Democrats Seek to Make More Generous Unemployment Benefits Permanent
Some Democratic members of Congress are pushing the White House to make unemployment benefits more generous, paying higher weekly stipends and lasting up to six months. The Wall Street Journal…
Democrats Want a ‘Wonky Pawn,’ not a Watchdog, at the Congressional Budget Office
Congress operates under an elaborate set of self-imposed rules and procedures to help keep the legislative process moving. Those rules aren’t always perfect, and sometimes members bend or ignore them…
Democrats Drop Threat of Tax Penalties to Leverage a Minimum Wage Hike
Senate Democrats are back to square one in their search for a way to raise the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour after scrapping a plan to enact a…
San Francisco Mayor Apologizes (Eventually) for Attending Dinner Party That Would Have Violated Her Own City’s Restrictions
Portions of California are now under stay-at-home orders as the number of coronavirus cases continues to rise. But for some local pols, following their own guidelines — intended to avoid…
Florida Democrats Heading Toward Irrelevancy
National attention is still focused on the latest twists and turns in the presidential race. But the bigger story is playing out in the states. Where Democrats suffered enormous setbacks…
Maher Says Democrats Profound Lack of ‘Common Sense’ Cost Them on Election Day
HBO talk show host Bill Maher delivered a scathing critique of Democrats on his most recent program, saying the reason their blue wave failed to materialize was that many voters…
Progressives to Moderates: Drop Dead
The war of words between progressives and the more moderate members of the House Democratic caucus is getting hotter. A memo from a number of progressive groups says Democrats need…
Democrats’ Failures in State Legislative Elections Could Hurt Them for a Decade
Away from the glare of the presidential election results is a big story about how Democrats overpromised and underperformed in congressional and state legislative races. The repercussions could last for…
Democrats Could be ‘Torn Apart’ if They Double Down on Socialist Agenda Items
Even though the Nov. 3 votes haven’t been finalized in a number of states, there is a growing consensus that one of the election’s big losers was socialism, and the…
Democrat Bill Would Ban Sale of Gas Powered Cars by 2035
A group of Democratic lawmakers has introduced legislation that would ban the sale of gas-powered automobiles in the U.S. by 2035. The Zero-Emission Vehicles Act of 2020 ‘s sponsors, Oregon’s…