President Joe Biden ramped up his push to move his legislative agenda forward in private meetings Monday with two key Democratic lawmakers — Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema and West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin — in separate meetings on Monday, according to a White House official. Biden meets with key Democratic senators as he pushes for … Read more
h/t Graphic: The Rachel Maddow show. This is how the U.S. Senate explains why Congress still has an August Recess (keep in mind that Arizona school children return to classes in late July and August, during excessive heat warnings): Each year, Congress recesses for the month of August. During the Senate’s early years, senators typically … Read more
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) met with a group of Texas Democratic lawmakers on Wednesday to discuss voting rights, one day after he missed a Democratic caucus lunch where the group briefed senators. The Hill reports, Manchin meets with Texas lawmakers on voting rights: Manchin met with Texas state Sen. Royce West (D); Texas state Rep. … Read more
The Huffington Post reports, Democrats Fret They’ll Get Hoodwinked On Infrastructure: Democrats are growing anxious about a bipartisan deal reached last week by a group of moderates that is aimed at overhauling the nation’s infrastructure system. The bipartisan framework, which totals approximately $1 trillion, deals only with physical infrastructure projects such as roads, bridges and … Read more
Yesterday I suggested that Senate Democrats really need to pick up the pace in confirming federal judges: With Judge Jackson’s confirmation, there are eight vacancies on the federal courts of appeals, which are the last stop for thousands of cases. The president has announced nominees for six of those seats. Of the more than 80 … Read more