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Democrats’ vice chair ignites civil war, targeting ‘asleep at the wheel’ incumbents in primaries
A move by a top Democratic Party official to spend millions of dollars through his outside political group to primary-challenge some older Democrats in blue districts is further igniting intra-party tensions that have rocked the party since President Donald Trump’s convincing election last November.
The reverberations started instantly after Leaders We Deserve, a political organization led by recently elected Democratic National Committee (DNC) vice chair David Hogg, announced on Wednesday that it will spend $20 million to help elect younger Democrats. The effort includes supporting primary challengers to House Democrats in safe seats that Hogg argues «are asleep at the wheel.»
The move by the 25-year-old Hogg, a survivor of the horrific shooting seven years ago at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in south Florida, to spend money against fellow Democrats is seen as an unprecedented action by a DNC official.
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Democratic National Committee vice chair David Hogg is causing a stir in the party with his efforts to primary incumbents he believes are insufficiently progressive. (Reuters/Emily Elconin)
«There are strong opinions on both sides,» a DNC voting member told Fox News Digital.
The voting member, who asked for anonymity to speak more freely, said that «behind the scenes, people are expressing their strong opinions towards each other. There’s certainly not a consensus.»
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DNC chair Ken Martin, who along with Hogg and other party officials, were elected to their positions at the beginning of February, praised Hogg in a statement but also spotlighted the DNC’s longstanding position of staying neutral in primaries.
«David Hogg is a passionate advocate and we are grateful for his service to the Democratic Party, whether it be in his role as a DNC Vice Chair or in an outside capacity,» Martin said in his statement.
Newly elected Democratic National Committee Chairman Ken Martin speaks after winning the vote at the Democratic National Committee Winter Meeting at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland, on Feb. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)
But Martin added, «In order to ensure we are as effective as possible at electing Democrats to office, it is the DNC’s longstanding position that primary voters — not the national party — determine their Democratic candidates for the general election.»
The move by Hogg comes as the party’s base is angry, and very energized, in fighting back against Trump’s sweeping and controversial moves, since returning to the White House three months ago, in upending the federal government and longstanding national policies. That anger is directed not only at Trump and Republicans, but also at Democrats many in the party’s base feel haven’t been effective or vocal enough in pushing back against the president.
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The energy has been evident at town halls this winter and early spring held by both Democratic and Republican members of Congress. And progressive champions Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez have drawn very large crowds to their «Fighting Oligarchy» rallies across the country over the past six weeks.
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., right, and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., acknowledge the cheering crowd during a «Fighting Oligarchy» event in Los Angeles, Saturday, April 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Sanders, Ocasio-Cortez, and other politicians who are leading the fight against Trump — including Sen. Chris Murphy of Connecticut — have seen a surge in their fundraising over the past three months.
Another leader on the left who has been among those vocal in their resistance to the Trump administration, Rep. Ro Khanna of California, emphasized in a Fox News Digital interview that «we have to have a whole rebrand of the Democratic Party with a coherent platform and a future-oriented platform, and many leaders need to do that, new leaders, not the old guard. And I hope to be part of that.»
Khanna, who was interviewed on Tuesday, ahead of Hogg’s news, added that «we need Democrats speaking out, not just on the economy. We need them speaking out on civil liberties, on the rights of immigrants and on the rights of universities.»
While Democrats are increasingly energized to resist Trump, a slew of national polls earlier this year indicated the favorability ratings of the Democratic Party sinking to all-time lows.
Hogg, in a series of social media posts, pointed to one of those polls as he explained his move.
«The party has hit an all-time low approval rating of 27%,» Hogg wrote on X.
And he argued that «too many elected leaders in the Democratic Party are either unwilling or unable to meet the moment and are asleep at the wheel while Trump is demolishing the economy, challenging the foundations of our democracy, and creating new existential crises for our country by the day.»
Pointing to Democrats whom his group may target, Hogg said «through all of this, some incumbents will rise to the challenge and emerge stronger. Others will demonstrate why they should be replaced. Either way, we all win. Especially when we are not challenging frontline Democratic incumbents — we all want the House back.»
