The final vote followed a dramatic 14th ballot vote in which tensions soared on the floor of the House chamber. After nearly a week of chaotic voting on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives, Republican Kevin McCarthy of California was elected Speaker of the House of the 118th Congress just after midnight early […]
“Yes. Dr. King was right,” says the U.S. Senator from Vermont. “We have socialism for the rich, rugged capitalism for the rest.” Senator Bernie Sanders is not asking anyone to be shocked that Donald J. Trump was very good at not paying taxes, but he also wants people to know that the disgraced former Republican […]
“Apparently ‘independent’ is the new way to say ‘corporate lobbyist,’” said one critic. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona announced early Friday morning that she has officially left the Democratic Party, registering as an independent in her state and surprising very few people who have seen her as a major obstacle to her party’s progressive agenda while […]
“There should be no exceptions to a ban on slavery,” said Democratic U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley following passage of Measure 112 in Oregon. Voters in Alabama, Tennessee, Oregon, and Vermont approved ballot measures Tuesday that would bar forced labor as punishment for those convicted of crimes in those states—an effort to close what some characterize as […]