McConnell claims he wants to ‘do an infrastructure bill’ as he works hard to block one
It’s not the first time he’s stonewalled infrastructure spending for trumped-up reasons, either.
By Donna Provencher - March 30, 2021It’s not the first time he’s stonewalled infrastructure spending for trumped-up reasons, either.
By Donna Provencher - March 30, 2021The bill is being denounced as a ‘blatant and extremely partisan power grab.’
By Associated Press - March 30, 2021Republican state lawmakers across the country have introduced hundreds of voter suppression bills — some of which have already passed.
By Emily Singer - March 24, 2021In the wake of two mass shootings, the vice president is calling on Congress to act on gun control.
By Emily Singer - March 24, 2021It would be ‘the only state without an airport, without a car dealership, without a capital city, without a landfill,’ said Rep. Jody Hice.
By Emily Singer - March 23, 2021‘It’s not enough to just say, well, we’re committed to this. We want to get it done.’
By Donna Provencher - March 22, 2021The legislation would give inspectors general the ability to subpoena officials who no longer work in the federal government.
By Emily Singer - March 19, 2021Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin said that the filibuster has a ‘death grip on American democracy.’
By Emily Singer - March 16, 2021Congressional Republicans are having trouble accepting that the $1.9 trillion plan is way more popular than they are.
By Josh Israel - March 15, 2021Polls show Americans know what’s in the American Rescue Plan and like it.
By Josh Israel - March 12, 2021Republican leaders are predicting a big ‘boom,’ but they don’t want Joe Biden to get any praise for it.
By Josh Israel - March 11, 2021But thanks to congressional Democrats, the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan is headed to President Joe Biden’s desk.
By Josh Israel - March 10, 2021President Joe Biden already has pledged to name a Black woman to the Supreme Court if a seat opens up.
By Associated Press - March 08, 2021Ron Johnson’s effort to drag out passage of the popular bill failed, as senators now have less time to debate it.
By Emily Singer - March 05, 2021‘A formal investigation into potential misuses of position was warranted,’ a Transportation Department watchdog reported.
By Associated Press - March 04, 2021H.R. 1 seeks to root out corruption in campaigns, but Republicans — many of whom expressed concerns about ‘election integrity’ — voted against it.
By Emily Singer - March 04, 2021President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion plan is overwhelmingly popular, even among GOP voters.
By Josh Israel - March 03, 2021Congressional Republicans didn’t complain when they got millions of dollars for their own pet projects.
By Josh Israel - February 26, 2021‘Well, there’s a lot to happen between now and ’24.’
By Emily Singer - February 26, 2021‘If Republican Senators are going to stay with him, they will not win again,’ Donald Trump said.
By Donna Provencher - February 22, 2021Rep. Ted Budd’s bill is a liability shield for businesses whose employees or customers become sick with the coronavirus.
By Josh Israel - February 19, 2021House Republican leaders want to ensure not a single GOP lawmaker votes for President Joe Biden’s coronavirus relief bill.
By Emily Singer - February 19, 2021Mitch McConnell has just a 19% approval rating after his vote to acquit Donald Trump on a technicality of his own making.
By Emily Singer - February 16, 2021Republicans are repeating the false claim that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is responsible for security at the U.S. Capitol.
By Emily Singer - February 15, 2021State and local Republican parties are censuring members of Congress who voted to impeach or convict Donald Trump.
By Emily Singer - February 15, 2021Progressive groups note that the existing system lets the Senate minority ‘nullify the results of the election and block progress on popular legislation.’
By Josh Israel - February 09, 2021The latest report from the Brennan Center for Justice found the number of voter suppression bills has skyrocketed since Donald Trump’s election loss.
By Emily Singer - February 09, 2021Gov. Larry Hogan now says the relief bill needs to be more ‘bipartisan.’
By Josh Israel - February 08, 2021Removing Greene from her committee assignments was just a first step.
By Emily Singer - February 05, 2021The GOP minority has slowed the confirmation process to a crawl.
By Josh Israel - February 04, 2021