Here’s what Democrats plan to do if they win back Washington
Democrats have ambitious plans if they take back the White House and Senate.
By Emily Singer - November 03, 2020Democrats have ambitious plans if they take back the White House and Senate.
By Emily Singer - November 03, 2020Millions of Americans are out of work, with millions more falling into poverty.
By Emily Singer - October 15, 2020Coronavirus relief negotiations had already slowed due before Donald Trump tweeted a demand that they stop.
By Donna Provencher - October 06, 2020Voters also say the winner of the November election should nominate the next Supreme Court justice.
By Emily Singer - October 06, 2020The House could be called upon to decide the presidential election winner if the Electoral College outcome is not clear by Jan. 6.
By Amy Lieu - September 30, 2020‘Recent upheaval in the Court has only made it clear how much that reform is needed,’ Democratic Rep. Don Beyer said.
By Amy Lieu - September 28, 2020If it becomes law, the new emergency phone number dedicated to suicide prevention will go into effect in July 2022.
By Donna Provencher - September 28, 2020Reps. Pramila Jayapal and David Cicilline accused Facebook of failing to enforce its own rules.
By Associated Press - September 28, 2020Building a border wall was one of Trump’s signature campaign pledges four years ago, though he promised then that Mexico would pay for the wall.
By Associated Press - September 25, 2020The Protecting Our Democracy Act seeks to reassert congressional oversight over the Executive branch.
By Amy Lieu - September 23, 2020All but 14 House Republicans voted against condemning anti-Asian sentiment that’s arisen during the COVID-19 pandemic.
By Emily Singer - September 17, 2020The steps the administration has taken have been less ambitious than those in a bill the House passed last year.
By Associated Press - September 12, 2020House Speaker Nancy Pelosi made the decision based on new guidelines from the congressional physician.
By Josh Israel - June 17, 2020It’s likely another excuse to block House-passed legislation.
By Josh Israel - May 22, 2020‘Say goodbye to representative government,’ wrote Arizona Rep. Andy Biggs, in response to members of Congress working remotely in the middle of a pandemic.
By Josh Israel - May 18, 2020The Ohio Republican said the temporary rules change for the pandemic ‘ticks’ him off.
By Josh Israel - May 15, 2020Republican leaders continue to oppose proposals to allow proxy voting or remote hearings of the House of Representatives during the pandemic.
By Josh Israel - May 13, 2020The House is expected to vote on the package soon, but Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has said there is no ‘urgency’ for them to act on it.
By Associated Press - May 12, 2020Democrats, heeding the advice of the Capitol physician, have canceled plans to return to D.C. next week.
By Dan Desai Martin - April 29, 2020Rep. Mo Brooks (R-AL) has complained multiple times about stay-at-home efforts aimed at curbing the coronavirus’s spread.
By Josh Israel - April 28, 2020Republicans are blocking more aid to Americans fighting the coronavirus on the front lines.
By Associated Press - April 10, 2020The Reversing the Youth Tobacco Epidemic Act passed on a 213-195 vote.
By Josh Israel - February 28, 2020Republicans tried and failed to add their anti-science ‘born alive’ abortion bill to anti-vaping legislation.
By Emily Singer - February 28, 2020A new Gallup poll suggests Democrats are in good shape to maintain a majority in the House of Representatives in 2020.
By Dan Desai Martin - February 24, 2020A House resolution removing the ratification deadline for the Equal Rights Amendment passed Thursday with just five GOP votes.
By Josh Israel - February 13, 2020The House of Representatives voted on Friday to provide billions in aid to the U.S. territory following deadly earthquakes, despite Republican opposition.
By Josh Israel - February 07, 2020It is time to end the arbitrary punishment of the Muslim American community.
By Judy Chu - January 27, 2020The House of Representatives voted Thursday to prevent the Trump administration’s use of the military for an unauthorized war in Iran.
By Josh Israel - January 09, 2020The Voting Rights Advancement Act aims to restore protections decimated by the Supreme Court in 2013.
By Josh Israel - December 06, 2019Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has turned the Senate into a legislative graveyard.
By Josh Israel - November 19, 2019