Sunday, May 19, 2024

Hill Happenings: Senate Votes to End Mask Mandate and Biden’s Confirmation Struggles

Senators Back Rand's Measure to End Federal Transportation Mask Mandate Eight Democrat senators joined all but one of their Republican colleagues in voting to end...

Sarah Bloom Raskin Withdraws Nomination to Federal Reserve Board

Sarah Bloom Raskin, President Joe Biden's controversial nominee to the Federal Reserve Board, has withdrawn her nomination one day after Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.)...

Manchin and Sinema Join Republicans to Uphold Filibuster

Sen. Chuck Schumer's efforts to torpedo the filibuster last night failed. For Senate Democrats it wasn't the only defeat of the night. Hours before, a cloture...

John F. Kennedy’s Democratic Party is Officially Dead

Your father's Democratic Party is dead. While this doesn't come as a shock, the reality is that only one moderate Democrat still resides in all...

Biden’s Confused Winter of Severe Illness and Discontent

Rather than manipulate the public, why can't our elected leaders treat us as adults capable of making our own decisions? Not a good start to...

Report: Manchin May Leave Democratic Party

The moment the White House accused Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) of betraying "his commitments to the president" may have been the straw that broke...

Is Build Back Better Finally Dead?

In an interview on "Fox News Sunday," Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) said that while he's "done everything humanly possible," to reach a compromise on...

Manchin Calls for Temporary Halt to Biden’s Plans After New Inflation Data

New data, showing that record inflation has wiped away recent wage gains for workers, has spooked Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.). In contrast to President Biden,...

Manchin Dashes Progressive Hopes Yet Again

Earlier on Wednesday, Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) said he didn't like the idea of Democrats targeting ultra-wealthy Americans to help pay for their Build Back...

Report: Manchin Hints at Leaving Democratic Party

According to a new report by political journalist David Corn, Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) has had enough. Writing for the progressive magazine Mother Jones, Corn...

Report: Backdoor Gun Registry Included in Multi-Trillion Dollar Bill

President Biden's reconciliation bill includes many controversial proposals that have struggled even to unify Democrats. One involves a plan to compel banks to monitor...

Manchin and Sinema Imperil Biden Agenda Hours Before Vote

Sens. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) have a number in mind that progressives won't like. When it comes to the budget reconciliation bill,...

Biden Attempts to Win Over Democrats Skeptical of $3.5 Trillion Bill

President Joe Biden wasted little time launching a new charm offensive to win over centrist senators Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and Krysten Sinema (D-Ariz.). Both...
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