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Minnesota State Sen. Westlin (DFL) on Republicans stonewalling on gun prevention legislation.
"Any conversation about gun violence prevention that does not include guns, I will say to you what Logan Roy said to his children in 'Succession': 'You are not serious people.' Be a serious person ..."
"Any conversation about gun violence prevention that does not include guns, I will say to you what Logan Roy said to his children in 'Succession': 'You are not serious people.' Be a serious person ..."
November 11, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Minnesota State Sen. Westlin (DFL) on Republicans stonewalling on gun prevention legislation.
"Any conversation about gun violence prevention that does not include guns, I will say to you what Logan Roy said to his children in 'Succession': 'You are not serious people.' Be a serious person ..."
"Any conversation about gun violence prevention that does not include guns, I will say to you what Logan Roy said to his children in 'Succession': 'You are not serious people.' Be a serious person ..."
Kansas Republicans punished by House speaker for not supporting redistricting
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Kansas Republicans punished by House speaker for not supporting redistricting
Kansas House Speaker Dan Hawkins (R-Wichita) has removed several of his colleagues from top positions in the Kansas House of Representatives after they did not support his calls for a special session ...
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November 10, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Kansas Republicans punished by House speaker for not supporting redistricting
https://heartlandsignal.com/2025/11/10/kansas-republicans-punished-by-house-speaker-for-not-supporting-redistricting/
https://heartlandsignal.com/2025/11/10/kansas-republicans-punished-by-house-speaker-for-not-supporting-redistricting/
Missouri State Rep. John Voss (R-Cape Girardeau) tells This Week in Missouri Politics that his focus on next session is dealing with negative consequences and "additional burdens" of the One Big Beautiful Bill.
"The One Big Beautiful Bill is putting some additional burdens on the state."
"The One Big Beautiful Bill is putting some additional burdens on the state."
November 10, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Missouri State Rep. John Voss (R-Cape Girardeau) tells This Week in Missouri Politics that his focus on next session is dealing with negative consequences and "additional burdens" of the One Big Beautiful Bill.
"The One Big Beautiful Bill is putting some additional burdens on the state."
"The One Big Beautiful Bill is putting some additional burdens on the state."
Democratic Kentucky Senate candidate Amy McGrath tells WCPT 820's Richard Chew she believes young voters growing up in the chaos of Donald Trump has motivated them to get active in politics more than the young people of years past.
November 8, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Democratic Kentucky Senate candidate Amy McGrath tells WCPT 820's Richard Chew she believes young voters growing up in the chaos of Donald Trump has motivated them to get active in politics more than the young people of years past.
OHIO SEN. JON HUSTED ON FIGHTING TO WEAKEN MEDICAID: ‘I LOVE DOING THAT KIND OF STUFF’ https://heartlandsignal.com/2025/11/07/ohio-sen-jon-husted-on-fighting-to-weaken-medicaid-i-love-doing-that-kind-of-stuff/
Ohio Sen. Jon Husted on fighting to weaken Medicaid: ‘I love doing that kind of stuff’
During a recent radio interview, U.S. Sen. Jon Husted (R-OH) spoke fondly about his vote for President Donald Trump’s budget reconciliation bill, which slashed Medicaid benefits for millions of Americ...
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November 7, 2025 at 10:56 PM
OHIO SEN. JON HUSTED ON FIGHTING TO WEAKEN MEDICAID: ‘I LOVE DOING THAT KIND OF STUFF’ https://heartlandsignal.com/2025/11/07/ohio-sen-jon-husted-on-fighting-to-weaken-medicaid-i-love-doing-that-kind-of-stuff/
AUDIO: Last month, U.S. Sen. Jon Husted (R-OH) told conservative radio that when it comes to fighting to weaken Medicaid, "I love doing that kind of stuff."
November 7, 2025 at 8:14 PM
AUDIO: Last month, U.S. Sen. Jon Husted (R-OH) told conservative radio that when it comes to fighting to weaken Medicaid, "I love doing that kind of stuff."