A Democratic Party operative who works on campaigns and who asked to remain anonymous told Fox News Digital that «this is unusual, but we do need some better Democrats in office and there’s been a push to have a new generation come in and replace the 70- and-80-year-olds who have been in elective positions and shown that they’re not up to the fight.»
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DNC vice chair David Hogg is critical of incumbent Democrats he sees as ‘asleep at the wheel’ in their opposition to President Donald Trump. (AP/IMAGN)
Chris Moyer, a Democratic strategist and communicator who is a veteran of presidential and statewide campaigns, noted the timing of Hogg’s move.
«It’s all about how you break through, and the old ways of doing things have not worked. And this is an inflection point,» Moyer said. «So it’s understandable that there’s a desire to get some new blood into important roles and take the party in a more effective direction.»
But a DNC voting member who was granted anonymity to speak more freely said that «because we are so close to winning the [House] majority, having that money spent picking up seats to win the majority is probably a better use of the funds.»
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Maryland Democratic Gov. Wes Moore and other Democratic leaders have fallen silent after it was discovered that illegal alien Ian Andre Roberts, who was recently arrested by ICE, is registered as an active Democratic voter in the state.
Fox News Digital reached out to Moore’s office and the offices of Maryland’s two Democratic senators, Sen. Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks, and Rep. Glenn Ivey, D-Md., asking for their response to an illegal alien being a registered Democratic voter in their state, but did not receive a response by the time of publication.
This week, the Maryland Freedom Caucus blew the whistle on Roberts being listed as an active Democratic voter on the state’s official elections board website despite not being a U.S. citizen and not having lived in Maryland for years.
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Republicans say that illegal alien Ian Andre Roberts being registered to vote in Maryland raises serious concerns about the state’s voting processes. (Keith Srakocic/AP Photo and ICE)
On Tuesday, SBE sent a statement to Fox News Digital that a review of public information available through Maryland’s Public Information Act «did not show any voting history for any individual with the name Ian Andre Roberts in Maryland.»
The statement further said that due to Maryland law protecting personal identifying information from disclosure, SBE «cannot and will not publicly announce whether media reports about the individual in question is or is not or was or was not a registered voter in Maryland.»
Finally, SBE noted that according to Maryland law, it is not a crime to unintentionally register to vote despite not being eligible. The office added that «the right to vote is a sacred right that has been expanded through sacrifices of many before us» and «this office will not disenfranchise a voter based upon partial or unsubstantiated evidence.»
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The Maryland State Capitol in Annapolis. (Getty)
In response, Republican state Delegate Matt Morgan, who is chair of the Maryland Freedom Caucus, told Fox News Digital that SBE’s statement only leads to more questions. The Maryland Freedom Caucus sent a letter to SBE on Monday demanding answers about «gaping holes» in the state’s election integrity systems.
«Basically, the board of elections has the excuse that Mr. Roberts was registered accidentally, and therefore he didn’t break a law. This leads me to ask how many other people are accidentally automatically registered? Why was he automatically registered as a Democrat?» said Morgan.
«The Maryland Freedom Caucus looks forward to receiving answers from the state [Board of Elections] on these questions soon,» he added.
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Ian Roberts, formerly the head of Des Moines Public Schools, was arrested by immigration authorities last week. (Getty Images; ICE)
According to Morgan, Roberts’ registration means that he is eligible to vote in all federal, state and local elections despite not being a U.S. citizen, and also despite likely not having lived in Maryland for the past decade.
Morgan pointed to a letter the elections board sent to the Justice Department in August in which State Administrator of Elections Jared DeMarinis expressed concern that if the board gave over voter information to the federal government, that data would be «used for enforcement of immigration laws against Maryland residents.»
Roberts was working as the superintendent of public schools in Des Moines, Iowa, until he was arrested by ICE last week. According to officials, he attempted to flee ICE agents and was taken into custody on a fugitive warrant. He was found with $3,000 in cash, a fixed-blade hunting knife and a loaded Glock 19 firearm, according to ICE.
