Mitch McConnell Won’t Support Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Confirmation
Mitch McConnell announced Thursday he will oppose Ketanji Brown Jackson's Supreme Court nomination....
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Watergate Reporter Names 21 Republican Senators Who Expressed Extreme Contempt For President Trump
Watergate reporter Carl Bernstein named 21 Republican senators who he says “repeatedly expressed contempt for Trump and his fitness” for office....
Republican Sen. Tom Cotton Writes That Slavery ‘Was the Necessary Evil Upon Which the Union Was Built’
Sen. Tom Cotton described the enslavement of Africans in the United States as "the necessary evil upon which the union was built."...
Nuclear Option: Contemporary Ideological Warfare
Republicans invoked the nuclear option to advance Trump's nominee by taking two votes. So, why is this happening? And, what does this all mean?...
The All-Important ESEA (No Child Left Behind) Reauthorization
A Politico analysis says Republicans gut funding for programs they say they support, including the Elementary and Secondary Education Act....
The Effects of the Minimum Wage Block on African Americans
An increase in minimum wage can raise the income of African Americans by $5.2 billion...
Obama Defies Congress With Appointment of Consumer Protection Chief
In a bold move destined to further strain his relationship with congressional Republicans, President Obama on Wednesday announced he would install Richard Cordray as director...