U.S. Rep. Nikki Budzinski (D-IL) speaks with WCPT 820's Joan Esposito about President Donald Trump trying to block contingency funds to support SNAP during the federal shutdown, calling his attempts "cruel."
November 7, 2025 at 8:08 PM
U.S. Rep. Nikki Budzinski (D-IL) speaks with WCPT 820's Joan Esposito about President Donald Trump trying to block contingency funds to support SNAP during the federal shutdown, calling his attempts "cruel."
Amy McGrath, Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Kentucky, says Republicans have failed Kentuckians.
"The tariffs really hit us hard ... For Kentucky, you have all of these guys on the Republican side who really are in lockstep with the president."
"The tariffs really hit us hard ... For Kentucky, you have all of these guys on the Republican side who really are in lockstep with the president."
November 7, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Amy McGrath, Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Kentucky, says Republicans have failed Kentuckians.
"The tariffs really hit us hard ... For Kentucky, you have all of these guys on the Republican side who really are in lockstep with the president."
"The tariffs really hit us hard ... For Kentucky, you have all of these guys on the Republican side who really are in lockstep with the president."
Alabama Republicans propose escalating GOP’s anti-immigrant platform
https://heartlandsignal.com/2025/11/06/alabama-republicans-propose-escalating-gops-anti-immigrant-platform/
https://heartlandsignal.com/2025/11/06/alabama-republicans-propose-escalating-gops-anti-immigrant-platform/
Alabama Republicans propose escalating GOP’s anti-immigrant platform
Last month, Alabama state Sen. Donnie Chesteen (R-Geneva) introduced a bill that would intensify the Republican Party’s already aggressive anti-immigrant agenda.
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November 6, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Alabama Republicans propose escalating GOP’s anti-immigrant platform
https://heartlandsignal.com/2025/11/06/alabama-republicans-propose-escalating-gops-anti-immigrant-platform/
https://heartlandsignal.com/2025/11/06/alabama-republicans-propose-escalating-gops-anti-immigrant-platform/
U.S. Rep. @budzinski.house.gov (D-IL) tells WCPT's Joan Esposito that she's requesting to not be paid during the federal shutdown.
"I would just say I'm no different than any other federal worker, you know? I'm a public servant, but one that [is] working within the federal government."
"I would just say I'm no different than any other federal worker, you know? I'm a public servant, but one that [is] working within the federal government."
November 6, 2025 at 8:36 PM
U.S. Rep. @budzinski.house.gov (D-IL) tells WCPT's Joan Esposito that she's requesting to not be paid during the federal shutdown.
"I would just say I'm no different than any other federal worker, you know? I'm a public servant, but one that [is] working within the federal government."
"I would just say I'm no different than any other federal worker, you know? I'm a public servant, but one that [is] working within the federal government."
Georgia Democrat @shawnforcongress.bsky.social, running to unseat U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA), says he's pledging to serve only two terms in Congress so he can get out of the way for young Democrats to succeed him.
November 6, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Georgia Democrat @shawnforcongress.bsky.social, running to unseat U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA), says he's pledging to serve only two terms in Congress so he can get out of the way for young Democrats to succeed him.
Michigan Senate President Pro Tempore @jeremymoss.bsky.social (D), author of a bill to unmask ICE agents in the state, responds to a Republican's concerns about ICE agents getting threatened by mentioning that state legislators still do their jobs publicly despite threats against them.
November 6, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Michigan Senate President Pro Tempore @jeremymoss.bsky.social (D), author of a bill to unmask ICE agents in the state, responds to a Republican's concerns about ICE agents getting threatened by mentioning that state legislators still do their jobs publicly despite threats against them.
After ICE agents raided a Chicago day care Wednesday morning and arrested a teacher that has citizenship documents, U.S. Rep. Mike Quigley (D-IL) says President Donald Trump is using the city to condition Americans to normalize him using the military against his own people.
