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National Democratic strategist, Columnist for The Hill and Host of the popular progressive podcast on power politics and policy, Deadline D.C. with Brad Bannon.

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Opinion - Trump has failed to provide the leadership a nation at war needs Donald Trump's attack on Iran has caused the economy to retreat, increased prices, and decreased his job rating, with the public not embracing the war.

The economy has retreated since Trump advanced against Iran. Read my new column in AOL News via @thehill.com at www.aol.com/articles/opi...

@lesliemarshallshow.bsky.social @markgrimaldi.bsky.social @politicussarah.bsky.social @tarabuster.bsky.social @demlist.bsky.social @aoc.bsky.social

13.03.2026 14:17 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Democrats for Education Reform Builds Up the Oligarch Party In welcoming billionaire Reed Hastings to its board this week, Democrats for Education Reform (DFER) reminds us that the political problem we face in this country today is not the Democratic Party or ...

Heads we win, lose we also win. School privateering "reformers" put the fix in with both political parties. open.substack.com/pub/mauricec...

13.03.2026 14:12 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Opinion - Trump has failed to provide the leadership a nation at war needs Donald Trump's attack on Iran has caused the economy to retreat, increased prices, and decreased his job rating, with the public not embracing the war.

A metaphor for America. The U.S. is a nation at war where people go hungry while the Pentagon feasts on lobster. See my column in @yahoonews.com via The Hill at www.yahoo.com/news/article...

@lesliemarshallshow.bsky.social @masspolprofmo.bsky.social @alaw202.bsky.social @politicussarah.bsky.social

12.03.2026 14:37 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
GOP Divisions on War in Iran, Plan to Suppress Turnout for Midterm Elections
GOP Divisions on War in Iran, Plan to Suppress Turnout for Midterm Elections YouTube video by Deadline D.C. with Brad Bannon

Mica Soellner Senior White House Reporter @bgov.com joined me on Deadline D.C. with the latest news from the Oval Office. Watch the podcast courtesy of my Executive Producer @markgrimaldi.bsky.social at
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWWh...

@lesliemarshallshow.bsky.social @masspolprofmo.bsky.social

11.03.2026 21:40 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Trump has failed to provide the leadership that a nation at war needs. Read my new column in @thehill.com at thehill.com/opinion/whit...

@lesliemarshallshow.bsky.social @masspolprofmo.bsky.social @politicususa.com @markgrimaldi.bsky.social @yahoonews.com @demlist.bsky.social @alaw202.bsky.social

11.03.2026 17:38 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Bernie Sanders and Ro Khanna Propose Billionaire Tax
Bernie Sanders and Ro Khanna Propose Billionaire Tax YouTube video by Deadline D.C. with Brad Bannon

@alaw202.bsky.social @socialsecurityworks.org joined me to call for passage of the @sanders.senate.gov billionaires' tax act. Watch the podcast courtesy of my Executive Producer @markgrimaldi.bsky.social at
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Bgf...

@lesliemarshallshow.bsky.social @lindabenesch.bsky.social

10.03.2026 14:21 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Bernie Sanders and Ro Khanna Propose Billionaire Tax
Bernie Sanders and Ro Khanna Propose Billionaire Tax YouTube video by Deadline D.C. with Brad Bannon

Watch as @socialsecurityworks.org's @alaw202.bsky.social details the #BillionairesTax proposed by @sanders.senate.gov and @rokhanna.bsky.social.
Alex also explains 'millionaire's day,' which is when people making a million dollars a year stop paying into #SocialSecurity.
youtu.be/2Bgfx2bAy8A

10.03.2026 04:24 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
GOP Divisions on War in Iran, Plan to Suppress Turnout for Midterm Elections
GOP Divisions on War in Iran, Plan to Suppress Turnout for Midterm Elections YouTube video by Deadline D.C. with Brad Bannon

Watch as I'm joined by @bgov.com's Mica Soellner to analyze the #GOP divisions over the #Iran war.
We also discuss the Republican plan to decrease turnout for the #Midterms.
Then, Mica details a push by #Trump to convince voters that he now cares about the #affordability crisis.
youtu.be/EWWhr_KIJXk

10.03.2026 03:48 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Preview of 3/9/26 'Deadline D.C. with Brad Bannon'
Preview of 3/9/26 'Deadline D.C. with Brad Bannon' YouTube video by Deadline D.C. with Brad Bannon

Mica Soellner Senior White House Reporter @bgov.com joins me Monday at 3PM ET on Deadline D.C. to discuss GOP divisions over strikes on Iran. @alaw202.bsky.social @socialsecurityworks.org calls for billionaires to pay their fair share of taxes. Watch the preview at
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jXJ...

09.03.2026 15:19 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Preview of 3/9/26 'Deadline D.C. with Brad Bannon'
Preview of 3/9/26 'Deadline D.C. with Brad Bannon' YouTube video by Deadline D.C. with Brad Bannon

Monday at 3PM on Deadline D.C., MicaSoellner Senior White House Reporter @bgov.com joins us with the latest from Trump 2.0. @alaw202.bsky.social Executive Director @socialsecurityworks.org explains the plan for a billionaires' tax. See the preview at www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jXJ...

