Arthur Miller’s “The Crucible,” Anton Chekhov’s “The Seagull” and George Bernard Shaw’s “Man and Superman” all have something in common with the Democrats’ $1.75 trillion social spending bill: They are all dramas in four acts.
Author: Chad Pergram
Would GOP, other factors eclipse a McCarthy bid to become House speaker?
House Republicans haven’t searched for a House speaker they can all truly rally around for 580 years. At least it seems that way.
Congress will be home for Christmas — if only in its dreams
It was early November when Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., declared the Senate would consider the Democrats’ social spending bill during the week of Nov. 15, but that came before everything went haywire in the House of Representatives a f…
Hyper-local elections are reminiscent of 1993
Believe it or not, all politics are still local.
What happens if the House votes on the social spending bill this week without Manchin’s blessing
Here’s the problem if House Democrats push a vote this week on the social spending package in the face of threatened opposition from Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV):
Reporter’s Notebook: US Capitol has its share of ghosts
Some politicians naturally have skeletons in their closets. But some real skeletons haunt Capitol Hill. You’ve heard of Tales from the Crypt. But how about tales from the Congressional crypt?
Reporter’s Notebook: Why subpoenas and ‘contempt of Congress’ threats don’t always last
When it comes to subpoenas and “contempt of Congress,” Capitol Hill is kind of like a gym.
No infrastructure bill but an off-ramp instead
Democrats and Republicans forged what appeared to be a compromise on the debt ceiling Wednesday.
Reporter’s Notebook: Progressives, moderate Dems trapped in congressional version of ‘Schmigadoon!’
On Capitol Hill, left-wing lawmakers and a faction of centrists are “together” when it comes to big concepts like major upgrades in infrastructure and even a substantial social spending plan. But not everything is rosy.
Nancy Pelosi, Mick Jagger and the $3.5 trillion social spending bill
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is tailoring her public comments about the debt ceiling, government shutdown, social spending bill, infrastructure packages to a very specific audience: House Democrats who she needs to court to secure their votes.