Former Democrat Congressman Arrested on Dozens of Fraud Charges
Former Representative TJ Cox was charged with “15 counts of wire fraud, 11 counts of money laundering, one count of financial institution fraud, and one count of campaign contribution fraud.”…
Senate Democrats Move to Check Supreme Court’s Decisions
Two Senators introduced a bill meant to give Congress more power to pass legislation directly in response to Supreme Court rulings that interpret federal statues or constitutional rights. According to Law360:…
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…
