Democrats Keep Senate Control

With a win in Nevada, the party will retain at least 50 seats.

Lindsey Graham’s Abortion Stunt

He’s proposed a bill with no chance of passage seemingly timed to hurt his own party in the midterms.

Liz Cheney’s Future

She’ll almost certainly be out of a job in January. Then what?

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Coming IRS Crackdown?

The Schumer-Manchin compromise includes a massive increase in the tax collection budget.

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Build Back Better Than Nothing

Joe Manchin has come around on a pared back BBB, surprising just about everyone.

Democrats Even Madder at Manchin

The West Virginia Senator has pulled away the football yet again.

White House Rudderless, Aimless, and Hopeless?

Some Democrats are less than pleased.

Democrats Don’t Control the Senate

Another day, another disappointment for the party’s legislative agenda.

COVID Normalcy and the American Gerontocracy

Speaker Pelosi has it. Is President Biden next?

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Republican Congresspeople Can’t Define ‘Woman’ Either

Hoisted by their own petard.

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The Senate is Passing Legislation!

Do you believe in miracles?

Which Black Woman Will Biden Appoint to the Supreme Court?

The 46th President will follow the lead of the 40th in making a historic appointment.

Harry Reid, 1939-2021

The longtime Senate leader is gone at 82.

The Non-ending Joe Manchin Saga

Is the stalwart of Senate bipartisanship interested in governing?

Democrats Frustrated They Can’t Pass Biden’s Build Back Better Bill

They’re searching for good times. But just wait and see.

The Politics of Abortion

What happens if the Supreme Court overturns Roe v Wade?

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Defense Bill Stalled Over Amendments

Every now and again, it’s not Mitch McConnell’s fault.

President Joe Biden drives a Jeep Wrangler Rubicon during a clean cars event, Thursday, August 5, 2021, on the South Lawn Driveway of the White House. President Joe Biden drives a Jeep Wrangler Rubicon during a clean cars event, Thursday, August 5, 2021, on the South Lawn Driveway of the White House.

Biden Settling for Smaller Spending Package

The President seems to have persuaded the progressives in his party to settle for half a loaf.

Today in Asked and Answered (Voting Rights Edition)

The Biden administration is not doing enough.

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Congress Seeks to Stop Congress From Shutting Down Government

A recurring farce that does real damage.

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Dems in Disarray, Deal Doubtful

The internecine fight over the budget is coming to a head.

Democrats to Swerve in Game of Debt Chicken

This is no way to run a railroad.

Manchin’s ‘Strategic Pause’

More machinations from the mischievous mining mouthpiece.

New York Plotting Aggressive Gerrymander

The Democratic legislature is likely to set aside the map proposed by the independent commission.

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Congress May Repeal Iraq AUMF

A meaningless gesture that’s long overdue.

Juneteenth to be National Holiday

It passed the Senate unanimously.

Schumer Apologizes for ‘Retarded’ Comment

Another case of word choice overriding intent.

Manchin Opposes Democracy

Or, at least, he’s willing to kill democracy in order to save it.

The 6 January Commission and the Filibuster

Could this be the straw that broke the camel’s back?

Biden at Odds with Pelosi and Schumer and SALT Repeal

A Trump-era policy designed to screw over blue states may actually be a good one.

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Section 304 and Our Silly Senate

A little-known rule might allow a majority to pass one more bill.

Joe Manchin and the Art of Legislating

How the West Virginia Democrat came to vote for the stimulus bill.

Witnesses are Coming (UPDATE: Never Mind)

And illustrations of the fact that this isn’t a regular trial.

National Guard Sleeping in a Garage!

What we have here is failure to communicate.

Pelosi and Schumer: 25th or Impeachment

And here we go.

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Dianne Feinstein’s Declining Mental Health

A sad and disturbing report from a reliable source.

Feinstein Stepping Down

The 87-year-old former San Francisco mayor isn’t woke enough.

American Gerontocracy II

Competing Visions For a Biden Presidency

Will he be a uniter or a divider?

Judiciary Approves Barrett Despite Democratic Boycott

Chuck Schumer and company sent a signal to their base against a fait accompli.

Obama’s DNC Speech

An appeal to some pretty basic virtues.

White House Coronavirus Update Briefing President Donald J. Trump, joined by Vice President Mike Pence and members of the White House COVID-19 Coronavirus task force, delivers remarks and answers questions from members of the press during a coronavirus update briefing Thursday, April 16, 2020, in the James S. Brady White House Press Briefing Room. (Official White House Photo by Joyce N. Boghosian) White House Coronavirus Update Briefing President Donald J. Trump, joined by Vice President Mike Pence and members of the White House COVID-19 Coronavirus task force, delivers remarks and answers questions from members of the press during a coronavirus update briefing Thursday, April 16, 2020, in the James S. Brady White House Press Briefing Room. (Official White House Photo by Joyce N. Boghosian)

“LIBERATE” Minnesota, Michigan and Virginia

The President is issuing dangerous statements.

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Coronavirus Rescue Plan in Limbo

We may be in a national crisis but it’s still politics as usual in Washington.

Where is Joe?

Some on Twitter (yes, I know) seem concerned, but is this even a good question?

We Don’t Need Witnesses

What difference at this point does it make?

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Bolton Now Says He’d Be Willing To Testify

After months of delays, Trump’s former National Security Adviser John Bolton is now saying he’d be willing to testify if he were subpoeanaed.

Supreme Court Set To Hear DACA Challenge

Tomorrow, the Supreme Court will hear argument in a case likely to decide the fate of former President Obama’s DACA program.

Trump’s Unhinged Behavior On Full Display At Meeting With Pelosi

As the vultures continue to circle above the White House, the President continues to lash out.

Top Democrats Throw Cold Water On Idea Of Impeaching Kavanaugh

While some Democrats are calling for the impeachment of Justice Brett Kavanaugh, Democrats on Capitol Hill aren’t nearly as eager to go down that road.