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Authorities said a handgun was found in a vehicle used by Ian Roberts to flee from pursuing ICE agents. (ICE)
He came to the U.S. in 1999 from Guyana on a student visa and was arrested by ICE last week after having a final order of removal issued against him in 2024. He was hired as head of the Des Moines public schools in 2023 despite having illegal weapons possession charges against him from 2020.
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This comes after several Maryland Democrats, including Van Hollen and Ivey, have been outspoken in their support for the rights of illegal immigrants, even flying to El Salvador earlier this year to visit a suspected MS-13 gang member named Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who at the time was imprisoned after being deported by the Trump administration.
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Sigue la tensión en Madagascar: la destitución del gobierno no logró frenar las protestas
Miles de manifestantes marcharon en nuevas manifestaciones callejeras en Madagascar el martes, donde la policía disparó gases lacrimógenos y balas de goma, según pudieron comprobar periodistas de AFP, a pesar de que el presidente Andry Rajoelina destituyó a su gobierno en un intento por frenar días de disturbios mortales.
Inspirado por las protestas de la “Generación Z” en Indonesia y Nepal, el movimiento juvenil ha denunciado la persistente mala gobernanza, indignado por los repetidos cortes de agua y electricidad en la empobrecida nación del Océano Índico.
Miles de personas se congregaron en la capital, Antananarivo, tras las convocatorias en redes sociales, y se congregaron en el céntrico barrio de Ambohijatovo, donde se pidió a los diversos grupos de manifestantes que se reunieran.
Grandes multitudes marcharon, coreando consignas pidiendo la dimisión de Rajoelina y ondeando banderas con una calavera pirata del anime japonés “One Piece”, que se ha convertido en el símbolo de las manifestaciones juveniles.
Se oyeron explosiones y gritos mientras grandes contingentes policiales, respaldados por un vehículo blindado, dispersaban a la multitud con gases lacrimógenos y balas de goma, mientras se elevaba humo de las hogueras encendidas en las calles.
Las protestas comenzaron en Antananarivo el jueves y se extendieron a otras ciudades del país, con casi 32 millones de habitantes.
Tras las protestas de la semana pasada en la capital, se produjeron saqueos nocturnos generalizados, lo que llevó a las autoridades a declarar un toque de queda desde el anochecer hasta el amanecer.
El lunes, Rajoelina destituyó a todo su gobierno, se disculpó por la inacción de sus ministros y prometió encontrar una solución a los problemas del país; sin embargo, esto no fue suficiente para poner fin a las protestas.
La destitución del gobierno “fue una pequeña victoria”, declaró Masova, activista de 30 años, bajo seudónimo por temor a represalias.
“Realmente queremos un cambio, el Estado de derecho, justicia para todos. Por eso ya no es solo un movimiento de la Generación Z”, declaró a la AFP.
“La lucha no se detendrá hasta alcanzar la meta”, publicó el movimiento de la Generación Z en redes sociales el martes por la noche, llamando al pueblo malgache a “despertar”.
El principal sindicato que representa a la empresa nacional de distribución de agua y electricidad anunció el martes una huelga general.
Los manifestantes exigen la dimisión de Rajoelina, de 51 años, quien llegó al poder en 2009 tras un golpe de Estado provocado por un levantamiento que derrocó al ex presidente Marc Ravalomanana.
“Señor Andry Rajoelina, cuando lideraba las protestas, se le permitía hacerlo, estaba bien. Pero cuando los jóvenes nos alzamos para luchar por nuestro país, intenta silenciarnos”, declaró el lunes un estudiante manifestante vestido de negro, en consonancia con un llamamiento en redes sociales a lamentar a los fallecidos.
Manifestaciones anteriores se han enfrentado a una fuerte respuesta policial, con al menos 22 muertos y más de 100 heridos, según la ONU.
Algunas de las víctimas eran manifestantes o transeúntes asesinados por la policía o las fuerzas de seguridad, según la oficina del alto comisionado para los derechos humanos de la ONU, quien condenó el uso de munición real.
El gobierno ha rechazado el recuento, calificándolo de no verificado y “basado en rumores o desinformación”.
Tras no presentarse a las elecciones de 2013 debido a la presión internacional, Rajoelina fue reelegido en 2018 y reelegido en 2023 en unas elecciones disputadas y boicoteadas por la oposición.