November 6, 2025 at 2:25 PM
After ICE agents raided a Chicago day care Wednesday morning and arrested a teacher that has citizenship documents, U.S. Rep. Mike Quigley (D-IL) says President Donald Trump is using the city to condition Americans to normalize him using the military against his own people.
On Tuesday, Republican leaders in the Kansas State Legislature announced that they will not move forward with a redistricting special session due to lack of support in the state House. https://heartlandsignal.com/2025/11/05/kansas-gop-drops-redistricting-special-session/
November 5, 2025 at 11:52 PM
On Tuesday, Republican leaders in the Kansas State Legislature announced that they will not move forward with a redistricting special session due to lack of support in the state House. https://heartlandsignal.com/2025/11/05/kansas-gop-drops-redistricting-special-session/
After ICE agents raided a Chicago daycare Wednesday morning and arrested a teacher that has citizenship documents, Alderperson Andre Vasquez, 40th Ward Chicago says the city doesn't have time to wait for elections to fix the Trump administration's chaos and calls for Chicagoans to act now.
November 5, 2025 at 9:59 PM
After ICE agents raided a Chicago daycare Wednesday morning and arrested a teacher that has citizenship documents, Alderperson Andre Vasquez, 40th Ward Chicago says the city doesn't have time to wait for elections to fix the Trump administration's chaos and calls for Chicagoans to act now.
On Tuesday, Pennsylvania voters retained three Democratic state Supreme Court justices and the court’s 5-2 liberal majority.
https://heartlandsignal.com/2025/11/05/three-democratic-justices-retain-their-seats-on-pennsylvania-supreme-court/
https://heartlandsignal.com/2025/11/05/three-democratic-justices-retain-their-seats-on-pennsylvania-supreme-court/
November 5, 2025 at 9:42 PM
On Tuesday, Pennsylvania voters retained three Democratic state Supreme Court justices and the court’s 5-2 liberal majority.
https://heartlandsignal.com/2025/11/05/three-democratic-justices-retain-their-seats-on-pennsylvania-supreme-court/
https://heartlandsignal.com/2025/11/05/three-democratic-justices-retain-their-seats-on-pennsylvania-supreme-court/
U.S. Rep. Bacon (R-NE) directly blames Trump's tariffs for the country's rising inflation and economic woes.
"The tariff strategy has been a lot of tariffs on and off again. And it's been very unpredictable. And I think our economy has had instability because of this."
"The tariff strategy has been a lot of tariffs on and off again. And it's been very unpredictable. And I think our economy has had instability because of this."
November 5, 2025 at 9:20 PM
U.S. Rep. Bacon (R-NE) directly blames Trump's tariffs for the country's rising inflation and economic woes.
"The tariff strategy has been a lot of tariffs on and off again. And it's been very unpredictable. And I think our economy has had instability because of this."
"The tariff strategy has been a lot of tariffs on and off again. And it's been very unpredictable. And I think our economy has had instability because of this."
U.S. Rep. Morgan McGarvey (D-KY) says President Donald Trump fighting a federal judge's order to partially fund SNAP using contingency funds is him "using food as a weapon."
"Already, one in five kids in this country is going hungry. And here we have Donald Trump. He's using food as a weapon."
"Already, one in five kids in this country is going hungry. And here we have Donald Trump. He's using food as a weapon."
November 5, 2025 at 6:52 PM
U.S. Rep. Morgan McGarvey (D-KY) says President Donald Trump fighting a federal judge's order to partially fund SNAP using contingency funds is him "using food as a weapon."
"Already, one in five kids in this country is going hungry. And here we have Donald Trump. He's using food as a weapon."
"Already, one in five kids in this country is going hungry. And here we have Donald Trump. He's using food as a weapon."
U.S. Rep. Madeleine Dean (D-PA) asks why President Donald Trump can find $40 billion for Argentina on his own but somehow needs congressional approval to use SNAP's contingency fund.
