Alabama House Democrats introduce bill to protect contraceptive access
Alabama House Democrats filed a bill in the House last week to protect access to birth control.
By Alander Rocha, Alabama Reflector - March 13, 2024Alabama House Democrats filed a bill in the House last week to protect access to birth control.
By Alander Rocha, Alabama Reflector - March 13, 2024Two new education bills have been introduced by Democrats in the Ohio House: One to ensure school meals for any students who request them, and another to increase base teacher salaries to $50,000 per year. The future of the proposed laws is uncertain with Republican supermajorities controlling both the Ohio House and Ohio Senate.
By Susan Tebben, Ohio Capital Journal - February 15, 2024Watchdogs and Republicans say power is concentrated in too few hands in Trenton
By Dana DiFilippo, New Jersey Monitor - February 15, 2024On a call with reporters ahead of former President Donald Trump’s speech to a National Rifle Association gathering in Harrisburg, U.S. Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) and U.S. Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-Fla.) said the choice between President Joe Biden and Trump is clear when it comes to guns.
By Kim Lyons, Pennsylvania Capital-Star - February 09, 2024The right flank of the House Republican caucus has vowed to oust Rep. Kevin McCarthy as House speaker if he doesn't adhere to its demands.
By Emily Singer - September 21, 2023State Sen. Joe Morrissey lost his primary run for reelection Tuesday night against Del. Lashrecse Aird in a campaign focused on abortion rights.
By Emily Singer - June 21, 2023Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is spinning his party’s failures as a mandate.
By Josh Israel - January 24, 2023Democrats from across the country will come to Washington this week to focus on discussing how they can protect LGBTQ rights, voting rights, and democracy.
By Associated Press - December 06, 2022McEachin had recently been reelected for a fourth time to represent the Congressional district comprising most of Richmond, Virginia’s state capital.
By Associated Press - November 29, 2022The plan would close a tax loophole and raise an estimated $203 billion over a decade, which Democrats say would be used to delay until 2031 a shortfall in the Medicare trust fund.
By Associated Press - July 09, 2022Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) joined 35 House Democrats in asking the president to impose vaccine restrictions ahead of the holiday season, as polls show a majority of Americans would support the policy.
By Jacob Gardenswartz - November 12, 2021The 26-year-old progressive organizer would be the district’s first Black representative.
By Nick Vachon - October 25, 2021LGBTQ people are making progress in politics, but they still have a long way to go to achieve equitable representation.
By Casey Quinlan - July 29, 2021The stakes are high.
By Associated Press - July 11, 2021‘This ruling is much worse than we had anticipated,’ said an attorney for the Brennan Center for Justice.
By Associated Press - July 02, 2021The Democratic Party’s identification advantage is the largest it’s been since 2012.
By Emily Singer - April 07, 2021Approaches to election reform reflect a partisan disagreement over the problem that needs solving.
By Associated Press - April 02, 2021In modern times, Virginia is second only to Texas in the number of executions it has carried out.
By Associated Press - March 24, 2021The goal: to make sure at least something gets passed.
By Amy Lieu - February 23, 2021‘The pandemic made a bad situation worse, with women and people of color paying the price.’
By Amy Lieu - February 11, 2021The state is set to become the first in the South to end capital punishment.
By Amy Lieu - February 04, 2021Recent CDC reports show a troubling lack of data on the matter.
By Amy Lieu - February 02, 2021‘Republicans won’t police their own.’
By Amy Lieu - February 01, 2021Congressional Republicans say increasing the federal minimum wage to $15 will cost millions of jobs. Experts say that’s not quite true.
By Amy Lieu - January 26, 2021Democratic lesbian and gay lawmakers say they’re determined to improve the lives of LGBTQ people, now that they have control of the Senate once more.
By Casey Quinlan - January 17, 2021Nothing is certain, but Democrats, including President-elect Joe Biden, want the checks ‘out the door’ as soon as possible.
By Amy Lieu - January 09, 2021She just shattered another glass ceiling.
By Donna Provencher - November 07, 2020Democrats have ambitious plans if they take back the White House and Senate.
By Emily Singer - November 03, 2020Joe Biden beat Donald Trump in polling results every time the two faced off.
By Tana Ganeva - October 23, 2020‘The president now appears to be attempting to buy votes just weeks before the election using taxpayer dollars,’ lawmakers said.
By Amy Lieu - October 14, 2020