{"id":1051515,"date":"2025-02-14T18:17:58","date_gmt":"2025-02-14T23:17:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/?p=1051515"},"modified":"2025-02-14T18:17:59","modified_gmt":"2025-02-14T23:17:59","slug":"in-the-states-democrats-defend-against-trumps-extreme-agenda-that-hurts-red-blue-and-purple-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/in-the-states-democrats-defend-against-trumps-extreme-agenda-that-hurts-red-blue-and-purple-america\/","title":{"rendered":"IN THE STATES: Democrats Defend Against Trump\u2019s Extreme Agenda That Hurts Red, Blue, and Purple America\u00a0\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"449\" width=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Black-Logo-White-Fill-For-Email.png?w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1050776\" srcset=\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Black-Logo-White-Fill-For-Email.png 1101w, https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Black-Logo-White-Fill-For-Email.png?resize=300,132 300w, https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Black-Logo-White-Fill-For-Email.png?resize=768,337 768w, https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Black-Logo-White-Fill-For-Email.png?resize=1024,449 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Democratic National Committee unveiled a strategy this week to target Trump\u2019s supporters in red states that will be disproportionately impacted as he rolls back President Joe Biden\u2019s programs under the Inflation Reduction Act and freezes USAID funds. Make no mistake: Trump\u2019s policies are hurting states that voted for him the most.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>In Iowa: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.desmoinesregister.com\/story\/money\/agriculture\/2025\/02\/14\/donald-trump-federal-spending-freeze-iowa-farmers-owed-millions-climate-smart-agriculture\/78407310007\/\">Des Moines Register<\/a>: Trump spending freeze sticks Iowa farmers with millions in bills for conservation work<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>In Kansas: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/kansasreflector.com\/2025\/02\/12\/with-trump-and-musk-driving-u-s-policy-kansas-farmers-have-been-played-for-suckers\/\">Kansas Reflector<\/a>: With Trump and Musk driving U.S. policy, Kansas farmers have been played for suckers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Nationwide: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.notus.org\/dnc-new-strategy-trump-policies-hurting-red-states\">NOTUS<\/a>: The DNC Has a New Strategy: Show How Trump\u2019s Policies Are Hurting Red States<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Nationwide:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/nation\/2025\/02\/10\/farmers-agriculture-funding-frozen\/\">Washington Post<\/a>: Farmers on the hook for millions after Trump freezes USDA funds<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Nationwide:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/newsletters\/politico-pulse\/2025\/02\/11\/red-states-likely-to-feel-the-pain-of-medicaid-cuts-00203416\">Politico<\/a>: Red states likely to feel the pain of Medicaid cuts<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Nationwide:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/2025\/02\/13\/upshot\/nih-trump-funding-cuts.html\">New York Times<\/a>: How Trump\u2019s Medical Research Cuts Would Hit Colleges and Hospitals in Every State<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Nationwide:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/02\/10\/climate\/trump-clean-energy-republican-states.html\">New York Times<\/a>: Trump Is Freezing Money for Clean Energy. Red States Have the Most to Lose.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, from California to Pennsylvania, states across the country this week fought back against Donald Trump and Elon Musk\u2019s attacks against the federal government \u2014 pursuing a targeted legal strategy to rein in the unprecedented, unchecked power of the Trump administration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>In Arizona: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.azcentral.com\/story\/news\/politics\/arizona\/2025\/02\/13\/arizona-ag-suing-to-block-musk-doge\/78534692007\/\">Arizona Republic<\/a>: Arizona attorney general leads 14-state coalition suing to block Elon Musk, DOGE<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>In California:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/politics\/story\/2025-02-13\/california-other-states-sue-over-elon-musks-virtually-unchecked-power-in-white-house\">Los Angeles Times<\/a>: California, other states sue over Elon Musk&#8217;s virtually &#8216;unchecked&#8217; power in White House<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>In Michigan:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlive.com\/news\/2025\/02\/michigan-13-states-seek-injunction-to-rein-in-elon-musk-and-doge.html\">MLive.com<\/a>: Michigan, 13 states seek injunction to rein in Elon Musk and DOGE<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>In Pennsylvania:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inquirer.com\/news\/pennsylvania\/governor-shapiro-federal-funding-freeze-lawsuit-20250213.html\">Philadelphia Inquirer<\/a>: Gov. Josh Shapiro sues Trump administration over federal funding freeze, alleging Pennsylvania hasn\u2019t received $2 billion<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Nationwide: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/doge\/14-states-file-lawsuit-trump-elon-musk-doge-authority-unconstitutional-rcna192143\">NBC News<\/a>: 14 states file a lawsuit arguing Elon Musk&#8217;s authority at DOGE is unconstitutional<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Democrats across the country continue to stand up against Donald Trump and MAGA Republican attacks in the states.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>In New Hampshire: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/indepthnh.org\/2025\/02\/13\/nh-house-again-rejects-anti-union-right-to-work-bill\/\">InDepthNH<\/a>: NH House Again Rejects Anti-Union \u2018Right-to-Work\u2019 Bill<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>In New York: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/us-news\/ny-gov-hochul-rejects-louisiana-extradition-doctor-abortion-pill-case-rcna192156\">NBC News<\/a>: New York governor rejects Louisiana&#8217;s extradition request for doctor in abortion pill case<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Nationwide: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/amp\/rcna191523\">NBC News<\/a>: Democrats unveil state legislative map for the next election cycle, with eyes on opposing Trump&#8217;s agenda and redistricting<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Democratic National Committee unveiled a strategy this week to target Trump\u2019s supporters in red states that will be disproportionately impacted as he rolls back President Joe Biden\u2019s programs under the Inflation Reduction Act and freezes USAID funds. Make no mistake: Trump\u2019s policies are hurting states that voted for him the most.&nbsp; Meanwhile, from California [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":292,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1051515","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-press-release"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>IN THE STATES: Democrats Defend Against Trump\u2019s Extreme Agenda That Hurts Red, Blue, and Purple America\u00a0\u00a0 - Democrats<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/in-the-states-democrats-defend-against-trumps-extreme-agenda-that-hurts-red-blue-and-purple-america\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Democrats\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-02-14T23:17:58+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-02-14T23:17:59+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Black-Logo-White-Fill-For-Email.png?w=1024\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Adrianna Tomasello\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Adrianna Tomasello\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/in-the-states-democrats-defend-against-trumps-extreme-agenda-that-hurts-red-blue-and-purple-america\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/in-the-states-democrats-defend-against-trumps-extreme-agenda-that-hurts-red-blue-and-purple-america\/\",\"name\":\"IN THE STATES: Democrats Defend Against Trump\u2019s Extreme Agenda That Hurts Red, Blue, and Purple America\u00a0\u00a0 - 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