Opinion · 116th Congress
When we stop talking to each other, democracy dies in silence
[jwp-video n=”1″] Democracy can be a sticky business when the objects of a photo-op instead decide to engage on policy that matters to them.
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Opinion · 116th Congress
How about a crime bill for white people instead of black people?
[jwp-video n=”1″] Back to the future The first thing a new bill should do is to make guns harder to acquire and mass-casualty weapons impossible to possess.
Congress · 116th Congress
A new flood of Democrats call for impeachment proceedings, but does it matter?
Ted Deutch (@RepTedDeutch) August 1, 2019var rcrdTwitter = 1; The other Democrats who’ve recently said they support impeachment proceedings have made different statements, suggesting there needs to
Campaigns · 116th Congress
3 ways Democrats couldn’t escape Congress in Wednesday’s debate
1. Biden on defense Biden foreshadowed the tone for the debate before it had even begun, telling Harris as they shook hands on stage, “Go easy on me, kid.”
Congress · 116th Congress
House Democrats thread the needle on impeachment in hometown town halls
[jwp-video n=”1″] “Times have changed. In 2015, Republican leaders gave committee chairs broad subpoena powers — powers that Chairman Nadler retains today,” Deutch writes.
Opinion · 116th Congress
What did voters think of the Mueller circus? It wasn’t pretty
[jwp-video n=”1″] Overall, voters reacted more negatively than favorably, at 37 percent more favorable and 45 percent less favorable to Democrats in Congress based on what they heard.
Campaigns · 116th Congress
Biden on criminal justice: After working the middle, criticism from the left
[jwp-video n=”1″] When he became Senate Judiciary chairman in 1987, shortly before he launched his first failed presidential campaign, Biden told aides he wanted to double down on crime, according
Campaigns · 116th Congress
How Elizabeth Warren learned to be a candidate
[jwp-video n=”1″] On a scorching summer day in 2011, Warren was packing up her home in D.C. to move back to Massachusetts, when Stephanie Schriock, the president of EMILY’s List, dropped by to
Policy · 116th Congress
Airwaves reserved for educational purposes may go to 5G
[jwp-video n=”1″] In rural and impoverished communities around the country, students use the EBS spectrum for Wi-Fi access during long school bus rides and to hear lectures from far-flung metropolitan
Congress · 116th Congress
McConnell bristles at ‘hyperventilating hacks’ criticizing his blocking of election security legislation
[jwp-video n=”1″] “Mitch McConnell, the hawkish foreign policy conservative who spent decades pushing back on Russia every way I can think of, was accused of what amounts to treason by multiple
Opinion · 116th Congress
Biden vows to be less polite with Harris in Detroit debate. That won’t be enough
[jwp-video n=”1″] Early bonds It was Beau’s friendship with Harris that the elder Biden pointed to in 2016 as the reason behind his decision to endorse Harris in the California Senate race against
Congress · 116th Congress
Options for private health care a comfort and concern for veterans
[jwp-video n=”1″] Choice concerns Even the VA’s staunchest defenders acknowledge its limitations — lengthy wait times, seemingly arbitrary restrictions on medical supplies or the difficulty in
Congress · 116th Congress
They wanted term limits for leadership. Pelosi agreed. Now what?
[jwp-video n=”1″] Different pages? Other members of the group may not be on the same page as Perlmutter.
Opinion · 116th Congress
Is a blue city in a purple state having second thoughts about hosting a red convention?
[jwp-video n=”1″] A question of values Monday’s Charlotte City Council resolution was an effort by leaders to separate the city’s values from any red-meat division Trump or the GOP might stoke
Congress · 116th Congress
Inside Homestead: A tour of the Florida camp for migrant children
[jwp-video n=”1″] Homestead, which very briefly operated during the Obama presidency, is currently the Trump administration’s largest shelter — and its most controversial.
Congress · 116th Congress
House clears bill to relieve onslaught of robocalls plaguing Americans
[jwp-video n=”1″] Walden acknowledged that technology and persistent criminals adapt faster than Congress can usually act.
Congress · 116th Congress
Mueller shuns spotlight, but says probe didn’t ‘exonerate’ Trump
[jwp-video n=”1″] But few people — lawmakers and spectators alike — left the hearing room, particularly following Nadler’s warning during the first break in questioning that those in the
Congress · 116th Congress
After Mueller testimony, Pelosi, Democratic chairs crack door on impeachment
[jwp-video n=”1″] ‘Cone of silence’ Pelosi continued to decline to say if Democrats were headed toward launching impeachment proceedings, but the rhetoric she used Wednesday provided more indications