In a move that should certainly alarm the White House, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) is now calling for an investigation into Donald Trump’s business ties to Russia. CNN reports that Graham, who chairs Senate committees on armed services, foreign relations, and terrorism, wants to dig into Trump’s finances. Graham’s call comes after testimony from former Director of National […]

The Senate hearing on Russia’s interference in the 2016 election revealed some terrifying and ugly truths about the very serious threats to our democracy — including from Donald Trump’s own team. During her testimony, former acting Attorney General Sally Yates repeatedly asserted that former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn was compromised and vulnerable to blackmail […]

Donald Trump made a lot of pie-in-the-sky promises on the campaign trail, including a pledge not to cut Social Security or Medicare. Even during the announcement of his candidacy, Trump rallied the audience during the close of his speech, saying, “Save Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security without cuts. Have to do it!” He reasserted that promise repeatedly […]

Senator Al Franken (D-MN) grilled Trump Supreme Court nominee Judge Neil Gorsuch on his controversial decision against a truck driver who was fired by his employer for abandoning his vehicle after waiting for repairs after several hours in subzero temperatures. The Tenth Circuit court ruled that Alphonse Maddin had been illegally fired from his job […]

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) attempted to intimidate former acting Attorney General Sally Yates during her Senate testimony, but soon discovered he had made a mistake. Yates had earlier in the hearing explained to Cruz’s fellow Texan, Sen. John Cornyn, that she overruled the Office of Legal Counsel, who agreed with the Muslim ban, because arguments on […]

During the presidential campaign, Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) said that America cannot operate with a president under FBI investigation, and that to do so would be “trauma” for America. Uttering those words exactly a week before the 2016 election, Rubio was referring to Hillary Clinton and the controversy over emails. He was more than willing to […]

The working group selected by the Senate Republican leadership to draft their answer to the House Republicans’ health care repeal bill is composed of 13 men — and not a single woman. 13 Senators in health working group so far:Alexander Lee CottonGardnerPortmanCruzToomeyEnzi HatchMcConnellCornynThuneBarrasso — Steven Dennis (@StevenTDennis) May 5, 2017 13 men at the table — […]

As Republicans changed Senate rules to ram through the nomination of right-wing extremist Neil Gorsuch, Senate Democrats held firm and refused to be complicit in the theft of a Supreme Court seat. But some people, like Eric Segall of the Daily Beast and law professor Noah Feldman, argued it was politically stupid for Democrats to filibuster Gorsuch. It […]

On the very same day that Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia died in February 2016, Republicans declared they would block any nominee President Obama named to take his place — and for a better part of a year, they did just that. They even said they would block any nominee by Hillary Clinton, if she […]

Republicans in the House of Representatives are preparing for a morning vote on the latest, more cruel version of their healthcare plan, one which strips away protections for preexisting conditions, yet exempts themselves from their own bill. While they may just squeak through with a razor-thin margin, this is an awfully big risk for them […]

The Senate Judiciary Committee will soon begin confirmation hearings for Judge Neil Gorsuch, Donald Trump’s pick to fill the Supreme Court vacancy stolen from President Obama by Senate Republicans. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) are leading the resistance against Gorsuch, exposing his record as a judge who sides with the wealthy […]

FBI Director James Comey has continued to defend his decision to send members of Congress his damaging letter about taking “investigative steps” regarding Hillary Clinton’s emails right before Election Day, but his testimony to the Senate Judiciary Committee shows that decision was not necessary. During the hearing, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) confronted Comey on his claim. Whitehouse pointed out that […]

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) used his time during the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing with FBI Director James Comey to rehash the agency’s closed investigation of the IRS’ supposed — and debunked — mistreatment of the the tea party, rather than deal with Russia and Donald Trump. Cruz’s failed presidential campaign was a target of malicious smears […]

FBI Director James Comey told the Senate Judiciary Committee, during an oversight hearing, that he is investigating leaks from his agency to former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, who was a top campaign surrogate for Donald Trump. Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT) asked Comey about claims by Giuliani, a former prosecutor, that he had a “pipeline” […]

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) is not shy about flouting Senate rules and traditions to put his party before his country and constitutional obligations. He was perfectly willing to obstruct President Barack Obama’s Supreme Court nomination for the better part of the year in order to steal the seat for the Republican Party. And when he […]

