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Opinion | On Impeachment, the Real Political Action Is in the Senate – The New York Times
Its impact on the presidential race will be a wash. But can Mitch McConnell stop it from shaking his hold on Congress? Now that we’ve worked our way through the dramatic first phase of the impeachment drama, it’s time to start thinking hard about what the ultimate political fallout of …
Sen. Collins to oppose Trump judicial nominee over record opposing gay rights – The Washington Post
Sen. Susan Collins said Friday she will oppose one of President Trump’s federal judicial nominees over his record opposing LGBTQ rights. In a statement, the Republican from Maine, who faces reelection next year, voiced concerns regarding Matthew Kacsmaryk’s “alarming bias against LGBTQ Americans and disregard for Supreme Court precedents.” “Mr. …
Nihilist in Chief | The New Republic
In the midst of this January’s historic, senselessly protracted government shutdown, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell decided it was time to put forward his vision of how government should properly function. So he took to the Washington Post op-ed section to deride a modest set of Democratic proposals to institute election and voting rights …
Opinion | Twelve Righteous Republicans (and 41 Cowards) – The New York Times
Today’s G.O.P. is burying Reagan’s legacy faster than Elizabeth Warren ever could. And Abraham said, “Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak yet but this once: Peradventure ten shall be found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for ten’s sake.” In the Senate this week, …
In Midterms, Republicans Paid the Price For Loyalty to Trump
Trump made the midterms all about himself. And you can see that in the results, where his weaknesses became his party’s. It’s a well-established tenet that most midterm elections are functionally referenda on the president of the United States. And the particular president in office right now helped make the …
Cindy McCain wields quiet influence over Senate replacement – POLITICO
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey wants her approval heading into a tough gubernatorial election. Arizona Sen. John McCain’s widow Cindy hasn’t expressed any desire to serve out her late husband’s term in Washington — but she will wield immense influence over the selection of his replacement. More than a dozen McCain …
Can Democrat Beto O’Rourke Beat Ted Cruz in Texas?
With its growing Latino population and blue cities, the Lone Star State feels like it should be at least purple. If only people would actually vote. It is difficult to remember now, but there was a fleeting moment in 2016 when it seemed possible that public revulsion with Donald Trump …
Schumer is Secretly Sabotaging the Next Democratic President
“Schumer has privately reassured Republican senators in recent weeks that he would not change the rules and is committed to keeping the filibuster.” President Trump periodically registers his totally correct opinion that the legislative filibuster is a stupid relic that the Senate should abolish. Senate Republicans continue to oppose him …
The War Over Confirming Federal Judges Is Heating Up — Again : NPR
Democrats may hold 49 votes in the Senate but for all practical purposes, they have been completely disarmed when it comes to opposing President Trump’s judicial nominees. Now Republicans leaders, worried about possibly losing control of the Senate in the November elections, are racing against the clock to push through as many …
Senate poised to allow Duckworth’s newborn on the floor – POLITICO
The hidebound U.S. Senate is expected to change its rules soon for a member who just made history as a new mom. Sen. Tammy Duckworth, who this month became the first sitting senator to give a birth while in office, has submitted a resolution that would allow senators to bring …
Mississippi’s Thad Cochran to resign from Senate after four-decade congressional career – The Washington Post
Sen. Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) will resign from the Senate on April 1, he announced Monday, ending a four-decade congressional career and triggering a fall election that could carve new divisions in the Republican Party and put the GOP Senate majority at greater risk. Cochran, 80, has been suffering from …