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 Senate passed a bipartisan $95-billion package in February by a 70-to-29 vote. The legislation has been sitting in the House as Ukraine’s ammunition supply dwindles and the country becomes increasingly vulnerable […]
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 fewest since 1932. They have a dismal record in this Congress when it comes to solving important and urgent national problems. A classic example of this is playing out before […]
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 ended with its least productive session in more than 90 years. At the heart of the problem, however, is the Republican-controlled House of Representatives and the stranglehold on Republicans exercised […]
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 as President? Why aren’t these Republicans calling out former President Trump for his off-the-rails and dangerous political rhetoric, and for his threats to root out “vermin” groups and create “detention […]
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 House Speaker. Chaos returned last month when eight House Republicans triggered McCarthy’s ouster. It took three weeks to finally replace him with the virtually unknown Rep. Mike Johnson. Those were […]
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) never spent a single day in military service and yet in his short career as a Senator he has done unprecedented damage to our military and national security. Tuberville has […]
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 Johnson’s influence now as Speaker is a major problem for the country and a serious threat for those who choose democracy over autocracy. Speaker Johnson is an extreme right-wing MAGA […]
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 but a leader. He is an extremist and attack dog who uses hardline pressure tactics, has no track record as a consensus builder, and has failed in his 16-year congressional career […]
Next week marks the 50th anniversary of the “Saturday Night Massacre” – the firing of Special Watergate Prosecutor Archibald Cox in October 1973 that set off a firestorm and created a constitutional crisis. The Watergate scandals led to Richard Nixon’s resignation, the first and only resignation of a President, and spurred a series of historic […]
In 1994, Republicans, led by Rep. Newt Gingrich, won control of the House for the first time in 40 years. Republicans have had five Speakers in the nearly three decades since. Four of the five left their positions prematurely. The Tea Party movement and the House Freedom Caucus became major factors in an ongoing disruption that has […]
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