A disaster recovery group just gave Trump’s FEMA an F rating: “FEMA is a hollowed-out shell of an agency, utterly unprepared to face even a moderate emergency, let alone a large-scale disaster like Hurricanes Katrina or Helene.” www.notus.org/trump-white-...

This is what Republicans want to fund instead of health care.

Gas is up. Rent is up. Groceries are up. Health care is up. Inflation is rising at a record pace, so who exactly is this the best economy for?

Mike Rogers only cared about high gas prices when it fit his political agenda. Now that it doesn’t, he’s suddenly silent. www.thebulwark.com/p/as-gas-pri...

Race Preview: Today, we’re looking at Ohio, where Sherrod Brown will be the Democratic nominee, and Republicans have nominated Jon Husted. Stay tuned for more race previews as the election cycle ramps up.

Sherrod Brown is back!!

Breaking: Sherrod Brown is officially the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in Ohio. Let's go win this in November!!

BREAKING: Gas prices have now climbed past $4.50 nationwide, yet another record high since the Iran war began. Trump’s illegal war in Iran continues to drive up costs for Americans.

Senate Majority PAC is committing $40M in just television ads to defeat Jon Husted in Ohio. The seat's competitive because Husted is broadly unknown, and voters who do know him connect with the FirstEnergy bribery scandal, higher prices, and Jeffrey Epstein. Yikes. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/05/u...

Republicans when they’re asked what their budget priorities are:

BREAKING: SMP just announced our initial TV investment in Ohio. SMP plans to invest $40+ million in TV ad reservations in Ohio this election cycle. We have the momentum, let’s win Ohio back this November!

First, the ballroom was supposed to be privately funded. Then Senate Republicans pledged $400 million. Now their appropriations bill would spend $1 billion to build it. All while they’re cutting health care, claiming we can’t afford it.

North Carolina farmers are getting squeezed by higher diesel and fertilizer costs. Michael Whatley backed the war that caused it, and is cashing in on his big oil holdings while farmers pay the price. www.bizjournals.com/triangle/new...

Jon Husted voted six times to back the war in Iran, driving up prices for Ohioans. He chose loyalty to Trump, and now Ohioans are stuck paying the price. www.nbc4i.com/news/local-n...

BREAKING: Gas prices have now climbed to $4.44 nationwide, yet another record high since the Iran war began. Trump’s illegal war in Iran continues to drive up costs for Americans.

Maybe starting a war, defunding health care, and giving handouts to large corporations aren’t the winning policies Republicans think they are.

While working Americans bear the cost of Trump’s war, his sons are profiting from it. www.ft.com/content/d99f...

Jon Husted pushed a taxpayer bailout for AEP. Now they’re paying their CEO millions and raising rates on Ohioans. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/05/01/o...

Under Trump, we’ve seen an acceleration of a K-shaped economy, where the wealthy do better while working Americans are left behind. www.axios.com/2026/05/01/u...

BREAKING: Gas prices have now climbed to $4.42 nationwide, yet another record high since the Iran war began. Trump’s illegal war in Iran continues to drive up costs for Americans.

60 days into Trump’s war in Iran. 13 service members are dead, and the economy is causing harm here at home. Senate Republicans have voted five times to keep it going. It’s now past the limit; end it now.

The map is looking better for Democrats by the day 👀 www.thebulwark.com/p/dont-eyero...

BREAKING: Gas prices have now climbed to $4.33 nationwide, yet another record high since the Iran war began. Trump’s illegal war in Iran continues to drive up costs for Americans.

For immidiate release:

Americans are worse off now than they were a year ago, this can’t become the new normal. It’s time for change, to make life more affordable, not less. www.cbsnews.com/news/america...

BREAKING: Gas prices have now climbed to $4.24 nationwide, another record high since the Iran war began. Trump’s illegal war in Iran continues to drive up costs for Americans.

The more voters see Republican governance in action, the more competitive the Senate becomes.

BREAKING: Gas prices have spiked again, now hitting around $4.18 nationwide, the highest since the Iran war began. Trump’s illegal war in Iran continues to drive up costs for Americans.

A poll showing Talarico beating both Cornyn and Paxton 👀

Bailouts for airlines, nothing for families struggling to afford groceries.

Iowa farmers are facing one of their toughest years in decades. Ashley Hinson backed the tariffs that hurt sales and the war that raised costs. She’s fine working for Trump at the expense of Iowa farmers.

Just since Trump’s taken office families have paid more then $2,300 in increased costs due to inflation. American families can’t afford this. www.jec.senate.gov/public/index...

The American dream of homeownership is fading. What used to be attainable for working people is becoming out of reach.

FISH FAMILY FREEDOM

Susan Collins backed Trump in slashing health care subsidies and gutting Medicaid, but voted last night to increase the ICE budget by $70 billion. www.pressherald.com/2026/04/23/s...

Breaking: A senior official in Mike Rogers’ campaign just resigned due to connections to the Midland Living Word Church scandal, where elders were convicted of sex crimes involving children. www.abc12.com/news/politic...

The Republican-controlled Congress has a low approval rating because it has delivered nothing for working Americans.

Coming up on The Dean Obeidallah Show: The Max Burns is back in the host seat! Joining him is @laurennfrench.bsky.social of @majoritypac.bsky.social , @sjdemas.bsky.social from @lincolnsquare.media and @briankarem.bsky.social! ☎️: 866-997-4748 🔊: siriusxm.us/Dean

“We're looking at, maybe, a survival scenario for rural Alaska" Gas and heating oil prices were already sky-high for Alaskans, and now with the Iran War Dan Sullivan backed, Alaskans may see $10/gallon or higher. It will create a crisis for rural Alaskans who need fuel to heat their homes.

Trump is fine funding bailouts for one of the richest countries in the world, but says there’s no money for ACA subsidies, child care, Medicaid, or any programs that actually help working Americans. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/21/b...

Ohioans’ electricity bills are rising because Jon Husted backed a corrupt bailout for the same companies now hiking rates. apnews.com/article/ohio...

The path to a Senate majority is becoming clearer every day.

Voters are increasingly holding Trump and Republicans responsible, not just for overseeing a worsening economy, but for creating it. apnews.com/article/trum...

Today is the fifth time Democrats are forcing a vote to end the war. Republicans have a choice, vote to end it or keep backing Trump despite the catastrophic consequences.

Republicans are losing Georgia, in part because of their own primary chaos. Now it's slipped out of reach. punchbowl.news/article/camp...

Working families paid $1,745 in tariffs, and most Americans agree that money should go back to their pockets, not corporations.

Trump’s “big ugly bill” weakened Medicare’s ability to negotiate drug prices. Now Americans pay more at the pharmacy while Michael Whatley cashes in on up to $265,000 in pharma stocks, profiting as North Carolinians pay more. www.charlotteobserver.com/opinion/arti...

While Trump keeps throwing the world into chaos, putting jobs and livelihoods at risk on a whim, he and his insiders profit off that instability. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Visible for who?

They promised prices would drop after the war. Now they say gas could stay high through 2027. Working Americans can’t afford that. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/19/w...