[ad_1] While the belief among nearly everyone in Biden’s orbit is that he’ll ultimately give the all-clear, his indecision has resulted in an awkward deep-freeze across the party — in which some potential presidential aspirants and scores of major donors are strategizing and even developing a Plan B while tryingContinue Reading
[ad_1] With all 49 Republicans already in favor and many Democrats still undecided, Biden’s party is highly alarmed that the disapproval resolution could pass. That outcome would spotlight the party’s divide over the issues of crime and D.C. self-governance. “I have concerns about passage here. Of course, the president couldContinue Reading
[ad_1] “We’re going to try to move faster,” Democratic state Sen. Rosemary Bayer said in an interview Tuesday morning. “After years of not getting an inch, now we’re making real plans.” “Some of the legislation we have goes back 10 years,” added Bayer, who represented the town of Oxford inContinue Reading
[ad_1] Here are five takeaways from the day: Democrats throw down gauntlet on abortion Worried about the prospect of a national abortion ban, and being surrounded by states that have restricted access to the procedure, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper, and Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, allContinue Reading
[ad_1] But they’ll have to endure a contentious and expensive intraparty battle first, one that’s already testing loyalties. Nancy Pelosi threw her support behind Schiff Thursday — if Feinstein decides to retire — and 20 current or former members of Congress from California joined the former speaker in his camp.Continue Reading
[ad_1] “He’s a great retail politician and a real good campaigner,” former Clinton-era Agriculture Secretary Mike Espy, a Democrat who ran for Senate in 2018 and 2020, said of Presley. “He will probably raise enough money.” Reeves, the incumbent governor, may be unusually vulnerable for a red-state Republican. Democrats pointContinue Reading
[ad_1] In an interview, Cardin made clear he’s not calling it quits yet. He cracked about those raising money with the Senate in mind: “If they raise money now, they can turn it over to me, can’t they?” “I guess they’re ahead of themselves,” Cardin said, reiterating his end ofContinue Reading
[ad_1] Neither Scott nor any other congressional Republican was invited to what’s seen as the opening act of policing discussions after Nichols’ death last month following a brutal beating by Memphis officers: Thursday’s Black Caucus meeting with President Joe Biden. The all-Democratic invite list went out despite the House’s record-highContinue Reading
[ad_1] Plaskett, a former prosecutor, made history in the role as the first delegate to serve as an impeachment manager. Fellow impeachment manager Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.), now the top Democrat on the Oversight Committee, was once her law professor at American University. Jeffries also nominated three members of theContinue Reading
[ad_1] Twitter didn’t reply when asked why Musk didn’t schedule meetings with the minority party in the House. Democrats, for their part, still want to hear from him, even as they don’t put much faith in their Republican colleagues to hold him accountable. When it comes to Musk primarily meetingContinue Reading