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The New York Times reports: The lawsuit, which was jointly filed by the three national Democratic committees in federal court in Washington, D.C., is the first time the party has sued Mr. Trump in his second term. It comes as Democrats are embroiled in an internal debate over their strategy for opposing Mr. Trump’s overhaul of the federal government. The …

Via press release from the Democratic Party: On Saturday, February 1, DNC members voted to elect a new slate of DNC Officers including positions for Chair, Vice Chair of Civic Engagement and Voter Participation, three Vice Chairs, Secretary, Treasurer, and National Finance Chair. Artie Blanco, Malcolm Kenyatta, and David Hogg will serve as DNC Vice Chairs. Representative Malcolm Kenyatta is …

NBC News reports: Ken Martin, the longtime leader of the state Democratic Party organization in Minnesota, will be the new Democratic National Committee chair after winning Saturday’s election, as his party looks to turn the page and recover from a dismal 2024. Martin had been the frontrunner from the beginning of the race, leveraging his relationships with the more than …

Marianne Williamson writes on her Substack: This year’s election of a DNC Chair feels different than in past years. Before now, the party had faced defeats to be sure. But our playbook still basically worked. The waters were turbulent at times, but our ship was steady. This year, the party faces a more critical problem than we have ever faced …

ABC News reports: David Hogg, gun control activist, March for Our Lives co-founder and Parkland school shooting survivor, is running for vice chair of the Democratic National Committee, ABC News has learned. “I think this role is a great way of, for one, bringing newer voices into the Democratic Party,” Hogg told ABC News. “I just want to be one …

NBC News reports: The race for Democratic Party chair has officially launched with former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley, a onetime presidential candidate, announcing a bid to take the reins. O’Malley, who has faded from the national scene of late, made a brief bid in 2016 to lead the Democratic National Committee, only to withdraw his name days later. O’Malley, who …

The Arizona Republic reports: Tempe police arrested Jeffrey Michael Kelly on Tuesday night in connection with the shooting at three Democratic Party offices in Tempe and leaving bags of white powder on political signs in Ahwatukee Foothills. Kelly, 60, was charged with seven felony counts and three misdemeanor counts relating to the shootings, including terrorism and unlawful discharge, according to …

NBC News reports: For the first time, the Democratic National Committee will invest in an advertising campaign dedicated entirely to LGBTQ publications in large metropolitan areas and several key battleground states. The DNC will roll out the ad campaign, worth at least $100,000, on Friday morning in 16 publications across eight states, and it is estimated to reach more than …

The Hill reports: The Democratic National Committee launched a billboard campaign on Monday calling former President Trump “chicken” for not agreeing to a second debate with Vice President Harris on CNN. The mobile billboard, which features Trump’s face on a chicken, will be deployed outside of his rally in Indiana, Pa. on Monday. Separate billboards will be set up across …

Via press release from the DNC: Twenty-two stories above the red steps in Times Square, rotating images celebrating our “Kamala era” will appear and in Las Vegas, billboards contrasting Americans’ excitement with Vice President Harris versus their exhaustion with Donald Trump will bracket Trump’s Las Vegas rally. With just two months to go before Election Day, Democrats are finding creative …

CBS News report: Spectators at the University of Michigan football game against Texas on Saturday will be reminded of a different rival before the game: Ohio State. At the Big House in Ann Arbor, Michigan, an aerial banner paid for by the Democratic National Committee will read: “JD Vance <3 Ohio State + Project 2025.” Fans at four separate college …

NBC News reports: Fresh off of a jam-packed week of Democratic National Convention events, reports of attendees’ testing positive for Covid are rolling in. They include members of Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign staff, who are now contending with sickness from Covid. There is at least some concern the developments could affect staffing at events this week. Since the convention …

NPR reports: Gun safety activist Gabby Giffords addressed the DNC crowd to recount her own experiences with gun violence. “For five years I served in Congress from a swing district. Everybody called me a rising star,” said Giffords, who was joined onstage by her husband, Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly. “Then… a man tried to assassinate me. I almost died. But …

Mediaite reports: Mike Lindell made a big production this week out of shaving his trademark mustache to “go undercover” at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. But so far, the sacrifice of his upper lip fuzz has mostly generated headlines for his spat with a 12-year-old kid — along with a widespread consensus that the child absolutely schooled him. Lindell …

“In 2011, Kamala Harris refused to defend California’s ban on same-sex marriage. She refused to argue that some families should have fewer rights than other families. It meant a lie. She was fighting for families, like mine. “Now, in 2022, I faced a similar situation when after Roe v. Wade was overturned, Michigan’s archaic abortion ban was resurrected. But Vice …

Chicago’s Nexstar affiliate reports: Chicago Police and the FBI is investigating whether maggots were intentionally slipped into a breakfast prepared for delegates attending the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, a law enforcement source tells WGN Investigates. It’s unclear if the contamination was discovered before any delegates consumed the food. “We can confirm that a group of individuals caused a disruption …

The Huffington Post reports: Stephen Colbert found out where Melania Trump was hiding on Tuesday with the help of Laura Benanti’s impression of the former first lady. In character as Melania Trump, Benanti, standing in front of a Democratic National Convention background, greeted viewers, “Hello, Chicago!” “Why are you there?” Colbert asked. “Oh, Stephen,” Benanti replied. “I am trying to …

NBC News reports: The crowd at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago broke into loud chants of “lock him up” after former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton assailed former President Donald Trump for his legal woes. The three-beat chant was a new spin on “lock her up,” one of the constant refrains of Trump’s presidential campaign against Clinton in 2016. …

TIME Magazine reports: President Joe Biden received an emotional standing ovation when he took the stage at the Democratic National Convention on Monday night, roughly a month after he ended his reelection bid and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris to be the party’s nominee. Biden, 81, appeared to wipe away tears as he hugged his daughter, Ashley, who introduced him. …

AlterNet reports: Christian nationalist and far-right activist Charlie Kirk is in Chicago at the Democratic National Convention, and was “owned” by the president of the Young Democrats of Georgia, according to a reporter on the scene. Kirk promotes pro-Trump conspiracy theories and misinformation including about the 2020 election and COVID, and has been called “a racist commentator” by USA Today’s …