Congress · 116th Congress
Bipartisan group’s success on COVID-19 relief could just be the beginning
A new framework they unveiled Dec. 1 took some of what the Problem Solvers had put together in September.
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Campaigns · 116th Congress
GOP has outside spending advantage in Georgia runoffs
Below is a roundup of the two dozen outside groups that have each spent $1 million or more since Nov. 3.
White House · 116th Congress
Trump demands Congress ‘amend’ massive spending package
.”$1 billion for the Smithsonian Institution and $154 million for the National Gallery of Art: “Likewise, these facilities are essentially not open.”$7 million for “reef fish management.”$25 million to
Congress · 116th Congress
Senate clears massive year-end spending bill with coronavirus relief
[jwp-video n=”1″] Long-delayed aid The pandemic relief measure would deliver the first major infusion of new aid in nine months, since Congress passed a roughly $2 trillion package in March.
Congress · 116th Congress
Coronavirus relief package set to clear Monday, ending months of stalemate
The pandemic-battered transportation industry would get $45 billion, including $15 billion for airlines, $14 billion for mass transit, $10 billion for state highways and $1 billion for Amtrak.
Opinion · 116th Congress
Four decades and counting — the GOP’s shift to the right is bigger than the Democrats’ shift left
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Campaigns · 116th Congress
Biden rallies Democrats in Georgia Senate runoffs as GOP plays up one-party rule as a danger
[jwp-video n=”1″] Perdue and Loeffler have yet to acknowledge his victory, but they have nevertheless stuck to the message that they are the last line of defense against Demcocratic majority
Campaigns · 116th Congress
Georgia turnout efforts ramp up with November lessons in mind
Phillips, senior adviser for Americans for Prosperity Action, a conservative group that’s spending $12 million on turnout efforts in Georgia, with more than 200 staffers on the ground and plans to knock on 1
Policy · 116th Congress
Biden faces pressure on women’s health, LGBT issues
[jwp-video n=”1″] “He’s going to be very supportive of the groups that really worked very hard for him,” said Blendon, noting that the president-elect ran his campaign on repealing abortion
Campaigns · 116th Congress
Luke Letlow wins runoff to succeed his boss, Ralph Abraham, in Louisiana’s 5th District
Letlow had a 2-to-1 fundraising advantage, bringing in with $1.1 million through Nov. 15 to Harris’ $505,000.
Campaigns · 116th Congress
GOP shouldn’t count its midterm chickens before they hatch
[jwp-video n=”1″] Project with caution The long history of losses by the president’s party during midterm elections is a reason for Republicans and conservatives to start out hopeful about 2022
Opinion · 116th Congress
All media properties self-censor, social media can too
[jwp-video n=”1″] Said Dorsey: “I also believe that having more choice around how algorithms are altering my experience, in creating my experience, is important, so being able to turn off ranking
Policy · 116th Congress
Trump pushes Supreme Court to let him reshape apportionment
[jwp-video n=”1″] Should the Supreme Court reverse the lower court on technical grounds, states could then sue, saying the new apportionment hurt their representation in Congress.
Campaigns · 116th Congress
In Georgia Senate runoff, Loeffler targets Warnock sermons
[jwp-video n=”1″] As she turned her attention to Warnock in the runoff, she has doubled down.
Congress · 116th Congress
Crapo poised for starring role in economic, health care policy
[jwp-video n=”1″] Debt and taxes Long after Simpson-Bowles and the “gang of six,” Crapo still has a national debt clock streaming at the top of his website, even as that issue has faded in recent
Campaigns · 116th Congress
Threat of Democratic control drives GOP in Georgia Senate runoffs
[jwp-video n=”1″] Perdue, meanwhile, largely ignored the partisan infighting surrounding Loeffler’s campaign in his contest against Ossoff, which was always considered a one-on-one race even
Campaigns · 116th Congress
2020 lessons, Democratic divisions define race for DCCC chair
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Congress · 116th Congress
With two Republicans in quarantine, Senate lacks votes to advance Fed nominee
[jwp-video n=”1″] More than 100 economists, including seven Nobel laureates, signed a letter to senators urging them to vote no.
Policy · 116th Congress
OK to change Section 230, Facebook and Twitter CEOs say, but how remains elusive
[jwp-video n=”1″] But Republicans continued to level accusations that the companies use Section 230 protections to shield censorship of Trump and other conservatives.
Opinion · 116th Congress
A country in a whole lot of trouble
[jwp-video n=”1″] The Next America Many have offered explanations, but I’m sticking with what Paul Taylor wrote in his revised (2016) paperback edition of “The Next America: Boomers, Millennials