The U.S. House of Representatives on Feb. 2 passed H. Con. Res. 9, a bill “denouncing the horrors of socialism,” over opposition from Democrats. The bill was introduced by Rep. Maria Salazar (R-Fla.) and passed in a bipartisan 327–86 vote. All Republicans and 109 Democrats voted in favor of the measure, with 13 Democrats voting…
Lame Duck Bills by 2 Key Democrats Herald 2023 House Racial Equity Battle on Hill
December 20, 2022
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Outgoing House Committee on Oversight and Reform Chairwoman Carolyn Maloney lost her primary earlier this year, and so will not be returning in 2023, but the New York Democrat’s influence in the lower chamber of Congress will continue well into the New Year, thanks to two bills she filed on Dec. 16. Joined in the…
Democratic Congressman Won’t Support Biden in 2024, Wants ‘New Generation’ of Candidates
Rep. Dean Phillips (D-Minn.) on Thursday said that he would not support President Joe Biden running again in 2024, saying that it’s time for a “new generation” of Democratic candidates. When asked by local radio, the congressman for Minnesota’s third district said that Biden would be an octogenarian by 2024 and hopes “other Democrats step up.” “To…
Radical Democrats Race in North Carolina’s Most Expensive Primary
May 12, 2022
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Democrats Nida Allam and Valerie Foushee are spending record amounts of money in a battle for North Carolina’s Fourth Congressional District primary. The most expensive Democratic congressional primary in North Carolina’s history seems illogical at first. It’s a fight between two candidates with an almost-identical platform and similarly high chances of winning the general election….
Socialist Group Calls for NY Rep. Bowman’s Expulsion Over Trip to Israel
A subgroup under the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) is calling for the expulsion of Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-N.Y.) following his visit to Israel. The DSA, which is one of the largest socialist groups in America, has the express goal of replacing capitalism with “democratic socialism,” which it defines as “a system where ordinary people…
Anti-Police, Prison Rhetoric Unpopular With Biden, Dem Lawmakers
Since the death of George Floyd during the summer of 2020, progressives have pushed for sweeping new changes to policing in the United States, spawning movements like “Defund the Police.” But these movements are far from popular, and President Joe Biden and a wide range of Democratic lawmakers have rejected the rhetoric entirely. Rep. Rashida…
Anti-Police, Prison Rhetoric Unpopular With Biden, Democrat Lawmakers
Since the death of George Floyd during the summer of 2020, progressives have pushed for sweeping new changes to policing in the United States, spawning movements like “Defund the Police.” But these movements are far from popular, and President Joe Biden and a wide range of Democratic lawmakers have rejected the rhetoric entirely. Rep. Rashida…
Rep. Tlaib Defends Bill That Would Empty Federal Prisons Over 10 Years
In an interview with Axios’s Jonathan Swan, progressive Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) defended a proposed bill that would empty federal prisons over the course of the next 10 years. The bill, called the BREATHE Act, asks the Department of Justice to draw up a “roadmap for prison abolition.” The bill demands the “full decarceration of federal detention…
Biden Gets Pushback From Progressives After Rejecting Proposal to Cancel Student Loan Debt
President Joe Biden got immediate pushback on Tuesday from progressives in his own party after he rejected a Democratic plan pushed by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) to abolish student loan debt by up to $50,000 per borrower. “I will not make that happen,” he said of the $50,000 relief…
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