The retirement announcements are starting to flow in. There are a number of Senators and Representatives who are not running for re-election or won’t be seeking re-election because they’re running for a different position (noted with an asterisk). Notably, the… Read More ›
Robert Mueller is testifying in front of the House Judiciary and House Intelligence Committees on Wednesday. In preparation for the hearing, here are 5 resources for you: The full Mueller Report: http://abcnews.go.com/images/Politics/Mueller-Report-Redacted-April-18-2019.pdf Mueller’s executive summaries of Section 1 and 2:… Read More ›
The federal protections for women who find themselves in harms way are about to go up in smoke. The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) has helped usher in many critical protections, resources, and responses for these women. It is legislation… Read More ›
Elections matter. Specifically, the 2018 midterms were really, really important. What Happened? Last night, Speaker Pelosi made the House members vote on a resolution to block Trump’s national “emergency.” It passed 245-182, with 13 Republicans voting Yes with the Democrats…. Read More ›
Do you have any interest in Trump’s tax returns? If so, you’re going to want to pay attention to what the House Ways and Means Committee is doing. Taxes are a top issue for this committee, but by no means… Read More ›
Congress is supposed to serve as a check and balance on the President and federal agencies. We didn’t see a lot of that when the Republicans were in the majority, but now that the Democrats are in control, we’re already… Read More ›
What do the Democrats stand for? If you’re tired of hearing that from people, give them this list. These are the issues the Democrats are tackling first now that they have the majority in the House. They now chair the… Read More ›
Do you have any interest in the special counsel’s investigation or maybe impeachment? Well, you’re going to want to pay attention to what the House Judiciary Committee is doing. Beyond those bombshell issues, the fact that the Democrats are in… Read More ›
I’ve written about the process of impeachment, but today I want to talk a bit about my evolving stance on the timing of an impeachment process. When the Democrats won the House, I knew that we’d finally have a check… Read More ›
Congress is supposed to serve as a check and balance on the President and federal agencies (not to mention the Judiciary). We didn’t see a lot of that when the Republicans were in the majority, but now with the Democrats… Read More ›
If there was one thing that the American people voted for in the midterm elections, it was to restore checks and balances in our government. Ok, maybe healthcare was the #1 reason, but having a Congress that conducted oversight was… Read More ›
Millions of Americans are already affected by the shutdown. Federal employees aren’t getting a paycheck (right at the end of the holiday season no less.) Others are being told their food stamps aren’t guaranteed if the shutdown continues. There is… Read More ›
Look at any Tuesday and there is a high chance that an election is happening somewhere in the country. Post midterms, we should expect a lot of movement–new governors asking state legislators to join their administration which then opens up… Read More ›
Mitch McConnell has always been a thorn in the Democrats’ side, but now he’s blocking a bill that the Republican House has already passed, and a majority of his Senate Republicans want to pass. The First Step Act is a… Read More ›
As soon as the Democrats officially gain the majority in the House when they are sworn in at the start of the 116th Congress, they’ll impeach President Trump and our national nightmare will be over, right? Sorry, but no. So… Read More ›
Winning never gets old, does it? Midterms 2018 was full of good news for the Democrats, and the good news keeps coming. As of the evening of Nov. 20, the Democrats have flipped 38 seats in the House (remember we… Read More ›
Even though the 116th Congress won’t begin until January 3, the discussion about who will become the next Speaker of the House has been a big news story of late. Here’s how the process works, and the awesome powers that… Read More ›
So what happened in the Midterms? Honestly, there are so many stories, I will have to break them up into a couple of posts. But for today, let’s get started with the biggest stories and some of the quieter stories… Read More ›
A lot of polls have said that the Democrats have an excellent shot at gaining the majority in the House of Representatives. But the devil is in the details. As this helpful graphic from FiveThirtyEight shows, the % chance they… Read More ›
The news of a Republican revolt in the House around a potential vote on DACA/immigration is heating up. The fact that a group of Republicans are going over Paul Ryan’s head is huge news. But this story comes with a… Read More ›
