Former Speaker Paul Ryan Paul Davis Ryan Paul Ryan to host fundraiser for Cheney amid GOP tensions Boehner book jacket teases slams against Cruz, Trump CPAC, all-in for Trump, is not what it used to be MORE (R-Wis.) is slated to host a virtual fundraiser for House Republican Conference Chair Liz Cheney Elizabeth (Liz) Lynn Cheney Paul Ryan to host fundraiser for Cheney amid GOP tensions Republicans, please save your party House GOP campaign chief: Not helpful for Trump to meddle in primaries MORE (R-Wyo.) amid backlash she received for speaking out against former President Trump Donald Trump Trump announces new tranche of endorsements DeSantis, Pence tied in 2024 Republican poll Lawmakers demand changes after National Guard troops at Capitol sickened from tainted food MORE . To co-host, donors have been asked to pay $5,800, and $2,900 to attend the event, according to an invitation first obtained by Politico . … [Read more...] about Paul Ryan to host fundraiser for Cheney amid GOP tensions
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GOP votes in unison against COVID-19 relief bill
Sen. Lisa Murkowski Lisa Ann Murkowski Senate rejects Sanders minimum wage hike The Hill's Morning Report - Presented by Facebook - Virus relief bill headed for weekend vote Hillicon Valley: YouTube to restore Trump's account | House-passed election bill takes aim at foreign interference | Senators introduce legislation to create international tech partnerships MORE (R-Alaska) on Saturday voted against President Biden Joe Biden Senate holds longest vote in history as Democrats scramble to save relief bill Ex-Trump appointee arrested in Capitol riot complains he won't be able to sleep in jail Biden helps broker Senate deal on unemployment benefits MORE ’s $1.9 trillion pandemic relief package, preventing Democrats from claiming any patina of bipartisanship on a popular package that most Republicans attacked as a waste of money. Murkowski, who put forward an amendment to the bill that was ultimately adopted, was seen as a potential swing … [Read more...] about GOP votes in unison against COVID-19 relief bill
Senate approves sweeping coronavirus measure in partisan vote
The Senate on Saturday approved a sweeping coronavirus relief bill on a strictly party-line vote after a marathon session, giving Democrats their first legislative victory since reclaiming the majority. Democrats cheered the 50-49 vote as it was gaveled closed. Sen. Dan Sullivan Daniel Scott Sullivan Senate GOP gets short-lived win on unemployment fight McConnell makes failed bid to adjourn Senate after hours-long delay Sullivan returns to Alaska for family funeral amid Senate debate MORE (R-Alaska) missed the vote. Sen. Lisa Murkowski Lisa Ann Murkowski Senate rejects Sanders minimum wage hike The Hill's Morning Report - Presented by Facebook - Virus relief bill headed for weekend vote Hillicon Valley: YouTube to restore Trump's account | House-passed election bill takes aim at foreign interference | Senators introduce legislation to create international tech partnerships MORE (R-Alaska), seen as the only potential swing vote in the … [Read more...] about Senate approves sweeping coronavirus measure in partisan vote
Today’s Gridlock Is Like a 19th-Century Nightmare
A political cartoon showing Representative Preston Brooks beating abolitionist senator Charles Sumner in the Senate chamber in 1856. Photo: Bettmann/Bettmann Archive Going into the 2020 elections, Democrats had high hopes that Joe Biden would win the presidential contest by enough of a margin to ensure solid Democratic majorities in Congress. That was a pretty big deal: After all, in a period of interconnected public-health and economic crises, having one of our two highly polarized parties in a position to get legislation through Congress provided a much better prospect for effective governance than the bipartisanship everyone supports in principle but no one (least of all today’s Republicans) actually practices. As it happens, Democrats did manage to pull off a trifecta (just as Republicans did in 2016), but by the narrowest possible margins. That outcome, alongside the existence of the Senate filibuster, has forced President Biden to pursue the cramped and complicated … [Read more...] about Today’s Gridlock Is Like a 19th-Century Nightmare
Democrats, keep your promise on the $15 minimum wage
The Rev. William Barber is president of Repairers of the Breach. Minister Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove is the author of "Revolution of Values." The opinions expressed in this commentary are their own. View more opinion on CNN. (CNN) The Senate parliamentarian's decision last week against including the increase in the minimum wage to $15 in the Covid-19 relief bill has forced a basic question before Democratic leadership to center stage: With control of both the House and the Senate, will they use the power they have to keep their promise to raise wages for poor and low-income people? Rev. William J. Barber Though raising the minimum wage is supported by two thirds of Americans , corporate interests have successfully framed the issue as a give-and-take between better wages and fewer jobs. Democrats could take the side of workers -- they have the power to override the parliamentarian and deliver on their promise. But they cannot do it without re-framing … [Read more...] about Democrats, keep your promise on the $15 minimum wage
