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May unemployment data is in, and it's bleak. Thanks to the Trump Slump, new applications for unemployment were up 10,000 over what forecasters expected.

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@ritchietorres.bsky.social shares how the Democratic party is torn on how to respond to Trump. We agree with his assessment.

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We're ready for WelcomeFest 2025! You may see some familiar faces in the crowd and on stage. Tune in: welcomepac.org/welcomefest2025

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America: We're concerned about a recession. Trump:

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Best Buy, Costco, Nike, and Home Depot are just some of the companies raising prices from Trump's tariffs. His bad economic policies are costing Americans more. www.cnbc.com/2025/05/31/t...

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“She watched carefully what happened to us in 2024 and is trying not to make the same mistakes, just trying to keep her focus on the things that voters actually care about," says @thirdwaymattb.bsky.social on Abigail Spanberger's strategy in the VA governor's race. www.politico.com/news/2025/06...

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Joni Ernst is another example of how Congressional Republicans have bent to Trump's will time and time again. Ernst—once pragmatic—now supports cutting Medicaid and justifies it with "we're all going to die." www.newsweek.com/joni-ernsts-...

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The Republican budget makes health care worse for millions of Americans: ❌Massive Medicaid cuts ❌Weakening the Affordable Care Act ❌Cuts to Medicare See how else it changes health care: www.thirdway.org/memo/12-ways...

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Trump doesn't care if prices go up or your kids have less.

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Opinion: The debate over transgender rights is a liability for Democrats. Here’s how to neutralize it, writes @thirdway.bsky.social think tank co-founder Jonathan Cowan.

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NEW: Third Way President Jon Cowan has a must-read column on how Democrats seize the center on transgender policy in @politico.com this morning. www.politico.com/news/magazin...

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Donald Trump's tariffs are tanking our economy and hurting everyone—from large corporations to working families to small businesses. Hear how one small business, Bivo, a Vermont-based water bottle company, has struggled to stay afloat amidst aggressive China tariffs.

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What is Budget Reconciliation? Our Economic Director Zach Moller (@econwonk.bsky.social) breaks it down. ⬇️

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The Republicans' so-called 'Big, Beautiful Bill' will: gut Medicaid, devastate rural America, and drive providers out of business. Senate Democrats will fight this every step of the way. Via @bennet.senate.gov

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Waste, fraud, and abuse—all of which Trump has touted he’s reducing—will actually increase due to his reckless slashing and burning. See our full report on the Trump Administration's corruption and waste.🗑️ www.thirdway.org/report/the-i...

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It's no secret Democrats struggle to win over voters on immigration. To flip the script, Dems must start defining themselves on this issue. Ruben Gallego did and won. Read our case study on his strategy and why it should be the blueprint for all Dem candidates. www.thirdway.org/memo/running...

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As the #TrumpSlump spreads pain from toys to small businesses to earned benefits, working families are feeling the economic squeeze. Don't just take our word for it—Republicans are on the record embracing the financial harm they're generating. 👇 www.thirdway.org/memo/babies-...

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Millions will lose access to health care, food, aid, and more under the Republican budget that passed the House this morning, says @thirdwaymattb.bsky.social on CNN. Americans will continue to suffer under Trump and Congressional Republicans' leadership.

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"Pragmatism is in, and permissiveness as a culture is out,” said ‪Rahm Emanuel on the Hacks on Tap podcast. The American people want pragmatic solutions, and Democrats must deliver those to have any chance of winning.

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"The question is the extent of Medicaid cuts, not if there will be any," said @thirdwaymattb.bsky.social on the Republican budget bill. "It's going to affect millions of people and their ability to get health care."

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Americans’ inflation expectations jumped to their highest level since 1981. Meanwhile, Trump and his team are ignoring the warning signs and dismissing high costs. Here's a quick cheat sheet of some of Trump's (false) claims. ⤵️ www.thirdway.org/memo/inflati...

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In the Trump era, you cannot flip a seat or turn a state from red to blue if you are perceived as too far left and outside the mainstream.

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Rep. Don Bacon voted to cut $230 billion from SNAP after he said his own party needed to lower cuts. Who will be impacted? Over 155k people in his own state and millions more Americans. This is just a small sliver of the GOP's "big beautiful bill."

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"We're not here to defend the status quo. We're here to build a better future for you and your family. We're not going to try to go back to how it was," said Colin Allred on @tarapalmeri.bsky.social's podcast. Colin Allred thinks Democrats need to change their approach, and we agree.

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Congratulations @marimanoogian.bsky.social on being named @thenext50.bsky.social's Executive Director! As TW's Lanae Erickson said, “The Next 50 is a vital part of the infrastructure we need to forge and strengthen to beat right wing populism and save America." thenext50.us/press/2025/0...

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Zohran Mamdani’s refusal to formally condemn the Holocaust is a window into everything wrong with the DSA. We took a look at their poisonous platform and ideas that should send Democrats sprinting in the opposite direction.🧵 politico.com/news/2025/05...

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If Democrats believe they don't need to do anything differently come 2028, they will keep losing.

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Trump's tariffs are forcing large companies to raise prices. www.cnn.com/2025/05/15/b...

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Today, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on Trump's executive order banning birthright citizenship. If upheld, this case will have massive implications and begs the question: what other constitutional rights can be altered or ignored at the whim of a president?

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It's only May, and Trump is already the Grinch who stole Christmas. 🎄 The #TrumpSlump brought on by his tariffs has disrupted entire supply chains and will make the costs of gifts, goods, and green trees go up by December 25. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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Rep. Tom Kean Jr. supports a reconciliation package that would lead to $3 million in revenue loss for the largest hospital in his own district. House Republicans aren't just voting to cut Medicaid for millions, but putting hospitals in dire conditions to provide quality care.

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Small businesses nationwide are already feeling the pain of Trump's tariffs. Here's a snapshot of some of the ways small businesses are being impacted. ⤵️ www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...

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House Republicans are trying to backdoor a bad Trump Admin rule into reconciliation that will make health care harder to access. Here's (some of) its impacts: ❌Increases premiums and out-of-pocket costs ❌Limits sign-ups ❌Adds new red tape www.thirdway.org/memo/trump-a...

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No matter how they spin it, Republicans are working overtime to gut health care for working families in their "big beautiful bill." Hospitals in every Energy & Commerce Republican district would see major cuts. We have the numbers to prove it. 👇

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“Raising prices on US families, giving more benefits to the wealthy than middle class, and wreaking havoc on our budget deficit does not make America great again," TW's Gabe Horwitz says. Read our full statement on the Republican reconciliation bill: www.thirdway.org/press/third-...

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