I watched the House debate on HR 4, the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act. It was infuriating to watch many of the 137 Sedition Party members who aided and abetted the MAGA/QAnon insurrection on January 6 (some of whom may have been coconspirators), defend the Big Lie, deny that dozens of new voting … Read more
Nine Democratic House members, a rump “suicide squad” drawn from the House Problem Solvers Caucus – a misnomer, because this group has never solved any problem despite all the attention it receives – is inexplicably threatening the Biden agenda and fellow Democrats. Its members mostly have voted for whatever House Speaker Nancy Pelosi brings to … Read more
The Biden agenda remains on track in the Senate. Senate Democrats approved a budget resolution early Wednesday morning that will allow them to pass a $3.5 trillion spending plan without GOP support later this year. Senate Democrats approve budget resolution, teeing up $3.5T spending plan: The Senate voted 50-49 to adopt the resolution, capping off … Read more
On Friday, House Democratic leaders scrambled to find enough votes to extend the eviction moratorium beyond the July 31 deadline. The House could not muster enough votes among Democrats alone to pass an extension. Democrats then tried to pass an extension of the eviction moratorium by unanimous consent, but Republicans objected. Even if House Democrats … Read more
I explained back in 2019 that the lawless Trump administration was obstructing Congress in clear violation of federal law. Secretary Mnuchin Defies Law to Deny House Request for Trump’s Tax Return Donald Trump’s Treasury Secretary, Bond villain Steve Mnuchin, on Monday told House Democrats he would not furnish President Trump’s tax returns despite their legal … Read more