Tammy Duckworth Cast a Vote Today, Newborn at Her SideÂ
Senator Tammy Duckworth made history on Thursday, bringing her newborn daughter Maile onto the Senate floor to cast a vote.
It Took the Senate 2 Centuries to Allow New Parents to Bring Infants to Chamber Floor
The Senate is expected to change its rules to allow Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) to bring her newborn onto the chamber floor, Politico reports.
Women in the Senate Call Bullshit After Inaction on Sexual Harassment Bill
A bill to support victims of sexual harassment and hold harassers accountable is dying on Capitol Hill, and women senators, all 22 of them, are calling out their colleagues.
Senate Passed Anti-Sex Trafficking Bill That Compromises Sex Workers, Is Now On Its Way to TrumpÂ
The Senate passed the Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act (SESTA) on Wednesday, which would allow websites, social media apps, and any other online platform to be held criminally liable for facilitating sex trafficking. If signed into law, it would make it easier for law enforcement to go after sites likeâŚ
Hello Again, Mitt
After months of dull speculation, former Massachusetts governor and 2012 Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has announced he will be running as a Republican candidate in Utahâs 2018 Senate election. His announcement was accompanied by a stirring video that makes a valiant effort to suck up to the state ofâŚ
The White House Is Not Very Interested in Solving the DACA Crisis It Created
Trump, who previously bragged about his âgreat loveâ for Dreamers and claimed he would âsign any dealâ on immigration made in Congress, appears now to be actively uninterested in achieving one. The very real potential for the forced deportation of over a million young people who were promised safety by the previousâŚ
Second Judge Temporarily Blocks Trump From Ending DACA as Senate Debate Stumbles
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Tammy Duckworth Will Be America's First Senator to Give Birth in Office Â
Tammy Duckworth, a Democratic Senator from Illinois, is expecting her second child in Aprilâa first for the long history of the institution, which has often been populated by men who might genuinely think that babies arrive in a flurry of scrounged-up towels and boiled water.
Jeff Flake Says All the Right Things in Speech Comparing Trump to Joseph StalinÂ
Outgoing Republican Senator Jeff Flake gave another speech on the Senate floor today denouncing his partyâs president, elaborating on the same âdaily sundering of our countryâ he mentioned last time. A day after a similar op-ed by his colleague John McCain ran in the Washington Post, Flake defended the free pressâŚ
Chelsea Manning Posts Her First Campaign VideoÂ
Three days from the one-year anniversary on which Barack Obama made the surprise decision to commute her 35-year prison sentence, Chelsea Manning has confirmed that she is running for senator. She will be running as a Democrat in Maryland against 74-year-old career politician Ben Cardin.
Just Like You, Congress Is Starting 2018 With a Pretty Full Plate of Important Decisions
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Nearly One Third of Trump's Judicial Nominees Oppose LGBT Rights
According to a new report by LGBT legal advocacy group Lambda Legal, nearly one-third of Donald Trumpâs judicial nominees are overtly hostile towards LGBT rights, and if confirmed, could curb workplace protections, healthcare access, equal protections in public spaces, voting rights, and several other protections forâŚ
Trump Judicial Nominee Withdraws After Embarrassing Hearing
Trump judicial nominee Matthew Spencer Petersen, an FEC commissioner who apparently lacks any of the relevant experience required to be a federal judge, will no longer seek the position.
Some Democrats Are Now Urging Al Franken to Remain in the SenateÂ
Just when you thought that the Al Franken sexual harassment-resignation news cycle was mercifully dead, four Democratic Senators have decided to kick its corpse. Politico reported on Monday that Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Patrick Leahy (D-VT), as well as two unnamed Democratic Senators, are âurging Franken toâŚ
Alleged Child Molester Still Refuses to Concede Alabama Special Election
In a completely unnecessary video released on Wednesday night, alleged pedophile Roy Moore announced that he will not concede to Democrat Doug Jones, who won Alabamaâs special election for US Senate on Tuesday evening.
Minnesota Lt. Gov. Tina Smith Will Replace Al Franken, and Run in 2018Â
Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton has appointed Lt. Gov. Tina Smith to fill Al Frankenâs soon-to-be-vacant seat. Smith, a former political operative who was also VP for public affairs at Planned Parenthood Minnesota, announced that she plans to run for her seat in the 2018 special election, a shift from earlier reports thatâŚ
After Numerous Sexual Harassment Allegations, Sen. Al Franken Announces ResignationÂ
After mounting sexual harassment allegations and pressure from his colleagues to resign, Al Franken announced that he will resign his Senate seat in the next few weeks.
Al Franken Denies Report Saying He Plans to Resign
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After Latest Sexual Harassment Allegation, Women Senators Call on Al Franken to Resign
After a former Democratic Congressional aide accused Senator Al Franken of sexual harassment on Wednesday morningâbringing the number of women who have alleged sexual harassment to eightâa number of Frankenâs women colleagues have called on the Minnesota Senator to resign.
The Senate Is Slated to Vote on the No Good, Very Bad Tax Bill SoonÂ
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