Tag: Elections bill

McConnell, Other Republicans Suggest Openness to Electoral Count Act Revision

Several Senate Republicans have indicated that they may be open to a revision of the Electoral Count Act (ECA), a late 19th century bill that laid out many of the United States’ modern electoral practices; While Republicans unanimously opposed more wide-reaching election bills, a revision of the ECA is seen by some as a much…


‘I Never Got a Call From the White House’: Sen. Romney on Election Legislation

In an appearance on NBC, swing-voting Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) said that despite his and other Republicans’ willingness to make some changes to federal election laws with Democrats, President Joe Biden did not reach out to him about reaching a compromise. Instead, Democrats went full-steam ahead on a more partisan scheme. Upon returning from their…


Texas House Special Session Adjourned as Not Enough Democrats Present

Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan on Saturday called for the lower chamber to be adjourned until Monday as not enough Democrats showed up for the special session. “A quorum is not present,” Phelan said Saturday afternoon. He adjourned the chamber until Monday minutes later. Texas House Democratic Caucus Chair Chris Turner said that the Democrats…