Democrats keep escalating the judicial nomination battles and then demand that the other side unilaterally disarm. Yesterday, the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Dick Durbin, told CNN’s State of the Union that he has “reached out to many Republicans,
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Senate Democrats Rail against Corporate Influence While Accepting Piles of Tainted Cash
Campaign finance reform has been a core plank of many Democrats’ campaign rhetoric for years, and the incumbent senators up for reelection in the 2022 midterms are no exception. Across the swing state seats that guarantee the Democrats’ slim majority,
Senate Democrats Aren’t Serious about Eliminating Gerrymandering
The Democrats’ Senate bill isn’t a real gerrymandering ban, either. NRPLUS MEMBER ARTICLE D emocrats see no problem in pursuing aggressive gerrymanders while also decrying the evils of gerrymandering. After all, they tell us, Republicans started it and Democrats want
House retirements pile up in California as Democrats scramble to keep control of Congress
Ranking Member Devin Nunes (R-CA), speaks during the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence annual World-Wide Threat Hearing at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, April 15, 2021. Tasos Katopodis | Pool | Reuters Former GOP Rep. Devin Nunes and five
Manchin Dares Democrats to Push Him Out of Party
Senator Joe Manchin (D., W.Va.) returns to a basement office meeting at the Capitol in Washington, D.C., December 15, 2021. (Elizabeth Frantz/Reuters) Senator Joe Manchin (D., W.Va.) on Monday dared Democrats to push him out of the party if they
Senate Parliamentarian Strikes Down Democrats’ Immigration Proposal in Build Back Better Bill
Then-Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) arrives for a press conference on Capitol Hill, December 9, 2019. (Loren Elliott/Reuters) The Senate parliamentarian has rejected Democrats’ third attempt to include immigration in their social-spending package, according to several reports. Democrats had
Democrats’ Agenda Stalls With Big Setbacks At Year’s End
Democrats are approaching the end of the year with little to show for their efforts at passing new laws protecting voting rights, reforming the immigration system, expanding the social safety net, fighting climate change and more. With a tenuous 50-seat
Democrats Are Solidly Behind Biden. There’s No Consensus About a Plan B.
NEW ORLEANS — Addressing reporters at a meeting of the Democratic Governors Association, Gov. Roy Cooper of North Carolina gave an emphatic answer when asked whether he expected President Biden to seek a second term — and whether he believed
Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema Are Right to Resist the Democrats’ Agenda
After all the Sturm und Drang, the party’s moderate Senate hold-outs are looking pretty savvy. Source link
Budget Office Determines Democrats’ Spending Bill Will Nudge Deficit Higher
There were bright spots for Mr. Biden and his party in the budget office analysis. It confirmed that in the eyes of the congressional scorekeepers, the Democratic bill would add significantly less to deficits over a decade than the large
Democrats’ Bill Would Deny For-Profit College Students Extra Aid
Justin Draeger, the president of the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators, said in a statement that the organization was concerned to see the Pell Grant increase limited to certain schools, saying it would “add new complexity to a
Democrats Have Only Themselves to Blame for the Inflation Fiasco
Biden and his party are violating the ‘do no harm’ principle in the face of an economic crisis. NRPLUS MEMBER ARTICLE I t’s been quite a spectacle watching people who credit Democrats with every job created and every percentage point
Democrats Still Haven’t Fixed All the Abortion-Funding Problems in Their Reconciliation Bill
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) speaks during her weekly news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., October 28, 2021. (Al Drago/Reuters) Congressional Democrats have dropped the new ‘Medicaid-like’ program that would fund abortion, but other issues remain. West Virginia
Democrats Close Ranks around Garland’s Politicization of DOJ
No matter how hard the attorney general’s Senate allies try to pretend otherwise, his improper assault on parents’ free-speech rights is undeniable. NRPLUS MEMBER ARTICLE A ttorney General Merrick Garland is testifying today at an oversight hearing convened by the
Democrats Hammer Out Novel Plan to Tax Billionaires and Corporate Giants
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, Democrat of New York, was trying to line up support, including from Mr. Manchin, to beef up a federally paid family and medical leave provision that had been whittled down to just four weeks from 12. Senator