She’s officially taking heat: the Arizona Democratic Party has had enough of Sen. Kyrsten Sinema’s (D-AZ) bold mavericking. The party voted on Saturday to formally censure Sinema, following her refusal to support a filibuster carveout to help push voting rights legislation through the Senate. Raquel Teran, the state party’s chair, said that although it “appreciates” […] More
Finally, a Democrat votes against something that will further destroy the country, and as a result, she gets censored by her own party. The filibuster has been a part of the policy in Congress in Washington DC for more than a century according to History.com. A filibuster is a political strategy in which a senator […] More
Republican Senator John Kennedy of Louisiana is a gem who has a way with words and a great sense of humor. During a recent appearance on FOX News, he called out Joe Biden, Kamala Harris and various other Democrats for constantly accusing other Americans of racism. He said that the American people are tired of […] More
PHOENIX — A rift between Senator Kyrsten Sinema and fellow Democrats back home in Arizona deepened on Saturday as the state party formally rebuked Ms. Sinema for refusing to change the Senate’s filibuster rules to pass sweeping voting rights legislation. The censure from the party’s executive board was symbolic, but it crystallized a growing sense […] More
The Arizona Democratic Party has censured Sen. Kyrsten Sinema for refusing to vote to change the filibuster to pass voting rights. The Arizona Republic reported, “Members of the Arizona Democratic Party executive committee passed Saturday a resolution to censure Sen. Kyrsten Sinema over her vote to keep the filibuster. The closed-door vote Saturday morning came […] More
Tom Williams/Getty Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter. On Saturday morning, Arizona Democratic Party leaders officially rebuked Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) for siding with Republicans to vote against changing Senate rules to pass voting rights legislation this week. The party’s executive board […] More
Even Democrats are souring on Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer as leaders of Congress. Last spring, Democrats had a 50% approval of the Pelosi and Schumer led Congress, but now it has dropped to 26%. That means that only the most hardcore leftists still approve. Hot Air reports: TRENDING: BREAKING: Corrupt and Unconstitutional Jan 6 […] More
A lot of things happened. Here are some of the things. The Breaking Point Sen. Kyrsten Sinema’s (D-AZ) bold mavericking with the filibuster and voting rights legislation this week has landed her in hot water back home: Arizona Democratic Party Chair Raquel Terán announced on Thursday that the committee’s executive board will be meeting on […] More
WASHINGTON — President Biden’s concession this week that his marquee social safety net and climate package must be broken apart to have any hope of becoming law reignited a debate among Democrats over which pieces of the plan to prioritize as they work to salvage it. After spending much of last year thinking about how […] More
WASHINGTON — In forcing a tense Senate showdown over voting rights, Senator Chuck Schumer violated a cardinal rule of congressional leadership: Don’t go to the floor unless you are certain you have the votes to win. Mr. Schumer, the New York Democrat and majority leader, definitely did not have the votes to win approval of […] More
WASHINGTON — Congressional Democrats on Thursday urged President Biden to overhaul his counterterrorism strategy and targeting criteria for drone strikes, citing grave concerns about “repeated civilian casualties arising from secretive and unaccountable lethal operations.” The letter came a day after The New York Times published newly declassified surveillance footage providing additional details about the final […] More
If you listen to some leading liberal voices, the Senate defeat of the Freedom To Vote and John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Acts could sound the death knell of American democracy. In a Wednesday speech held before the Senate votes, President Joe Biden warned of future stolen elections: “the prospect of [an election] being illegitimate […] More
