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
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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
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
Democrats’ Tax-The-Rich Plan Keeps Shrinking
WASHINGTON ― Democrats had a simple message about their Build Back Better plan: It would tax the rich to pay for new social programs that benefit everyone else. But Democrats have struggled to coalesce around a tax plan. They already
Ilhan Omar Says Senate Democrats Obstructing Effort to Eliminate Filibuster ‘Are Killing our Democracy’
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) talks to reporters at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., September 27, 2021. (Elizabeth Frantz/Reuters) Progressive representative Ilhan Omar has claimed that moderate Democratic senators, namely Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema, obstructing the effort to kill
Biden Says Democrats Are ‘Not Going to Get $3.5 Trillion’ for Reconciliation Bill
President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the economy at the White House in Washington, D.C., October 8, 2021. (Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters) President Biden said his administration’s proposed $3.5 trillion reconciliation bill would probably have a lower price tag, in remarks to
Virginia Democrats Voted to Allow Schools to Refrain from Reporting Sexual Battery in 2020
Gov. Ralph Northam (D., Va.) speaks at a news conference in Alexandria, Va., May 28, 2021. (Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters) Democrats in the Virginia General Assembly voted for — and Governor Ralph Northam signed — a law allowing schools to refrain from
Inside the Manchin-Sanders feud that has Democrats nervous about Biden’s agenda
Because once they do, the California Democrat suggested, it would almost certainly satisfy the moderate and liberal wings of the Democratic caucus, which have been battling over the size, scope and details of the plan for months. But Biden, according
Schumer Thanks Democrats for Solving ‘Republican-Manufactured Crisis’ after Debt-Ceiling Hike Passes
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) speaks to reporters following the Senate Democrats weekly policy lunch at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., September 28, 2021. (Elizabeth Frantz/Reuters) Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer (D., N.Y.) railed against Republicans in a