Former President Barack Obama says Republicans have been "cowed into accepting" a series of positions that "would be unrecognizable and unacceptable even five years ago […]
Continue readingTag: democrats
Sen. Manchin Says He Won’t Vote In Favor Of The For The People Act
Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., said Sunday that he will not vote for S.1, known as the For The People Act, the massive elections and ethics […]
Continue readingNevada’s Legislature Strengthens Voting Rights, Health Care
The first – and only – state where women make up a majority of lawmakers, Nevada’s Democrat-led legislature passed bills to expand mail-in voting and […]
Continue readingWhy Mitch McConnell Has ‘Best Of Both Worlds’ With The Filibuster
"Mitch McConnell and Republicans have the best of both worlds. Simple majority votes for what they care about—tax cuts and judges," says Chris Hayes. "Then […]
Continue readingBiden Stuck Between Manchin And GOP In Infrastructure Deal
With legislation that could partially define his legacy hanging in the balance, Biden is facing a largely hostile GOP and some Democrats – particularly West […]
Continue readingFixated Trump Is Still Trying To Overturn The 2020 Election
Professor Jen Golbeck, who monitors the dark corners of the web where things like QAnon lurk, discusses what MAGA world is saying online about Trump's […]
Continue reading‘Fascists’: Former DNC Chair Slams GOP For Fueling Trump’s ‘Big Lie’
As Republicans in Congress try to bury an investigation into the Capitol Hill riot, citizen Trump and the GOP continue to stoke real-world threats and […]
Continue readingThe Dangers Of Trump’s Big Lie—And Republicans Actually Believing It
“In the same way cult members might follow a self-described prophet who seems like an obvious crank to outsiders, the people inside the movement are […]
Continue readingDemocratic ‘Moderates’ Not Fighting Hard Enough For Democracy Says Dowd
As voting rights are under assault, a politics expert calls for moderate Democrats to fight harder to defend our democracy. ‘I'm today more upset,’ Matthew […]
Continue reading