Congressional Democrats are livid after a handful of their Senate colleagues voted Sunday to end the government shutdown. Chris Murphy called it a mistake. Bernie Sanders called it “a very bad night.” And Ro Khanna and Seth Moulton accused Chuck Schumer of being ineffective & called for his removal.

Senate Democrats walked away empty-handed, and don’t let anyone tell you different. Tim Kaine and the others bought the lie that Republicans would negotiate on extending the ACA subsidies. They won’t. Dems got played, Schumer failed to keep his caucus together, and the American people got nothing.

@schumer.senate.gov must go. Period. Democracy is dying and he gives up to a dictator. Bye.

Jeffries: “Nobody who's serious in this country takes Dr. Oz seriously…I'm not going to respond to any comments from randos like Dr. Oz, who is woefully unqualified to be in whatever position he holds in the administration. He's a joke. These people are all jokes.”

In response to this claim that the "strategy didn't work." The people were on our side. We were building momentum to help save our democracy. We could have won - the premium increase notices were just starting. And giving in now will embolden him. Things will likely get worse.

California is here for the long haul. While the Trump Administration makes this country unrecognizable, California remains a stable, reliable partner in the fight for a clean energy future.

They had one fucking job. open.substack.com/pub/jojofrom...

Mark Kelly notably declines to endorse Chuck Schumer as the leader of Senate Dems going forward

To the 8 senators who voted to give up the only leverage they had and trust the GOP:

Many Americans are hurting right now because of the shutdown, but caving to Republicans won’t end the hurt. Trump and his lapdogs continue to assert that they alone have the power to slash whatever programs they don’t like. Deals with this regime are meaningless.

"Maxwell has received custom meals personally delivered to her cell, after-hours time in a private exercise area, access to a service puppy, and private meetings with visitors arranged by the warden, complete with snacks. Visitors were allowed to bring computers..." www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/d...

I will not support a deal that does nothing to make health care more affordable. We are in a health care emergency. A simple one-year extension of these tax credits would cost less than Donald Trump’s $40 billion bailout for Argentina. A vote for this bill is a mistake.

I am so fucking angry. Senate dems are about to ensure that myself and my kids and millions of other families will most likely not be insured next year, or on insurance that might as well be nothing. Fuck Chuck.

I stand with @sanders.senate.gov. This is not about politics, but about real people. It's not about securing a vote for show, but preventing premium hikes for Americans who are scared of what that will mean for them.

Thank you to whoever leaked the fact that some Dems considered caving. That is not an option. We all want the government open but we need ACA subsidies officially extended. Pen to paper. Nothing less. Period.

Flood the phones: (202) 224-3121 Tell Chuck Schumer to grow a spine and hold the line… There should be no deal that leaves working families behind.

Why are Republicans refusing to re-open the government?

Yes we are offering a compromise. Just a simple one year extension. No bells and whistles. So Americans don’t see devastating rate hikes - rates doubling in many cases - this holiday season. Now Republicans just need to say yes and the government reopens.

This is one of my favorite pics of @pelosi.house.gov standing up to Trump and telling him that all roads lead to Putin (and it still does). She showed great leadership! #ThankYouNancy for fighting for all of us and you were one of the most effective and best Speaker of the House!

Very Well Said, Adelita…. Adelita Grijalva: "THANK YOU Mike Johnson! By obstructing my swearing-in, you highlighted how corrupt this administration is. People all over the nation wouldn’t have even known about me otherwise."

🎵 I threw the sandwich ... but I did not catch the felony 🎶

#Voters #MadeTheirPoint Love this cartoon 🌊🌊💙

BREAKING: A federal judge finds the Trump admin "did not comply" with his order to fund SNAP benefits. Judge John McConnell has verbally ordered the admin to *fully fund* SNAP benefits for the month of November — by tomorrow.

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Moms for Liberty (aka racist Nazi moms who need to get a life) went 0 for 32 last night. Every single one of their candidates lost. All of them. Teeee heee! 🤣🤪

Colorado voters approve tax increase on high earners to fund school meals, food stamps Proposition MM’s passage means Colorado will fully fund free breakfast and lunch for all public school students coloradosun.com/2025/11/04/p...

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Well Chumpster, The Message was Sent.You Are Failing America,You and RepubliKKKans know it.Time To RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES

So Nice To See Democratic Women Getting The Votes and Respect They Have Earned......

Australia has so much electricity from solar power that it is going to start offering free electricity to everyone for at least three hours during the day as the wholesale price of power goes negative electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...

We mad

Going thru security this morning at DCA, I see the TSA officers working and the looks of anger on their faces are palpable. They haven't been paid in nearly a month (same with all government workers) Working and not getting paid for it... tracks how donald likes to operate. Pay the workers!

First Lady of New York City....Rama Duvaji.....✨

Good morning and happy Thursday to everyone. He’s gonna have a tremendous autopsy, folks — absolutely the best. Everyone’s talking about it. The doctors — some of the finest, by the way — they’re all saying, “Sir, we’ve never seen an autopsy like this before.” It’s gonna be incredible. Believe me.

"NPR has independently identified 70 immigration judges who received termination notices from the Trump administration..." "The count does not include assistant chief immigration judges, who are courthouse supervisors and also have their own dockets." Rigging the system is the only way they win 🤬

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Did the New York Times ruin journalism?

I Fully Support This Idea….😊💙 Universal healthcare, or Medicaid for all, would save $450 billion ANNUALLY. Republicans don't want to extend ACA premium subsidies? Fine, do this instead!

#MorningVibe Don’t wait decades to believe in yourself. Don’t be afraid to use your power. Don’t be intimidated by anyone whose goal it it is to lessen you. Turn the volume up.

Vote OUT every corrupt, Trump-enabling, pedophile-protecting Republican!!! #Project2026

Most potential pet owners consider things like breeding, size, coat, intelligence, trainability, and temperament. Often overlooked is the crucially important element of aerodynamics, which can greatly affect your gas mileage, raising the overall cost of ownership significantly.

Be brave. Work hard. Win big. All gas. No breaks to 2026.

Here’s some more Tuesday election fun facts for you: Connecticut flipped 29 cities and towns blue.

I started Democracy Docket in 2020 to be fiercely independent and proudly pro-democracy. It has no corporate overlords, no venture capital investors, and no billionaires pulling the strings. Instead, Democracy Docket relies on you. I wouldn’t have it any other way.

TARIFFS ARE TAXES

Politicians can get away with lying to people for quite a while about a lot of different subjects, but they have never been able to get away with lying to them about how much things cost.

I listened to the Supreme Court's oral argument today so you dont have to With the notable exception of Alito & Thomas carrying on like 'what if aliens were gonna destroy the world and the only thing that could stop it was a tariff,' the Court seemed Not Into It ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/learn...