Joining us now is Democratic National Committee Chairman Ken Martin. Welcome. So glad to have you here. Thank you so much, Alex.So, is the Epstein issue the one that Democrats should be concentrating on now and to what extent. Well, look, it there are huge questions that need to be answered right now and we've got a a con artist and chief basically in Donald Trump who continues to lie to the American people. He told them he was going to release these files and now he's offiscating.And you know, as I I like ...

Wall Street Journal reporting on a birthday letter that Donald Trump sent Jeffrey Epstein for his 50th birthday. Gla Maxwell collected that and other letters for a tw 2003 birthday album. That's according to documents reviewed by the Wall Street Journal. Pages from the album are among the documents examined by Justice Department officials who investigated Epstein and Maxwell years ago. According to people who have reviewed the pages, here's how the journal describes a letter Donald Trump wrote to Jeffrey Ep ...

The Epstein story has stayed alive in large part because of Donald Trump's handpicked Attorney General Pam Bondi. She promised for months that some Epstein files were sitting on her desk waiting to be released to the public. But last week, she put out a two-page memo effectively declaring the Epstein case closed, saying there was no client list for her Department of Justice released, which is convenient given the speculation that Trump might be in the so-called client list.Trump wanted an attorney general w ...

Another story that is originating out of Texas and that is the effort we are seeing on the part of state Republicans to engage um in redistricting. It seems pretty clear based on the reporting. If you guys want to pull up the headline from the New York Times, this is from June 9th about the fact that the White House is where this is coming from.They have been pushing Republicans in Texas to redistrict hoping to blunt Democratic gains. Uh, the four seats that Greg Abbott wants to redraw look like they belong ...

Disaster Relief and Preparedness - Texas lawmakers will address disaster relief and preparedness in the aftermath of the flooding [1] - Texas officials had warnings of another flood in K County likely within the next year, but no action was taken despite a massive rainy day fund [4][5] - Funds passed down by the Biden administration to Kerr County were sent back, leading to underfunded National Weather Service and vacant positions that should have been alerting people [6][7] Political Implications - Texas Governor is pushing for congressional redistricting amidst the tragedy, which the Texas Democratic Party calls disgusting political gamesmanship [2][9] - The redistricting aims to take four to eight seats away from Democrats in Texas, potentially impacting the 2026 primary [11] - Republicans are allegedly using a bogus letter to claim minority protected seats are unconstitutional, potentially impacting minority districts nationwide [11][12] - The Texas Democratic Party believes the governor is scared due to Texas trending towards Democrats and the potential for Democrats to flip a United States Senate seat [13][18][19] - 1% of Democratic voters in Texas stayed home in the last election, indicating a need for the Texas Democratic Party to reconnect with its base [16]