08.03.2026 15:24 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Opinion - US will need to own Iran after Trump breaks it President Trump's attack on Iran has been met with widespread disapproval from the American public, with six out of ten Americans opposing the attack and only one in ten favoring the use of combat tro...

Trump's unprovoked war in the Middle East puts the need for a Democratic Congress in stark relief. Please read my new column in AOL News via @thehill.com at

www.aol.com/articles/opi...

@lesliemarshallshow.bsky.social @markgrimaldi.bsky.social @politicussarah.bsky.social @demlist.bsky.social

06.03.2026 17:04 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Domestic Repercussions of Trump's War with Iran
Domestic Repercussions of Trump's War with Iran YouTube video by Deadline D.C. with Brad Bannon

This week on Deadline D.C., @politicussarah.bsky.social Editor in Chief @politicususa.com examined the media coverage of Trump's attack on Iran. Watch the podcast courtesy of my Executive Producer @markgrimaldi.bsky.social at www.youtube.com/watch?v=_VR4...

@lesliemarshallshow.bsky.social

06.03.2026 13:42 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Opinion - US will need to own Iran after Trump breaks it President Trump's attack on Iran has been met with widespread disapproval from the American public, with six out of ten Americans opposing the attack and only one in ten favoring the use of combat tro...

The Pottery Barn Rule applies to Iran. Trump broke it and now he owns it lock, stock and broken oil barrel. Read my new column in @yahoonews.com via @thehill.com at www.yahoo.com/news/article...

@lesliemarshallshow.bsky.social @alaw202.bsky.social @willrobinson1776.bsky.social @demlist.bsky.social

05.03.2026 20:52 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Preview of 3/9/26 'Deadline D.C. with Brad Bannon'
Preview of 3/9/26 'Deadline D.C. with Brad Bannon' YouTube video by Deadline D.C. with Brad Bannon

Watch Monday 3-4pm ET as I'm joined by @bgov.com's Mica Soellner to discuss the latest #news from the Oval Office.
Then, @socialsecurityworks.org's @alaw202.bsky.social champions Senator #BernieSanders' proposal for a tax increase on #billionaires. We'll also talk #Midterms.
youtu.be/6jXJAa-k604

05.03.2026 18:26 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Check out the latest blog for @thehill.com by my good friend @bradbannon.bsky.social.
It's titled, "The U.S. Will Need to Own #Iran After #Trump Breaks It."πŸ‘‡
thehill.com/opinion/inte...

05.03.2026 04:16 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Americans aren't rallying around the flag after Trump's unprovoked attack on Iran. Read my new column in @thehill.com at thehill.com/opinion/inte...

@lesliemarshallshow.bsky.social @markgrimaldi.bsky.social @masspolprofmo.bsky.social @politicususa.com @yahoonews.com @demlist.bsky.social

04.03.2026 19:35 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Civil Rights, Worker Power, and the Fight to Protect Democracy
Civil Rights, Worker Power, and the Fight to Protect Democracy YouTube video by Leslie Marshall

Watch now as I'm joined by the @aflcio.org's Alex Rias to discuss #CivilRights, Worker Power and the Fight to Protect #Democracy.✊
youtu.be/lMdP0S2pBd0

04.03.2026 05:11 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
Trump’s War of Choice with Iran: Veterans Sound the Alarm
Trump’s War of Choice with Iran: Veterans Sound the Alarm YouTube video by Leslie Marshall

Watch now as I'm joined by @commondefense.bsky.social's @armyofnaveed.bsky.social to discuss how #Veterans are sounding the alarm on #Trump's war of choice with #Iran.
youtu.be/-_BZhMotp4Y

04.03.2026 05:24 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Trump and Israel Start Middle East War with Unprovoked Airstrikes on Iran
Trump and Israel Start Middle East War with Unprovoked Airstrikes on Iran YouTube video by Deadline D.C. with Brad Bannon

@cnn.com military analyst Col. @cedricleighton.bsky.social (USAF Ret.) joined me on Deadline D.C. to examine Trump's attack against Iran. Watch the podcast courtesy of my Executive Producer @markgrimaldi.bsky.social at www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOdY...

@lesliemarshallshow.bsky.social

03.03.2026 13:36 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Domestic Repercussions of Trump's War with Iran
Domestic Repercussions of Trump's War with Iran YouTube video by Deadline D.C. with Brad Bannon

Watch now as @politicususa.com's @politicussarah.bsky.social joins me to analyze the repercussions of #Trump's new #war with #Iran, including surging #gasprices and cost increases for #Americans.
We also discuss the dangers of #media consolidation.
youtu.be/_VR4aEz_w4Y

03.03.2026 01:18 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Trump and Israel Start Middle East War with Unprovoked Airstrikes on Iran
Trump and Israel Start Middle East War with Unprovoked Airstrikes on Iran YouTube video by Deadline D.C. with Brad Bannon

Watch now as I'm joined by @cnn.com Military Analyst @cedricleighton.bsky.social to discuss #Trump and #Israel starting a new #MiddleEast war following their unprovoked airstrikes on #Iran.
youtu.be/hOdY28imWQE

03.03.2026 01:02 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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AFT sues over federal rule targeting immigrant drivers Together with the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees and two individual truck drivers, the AFT has filed a federal lawsuit challenging a Trump administration rule that would ...

