California’s Democratic Party endorsed “progressive” upstart Kevin de León over Senator Dianne Feinstein, but this is unlikely to stop Feinstein from winning election to a sixth term in office.
At least in these early days, Democrats appear to lack a coherent message, or a coherent strategy, to propel any effort to block Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court.
A new poll lends credence to the suggestion that Democrats should be careful about rallying behind the call to “Abolish ICE.”
A selection that is likely to keep the Senate GOP united and red-state Democrats up for re-election under pressure to vote to confirm.
A new poll finds that most Americans oppose key elements of the immigration policies that the President and Republicans in Congress support.
Democrats are rallying around the “Abolish ICE” slogan in response to the Trump Administration’s immigration policies, but it could end up backfiring on them.
Democrats are making largely meaningless appeals to the so-called ‘Merrick Garland Precedent” to argue for a delay in confirming the President’s next Supreme Court nominee. The American people feel differently.
The National Debt has passed $21,000,000,000,000 for the first time in history just as the nation begins its return to the era of trillion dollar budget deficits.
Jim Jordan, who heads the powerful House Freedom Caucus, is being accused of ignoring reports of sexual abuse by a team doctor while he was a coach at The Ohio State University.
The House of Representatives has left town after once again failing to pass an immigration reform bill,, thus likely ensuring that nothing will be passed before the midterms.
President Trump’s short list of potential Supreme Court nominees consists mostly of conventionally conservative, well-qualified, jurists.
President Trump is reportedly considering the 47-year-old Utah Senator to replace Anthony Kennedy.
Retiring Arizona Senator Jeff Flake says that he will not seek to block President Trump’s nominee to replace Anthony Kennedy on the Supreme Court.
The unconscionable violation of norms in 2016 won’t apply in 2018; it’s a matter of power, not principle.
After thirty years on the bench, during which he played a central role in some of the Supreme Court’s most significant rulings, Justice Anthony Kennedy is retiring.
Virginia Republicans nominated arch-Trumpist Corey Stewart for the Senate three weeks ago. His campaign appears to be going about as well as expected.
Convicted leaker Chelsea Manning lost a bid for the Democratic nomination for Senate in Maryland, to the surprise of nobody.
After hitting a stumbling bloc in April, Mitt Romney coasted to a win last night, and has a clear path to Washington and the U.S. Senate.
Some activists on the left are calling for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to be abolished. While that may be a great sound bite, it doesn’t really accomplish anything.
The dean of conservative columnists argues that the Republican Congress must be taught a lesson.
The odds of an immigration bill passing the House were already low. This morning, President Trump pretty much guaranteed failure.
The former New York City Mayor is prepared to spend $80 million to help Democrats take back Congress this year.
House Republicans are supposed to vote on one or more immigration bills this week, but can’t even agree what their policy should be.
A new poll out of Arizona gives Republicans some hope that they’ll be able to dodge the possibility of Joe Arpaio or Kelli Ward winning a primary to fill an already vulnerable seat.
Donald Trump wants Republicans to make his immigration policies the centerpiece of the midterm campaign. What could possibly go wrong?
The Supreme Court avoided ruling on the merits of two partisan gerrymandering cases, but the issue will be back before them sooner rather than later.
House Republicans put forward a plan to protect DACA beneficiaries, but President Trump appears to have doomed it already.
Corey Stewart may be the darling of the Trumpidians in the GOP, but he won’t be getting any help from Senate Republicans.
The Trump Administration’s new legal position on coverage for people with pre-existing conditions could pose political problems in the fall.
Virginia Republicans took a hard-right turn in yesterday’s primary. This is likely to benefit the Democrats.
Democrats on Capitol Hill are objecting to the proposed changes in the role of superdelegates in the party’s nomination process.
After a period where Republicans seemed to be closing the gap, Democrats may be widening their lead heading into November.
After three years of ethical and criminal charges, Bob Menendez got a bit of a slap on the wrist from New Jersey Democrats.
Senators hoping for a long summer recess have had their hopes dashed.
The Federal Government will borrow more than $1 trillion this year for the first time in more than a half-decade.
Republicans are at least a bit more confident that they’ll hold on to the Senate this year.
The leading candidate for the GOP nomination for Tennessee’s next Governor has a unique explanation for gun violence.
A new poll indicates that Texas Senator Ted Cruz isn’t as vulnerable as previously thought, and reminds us that Texas is still a very red state.
In an early morning Tweetstorm, President Trump said he would not have hired Jeff Sessions if he knew he’d recuse himself from the Russia investigation.
How far should judicial confirmation hearings go in asking potential Judges and Justices their opinions about issues that may come before them?
A small group of Senators is engaged in a seemingly quixotic effort to save DACA before the election.
As he has in the past, Bernie Sanders will seek the Democratic nomination for Senate in Vermont but won’t accept the nomination if he wins.
Although he came in third place in the GOP primary, Don Blankenship is now running as a third-party candidate and could potentially be a problem for Republicans in November.
As expected, Gina Haspel was confirmed as C.I.A. Director yesterday despite her controversial record when it comes to torture.
The effort by a group of Republican rebels to force a vote on a DACA bill is moving closer to success, but that may end up being the easy part.
At least one red state Democrat will be voting against Gina Haspel.
With a third Democrat crossing the aisle to support her, Gina Haspel now has the votes she needs to become the next C.I.A. Director.
With the end of the Supreme Court term approaching, speculation about a Kennedy retirement is ramping up again.
