Opinion · 116th Congress
What comes after Trump — the deluge or a rational GOP?
[jwp-video n=”1″] There comes a moment in every performer’s career when the old jokes fail and the traditional applause lines are greeted with silence.
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Campaigns · 116th Congress
3 things to watch in Colorado, Oklahoma and Utah primaries Tuesday
Here are three things to watch: 1. Another progressive looks for an upset Progressive candidates saw some encouraging returns in last week’s primaries in Kentucky and New York.
Policy · 116th Congress
Supreme Court strikes down Louisiana law restricting abortion
[jwp-video n=”1″] This report was revised to correctly reflect the vote in a 2016 Supreme Court decision.
Campaigns · 116th Congress
Why the Dukakis 1988 analogy is baloney
[jwp-video n=”1″] The previous Gallup survey, conducted July 8-10 (before the convention), found Dukakis leading by only 6 points, 47 percent to 41 percent.
Campaigns · 116th Congress
What full Democratic control of Washington could mean in 2021
But his nearly $1 trillion in payroll tax increases wouldn’t fly under budget reconciliation since that would affect Social Security, said Bill Dauster, a longtime Senate Democratic aide.
Congress · 116th Congress
On policing, it’s all politics now
[jwp-video n=”1″] Still, on June 18, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she’d be willing to conference the two bills to reach a compromise solution.
Policy · 116th Congress
Border wall funding fight expected to head to Supreme Court
In a 2-1 ruling, the appeals panel said the administration violated the Appropriations Clause of the Constitution, which gives Congress exclusive funding powers, when it transferred $2.5 billion
Policy · 116th Congress
States need money. The Fed has it. Politics may be an obstacle
Democrats would provide $1 trillion to states and localities in the bill the House passed in May (HR 6800).
Campaigns · 116th Congress
Wait weeks to tally November’s votes? One ex-official says that ‘could be generous’
[jwp-video n=”1″] “The unique challenges we’ve witnessed in recent primaries is an illustration of why we thought it was so important to fight not only to ease or eliminate restrictions on vote-by-mail
Campaigns · 116th Congress
Colorado is turning blue. Will that help Andrew Romanoff?
[jwp-video n=”1″] Unaffiliated voters can cast ballots in the Democratic primary, which could have a moderating effect, Colorado Democratic consultant Rick Ridder said.
Campaigns · 116th Congress
Parties publish dirty laundry so the right people can air it
[jwp-video n=”1″] Strategy avoids duplication Since the official campaign committees can’t coordinate with their independent expenditure arms or with outside groups, strategists on both sides
Congress · 116th Congress
House passes policing bill amid familiar partisan stalemate
[jwp-video n=”1″] “I don’t know what we do now,” Senate Judiciary Chairman Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., told reporters. “It’s a shame, but we are where we are.”
Campaigns · 116th Congress
At the Races: The election’s in the mail
Bice, a state senator who worked to loosen Oklahoma’s restrictions on alcohol sales, had raised $1 million and had $200,000 on hand as of June 10.
Congress · 116th Congress
Republicans ready counterpunch over Confederate-named military bases
NDAA debate [jwp-video n=”1″] The friction over this question will loom large when the Senate takes up the defense bill, or NDAA, which is queued up for debate next week.
Congress · 116th Congress
Senate GOP policing bill stalls as Democrats block it on floor, attention swerves to House
[jwp-video n=”1″] “Why don’t we put a good bill on the floor that can pass?” Schumer said.
Policy · 116th Congress
Local advocacy groups still pushing for higher census response
[jwp-video n=”1″] Shih said his group’s outreach efforts can’t rely on records like voter registration to find these historically undercounted groups since so many in New York’s Asian American
Campaigns · 116th Congress
GOP rejects Trump pick for Meadows seat in North Carolina
House Freedom Fund, the political arm of the hard-line conservative Freedom Caucus that Meadows once led, and House Freedom Action spent more than $1 million to support Bennett, while Fix Congress Now!
Campaigns · 116th Congress
Trump wanted him ousted from GOP, but Massie coasts in primary
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Heard On The Hill · 116th Congress
Long lines at the polling place? This group sends pizza
[jwp-video n=”1″] Using donor money and the online portal Slice, they order pies from local restaurants.
Campaigns · 116th Congress
Virginia primaries: GOP taps Taylor for rematch with Luria; Democrats back Webb vs. Good
[jwp-video n=”1″] Webb wins 5th District In the 5th District, Webb was leading the four-way Democratic primary with 69 percent when the AP called the race with 64 percent of precincts