November 5, 2025 at 5:16 PM
U.S. Rep. Madeleine Dean (D-PA) asks why President Donald Trump can find $40 billion for Argentina on his own but somehow needs congressional approval to use SNAP's contingency fund.
U.S. Rep. Wesley Bell (D-MO) says President Donald Trump is breaking the law by not using contingency funds to fund SNAP, but it's not surprising given his administration.
"We have an administration that seems to, well, I guess we know: 34 times the court has ruled that he's broken the law."
"We have an administration that seems to, well, I guess we know: 34 times the court has ruled that he's broken the law."
November 5, 2025 at 3:26 PM
U.S. Rep. Wesley Bell (D-MO) says President Donald Trump is breaking the law by not using contingency funds to fund SNAP, but it's not surprising given his administration.
"We have an administration that seems to, well, I guess we know: 34 times the court has ruled that he's broken the law."
"We have an administration that seems to, well, I guess we know: 34 times the court has ruled that he's broken the law."
Abigail Spanberger wins Virginia gubernatorial race
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Abigail Spanberger wins Virginia gubernatorial race
On Tuesday, Democrat Abigail Spanberger won Virginia’s gubernatorial election over the state’s current Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears (R), according to projections.
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November 5, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Abigail Spanberger wins Virginia gubernatorial race
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U.S. Rep. Madeleine Dean (D-PA) points out President Trump's apparent obsession with "The Great Gatsby," despite its tragic ending:
"Apparently, the president never read 'The Great Gatsby,' because things don't turn out so well for the gilded folks in that story."
"Apparently, the president never read 'The Great Gatsby,' because things don't turn out so well for the gilded folks in that story."
November 5, 2025 at 12:40 AM
U.S. Rep. Madeleine Dean (D-PA) points out President Trump's apparent obsession with "The Great Gatsby," despite its tragic ending:
"Apparently, the president never read 'The Great Gatsby,' because things don't turn out so well for the gilded folks in that story."
"Apparently, the president never read 'The Great Gatsby,' because things don't turn out so well for the gilded folks in that story."
Rep. Dean (D-PA) points out President Trump's apparent obsession with "The Great Gatsby," despite its tragic ending, as his administration fights releasing SNAP funds.
"Apparently, the president never read 'The Great Gatsby,' because things don't turn out so well for the gilded folks in that story"
"Apparently, the president never read 'The Great Gatsby,' because things don't turn out so well for the gilded folks in that story"
November 5, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Rep. Dean (D-PA) points out President Trump's apparent obsession with "The Great Gatsby," despite its tragic ending, as his administration fights releasing SNAP funds.
"Apparently, the president never read 'The Great Gatsby,' because things don't turn out so well for the gilded folks in that story"
"Apparently, the president never read 'The Great Gatsby,' because things don't turn out so well for the gilded folks in that story"
Rep. Robin Kelly (D-IL): "I want to tell people we all in this together. Whether you're on SNAP or not, if people can't buy groceries, that affects the large stores and the small stores ... They won't need as much food, so the farmers lose out also. We are all in this together."
November 5, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Rep. Robin Kelly (D-IL): "I want to tell people we all in this together. Whether you're on SNAP or not, if people can't buy groceries, that affects the large stores and the small stores ... They won't need as much food, so the farmers lose out also. We are all in this together."
While introducing a bill to outright ban ballot drop boxes, Wisconsin State Rep. Brill (R) says she does not consider the Associated Press to be a "valid source" of information.
"That might be where you and I find truth in different spots. This might be we're finding facts in different locations."
"That might be where you and I find truth in different spots. This might be we're finding facts in different locations."
November 4, 2025 at 8:37 PM
While introducing a bill to outright ban ballot drop boxes, Wisconsin State Rep. Brill (R) says she does not consider the Associated Press to be a "valid source" of information.
"That might be where you and I find truth in different spots. This might be we're finding facts in different locations."
"That might be where you and I find truth in different spots. This might be we're finding facts in different locations."