Opinion · 118th Congress
Is the American dream for everyone? Just ask Ilhan Omar
House of Representatives should be Exhibit No. 1 in the resilience of the American dream, the tale of someone starting out with little who has risen to the top.
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Congress · 118th Congress
Senate Republicans to House GOP on Biden probes: Evidence matters
It received 11 other donations originating in China that year, culminating in $1 million on Dec. 31, 2017.
Opinion · 117th Congress
The powerful legacy of the Jan. 6 committee
Another Gallup survey found that Americans, by more than a 2-to-1 margin, believed that the Watergate committee was motivated by a desire to “get at facts” rather than to “discredit” Nixon.
Congress · 117th Congress
Power Rankings: How political players resemble the top college football teams in all the land
Playoff-bound 1. Alabama — Senate Majority Leader Charles E.
Opinion · 117th Congress
Why ‘no corporate PAC money’ pledges are important
In fact, voters’ positive response across the county and across party lines for this pledge has helped build major support and momentum for reforms like the For the People Act (HR 1/S1).
Opinion · 117th Congress
As federal pro-voter reform stalls, advocates should prepare for state-level action
Some pin their hopes on the House Democrats’ HR 1, also known as the For the People Act, which aims to establish national voter registration and mail-in voting standards. Others look to the John R.
Opinion · 117th Congress
My uphill battle not to worry about our democracy
[jwp-video n=”1″] In December, 126 House Republicans, including leaders Kevin McCarthy and Steve Scalise, joined a federal lawsuit attempting to overturn Biden’s victory in four pivotal states
Opinion · 117th Congress
After four difficult years, let’s open government up ‘For the People’
John Sarbanes and input from across our caucus, we brought HR 1 to the floor and passed it.
Opinion · 117th Congress
Reformers say HR 1 will fortify our democracy.
This promise will soon be put to the test when Congress considers HR 1, the For the People Act of 2021.
Opinion · 117th Congress
Errant Republicans must loudly hail Biden’s legitimacy
[jwp-video n=”1″] Some of these private reassessments have been prompted by the crassest reason imaginable — the growing corporate move to cut off PAC support for the 147 senators and House
Opinion · 116th Congress
Biden at bat: ‘There is no joy in Mudville’
But for 1 in 4 voters, the candidates’ personalities were more important to their decision than policies. Biden won those voters 64 percent to 31 percent.
Opinion · 116th Congress
The Heedless Horseman Republicans and their COVID denial
[jwp-video n=”1″] Until recently, the greatest superspreader event in American history was a Sept. 28, 1918, Liberty Loan parade in Philadelphia as the influenza epidemic raged.
Opinion · 116th Congress
Double standards for 2020 Democratic hopefuls? You don’t say
[jwp-video n=”1″] In her shoes As her foes almost too gleefully celebrated her exit, others had thoughts. Glynda C.
Opinion · 116th Congress
How America’s mayor became America’s State Department
[jwp-video n=”1″] It’s not that Giuliani didn’t want to be secretary of State, because he made it clear in the days after Trump won the presidency that he did.
Opinion · 116th Congress
Impeachment is already a gold mine. Shut down fundraising until it’s over
[jwp-video n=”1″] Not the only one The president may be the most brazen impeachment fundraiser in Washington, but he certainly hasn’t been the only one.
Opinion · 116th Congress
The women trying to impeach Trump — and the men making it so damn hard
[jwp-video n=”1″] “It was the congressman’s job to make the case and move forward with impeachment proceedings,” she said.
Opinion · 116th Congress
Why Congress would be better off holding no hearings at all
OK … [jwp-video n=”1″] The circus continued But Nadler wasn’t the only chairman who seemed to be wasting Americans’ time last week.
Opinion · 116th Congress
Joe Biden is old. Who cares?
[jwp-video n=”1″] Leading party icons Top among those is Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg, 86, the beloved “Notorious RBG.”
Opinion · 116th Congress
Why the GOP victory in North Carolina spells disaster for Democrats in 2020
[jwp-video n=”1″] But perhaps our most important weapon in this fight was President Trump himself.
Opinion · 116th Congress
Hickenlooper, Inslee and Bullock are at 1 percent.
[jwp-video n=”1″] The governor’s edge Hickenlooper is 100 percent right.