Eva McKend

[The Root @TheRoot]

Illinois @RepUnderwood (D) said attacks on voting rights and Black representation are not isolated to one state and they shape political power across the country.

[The Root @TheRoot]

Florida @RepMaxwellFrost (D) says young people were sold a version of the American dream that is no longer attainable.

From student debt to housing costs to gig work, he told @evamckend at the @amprog IDEAS conference many feel they followed the rules and ended up struggling.

[Eva McKend @evamckend]

At CAP Ideas Conference, Gov. @iamwesmoore says he will sign the state's Youth Charging Reform Act next week. This comes as part of a broader speech about public safety.

It stops the automatic charging of minors as adults for certain non-violent offenses.

[The Root @TheRoot]

Florida @RepMaxwellFrost (D) says young people were sold a version of the American dream that is no longer attainable.

From student debt to housing costs to gig work, he told @evamckend at the @amprog IDEAS conference many feel they followed the rules and ended up struggling.

[David Weigel @daveweigel]

@RobertGarcia Newsom on climate change: "I’m sorry, I knows it polls at 2%, I’m going to keep talking about it. You can have a debate with the thermometer.

Invoking Plutarch: "The imbalance between the rich and the poor is the oldest and most fatal ailment of all republics."

[David Weigel @daveweigel]

Ruben Gallego kicking off CAP’s “Ideas Summit,” which has a mix of powerful Dems and possible 2028ers.

Gallego has pushed past the Swalwell “is he next?” crisis; talked to him about that last month https://t.co/ebqpWnh77F

[Eva McKend @evamckend]

At CAP IDEAS, @GavinNewsom calls Louisiana v. Callais "Jim Crow 2.0" and says redistricting remains top of mind for him

[Jackie @Jackie_Koppell]

Just now, Dem Leader @RepJeffries predicts Dems will still win two seats in VA, despite the state court rejecting new maps, and will work to restore the 10-1 Dem map for 2028.

Said at the @amprog Ideas conference.

[Jackie @Jackie_Koppell]

BREAKING: VA Gov @SpanbergerForVA just announced tomorrow she's signing an exec order on how election workers and others can react/respond to federal agents appearing at a voting locations where there's a worry about those agents are scaring and intimidating voters.

[Reese Gorman @reesejgorman]

Members on the Democratic side of the aisle are walking up to Rep. Pressley and giving her hugs and congratulating her.

Pressley successfully filed a discharge petition for a bill to grant protections for Haitian migrants.

The bill just passed

10 republicans joined all Dems in voting for it.

[Eva McKend @evamckend]

I want to thank @claycane for asking me to be a part of his extraordinary book tour in celebration of Burn Down Master’s House, a powerful historical novel about how enslaved people bravely resisted and in some cases escaped bondage. It was energizing and inspiring to be before a sold out crowd in Ashland, Virginia. As Clay says, “don’t let them take what they can’t touch.” 💜

They may try to break you but you are still here.

[Eva McKend @evamckend]

My interview with Michael B. Jordan 15 years ago as a senior at Swarthmore College for our paper The Phoenix!

My absolute favorite is a whole Oscar winner.

https://t.co/FxmZxWUyzF

[Alex Thompson @AlexThomp]

Harris adds a bunch of new book tour stops including one in…South Carolina.

[Eva McKend @evamckend]

Third Way is out with a forceful statement denouncing the strategy of running progressive candidates in competitive districts.

It's maybe not surprising given the candidates the centrist group champions but still it's a drag that will likely provoke strong push back.

#TN07

[Eva McKend @evamckend]

You wouldn’t know this is a campaign that lost from mood at Aftyn Behn’s headquarters. In introducing Behn, her political director said this is the beginning, not the end.

“We outperformed every metric that we needed,” Behn said.

#TN07

[Eva McKend @evamckend]

In victory remarks, Matt Van Epps says, “Running from Trump is how you lose. Running with Trump is how you win," per an email from his campaign.

#TN07

[Eva McKend @evamckend]

We are on the ground in Tennessee where a special election is the final chance this year for Democrats to prove their momentum is no fluke.

#TN07

[Alayna Treene @alaynatreene]

Trump nor VP Vance were invited to former VP Dick Cheney’s funeral today, @jamiegangel @michaeldamianw report

Those expected to attend:
-Former presidents George W. Bush & Joe Biden
-Former vice presidents, Kamala Harris, Mike Pence, Al Gore & Dan Quayle.
-Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts & Justices Brett Kavanaugh & Elena Kagan
-Speaker Emeritus Nancy Pelosi, Senate Majority Leader John Thune & former Leader Mitch McConnell

[Daniella Diaz @DaniellaMicaela]

New: @lachicamayra, former executive director of Latino Victory Project and former executive director of Build Back Together, is planning to run as an independent for the district where she grew up and which @RepChuyGarcia currently represents.

I'm told by a person familiar with her campaign that she was spurred to run two weeks ago when Rep. Garcia "attempted to coronate his chief of staff, as she believes voters in her home district deserve a choice in who represents them."

She will be making an announcement in the next few weeks, the person tells me.

[Eva McKend @evamckend]

@GreenHillsHarp @shomaristone @GeoffRBennett Thank you. It’s from @leasethedress, small woman owned biz in VA that I like to support

[Eva McKend @evamckend]

A few pics from the #wabj50gala

I was honored to serve as co-host with @shomaristone. Congrats to the honorees especially my friend @geoffrbennett

@wabj