Opinion · 116th Congress
Rothenberg’s best and worst of 2020
[jwp-video n=”1″] Sycophant of the year Nominees: South Carolina Sen. Lindsey GrahamGeorgia Sens. David Perdue and Kelly LoefflerOhio Rep. Jim JordanFlorida Rep.
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Congress · 116th Congress
Democrats’ dream election scenario is still alive
[jwp-video n=”1″] If the parties can’t agree during a lame-duck session over the next several weeks, Democrats will need to pass a bill in January, and the $2.4 trillion measure, or perhaps
Campaigns · 116th Congress
Arizona race sets stage for Senate battles to come
[jwp-video n=”1″] Some Republican strategists said Trump and McSally have lost GOP-leaning voters in the suburbs who may have supported McCain in the past.
Campaigns · 116th Congress
Is the Trump-Biden cake baked yet?
The most recent NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll (conducted Sept. 30-Oct. 1) showed former Vice President Joe Biden leading by 14 points, 53 percent to 39 percent.
Opinion · 116th Congress
The cooling saucer and other Senate hooey
[jwp-video n=”1″] Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, who has wielded the filibuster as a defensive measure while in the minority and pushed the rule change that lowered the filibuster threshold
Congress · 116th Congress
Air Force, SpaceX mum about sky-high rocket costs
And ULA won in 2018 nearly $1 billion from the Air Force to develop its Vulcan rocket. SpaceX, too, had competed for such backing but lost.
Congress · 116th Congress
Congress faces tough call next month on stopgap funding length
[jwp-video n=”1″] Observers of the process are already speculating Speaker Nancy Pelosi is laying plans for a March CR when lawmakers return after Labor Day.
Opinion · 116th Congress
To my Republican friends in Washington
[jwp-video n=”1″] Reed Galen is an independent political strategist and co-founder of The Lincoln Project. Follow him on Twitter @reedgalen.
Campaigns · 116th Congress
Showcasing GOP support isn’t just for the Democratic convention
[jwp-video n=”1″] Biden began his acceptance speech Thursday night with a pledge to work for all Americans.
Campaigns · 116th Congress
House GOP candidates join Trump in preaching hysteria
[jwp-video n=”1″] And while there are a handful of self-described socialists in the House, they don’t set the Democratic Party’s agenda.
Policy · 116th Congress
Defense spending bill finds creative ways to shift billions
The new House bill contains, of course, $1 billion for the fund, which is called the National Guard and Reserve Equipment Account.
Congress · 116th Congress
As coronavirus deaths pass 100K, Trump should lower flags, Pelosi, Schumer say
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Campaigns · 116th Congress
Donald Trump’s Maricopa problem
Census Bureau’s July 1, 2019, report on population changes, Maricopa County had the fastest growth in the country, in terms of population change, between 2010 and 2019.
Heard On The Hill · 116th Congress
It’s a weird (un) Opening Day, but we have great Nats photos
(CQ Roll Call) Aaron Wernow, 2 1/2, of Ashburn, watches Abe Lincoln, Thomas Jefferson, George Washington and Teddy Roosevelt take pictures with fans after running the president’s race in the middle of
Congress · 116th Congress
Like McCain before him, Romney rebukes President Trump
[jwp-video n=”1″] The New York Democrat quoted McCain as saying: “Glory belongs to the act of being constant to something greater than yourself, to a cause, to your principles, to the people
Congress · 116th Congress
House managers, Trump lawyers appeal to the other side in closing arguments
[jwp-video n=”1″] “Truth matters to you. Right matters to you. You are decent,” Schiff said, looking toward the Republican senators. “He is not who you are.”
Congress · 116th Congress
It’s still difficult to see Trump losing Iowa in November
[jwp-video n=”1″] Did Trump’s solid victory say something about the state’s fundamental partisan bent? Yes and no.
Campaigns · 116th Congress
Arizona’s GOP Sen. Martha McSally target of new super PAC ad
[jwp-video n=”1″] The new group’s ad buy underscores how the Arizona Senate race is expected to be a top target for outside groups since it is one of Democrats’ best pickup opportunities in their
Congress · 116th Congress
Congress unlikely to check Trump’s power to start war with Iran
[jwp-video n=”1″] March to war?
Policy · 116th Congress
The perils of positive thinking
[jwp-video n=”1″] “Find a way to bring this in under budget and ahead of schedule” is not an order anyone with a modicum of ambition ignores, even if it’s next to impossible to obey.