El lunes, invitó a presentar candidaturas para un nuevo primer ministro durante los próximos tres días antes de que se forme un nuevo gobierno.
“El presidente forma parte de un sistema corrupto”, declaró un ingeniero agrónomo de 30 años, que habló bajo condición de anonimato. “Intenta hacernos creer que algo cambiará”. Mientras tanto, un llamamiento del presidente instando a los candidatos a puestos ministeriales a enviar su currículum vítae por correo postal o a través de LinkedIn fue ampliamente ridiculizado en redes sociales.
Los disturbios son los últimos de una serie de disturbios que han afectado a Madagascar desde su independencia de Francia en 1960.
Philibert Tsiranana, quien dirigió el país durante la era posterior a la independencia, se vio obligado a ceder el poder al ejército en 1972, tras la sangrienta represión de un levantamiento popular.
Madagascar se encuentra entre los países más pobres del mundo, pero es el principal productor de vainilla y posee recursos naturales en agricultura, silvicultura, pesca y minerales.
Casi el 75 % de la población vivía por debajo del umbral de la pobreza en 2022, según el Banco Mundial.
(Con información de AFP)
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President Donald Trump on Tuesday said the Hamas terrorist network has up to four days to accept his 20-point peace plan to end the war in the Gaza Strip or face «a very sad end.»
«We’re going to do about 3 or 4 days. We’ll see how it is,» he told reporters. «Now, all of the Arab countries are signed up. The Muslim countries all signed up. Israel’s all signed up.
«And Hamas is either going to be doing it or not. And if it’s not, it’s going to be a very sad end,» he added.
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Hamas fighters stand in formation as Palestinians gather to watch the handover of three Israeli hostages to a Red Cross team in Deir el-Balah, central Gaza, on Feb. 8, 2025. (Majdi Fathi/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday accepted a plan that would ultimately end military operations in Gaza, disarm Hamas, secure the return of all 46 hostages and lay out a path to rebuild the war-ravaged Gaza Strip.
Fox News confirmed on Monday that top officials from Qatar and Egypt met with Hamas negotiators and shared the U.S.-backed plan.
The Hamas negotiators confirmed they would review it «in good faith and provide a response,» an official briefed on the talks said.
The plan has been widely championed by leaders across the Middle East, Europe and parts of Asia.
A joint statement issued by Saudi Arabia, Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, Indonesia, Pakistan, Turkey, Qatar and Egypt not only «welcomed» Trump’s proposal to end the war and rebuild Gaza, but also highlighted his commitment to addressing Israel’s security concerns, including barring the forced displacement of Palestinians and halting annexation of the West Bank.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin talks to U.S. President Donald Trump during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House on April 7, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
«The ministers affirm their readiness to engage positively and constructively with the United States and the parties toward finalizing the agreement and ensuring its implementation, in a manner that ensures peace, security, and stability for the peoples of the region,» the joint statement said.
Similarly, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron — both of whom have said they now recognize the «State of Palestine» despite Washington’s opposition to the move — championed Trump’s peace plan in separate statements.
The 20-point proposal was met with mixed reviews in Israel, where hard-right officials within Netanyahu’s own coalition fiercely rejected the prime minister’s acceptance of the plan.
Netanyahu’s finance minister, Bezalel Smotrich, renewed questions over the fate of the prime minister’s coalition after he condemned the agreement on Tuesday as a «resounding diplomatic failure» and said it amounted to «a closing of eyes and turning our backs on all the lessons of Oct. 7.»
Palestinians run for cover during an Israeli airstrike on a high-rise building in Gaza City, Friday, Sept. 5, 2025, after the Israeli army issued a prior warning. (Yousef Al Zanoun/AP Photo)
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In contrast, fierce critics of Netanyahu, including Opposition leader Yair Lapid, said he is «convinced that amidst the tangle of interests and the pressing timeline dictated by the hostages’ situation, what President Trump presented yesterday is the only plan with feasibility.»
Blue and White Party leader, Benny Gantz, also confirmed that his party «would not allow petty politics to sabotage the plan.»
Fox News’ Trey Yingst contributed to this report.
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