Senate passes debt limit deal
The bipartisan compromise between President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy passed with only 17 Republicans voting yes.
By Josh Israel - June 02, 2023U.S. Senate
Nearly the entire House and Senate Republican caucuses oppose equal rights. These 17 lawmakers take bigotry to an even higher level.
By Will Fritz and Josh Israel - June 02, 2023After repeatedly voting against border security funding, Republicans are pushing debt ceiling legislation that would likely slash existing funding by 22%.
By Josh Israel - May 25, 2023There could be more Black women elected to the Senate in one year than have served in the entire history of the United States.
By Emily Singer - May 23, 2023Bernie Moreno will fight 'woke corporations waging war against our conservative values,' Vance said.
By Josh Israel - May 22, 2023Right-wing election denier Jim Marchant lost his bid for Nevada secretary of state in 2022.
By Josh Israel - May 17, 2023Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) blamed Democrats after he was criticized by the White House for refusing to denounce extremists serving in the military.
By Associated Press - May 11, 2023Failed 2022 candidate and millionaire Bernie Moreno is running for Senate again in 2024 after promising not to do so.
By Josh Israel - May 10, 2023Enough Senate Republicans to filibuster legislation say they will not back any clean debt limit increase.
By Josh Israel - May 08, 2023The three-term congressman is the third candidate to declare his candidacy to replace Sen. Ben Cardin.
By Associated Press - May 04, 2023Marchant has a history of false claims and anti-semitic remarks.
By Josh Israel - May 04, 2023The NFL veteran and Obama administration alum will seek to be the first Democrat elected statewide in Texas since 1994.
By Associated Press - May 03, 2023A bipartisan resolution that would have recognized the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment failed to get a filibuster-proof majority.
By Josh Israel - April 27, 2023A new poll found that a nationwide ban on the drug mifepristone is overwhelmingly unpopular — including among Republicans.
By Emily Singer - April 24, 2023Two Republicans joined Democrats to reject a proposal that would have limited the ability of the Department of Veterans Affairs to offer abortion care.
By Associated Press - April 23, 2023During her confirmation hearing, Republicans attacked Julie Su for implementing a pro-worker law when she was California labor secretary.
By Josh Israel - April 21, 2023House Republican leaders want to cut spending from the Inflation Reduction Act in exchange for raising the debt ceiling, despite a recent poll showing public support for it.
By Oliver Willis - April 20, 2023The ad was produced by the tax-exempt group One Nation, which has received millions of dollars from fossil fuel companies in recent years.
By Josh Israel - April 19, 2023Democratic governors are standing strong and adding protections, while Republicans are doubling down on restrictive bans.
By Rebekah Sager - April 18, 2023Since the 2010 U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, political spending and dark money in elections have soared to record highs.
By Matt Cohen - April 17, 2023Mark Lamb supported QAnon-promoting influencers and has a history of extremist positions against democracy, abortion rights, and gun safety.
By Josh Israel - April 13, 2023Eliminating the department would impact the administration of federal education grants, student loans, and how students' civil rights protections are enforced.
By Emily Singer - April 13, 2023The Department of Health and Human Services has proposed an update to critical federal health privacy protections under HIPAA to safeguard patients who access abortion care and physicians who provide it.
By Rebekah Sager - April 12, 2023An ad released by the National Republican Senatorial Committee claims Pennsylvania’s senior senator has been ‘caught’ in ‘scandal after scandal.’
By Josh Israel - April 12, 2023Republicans voted against an assault weapons ban and have advocated for safety net cuts.
By Oliver Willis - April 06, 2023A proposal to codify protections from discrimination on the basis of sex and gender identity in federal law previously stalled in the House.
By 19th News - April 01, 2023Starbucks founder and former CEO Howard Schultz was called to testify before a Senate committee about the company’s efforts to undermine unionization efforts.
By Oliver Willis - March 30, 2023The Union of Concerned Scientists calls wind ‘one of the cleanest and most sustainable ways to generate electricity.’
By Josh Israel - March 29, 2023Sen. Tommy Tuberville has vowed to continue preventing the confirmation of military appointments unless the Department of Defense stops protecting legal abortion access for service members.
By Rebekah Sager - March 28, 2023Republicans in Congress have already filed bills to undermine labor rights, eliminate the agency that oversees workplace safety, and roll back wage protections.
By Josh Israel - March 24, 2023Sen. Rick Scott used 2021 footage of Dr. Anthony Fauci trying to convince a D.C. resident to get vaccinated to question President Joe Biden’s current pandemic strategy.
By Josh Israel - March 22, 2023