Texas special election emboldens Democrats heading into federal midterms
From The Washington Post, By Marianna Sotomayor | Races in the Lone Star State are among those that will be key to determining which party controls the U.S. House.
Blue Dog PAC Endorses Bobby Pulido and Johnny Garcia in Texas’ 15th and 35th Congressional Districts
Today, the Blue Dog PAC announced its endorsement of two stand-out South Texas candidates running for Congress – Bobby Pulido (TX 15) of the Rio Grande Valley and Johnny Garcia (TX-35) in San Antonio. Bobby is a two-time Latin Grammy winner, small business owner, and father who believes in practical solutions, honest leadership, and putting people ahead of party. Johnny Garcia, a law enforcement officer and former SWAT Crisis negotiator, has dedicated his life to serving his community and will bring that same level of commitment and essential de-escalation and mediation skills to Congress.
This Rural Congresswoman Thinks Democrats Have Lost Their Minds. She Has a Point.
From New York Times Opinion, By James Pogue | This essay is the fifth installment in a series on the thinkers, upstarts and ideologues battling for control of the Democratic Party.
In July, Representative Marie Gluesenkamp Perez of Washington proposed an amendment to a bill, calling for an inquiry into what she described as a “plague in this country of headlight brightness.”
Blue Dog PAC Endorses Fourth Generation Farmer Jamie Ager in Western North Carolina (NC-11)
Today, the Blue Dog PAC announced its endorsement of Jamie Ager for Congress in North Carolina’s 11th Congressional District. Ager is a fourth-generation farmer, business owner, and proud son of Western North Carolina who is running to bring thoughtful, locally rooted leadership to Washington.
Blue Dog PAC Endorses Dr. Jasmeet Bains for Congress in California’s 22nd District
Today, the Blue Dog PAC endorsed family physician and California State Assemblymember Dr. Jasmeet Bains for California’s 22nd Congressional District.
Bains is the second endorsement in the Blue Dogs’ slate of commonsense, pragmatic candidates running for Congress in 2026.
Dr. Jasmeet Bains is tough, and she’s focused on results — not politics. She’s exactly the kind of candidate who can cut through the noise and deliver for working families.
The candidates who deserve your money
From Slow Boring, by Matthew Yglesias | I almost can’t believe that I’ve been writing Slow Boring for five years. It is, in fact, so hard to believe that I didn’t pull together any big reflective musings this year on what I’ve learned or where we are as a publication.
But I think it’s fitting that the anniversary coincides with the release of our latest slate of recommendations for political donations. I wrote last week about principal-agent problems in the donor-adviser business, and one advantage I have as a writer is that anyone reading these recommendations has access to tons of information about what I think and what my values are.
Gray Leads Blue Dog Coalition Call for Bipartisan Fiscal Responsibility While the Senate Considers Reconciliation Bill
WASHINGTON D.C. — The Blue Dog Coalition issued the following statement endorsing the Protecting Health Care and Lowering Costs Act of 2025, legislation that would reverse the drastic health care cuts from Republicans’ partisan budget bill and permanently extend the Affordable Care Act’s premium tax credits.
Blue Dog PAC Endorses Rebecca Cooke in Wisconsin’s Third Congressional District
Today, the Blue Dog PAC proudly endorsed its first candidate of the 2026 cycle, throwing their support behind Rebecca Cooke who’s running in Wisconsin’s 3rd Congressional District against extremist incumbent Derrick Van Orden.
A sixth-generation Wisconsinite, Rebecca was raised on her family’s Eau Claire dairy farm, milking cows and showing cattle from a young age. Rebecca’s lived what small business owners, dairy farmers, and rural Americans have gone through in the last few decades, as the chaos and failed policies decided in D.C. have left too many working people without a voice in Congress. She’s a working-class American who proudly waits tables at night to pay the bills, while running for Congress during the day.
Blue Dog Coalition Endorses Cutting Red Tape on Child Care Providers Act of 2025
The Blue Dog Coalition issued the following statement endorsing theCutting Red Tape on Child Care Providers Act of 2025, a bipartisan bill that would prohibit states from creating barriers on the preparation of fruits and vegetables in child care facilities. The bill was introduced by Blue Dog members Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-WA) and Rep.
Blue Dog Coalition Statement on the House GOP Budget Bill
This morning, the Blue Dog Coalition joined a bipartisan group of lawmakers in voting against H.R. 1, the GOP’s flawed budget reconciliation bill.The Republican majority declined to work in a bipartisan manner to bring us closer to a balanced budget and protect the services millions of Americans rely on. Rather, they used deficit spending and huge cuts to health care to fund tax breaks for the ultra-wealthy, accelerating us down a dangerous fiscal path at the expense of working Americans.