Category: Democrats

Republicans Accuse ATF of Overreach During Budget Hearing

Steven Dettelbach, director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF), said his agency trusts local law enforcement to help it conduct firearms traces legally. “We support police and trust police departments to submit traces when they relate to criminal investigations,” he said. Dettelbach testified before the House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce,…


West Virginia Lawmaker Leaves Democrat Party for GOP

A lawmaker in the West Virginia House of Delegates has switched allegiances from the Democratic Party to the Republican Party, shrinking his former party’s presence in the state’s legislature. Del. Elliott Pritt announced his party switch on Monday, bringing the balance of power in the House of Delegates to 89 Republicans and 11 Democrats. Pritt,…


How Many Democrats Feel Betrayed?

Commentary Interesting conversation with a Massachusetts liberal grandmother of a certain age—a long-time benefactor of many causes—who has real fire in her gut and there was no point in stopping her once she got going. I’m going to paraphrase. “The whole point of being a liberal was to defend the working class and poor against…


Democratic Rep. Dan Kildee Won’t Be Present for House Votes After Undergoing Cancer Surgery

Rep. Dan Kildee (D-Mich.) remains in hospital and will miss out on various votes in the U.S. House of Representatives after undergoing surgery to remove a cancerous tumor in his tonsil, his office said in a statement on April 17. “This afternoon, the Congressman had a surgery to remove a small cancerous tumor found in his…


LIVE NOW: House Democratic Leadership Holds Weekly Press Conference

U.S. House Democratic leadership holds a weekly press conference at 10:45 a.m. ET on April 18. …


House Democratic Leadership Holds Weekly Press Conference

U.S. House Democratic leadership holds a weekly press conference at 10:45 a.m. ET on April 18. …


IN-DEPTH: Speculation Lingers About When Biden Will Formally Announce 2024 Plans

Speculation has mounted about President Joe Biden’s 2024 plans since late December 2022, when he spent the New Year’s holiday in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Some political pundits projected that he would formally announce his candidacy when he returned, but that didn’t happen. Even after classified documents from his time as vice president were discovered…


IN-DEPTH: The 2024 Presidential Race, All Eyes on Biden’s Next Move

Speculation has mounted about President Joe Biden’s 2024 plans since late December 2022, when he spent the New Year’s holiday in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Some political pundits projected that he would formally announce his candidacy when he returned, but that didn’t happen. Even after classified documents from his time as vice president were discovered…


Democrats Are Trying to ‘Cancel’ Sen. Feinstein, GOP’s Jordan Says

Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) warns Democrats that their party appears to be attempting to “cancel” Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.). Jordan made his comments during an April 17 episode of “Fox & Friends,” where he fielded questions about the ailing senator’s participation in the upper chamber of Congress. Feinstein, 89, was diagnosed with shingles in late…


House Republicans Tout Record During First 100 Days

House Republican leaders showcased their message discipline on April 17, and made their decision to reopen the U.S. Capitol a touchstone of their record during the first 100 days of the 118th Congress. “In our first 100 days, House Republicans not only reopened the House, as our speaker talked about—the People’s House, by the way,…