FEC rules candidates may use campaign funds for childcare, opening the door...
With 24 members of Congress, a slew of campaign finance experts, and even Hillary Clinton in her corner, Democratic congressional candidate Liuba Grechen Shirley has won for parents a major victory at...
View ArticlePelosi held the floor 8+ hours - the longest uninterrupted floor remarks in...
For over four hours now, Nancy Pelosi has been using an obscure House rule to hold the floor and defend Dreamers and DACA. Surrounded by other members of the Democratic caucus, she’s reading letters...
View ArticleCan we please pass the damn ERA now?
We’re in the middle of a tectonic shift in our political system, where abuses against women are (shockingly!) treated with the gravity that they deserve.But there’s something that this moment is...
View ArticleThat's not how this works. That's not how any of this works.
Recently, several really terrible ideas for blocking Roy Moore from becoming a senator were floated by right-wing pundits, most notably Hugh Hewitt.The first was canceling the special election entirely...
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The War Powers Resolution doesn't apply to bombing Assad - this was illegal
I'm seeing a lot of people invoke the War Powers Resolution as a legal justification for the air strikes in Syria against Assad. The most direct of these is Amber Phillips over at The Fix on the...
View ArticleIf it's a question of merit, then Elizabeth Warren deserves to be asked
In 2014, I was part of the unsuccessful effort to draft Elizabeth Warren to run for President. I joined that cause for two reasons: because Senator Warren was inarguably the greatest champion for...
View ArticleIt's time to elect a President
Nationally recognized United States Senators can wield enormous influence, especially when they have the loyalty of millions of supporters. Senator Sanders can energize and organize tens of thousands...
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When you say that flag is a symbol of "Southern Heritage"...
...which "Southerners" are you talking about?Are you talking about this man? Dred Scott, born into slavery in Virginia around 1800. When he sued for his freedom, the Supreme Court of the United States...
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Mass shooting in Texas - at least 6 dead, 4 were children
Breaking now:Deputy constables say at least five people have been killed in a shooting in northwest Harris County. The shooting happened late Wednesday afternoon in the 700 block of Leaflet in the...
View ArticleAgency fees survived today, but maybe not for long
Here's today's opinion from Harris v. Quinn, the case that, it was feared, might destroy the union movement. I urge folks to give Kagan's excellent dissent a read, since it provides a good picture of...
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They'll probably tell Han Tak Lee today.
Sometime today, when the state of Pennsylvania can get a Korean translator out to the penitentiary, Han Tak Lee will learn that he won in court last week.Until that happens, it'll be just another day...
View ArticleRaúl Labrador displays his "leadership" as Idaho GOP convention disintegrates...
Remember when Raúl Labrador announced his plans to run for House Majority Leader earlier this week? The Majority Leader is one of the people tasked with uniting the Republican caucus, so this weekend's...
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This is what happens when the NRA can't turn off the fear-mongering
Sometimes things just devolve into silliness. From the NRA's Annual Meeting "Hotel & Travel Information" page: Looks like a pretty generic conference accommodations page, right? Look closer:A noun,...
View ArticleCliven Bundy and the worst paragraph in American history
Cliven Bundy isn't alone: the country is still full of people who are convinced that slavery wasn't so bad, and that the "welfare state" (a laughable description for anyone who's remotely familiar with...
View ArticleOminous Subject Lines from DCCC: are we really this screwed?
A good subject line will often make the difference between a successful e-blast and a dud. Every organization with an ounce of sense and a list of over a few thousand names will employ A/B Testing on...
View ArticleWV Water Emergency: No clue when crisis will end
For those just joining us: a chemical spill in the Elk River has tainted the water supply for all or part of nine counties around Charleston, WV, affecting around 250,000-300,000 people and thousands...
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UPDATED: Chemical Leak in Charleston WV water supply, "Only safe use is to...
MAJOR UPDATE: THE DO NOT USE WARNING HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO ADDITIONAL COUNTIES: The warning now applies to all WV American Water customers in Kanawha, Boone, Putnam, Lincoln, Logan, Clay, Roane and...
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A crazy man with a "fighting rifle"
On March 10th, in the small town of Middlefield, Ohio, James Gilkerson took a right turn too fast onto the State Route 608. Two local police officers--Erin Thomas and Brandon Savage--were patrolling in...
View ArticleI was just surveyed by the Boy Scouts about their anti-gay policies
I'm an Eagle Scout and former Assistant Scoutmaster who left the Scouting Movement and refuses to contribute to it financially because of its policy of active discrimination against the GLBT...
View ArticleSend Her Victorious! The Queen to endorse women's, gay rights
I haven't seen this diaried yet but, if this is accurate--and I expect that it is, given that multiple outlets are now reporting it--then it could well prove to be a huge development:The Queen will...
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