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Democrats are voting for a bill that undermines religious rights
Legislative efforts to, in effect, coerce religious Americans into betraying sincere, time-honored convictions are the opposite of equality under the law. Source: https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/biden-democrats-congress-voting-equality-act-are-undermining-religious-rights-ncna1258787 Droolin’ Dog…
Senate Democrats make final pitch for including minimum wage hike in coronavirus bill
Senate Democrats made their final pitch on Wednesday to the official who will decide whether language to increase the minimum wage can be included in…
Democrats plot their Plan B to save minimum wage hike
Democrats are scrambling to piece together a backup plan that could save their minimum wage hike from getting tossed out of President Joe Biden’s $1.9…
The swift rise and disastrous fall of Andrew Cuomo, America’s wannabe Covid hero
Democrats need to reckon with the record of politicians on both sides of the aisle who have used Trump, the pandemic, or both to elevate…
Democrats introduce an immigration overhaul bill. Here’s what would change.
The legislation faces long odds in Congress and activists are wondering whether the president has a strategy to land a bill on his desk. Source:…
‘Recipe for disaster’: Dem fears mount over immigration overhaul
Democrats in Texas and other states where immigration has been a lightning rod issue are growing increasingly uneasy that the White House is walking into…
Texas Democrats call on Cruz to resign
Texas Democrats are calling on Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) to resign and be expelled after pictures surfaced of him traveling to Cancun, Mexico, while millions…
Raskin: Trump found guilty in ‘the court of public opinion and the court of history’
The lead House impeachment manager called final vote a “dramatic success in historical terms.” Source: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/meet-the-press/raskin-trump-found-guilty-court-public-opinion-court-history-n1257915 Droolin’ Dog sniffed out this story and shared it…
Coons blames McConnell for Trump acquittal: We needed ‘more Republican courage’
Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.) on Sunday blamed Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) for former President Trump’s acquittal in his second Senate impeachment trial.Appearing on ABC’s…
Democrats revive debate over calling impeachment witnesses
Democrats are reviving a debate over whether to call witnesses for the impeachment trial against former President Trump, an issue that as of Friday many…
Newly released footage shows Schumer’s ‘near miss’ with Capitol rioters
Security footage shown during the second day of former President Trump’s second impeachment trial showed then-Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and his security detail being forced…
The biggest ACA overhaul in a decade is underway
Democrats’ coronavirus relief proposal includes major changes to the Affordable Care Act, aiming to make health insurance more affordable for the millions of people who…
Raskin gets emotional recounting personal experience on Jan. 6: ‘This cannot be our future’
Rep. Jamie Raskin (Md.), the lead House Democratic impeachment manager, became emotional while presenting the case against former President Trump in Tuesday’s trial as he…
Lawmakers lay blame on Trump over riot as second impeachment trial looms
Republican and Democratic members of Congress on Sunday weighed in on the second impeachment trial of former President Trump, set to begin in the Senate this…
Democrats’ big shift in Trump’s second impeachment
Democrats made a push for witnesses central to President Donald Trump’s first impeachment trial. But not this time. Senate Democrats are making it clear they’re…
Booker reintroduces ‘baby bonds’ bill to give all newborns a $1K savings account
U.S. Sen. Cory Booker introduced legislation on Thursday that would create a federally-funded savings account for every newborn in the United States, an idea he…
AOC tutors Dems on mastering social media
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who captivated millions this week with an Instagram Live monologue about her Capitol siege experience, shared her social media savvy Wednesday during…
Pelosi pushing Newsom to pick Schiff for next California AG: report
Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) is reportedly lobbying for California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) to appoint House Intelligence Committee Chair Adam Schiff as the state’s attorney…
NY Republicans want Justice Department to subpoena Cuomo over nursing homes
New York’s Republican House delegation is asking the Department of Justice (DOJ) to subpoena New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) over the state’s handling of COVID-19…
Democrats’ push to increase minimum wage to $15 runs into roadblocks
Congressional Democrats and Joe Biden made the $15 minimum wage a key part of their 2020 platform. But it’s now at risk of exclusion or…
Dems moving ahead with vote to strip Marjorie Taylor Greene of her committee posts
House Democrats are forging ahead with a resolution to strip freshman Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of her committee assignments, rejecting a last-minute pitch from GOP…
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