GOP invites anti-trans activists who push fake science to testify against Equality Act
Abigail Shrier and Mary Rice Hasson have a long history of working against transgender rights.
By Casey Quinlan - March 17, 2021Abigail Shrier and Mary Rice Hasson have a long history of working against transgender rights.
By Casey Quinlan - March 17, 2021The American Rescue Plan authorizes the treasury secretary to enforce the law’s restrictions.
By Josh Israel - March 12, 2021‘The challenge for Republicans will be the race to the bottom in the Republican primaries.’
By Associated Press - March 10, 2021But thanks to congressional Democrats, the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan is headed to President Joe Biden’s desk.
By Josh Israel - March 10, 2021President Joe Biden already has pledged to name a Black woman to the Supreme Court if a seat opens up.
By Associated Press - March 08, 2021Sen. Ron Johnson threatened to make Democrats ‘read their 600- to 700-page bill’ during debate in the Senate.
By Josh Israel - March 04, 2021Officials at a hearing last week gave conflicting accounts of deliberations about whether and when to call National Guard troops.
By Associated Press - March 03, 2021The Census Bureau announced that data used to redraw congressional districts won’t be ready until September.
By Associated Press - March 02, 2021Seven Republicans joined all of the Democrats to say that Donald Trump was guilty.
By Kaili Joy Gray - February 13, 2021Sen. John Thune doesn’t think a resolution to prevent Donald Trump from holding office again will ‘go anywhere.’
By Josh Israel - February 12, 2021‘Democrats want a week of political theater,’ charged Sen. Ted Cruz.
By Donna Provencher - February 10, 2021Nothing in the Constitution explicitly bars an impeachment trial for an official no longer in office.
By Associated Press - February 10, 2021The lawyers used the blog to falsely claim anti-Trump forces were part of the insurrection.
By Emily Singer - February 08, 2021The latest legislation aims to make gyms owned by marginalized groups a priority.
By Amy Lieu - February 05, 2021They’re recycling excuses from the first impeachment trial to block Judge Merrick Garland’s confirmation hearing.
By Amy Lieu - February 04, 2021Recent CDC reports show a troubling lack of data on the matter.
By Amy Lieu - February 02, 2021New analysis shows both populations make up just a small percentage of the 117th Congress, though they’ve made important strides in recent years.
By Amy Lieu - January 29, 2021McConnell previously praised himself for killing hundreds of Democratic bills, calling himself the ‘Grim Reaper.’
By Oliver Willis - January 26, 2021They did not believe the 60-vote threshold was essential when it applied to Trump’s Supreme Court nominees.
By Josh Israel - January 22, 2021Two days after Democrats won control of the Senate, McConnell is blocking the transfer of power.
By Emily Singer - January 22, 2021Democratic senators now represent about 41 million more people than Republican senators do.
By Josh Israel - January 21, 2021Three new senators, sworn in by a new Senate president.
By Josh Israel - January 20, 2021Republicans were adamant in 2017 that Trump’s national security team be ready to go on ‘day one.’ For Biden? Not so much.
By Amy Lieu - January 19, 2021Trump could still face the consequences of inciting a violent attack on the Capitol, if the Senate votes to convict him.
By Amy Lieu - January 11, 2021Nothing is certain, but Democrats, including President-elect Joe Biden, want the checks ‘out the door’ as soon as possible.
By Amy Lieu - January 09, 2021At least five people have died following Wednesday’s attack.
By Amy Lieu - January 08, 2021‘Donald Trump was walking around the White House confused about why other people on his team weren’t as excited as he was,’ said Sen. Ben Sasse (R-NE).
By Oliver Willis - January 08, 2021Four people died in the riots Donald Trump egged on as he waged his desperate coup attempt.
By Emily Singer - January 07, 2021For the first time in a decade, Democrats will have unified control of the federal government.
By Emily Singer - January 06, 2021If Democrats win both Senate runoff elections in Georgia, they will control the Senate.
By Josh Israel - January 06, 2021