Campaigns · 116th Congress
Trump needs a convention bounce
[jwp-video n=”1″] Operating with slim margins, little time The president was operating on very slim margins, with a low electoral ceiling and little room for error, before a global pandemic
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Campaigns · 116th Congress
Stephanie Bice wins GOP runoff, will face Rep. Kendra Horn
[jwp-video n=”1″] Neese made late loan of $250,000 Bice led Neese in fundraising, with $1.5 million raised through Aug. 5 compared with Neese’s $1.2 million, which included a $450,000 loan.
Campaigns · 116th Congress
Effort to pry Black voters from Democrats marks start of Republican convention
Recent polls have shown Owens in a close race in Utah’s 4th District against vulnerable freshman Democrat Ben McAdams, who has a more than 4-to-1 fundraising advantage.
Campaigns · 116th Congress
Democrats say Pompeo’s speech to RNC is unethical, hypocritical, and possibly illegal
[jwp-video n=”1″] Pompeo is widely considered by Republicans a probable 2024 presidential candidate.
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.
Policy · 116th Congress
Republicans dislike social media fact-checking, Democrats welcome it, survey says
[jwp-video n=”1″] The debate over censorship on social media sites has only gotten worse since Twitter began fact-checking tweets by President Donald Trump related to the COVID-19 pandemic and
Campaigns · 116th Congress
Watch the key 2016 numbers as you watch the 2020 polls
[jwp-video n=”1″] How important are white voters to Trump? In a June 7, 2016, article for The Washington Post (“Will there be enough white voters to elect Donald Trump?”)
Campaigns · 116th Congress
Both parties featured this House battleground at their conventions
[jwp-video n=”1″] That both parties chose to spotlight the race for Pennsylvania’s 17th District in the Pittsburgh suburbs highlights the importance both Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden
Campaigns · 116th Congress
Jeff Flake: Conservatives better off with Biden than Trump
[jwp-video n=”1″] House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy has cited Djou’s 2010 special election victory and the subsequent GOP takeover of the House majority as a parallel for 2020.
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.
Policy · 116th Congress
Biden retirement proposal would upend traditional 401(k) plans
[jwp-video n=”1″] Ben Harris, a Biden adviser who served as the nominee’s chief economist during his vice presidency, emphasized the equalization feature at a policy roundtable Aug. 18 during
Campaigns · 116th Congress
DNC fact check: Biden speech needs context on pandemic, tax cuts and Social Security
Most of the individual income tax provisions expire after 2025, which will then shift most of the tax benefits to the top 1%.
Congress · 116th Congress
Gaetz admonished by Ethics Committee for threatening tweet directed at Michael Cohen
[jwp-video n=”1″] Admonishment is essentially a public warning. It is also one of the lesser forms of discipline the committee can dole out.
Opinion · 116th Congress
Blanket COVID-19 liability shield will cost taxpayers
[jwp-video n=”1″] Eliminating liability takes away a critical tool for holding corporations accountable to the individuals putting themselves at risk to keep the economy moving.
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.
Congress · 116th Congress
Blue Dogs call for restart of relief negotiations
, which the group plans to send to congressional leaders later Thursday or Friday, notes that “there is also considerable common ground” between a $3.4 trillion measure the House passed in May and a $1
Campaigns · 116th Congress
Biden’s immigration plan: Cancel Trump orders, seek bill in Congress
“There will not be another foot of wall constructed on my administration, No. 1,” Biden told Black and Hispanic journalists during a press briefing in early August.
Campaigns · 116th Congress
House Democrats’ agenda barely mentioned at convention as Pelosi forced to talk about Trump
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Campaigns · 116th Congress
At the Races: Will there still be balloons?
Means to an end: Progressives see a lot more at stake in the Sept. 1 primary challenge to Massachusetts Rep. Richard E. Neal, than just derailing a longtime incumbent.
Campaigns · 116th Congress
Democrats push to revamp political money system that’s boosting their campaigns
All the sitting House Democrats, for example, were co-sponsors of the HR 1 overhaul. Even some Republicans are convinced Democrats will move on a political overhaul measure if they win.