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Oct 03 2020
Headline Roundup
Supreme Court to Open New Term While Confirmation Hearings Continue
The Supreme Court will open a new term via teleconference Monday with one open seat, and the U.S. Senate moves forward on confirmation hearings despite two Republicans on the Judiciary Committee testing positive for coronavirus this week. On Saturday, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said high court nominee Amy Coney Barrett’s confirmation hearings will continue on Oct. 12. Barrett, who
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Mar 20 2019
News
Expanding the Court
“Trump has appointed conservative Justices Brett Kavanaugh and Neil Gorsuch to the court since taking office in 2017, cementing its 5-4 conservative majority. Supreme Court justices are appointed for lifetime terms, and both his appointees potentially could serve for decades. In response to Trump’s appointments, a handful of liberal activists have argued that if Democrats win the White House
The Flip Side
Jan 08 2020
News
Impeachment Update
“U.S. President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser John Bolton said on Monday he is willing to testify in the expected Senate impeachment trial of the president.” Reuters
The left is critical of McConnell’s refusal to agree to call additional witnesses.
“The core principle behind the rule of law is that justice is blind and partisan identity should not influence a
The Flip Side
Feb 13 2024
Headline Roundup
Senate Passes $95 Billion Bipartisan Foreign Aid Bill
The Senate passed a $95 billion bipartisan foreign aid bill early Tuesday morning that would provide supplemental funding for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan.
Key Details: The package passed by a 70-29 vote. Twenty-two Republicans supported it, and two Democrats, Sens. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Peter Welch (D-VT), opposed the bill, as did Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT). House Speaker Mike
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Aug 02 2019
Opinion
We Should No Longer Doubt What the Democratic Party Is Today
The Democratic debates this week demonstrated that change isn’t just coming: It’s here. To watch Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders dominate on stage against their more moderate foils was to realize that their positions are no longer marginal. CNN’s questions Tuesday night seemed designed to challenge the left-leaning proposals. That those positions were well-defended—and not unique to a
Guest Writer - Left
Aug 01 2019
News
That Democratic Fight Over Impeachment? It’s a Useful Fiction.
House members are playing semantic games when it comes to ousting the president.
Sometimes, it all comes down to semantics. Reporters have noted a spike in the number of House Democrats supporting an impeachment inquiry. There are now, by one count, 116 of them, just shy of a majority of the party. That’s up quite a bit from a couple weeks ago. But the full story is a little more
Bloomberg
May 02 2023
Headline Roundup
House Dems Unveil Secret Plan to Force ‘Clean’ Debt Ceiling Vote
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries announced a previously secret long-shot plan on Tuesday to force a vote to raise the debt ceiling and avoid a default — without GOP-backed spending cuts.
The Details: Democrats only need five Republicans to sign on to their discharge petition to force a vote on their “clean” debt limit increase, which would be added as an amendment to a bill
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The Hill
May 04 2020
News
The Senate’s return is a test case for the House
If Congress returns too soon and lawmakers contract coronavirus, leaders could face backlash for not keeping members safe. But if Congress doesn’t get back to business, leaders could take heat for sitting on the sidelines in the middle of a crisis. Those are the competing pressures that the Senate and House are under as they make decisions about when — and how — to reopen.
So far, the
Politico
May 23 2021
News
Congressman ‘Forgot’ to Cast Proxy Vote That May Have Killed Democrat-Backed Spending Package: Spokesperson
A member of the House didn’t cast a proxy vote for a fellow congressman on the Democrat-backed $1.9 billion Capitol security spending bill because it slipped his mind, according to a spokesperson.
A spokesperson for Rep. Ken Calvert (R-Calif.) told Just the News that “Calvert had been voting by proxy” for Rep. John Carter (R-Texas) “throughout the week” before the vote was held. It came
The Epoch Times
Jan 18 2024
Headline Roundup
Biden and Congressional Leaders Meet on Immigration, Foreign Aid
President Joe Biden met Wednesday with House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) to discuss a multibillion-dollar aid package for Ukraine, Israel, and the southern border.
The Details: All sides showed optimism about completing a deal following the
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