The consensus, even in the corporate media, is that CBO report on the Republican’s Obamacare repeal plan is abysmal. The report shows that the plan, backed by House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) and Donald Trump, will result in 24 million fewer Americans having health coverage over the next ten years. And amazingly, the White House’s own internal estimates for […]

Democrat Jon Ossoff is the young, unlikely challenger — endorsed by his former boss and civil rights hero Rep. John Lewis (D-GA) — who is surging in the polls, raising piles of money, and making Georgia’s 6th Congressional District competitive. And that has Republicans increasingly desperate and terrified of losing this reliably safe seat. Just look at […]

Donald Trump’s first few months in the White House have been a disaster. The opposition to his agenda continues to grow stronger, so he is now calling for a government shutdown, with no concern for the damage that would do to America. Trump took Twitter — his preferred outlet for whining when he does not […]

Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), an actual iron man triathlete, took to the Senate floor at 6:46 pm on Tuesday night, and for more than 15 fifteen hours — and counting — he has been speaking in opposition to the nomination of Neil Gorsuch, Donald Trump’s choice for the Supreme Court that Republicans stole from President Obama. Merkley began […]

Senate Republicans are determined to steal the vacant Supreme Court and give it to Judge Neil Gorsuch — whose anti-woman record and remarks, even during his confirmation process,  is deeply troubling — but Democrats are united in making sure they will not get their way without a fight. That is why Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) organized her fellow Democratic […]

The adamant refusal by Republicans in Congress to give Merrick Garland a hearing, and to leave late Justice Antonin Scalia’s Supreme Court seat open indefinitely — or at least until Donald Trump was elected — was an unprecedented dereliction of duty. As Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) both bluntly noted, by their inaction, the Republicans stole […]

Donald Trump started his day by tweeting someone else claiming that he is not divisive: "It wasn't Donald Trump that divided this country, this country has been divided for a long time!" Stated today by Reverend Franklin Graham. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 19, 2017 In an expected irony, the man he quoted, Franklin […]

Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin faced intense grilling from Democrats over the White House’s abandonment of Donald Trump’s populist campaign rhetoric. In one particularly sharp exchange, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) hammered Mnuchin for claiming to support a particular regulation, while simultaneously opposing the exact thing that regulation is meant to do. At issue was the “21st […]

When it was revealed during the Senate Intelligence Committee hearing that Russian bots (computer algorithm controlled social media accounts) on Twitter had masqueraded as “Bernie Bros” during the 2015-2016 election cycle, it was not news to me — it was confirmation of my experience. During the campaign season, I was vocal on Twitter about my […]

The world changed on November 8 for reasons that are still unfolding, and despite some early victories, the road to resistance can seem long and rocky. At a rally in Massachusetts, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) told a powerful story that provides hope along that road. That hope comes in the form of a little girl […]

As a second week of confirmation hearings for Donald Trump’s nominees proceeds, many Americans have watched with disbelief and horror as a parade of unqualified, corrupt, and/or destructive candidates have submitted themselves for (limited) questioning, offering answers that are at turns offensive and chilling, but rarely reflective of the radical changes Trump has threatened to […]

During her confirmation hearing to become the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, South Carolina Republican Governor Nikki Haley tried her best to skate past Senator Tim Kaine’s (D-VA) question about the Iran nuclear deal. But in just a few seconds, she managed to display such rank ignorance of the pact that Kaine had to respectfully […]

Key Republicans at the head of committees that would conduct the investigations into Michael Flynn’s wrongdoing and possible collusion with Russia by members of the Trump administrations have indicated no desire for independent examination. Worse, Senator Richard Burr (R-NC), chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, went so far as to say Flynn should actually […]

Scott Pruitt, whom Donald Trump has named to head the Environmental Protection Agency, seems to have missed the memo on one of the biggest ongoing environmental hazards in the U.S. Many communities across the United States have been dealing with the crisis of lead contamination — in drinking water, in ground soil, in old paint […]

National security adviser Michael Flynn finally resigned in disgrace amid the deepening questions about his contact with Russian officials, both prior to and since the November election. But his resignation does not bring an end to this debacle; in fact, it only makes investigating it more urgent, as answers are still needed as to what […]