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Sen. Chris Murphy never thought he’d see the day when Alexander Calder’s “Mountains and Clouds”…
The Factba.se deep dive on Trump fraud claims
President Donald Trump has made thousands of assertions about voter fraud at the local, state, national and international levels, including his Thursday night primetime address. This interactive Factba.se analysis is based on Trump’s public speeches, interviews, social media posts and any other statement we have picked up in the public space, since 1988.
Kids online safety push faces First Amendment hurdles
As Congress considers competing House and Senate proposals meant to protect kids online, lawmakers have only to look to their states to understand the challenges in seeking to regulate kids’ social media usage without running afoul of the First Amendment. States have already tried some of the same strategies Congress is considering, only to see those […]
Wrapup: Congress’ July sprint off to a stumbling start
Republican leaders laid the groundwork for a final dash to pass partisan legislative priorities before August recess. But if this week was any indication, it won’t be an easy run. First, Washington was struck by the sudden death of Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., on July 11. Moving quickly, South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster chose Graham’s […]
Trump’s questionable claims cast doubt over midterms as Dems fret
President Donald Trump on Thursday night used a historically stunning primetime address to peddle unfounded conspiracy theories about the 2020 presidential election, taking a major political risk as Republicans fight for their congressional majorities and conjuring warnings from Democrats about November’s midterms. Trump appeared eager to sow doubt about the results of November’s midterm elections […]
At the Races: Democratic aches in the Great Lakes
Welcome to At the Races! Each week we bring you news and analysis from the CQ Roll Call campaign team. Know someone who’d like to get this newsletter? They can subscribe here. By Mary Ellen McIntire and Daniela Altimari With its early August primary looming, Michigan is the next state to shine a spotlight on Democratic divisions. […]
The dog days are here already for Congress
Jason Dick and Molly Reynolds discuss how history will view the late Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., how congressional illnesses are starting to affect the institution, why things are getting stuck in both chambers, and what a weird time it is for the legislative branch. Show Notes:
Democratic candidates sustain fundraising pace as GOP strains to keep up
Democratic Senate candidates continue to swamp their Republican rivals in fundraising, with new campaign finance data showing several of them sitting on staggering stockpiles of cash. They’ll need all of that cash to counter a potential floodgate of GOP spending following last month’s Supreme Court decision that cleared the way for party committees to spend […]
Tillis adds a new condition to his vote for Blanche
Sen. Thom Tillis on Thursday set a new condition for his vote to confirm Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche to attorney general: He wants Blanche to meet with Epstein victims first. During the second day of hearings for Blanche’s nomination as attorney general, Tillis, a North Carolina Republican who will retire at the end of […]
How curbing Congress’ stock-trading took a partisan turn
Lawmakers expect to vote next week on a proposal to curb stock-trading by members of Congress, an effort months in the making that many Republicans are hoping to point to as they return home to their districts in August. Democrats are lining up in opposition as they try to shore up their own campaign talking […]
Dems split on Massie effort to zero out Israel security aid
The House Wednesday shot down an amendment to a State Department spending bill that would have blocked billions in U.S. military aid to Israel, but a substantial number of Democrats voted to cut off Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s war machine. The chamber defeated Kentucky Republican Rep. Thomas Massie’s amendment, 104-314, which would have stripped […]