Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) sounds unmoved from his filibuster positioning of months past, telling reporters Tuesday that the nuclear option…
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Schumer Sets MLK Day Deadline To Consider Filibuster Changes, Ties Urgency To Jan 6 Anniversary
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) said that the chamber will debate and vote on rule changes to help pass…
‘Moderate’ Has Become The Most Meaningless Term In Politics
News outlets trot out the term every time Sens. Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) make headlines: “moderates.” Usually,…
Is Redistricting Actually Going Better For Democrats Than Expected? A Debate Ensues
While the stretch between late December and the beginning of January is usually marked by slow news days patched over…
Here’s Where Republicans Are Aiming The Brunt Of Their Gerrymandering Might
While anti-partisan gerrymandering legislation languishes in a Senate gridlocked by Republicans and the filibuster, both parties on the state level…
Biden Says Trump Running In 2024 Only Increases The Likelihood That He Will Too
President Joe Biden affirmed Wednesday that he intends to run again in 2024, and that former President Donald Trump running…
The Sausage Making: Biden Says He And Manchin ‘Are Going To Get Something Done’
Your intermittent briefing on negotiations over the reconciliation bill. President Joe Biden told reporters Tuesday that he still thinks “there’s…
The Sausage Making: Even Moderates Are Pissed At Manchin
Your intermittent briefing on negotiations over the reconciliation bill. As Democrats reckon with Sen. Joe Manchin’s (D-WV) newly aggressive opposition…
Jayapal Calls On Biden To Do As Much As He Can Through Executive Action, Citing Manchin’s ‘Lack Of Integrity’
Congressional Progressive Caucus Chair Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) called on President Joe Biden to use executive action as a last resort…
Gloomy Economic Forecasts Follow Manchin’s Build Back Better Blowup
Economic forecasters are downgrading predictions for the United States’ GDP growth in 2022 following news that Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV)…