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Democrats prep shadow presidential campaigns
The 2024 Democratic presidential primary race officially features just President Joe Biden and two long shots, lawyer and vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and self-help author Marianne Williamson. But mainstream Democrats with evident presidential aspirations are positioning themselves to run, either in 2024 – in case the octogenarian Mr. Biden can’t run or decides to drop out
Republicans and Democrats Spar Over Fees Banks Charge Customers
Financial companies in the U.S. have been regulated by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) since it was founded following the financial crisis of 2007 and 2008.In 2010, the CFPB was created when it was authorized by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. The legislation was intended to improve accountability and stability
Democrats accuse GOP of ‘race-baiting’ with court pick attacks
Democrats are up in arms over GOP critics blasting President BidenJoe BidenTrump tightens grip on RNC Top health official to depart White House On The Money — House panel mulls future of 'stablecoin' rules MORE’s vow to pick a Black woman for the Supreme Court, saying the notion that Biden’s strategy represents affirmative action is…
Democrats mull how much to build back, and when, in budget bill
Posted January 28, 2022 at 12:25pmDemocrats eager to enact some form of their climate and safety net package before the November midterm elections are floating disparate strategies for resurrecting negotiations West Virginia centrist Sen. Joe Manchin III squashed last month.Manchin suggests “starting from scratch,” but his Democratic colleagues don’t want to throw the baby out…
Democrats’ China Bill Hands Out Millions For ‘Diversity’ Programs
Legislation designed to make the U.S. more competitive with China includes millions in appropriations for diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives. The America COMPETES Act, introduced by House Democrats late Tuesday, sets aside $2 million a year for a Department of Energy (DOE) program intended to “increase the number and the diversity, equity, and inclusion of…
Top House Democrats Decline To Say If They Would Support Pelosi As Leader After She Announces Reelection
Top House Democrats declined to say if they would support Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi’s possible bid for leadership.Sources told CNN that Pelosi, who announced Tuesday that she would be running for reelection, is considering an attempt to stay in leadership after 2022. House Democrats and Pelosi agreed to term limits for the top…
Several Democratic senators are defending their votes to eliminate the filibuster less than five years after demanding that Republicans keep the procedure.In a Wednesday vote, 46 Democrats and two Independents moved to ax the nearly 200-year-old filibuster, although they were ultimately unsuccessful in doing so. For 26 of those senators, the vote marked a complete…
Democrats ponder Plan B strategy to circumvent voting-rights filibuster
Senate Democrats are scrambling for a Plan B to pass voting rights legislation after Sens. Kyrsten SinemaKyrsten SinemaPelosi suggests filibuster supporters 'dishonor' MLK's legacy on voting rights Sanders calls out Manchin, Sinema ahead of filibuster showdown Martin Luther King III: Biden, senators need to use same energy to pass voting rights as they did for…
Democrats face moment of truth in filibuster fight
Democrats are facing a moment of truth on their months-long push to change the Senate’s rules and pass voting rights legislation, with the debate poised to come to a head in a matter of days. Facing pressure from their own progressive base, Democrats have pledged to pass election-related legislation in response to GOP-controlled states enacting new…
‘Bigger Than Democrats Vs Republicans’: Tulsi Gabbard Says ‘Powerful Elite’ Want ‘To Silence And Control Us’
Former Democratic Hawaii Rep. said Thursday the battle between the Department of Justice and parents who protest at school board meetings over masks and Critical Race Theory is “bigger” than Democrat and Republican party politics — it is about freedom for all citizens.WATCH: “Every American should be concerned about what’s happening right now,” Gabbard told…