Statement of Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer The provision in the House Republicans’ reconciliation bill to restrict the ability of the federal courts to enforce […]
A funding package focused mainly on military assistance for Ukraine and Israel, and humanitarian aid, has been stymied in the House of Representatives since the […]
House Republicans are showing just how little interest they have in solving the nation’s problems. In 2023, the Republican-controlled House passed a meager 27 bills, the […]
In 2023, Congress enacted a total of just 27 bills, the fewest since 1932. There are various reasons why Congress took 724 votes in 2023 but […]
Why are so many Republican officeholders being silent as former President Donald Trump threatens to create an autocracy, if not a dictatorship, if elected again […]
Chaos returns to Capitol Hill next week. The chaos began in January when it took House Republicans 15 floor votes to elect Kevin McCarthy as […]
There is nothing uplifting about American politics today. Here are just a few examples. Sen. Tuberville’s Enormous Damage To Our Military Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) […]
Before Wednesday, when Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA) was elected Speaker of the House, he was one of those “under the radar” Members of Congress. But […]
There may be no better example of how badly our national politics are polarized than the case of Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH). Jordan is anything […]
Next week marks the 50th anniversary of the “Saturday Night Massacre” – the firing of Special Watergate Prosecutor Archibald Cox in October 1973 that set […]
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