Lobbyists cop to fossil fuel behemoth Exxon Mobil’s clandestine efforts to appear supportive of climate change-mitigation legislation while simultaneously shoveling money to senators hoping they will work to weaken climate elements included in President Biden’s infrastructure plan.
Following the events of January 6th, Republicans signaled a willingness to understand how the insurrection happened. Terrified of Trump, though, most of them have changed their minds on that matter. Mitch McConnell understands that a commission will be very bad politically for Republicans. So he is urging them to vote against the bill. And that…
We hear these days about the importance of the African American vote within the Democratic base, and rightly so. This base has played a key role in the Democratic primaries and, according to all indications, will play a key role in determining the Democratic presidential candidate. Democratic candidates would also be wise as well as…
The ultra-conservative Judicial Crisis Network (JCN) is spending big money to pressure red-state Democrats Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and Heidi Heitkamp (D-N.D.) to confirm Brett Kavanaugh. In a new ad buy the group is making one final push on behalf of Donald Trump’s beleaguered Supreme Court nominee. JCN announced on Monday they will spend $400,000 this…
Democratic Senator Jon Tester of Montana just received a big boost in his bid for reelection when a Montana judge ordered state elections officials to remove the Green Party from the November ballot. Judge takes Green Party off Montana ballot after allegations GOP helped them gather signatures https://t.co/MqeC8TU4KP pic.twitter.com/xghXuo4mkq — The Hill (@thehill) July 11,…
Montanans may not be fans of President Obama, but they also are suspicious of organizations funded by out of state billionaires.
GOP Senators killed amendments requiring Keystone oil be kept in the U.S., and mandating that the pipeline be built with U.S. steel.
On Thursday, Senator Harry Reid (D-NV) announced that Senator Jon Tester (D-MT) will take over as Chair of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, replacing Senator Michael Bennet (D-CO).
The House used the sequester crisis to slip the Monstanto Protection Act into a short term spending measure. Activists are calling on Obama to issue an executive order labeling our food.
