 billion on the Iran war and has nothing to show for it. Now he wants to waste $67 billion more. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Iran war cost $38 billion through July, report says
The U.S. is expected to spend $2 billion to $3 billion per month as the war continues, according to the Congressional Budget Office.
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Trump said that we don’t need AI regulation if we have “a STRONG AND SMART (High IQ!) PRESIDENT.” Even if that were true - we don’t have either. We deserve leaders who are willing and able to tackle the most pressing issues facing our country and the world - including the future advancement of AI.
We don't know what's going on at the FBI, but our official position is anti-bestiality and pro-dog. jdcamerch.com/products/d-o...
Headquarters@headquartersnews.bsky.social · 2w agoGOP Sen. Kennedy: What about the bestiality? Kash Patel: The rule automatically disqualified any individual who participated on either side of it. Kennedy: I'm trying to understand why you did this. Why would you even get into bestiality? Patel: We are not into bestiality
Today is National Voter Registration Day! With Election Day approaching, check your voter registration at vote.org and make sure your friends and family are registered and prepared to vote.
“These are not the people I interviewed to serve on the United States Supreme Court.” He admitted it. Trump thinks the Court works for him. But even his handpicked conservative majority recognized his blatant attempt to throw the midterm elections into chaos.
‘A big loss for Republicans’: Trump, MAGA attack conservative Supreme Court over mail voting ruling
The target of the president's ire? His own nominees to the Supreme Court, who he claims have become a “shell of their original selves.”
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Another day, another GOP staffer in the news for posting white supremacist and Nazi propaganda.
The Washington Post@washingtonpost.com · 2w agoExclusive: A campaign staffer for Sen. Jon Husted (R-Ohio) once used a photo of Nazi soldiers as his Facebook profile photo and recently added to a playlist of songs celebrating Rhodesia, a defunct White-minority-ruled nation often venerated by white supremacists.
We strongly condemn Islamophobia and the attacks on the Muslim community at recent Republican Jewish gatherings. This hatred does nothing to make us safer. Our communities, country and democracy are strongest when we come together to confront bigotry and harmful stereotypes.
Fears of antisemitism turn into attacks on Islam in Jewish confabs
Some conservative leaders are responding to Jewish fears about antisemitism by casting Muslims and Islam as a central threat – and hoping that message will move Jewish voters to the right
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Join us for a special Jewish Dem Download Live tomorrow, September 14, at 9:30 a.m., for a conversation with award-winning journalist Rabbi Joshua Hammerman on the midterm elections, high holidays, and our Jewish and Democratic values. Sign up at https://www.mobilize.us/jewishdems/event/1029315/
Today, we mourn the thousands of lives lost 25 years ago and the countless lives impacted on a day that changed our country forever.
A new poll shows more than two-thirds of Jewish voters will support Democrats in the midterms. This is the same number JVRC found in a similar poll in May, demonstrating that, despite what you might have heard, the Jewish vote is both static and overwhelmingly supportive of Democrats.
