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House Dem deflects on whether election is a warning to Democrats, demands party ‘stand strong’
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Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., told Fox News on Thursday that Democrats need to “stand strong” amid calls for the old guard to step aside to make way for the younger generation of policymakers.
The comments came hours after former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., announced that she would not seek re-election in 2027 in a video posted to social media.
Fox News’ Aishah Hasnie noted to Jayapal that the congresswoman’s progressive colleagues, including Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., and Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., “have recently talked about how the establishment and the old guard have been undercutting the future of the Democratic Party, the younger generation, and on the heels of Nancy Pelosi announcing that she’s retiring, other members of the old guard, perhaps like Leader [Chuck] Schumer, step aside as well.”
“We’re really focused on ending the shutdown and preserving health care,” Jayapal responded. “But the reality is we’ve got something really critical that is happening right now. People across this country are hungry, and we need to make sure that we are continuing to stand strong.”
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Fox News correspondent Aishah Hasnie interviews Rep. Pramila Jayapal during the government shutdown. (Fox News)
Jayapal added the party wants to continue fighting for healthcare policies, dodging specific questions about elderly leadership and redirecting blame for the federal government shutdown on Republicans.
“As the House Democratic Caucus has been doing as many as the Senate Democratic Caucus has been doing, and we want to continue that because I think [President Donald] Trump said it perfectly yesterday. He said that the American people understand who’s responsible for this crisis,” the congresswoman said. “So let’s end it by negotiat[ing] and getting a deal that preserves health insurance premiums. And the ability to cancel all these cuts to make sure that we are actually working for the American people.”
More than a month into the longest shutdown in U.S. history, Zohran Mamdani, a democratic socialist, on Tuesday won the mayoral race in New York City, and Democrat Mikie Sherrill secured the New Jersey governorship.
Rep. Pramila Jayapal urged Democrats to “stand strong” amid the federal government shutdown. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
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California’s Proposition 50 on redistricting also passed, and Democratic Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justices Christine Donohue, Kevin Dougherty and David Wecht won their respective retention races.
Despite the party’s success, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., bashed Democratic leadership during the post-election press conference Wednesday of Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., criticizing a lack of support in various political races.
Sen. Bernie Sanders during a news conference at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025. (Daniel Heuer/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
“Well, the party leadership did not support [mayoral candidate Zohran] Mamdani in New York,” Sanders said in front of the Senate podium. “Party leadership is not supporting [Senate hopeful Graham] Platner in Maine. And I think he’s going to win… I think there is a growing understanding that leadership, and defending the status quo and the inequalities that exist in America, is not where the American people are.”
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Jayapal said the American people “did their part” by voting “overwhelmingly for progress to end Republican cruelty.”
“They told us with their votes to keep standing up and to keep fighting for them. They did their part, and we have to do ours now,” she said. “We have to save healthcare. That’s been the crux of the fight from the beginning.”
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer has been criticized for failing to vote to end the government shutdown. (Rod Lamkey, Jr./AP Photo)
Schumer said on Wednesday that he and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., demanded President Donald Trump sit down with them to discuss healthcare issues.
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Democratic leaders have been urging Republicans in both the House and Senate to confront the surge in health insurance premiums tied to the expiration of Affordable Care Act subsidies. Meanwhile, funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) has lapsed.
Though several stopgap measures have been proposed by Republicans, including a GOP-led bill blocked Tuesday, Congress has yet to reach an agreement.
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For the first time in the team’s history, Altitude Sports is broadcasting Denver Nuggets home games in Spanish. Kroenke Sports and Entertainment announced it has contracted a team to broadcast its games in Spanish for the playoffs.
“I think that is what the public wanted,” said Ivan De La Garza, producer for the broadcast team.
A team of three people, two commentators and a producer, sit in a press box at the top of Ball Arena. Their commentary is then synced with the traditional Altitude broadcast video and shared on the Altitude Plus application.
“With the Nuggets winning in the last five years, there is a tremendous amount of following from Latino people trying to listen to and watch the games in Spanish,” said Andres Casas, color commentator for the broadcast.
Casas said he strives to bring the same energy fans get during soccer broadcasts into the basketball broadcasts.
“That excitement that gets you. We want people to feel they are at the game,” Casas said.
“It has been so amazing to be a part of the Spanish broadcast for the Nuggets. I have been a fan of the Nuggets for my whole life,” said Jena Garcia, play-by-play commentator.
Garcia said it has been a dream come true to help bring this broadcast to her community.
“I’ve always desired to hear a Spanish broadcast, just as a fan. To be a part of it is just incredible,” Garcia said.
Those working in the broadcast said they are honored to help expand the reach of the Nuggets and sports in accessing diverse communities.
“We love sports. We are passionate, we are loud. We like to get together and enjoy sports,” De La Garza said.
“The Nuggets have a huge following, especially on the Spanish side. So, it is great for them to be able to listen to what is going on, game by game, especially into the playoffs,” Casas said.
“It is just another step of access that they are getting to be a fan of basketball,” Garcia said.
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