Even as he heads out the door, Derek Kilmer is still trying to fix Congress
But I liken it to a conversation I had with the House chaplain when things were really off the rails.
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Democrats renew push on Supreme Court ethics, but GOP dissents
cases, introduced new legislation and assured further investigation, while outside groups have pushed for more overt action in response to what they say is the latest sign of a court running off the rails
House Over-slight Committee — Congressional Hits and Misses
A House Oversight markup went off the rails this week and highlights this episode of Congressional Hits and Misses.
Biden visits key city in swing state as Trump rails against him at courthouse
President Joe Biden arrives at the Wilmington Convention Center in North Carolina to speak about clean water projects on Thursday.
Campaigns · 118th Congress
At the Races: Gerrywhatnow?
Starting gate Western rails: President Joe Biden’s stop in Las Vegas last week to announce $3 billion in new rail funding to connect the city with Southern California has generated fodder for the
Of neighbors, fear and a fractured — and armed — America
Am I really being paranoid when I could envision my harmless interaction with the couple next door going off the rails?
Will Democrats raise the volume on expressing what they believe in?
When it comes to political third rails — from abortion to gun reform to the state of our democracy — and after some nudging and throat-clearing, Democrats are acting positively positive.
Campaigns · 117th Congress
Trump critic Kinzinger wades into Utah Senate race against Lee
I did a video where I just said the Republican Party is off the rails,” Kinzinger said Thursday. “Now we have over 200,000 members, over 6,000 volunteers.
Campaigns · 117th Congress
GOP outsider offers Beltway donors 30-minute sitdowns
Kent, a far-right Republican who has the backing of former President Donald Trump and regularly rails against the Beltway establishment, is working to set up back-to-back meetings all day at the
Campaigns · 117th Congress
Can a populist Missouri Democrat win back rural and working-class voters?
He rails against big-box stores that have gutted local economies and investors who have jacked up housing prices, and he promises to ban foreign ownership of American agricultural land to counter
Heard On The Hill · 117th Congress
He may be a political scientist, but Rep. David Price doesn’t have a ‘magic key’
And the polarization is asymmetrical in the sense that the Republican Party has particularly gone off the rails in terms of ideological extremism.
Congress · 117th Congress
He got Congress to care about antitrust again. Now time is running out, says David Cicilline
But Cicilline and his supporters point to the rise of the consumer welfare standard in antitrust law as where things went off the rails for the U.S. economy.
Policy · 117th Congress
Better watch your speed, watchdog and others tell a flush Amtrak
Amtrak says that estimate would effectively “gold-plate” freight tracks in order to give Amtrak access to rails it has a right to.
Congress · 117th Congress
‘Rise in violent rhetoric’: Lawmakers in both parties report spike in death threats
“It seems like when people go off the rails, their goal is to hurt everyone present — not just the member of Congress, but everyone present,” said one long-serving House Republican granted anonymity
Heard On The Hill · 117th Congress
‘Mayor Pete’ looks inside a political marriage
“We are excited with an exclamation point,” the avowed policy wonk said, eager to discuss roads, rails and pipelines, oh my!
White House · 117th Congress
Eye on infrastructure: White House looks past GOP’s Cheney purge
consequences of rolling back tax cuts on upper-income taxpayers and businesses to pay for Biden’s sweeping infrastructure plan — spending that, as envisioned by the White House, would go well beyond roads, rails
White House · 117th Congress
Biden and Harris hit the road after joint session address to sell agenda
The Biden administration’s road show will feature events aimed at selling both a $2 trillion-plus infrastructure package that would invest in everything from roads, rails and bridges to broadband
Policy · 116th Congress
Biden will support Amtrak; can he convince GOP?
How his years riding the rails put him on a first-name basis with Amtrak staff. How he announced his first presidential bid at the train station in Wilmington in 1987.
Campaigns · 116th Congress
New Jersey’s machine takes a rare loss on primary day
It’s worth considering as Trump rails against vote-by-mail as a scheme to steal his reelection that both parties lose some of the control on the levers of power they’ve gotten used to when voting
Campaigns · 116th Congress
Who is Thomas Massie, the House member Trump wants thrown out of the GOP?
“He also rails against the swamp, rails against lobbyists, and then sends emails to lobbyists to attend his fundraisers, which arrive in our in-boxes quarterly.”