The AFT has filed a lawsuit challenging a Trump administration rule that would bar many immigrants from holding commercial driver's licensesβ€”threatening the livelihoods of thousands of legally authorized workers and exacerbating driver staffing shortages.
www.aft.org/news/aft-sue...

02.03.2026 15:19 πŸ‘ 19 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Watch Monday from 3:06pm-4pm ET as I'm joined by CNN Military Analyst Col. Cedric Leighton (USAF Ret.) to examine the possibility of a U.S. military strike against #Iran. Then, Sarah Jones, Editor in ... Watch Monday from 3:06pm-4pm ET as I'm joined by CNN Military Analyst Col. Cedric Leighton (USAF Ret.) to examine the possibility of a U.S. military strike against #Iran. Then, Sarah Jones, Editor in....

@cnn.com Military Analyst @cedricleighton.bsky.social Leighton and @politicussarah.bsky.social Editor in Chief @PoliticusUSA join us Monday at 3PM ET on Deadline D.C. to examine the the U.S. attack on Iran. See the preview at www.facebook.com/reel/2103552...

@lesliemarshallshow.bsky.social

02.03.2026 15:24 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Watch Monday from 3:06pm-4pm ET as I'm joined by CNN Military Analyst Col. Cedric Leighton (USAF Ret.) to examine the possibility of a U.S. military strike against #Iran. Then, Sarah Jones, Editor in ... Watch Monday from 3:06pm-4pm ET as I'm joined by CNN Military Analyst Col. Cedric Leighton (USAF Ret.) to examine the possibility of a U.S. military strike against #Iran. Then, Sarah Jones, Editor in....

Monday at 3PM ET on Deadline D.C. we’ll discuss the international impact and domestic reaction to the U.S. attack on Iran. Our guests are @cnn.com Military Analyst @cedricleighton.bsky.social and @politicussarah.bsky.social Editor in Chief @politicususa.com. www.facebook.com/reel/2103552...

01.03.2026 17:06 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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It’s Been My Life - United Steelworkers Working shoulder-to-shoulder with USW membersβ€”in every sector of the economyβ€”has been much more than an honor. It’s been my life.

"#Union members make higher wages, have better access to affordable #healthcare and enjoy greater #retirement security, on average, than other #Americans."
Read the final blog by retiring @steelworkers.bsky.social President, Dave McCall.✊
usw.org/its-been-my-...

27.02.2026 16:15 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Building Futures & Protecting Communities: This Week at AFT
Building Futures & Protecting Communities: This Week at AFT YouTube video by AFT

Despite the noise in politics, AFT members are doing the real work.

This week, we're celebrating educators preparing students for bright careers in Detroit and Orlando, nurses winning contracts in Tacoma, and communities standing up for LGBTQ+ kids in Florida! @rweingarten.bsky.social

27.02.2026 16:13 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Opinion - The next 2 years will be a bumpy ride for Democratic presidential candidates The 2028 Democratic presidential nomination contest is wide open and subject to lots of change, with California Gov. Gavin Newsom and former Vice President Kamala Harris leading the field in an early ...

Read my way too early take on the 2028 Democratic race. Check out my column in AOL News via The Hill at
www.aol.com/articles/opi...

@andybeshearky.bsky.social @aoc.bsky.social @booker.senate.gov @petebuttigieg.bsky.social @kamalaharris.com @gavinnewsom.bsky.social @jbpritzker.bsky.social

27.02.2026 14:16 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Opinion - The next 2 years will be a bumpy ride for Democratic presidential candidates The 2028 Democratic presidential nomination contest is wide open and subject to lots of change, with California Gov. Gavin Newsom and former Vice President Kamala Harris leading the field in an early ...

Progressives must fight for their right to party in the Democratic presidential race in 2028. Read my new column in @yahoonews.com via @thehill.com at
www.yahoo.com/news/article...

@lesliemarshallshow.bsky.social @markgrimaldi.bsky.social @sanders.senate.gov @aoc.bsky.social @demlist.bsky.social

26.02.2026 21:08 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Preview of 3/2/26 'Deadline D.C. with Brad Bannon'
Preview of 3/2/26 'Deadline D.C. with Brad Bannon' YouTube video by Deadline D.C. with Brad Bannon

Watch Monday from 3:06pm-4pm ET as I'm joined by @cnn.com Military Analyst Col. @cedricleighton.bsky.social (USAF Ret.) to examine the possibility of a U.S. military strike against #Iran.
Then, @politicussarah.bsky.social tackles #Trump’s State of Illusion speech.
youtu.be/_lcgVLRh5Os

26.02.2026 18:06 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

"The next 2 years will be a bumpy ride for Democratic presidential candidates."
Find out why below as @bradbannon.bsky.social explains for @thehill.com.
thehill.com/opinion/camp...

25.02.2026 20:14 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0