Top Senate expert: Pence ‘has no authority to do anything’ to overturn election
Nope, Mike Pence does not have the power to undo Joe Biden’s presidential election win.
By Oliver Willis - January 05, 2021Nope, Mike Pence does not have the power to undo Joe Biden’s presidential election win.
By Oliver Willis - January 05, 2021The Senate is highly unlikely to act on any of his latest nominations before Trump’s tenure ends.
By Josh Israel - January 04, 2021Asian Americans are the fastest-growing sector of the U.S. electorate.
By Amy Lieu - January 02, 2021The self-proclaimed ‘Grim Reaper’ killed hundreds of bills passed by the House without even holding a vote.
By Josh Israel - December 30, 2020‘Let’s show the rest of the country that Asian voters are a force to be reckoned with.’
By Amy Lieu - December 30, 2020The Senate majority leader wants yet another commission to study voter fraud.
By Josh Israel - December 30, 2020Perdue is also chairman of a Senate subcommittee.
By Oliver Willis - December 29, 2020Sen. Ron Johnson complained that stimulus checks would be ‘mortgaging our children’s future.’
By Amy Lieu - December 18, 2020From trying to hamstring Biden’s ability to manage the economic recovery, to saddling him with last-minute Trump nominees, Republicans want to make Biden fail.
By Emily Singer - December 18, 2020The Senate is moving ahead with President-elect Joe Biden’s Cabinet picks, despite a handful of Republicans digging in their heels.
By Amy Lieu - December 17, 2020Emails and texts sent by Trump’s campaign have come under fire before for misleading donors.
By Donna Provencher - December 16, 2020The post-election lame-duck session is the last chance to wrap up the unfinished work this year.
By Associated Press - December 16, 2020Mitch McConnell plans to bring up for a vote in the Senate a defense authorization bill that Donald Trump has vowed to veto.
By Josh Israel - December 08, 2020The Biden administration could be stuck with Trump nominees confirmed before Inauguration Day.
By Josh Israel - December 08, 2020‘We are confident in the fairness and accuracy of Iowa’s election system,’ say Sens. Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst.
By Donna Provencher - December 03, 2020The wealthy Republican gave thousands to an organization that asks prospective parents to agree to a bigoted “statement of faith.”
By Casey Quinlan - December 03, 2020Many activities involving members of the Trump family have attracted the interest of prosecutors.
By Oliver Willis - December 03, 2020The Wisconsin Republican knows Joe Biden won the election, but won’t admit it publicly.
By Emily Singer - December 02, 2020Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell wants to expand liability protections for businesses, but not help people in need.
By Donna Provencher - December 02, 2020Rep. Austin Scott (R-GA) is the third congressman from his state to test positive.
By Amy Lieu - December 01, 2020Even as coronavirus cases surge and the economy slumps, Mitch McConnell is still not prioritizing aid.
By Emily Singer - November 30, 2020Nearly 200 legislators nationwide have tested positive for the virus and four have died from COVID-19 since the pandemic began.
By Associated Press - November 27, 2020Democrats say the timing of the announcement is questionable.
By Amy Lieu - November 25, 2020In fact, Democratic Senate candidates Jon Ossoff and Rev. Raphael Warnock said the opposite of what Ernst claimed they did.
By Amy Lieu - November 25, 2020The majority leader, who has refused to implement a Senate mask mandate, is afraid Republicans won’t get enough done in the lame-duck session otherwise.
By Josh Israel - November 19, 2020The Republican senator from Georgia asked for campaign contributions during an interview in the U.S. Capitol building.
By Josh Israel - November 19, 2020More than 740,000 Americans applied for jobless benefits last week.
By Emily Singer - November 19, 2020Republicans are planning to obstruct Joe Biden, despite his massive election win.
By Oliver Willis - November 18, 2020The Republican senator announced that he has tested positive.
By Kaili Joy Gray - November 18, 2020The selection falls to Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom.
By Associated Press - November 13, 2020