Black Democrats urge party to shift its voting rights push
22nd April 2021Still, multiple Democrats acknowledged this week that the voting rights-only bill named for Lewis stands a better chance to make… Continue reading
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Lawmakers push PPP revamp as funding lapse looms
21st April 2021It’s unclear how many potential borrowers the bill will help without any more money being pumped into the program. And… Continue reading
Chris Murphy reckons with risk of ‘failure’ in his career-long gun control push
20th April 2021“It’s incredibly heavy to be surrounded by such tragedy,” Murphy said in an interview. “I feel a real weight that… Continue reading
Republicans lean into uphill battle against 2 little-known Biden nominees
19th April 2021Kristen Clarke delivers remarks after being nominated to be civil rights division assistant attorney general. | Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Republicans… Continue reading
Cash floods into battle for control of Congress
18th April 2021But this isn’t the 2020 cycle. Armed with WinRed and an energized small-dollar donor base, House Republicans have narrowed their… Continue reading
McCarthy responds to MAGA caucus: GOP isn’t party of ‘nativist dog whistles’
17th April 2021An early draft of a prospective policy platform for the group, which was obtained by POLITICO and first reported by… Continue reading
Democrats hand their foes a weapon as they weigh a filibuster loophole
16th April 2021“They might not even be able to do it, but they’ve sort of laid down a road map for us,”… Continue reading
The GOP’s most important votes: 2 Democrats
15th April 2021“What they’ve been very forthright about is protecting the institution against pressures from their own party. I know what that’s… Continue reading
‘Breyer Retire’ campaign looms over Dems’ tenuous majority
14th April 2021Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) said he would “never presume to tell a Supreme Court justice to retire,” but that Breyer… Continue reading
Republicans pray for truce after Trump attacks on McConnell
13th April 2021“We’ve got issues as a party, with the demographic trends going against us, and we don’t have a lot of… Continue reading