Court Rules New York Democrats Gerrymandered Congressional Map
The ruling states the 2022 map “was drawn to discourage competition and favor Democrats.” A panel of five appellate judges ruled that the congressional map drawn by state Democrats was…
Key Takeaways From Quarterly Fundraising Report
Both Democrats and Republicans posted massive fundraising gains in the first quarter of what will surely be an expensive election year. Although the national Democratic committee outraised its Republican counterpart…
How much inflation costs you each month
As the federal government’s official measure of inflation continue to reach 40-year highs, one obvious question is how that 7.5 percent number translates into the average person’s monthly cash flow….
Democrats ponder gas tax holiday to stem inflation
The old news: Rising gas prices have some Democrats worried they will get wiped out in the November elections. The new wrinkle to the old news: Democrats propose a federal…
Democrats discover being anti-Trump, and nothing else, is a losing strategy
Democrats are still sorting through the results of the 2021 elections, looking for reasons why the party lost so much ground in a blue-trending state like Virginia, and how to…
No surprise: inflation will be an issue in the 2022 elections
Spiking prices for food, fuel, housing and a lot more have a way of shaking up the political world, and this recent spate of inflation data is no exception. And…
Democrats and the ‘gimmick Olympics’
The framework agreement the White House and congressional Democrats are (for now) using as the basis for a slimmed-down spending proposal has taken center stage. It’s supposedly more restrained, more…
Redistricting, Retirements Hold Keys to 2022 Elections
Historically, the first congressional election (a midterm) in a new president’s first term has been rough on the incumbent’s political party. In 2010, Barack Obama’s first midterm election, Democrats lost…
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…