Axios reports that a Bipartisan group of senators announce compromise on voting rights bill: “A bipartisan group of senators on Tuesday announced a compromise on the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act.” By bipartisan, they mean Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), who was always on board with the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act. Remember all … Read more
President Joe Biden’s CNN town hall on Thursday night was pitched as a venue for him to discuss and sell his ambitious social spending package to the viewing public. But his performance seemed crafted for an audience of two. Biden uses town hall to name-check Manchin and Sinema on agenda hold-ups: Biden spent the first … Read more
There you go, Joe Manchin. We wasted valuable time humoring you by letting you craft a watered-down version of the For The People Act, one which you asserted your self-proclaimed (mythical) powers of bipartisan persuasion would convince the Sedition Party, which is currently engaged in a slow-motion insurrection against American democracy, to go along with … Read more
Axios reports, Senate to vote on Manchin-backed voting rights proposal: The Senate will vote next week on a new voting rights bill backed by Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) announced in a letter to colleagues on Thursday. The Freedom To Vote Act is the latest attempt by Democrats to counter … Read more
Yeah, that’s a thumbs down to you, princess! Update to Sen. Kyrsten Sinema Is Facing A Vote Of ‘No Confidence’. They elected her to office, now she treats them with contempt. Democratic activists are following up on their recent resolution at the state committee meeting. Igor Derysh reports at Salon, Activists who helped elect Kyrsten … Read more