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Against backdrop of voting rights fight, Senate GOP can’t hide their racism in nomination hearing

It seems a new “get tough” attitude is taking hold among Senate Democrats this week, with Majority Leader Chuck Schumer ready to force his caucus’ hand on ending the filibuster for voting rights. Now …

Wed Jan 12, 2022

Democratic lawmakers blast Supreme Court commission for 'both-sidesing' court politicization

Four congressional Democrats wrote a scathing letter to President Joe Biden’s Supreme Court reform commission this week, calling out the commission’s failure to address or even examine the degree to …

Sat Nov 20, 2021

Sen. Whitehouse says allegations against Kavanaugh were ‘swept under the rug’ by FBI

Talk about perfect timing. During a hearing on the FBI’s mishandling of allegations against Larry Nassar, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse raised questions about whether the Nassar investigation was the only …

Thu Sep 16, 2021

The Big Lie of election fraud is a full-bore GOP scam, entirely bankrolled by right-wing dark money

The entire effort to promote Trump’s Big Lie—a lie that boldly ascribes (without any evidence whatsoever) some obscure, sinister taint of “election fraud” to the 2020 election—is itself a fraud, …

Sat Aug 7, 2021

The FBI apparently lied about investigating Kavanaugh. What are Democrats going to do about it?

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has now admitted that it failed to investigate even the most “relevant” of the 4,500 tips it received during an investigation into sexual assault …

Fri Jul 23, 2021

Following on bombshell ProPublica tax scoops, Warren and Whitehouse demand investigation

Following up on ProPublica’s critical reporting on the “secret IRS files” showing myriad ways the ultrawealthy avoid paying taxes, Democratic Senators Elizabeth Warren …

Thu Jul 15, 2021

Some Democrats are getting frustrated with Garland's foot-dragging at Justice Department

Donald Trump spent four years twisting the federal government to his own purposes, and nowhere was that more evident than in the Department of Justice. The urgency of cleaning house at Justice cannot …

Wed Jun 16, 2021

McConnell's delaying tactics on infrastructure wear thin with Democrats who aren't Manchin or Sinema

President Joe Biden is pursuing “multiple paths forward” on infrastructure, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki told reporters Wednesday. That means a lot of congressional Democrats …

Thu Jun 10, 2021

Biden has a Federalist Society problem on his Supreme Court planning commission

President Joe Biden has been shockingly and happily progressive in his first hundred days in office. He has ignored the pearl-clutching of the deficit peacocks and passed a New Deal-style COVID-19 …

Tue May 11, 2021