Senate Democrats and the White House are not yet abandoning the nomination of Neera Tanden to serve as President Joe Biden’s budget director — even though her confirmation hinges on the backing of two moderate senators who have yet to declare their intentions.
Democrats introduce legislation to create a Ruth Bader Ginsburg monument on Capitol Hill
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Congressional Democrats have introduced legislation to create a monument on Capitol Hill in honor of the late Supreme Court Justice and liberal icon Ruth Bader Ginsburg. The House bill, introduced on Monday by the D...
How Twitter killed Neera Tanden’s chances — and why it will happen again
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The White House bowed to the inevitable on Tuesday night, pulling the nomination of Neera Tanden to be the director of the Office of Management and Budget. That a Cabinet nominee didn't make it even to a Senate floo...
Senate Democrats drop proposal to penalize companies for not providing $15 minimum wage
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Senate Democrats decided Sunday to abandon an alternative proposal to penalize companies for not providing a $ 15 minimum wage to their employees, the latest indication that boosting the federal minimum wage in thi...
Why Democrats should still fight for a $15 minimum wage
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Democrats' quest for a $ 15/hour minimum wage may be over before it even began. The Senate parliamentarian ruled this week that it cannot be passed, as currently constructed, by reconciliation as part of Democrats'...
Democrats open to partisan balance on Jan. 6 commission, but panel’s scope still a sticking point
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Congressional Democrats said Thursday that they would be open to an even partisan split for a commission to investigate the January 6 attack on the US Capitol, but a dispute over the panel's scope remained a key sti...
Axl Rose hangs with the ‘Scooby Doo’ gang in an animated cameo
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Axl Rose is getting animated. The Guns N' Roses frontman appears as himself in the latest episode of "Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?" when he meets Fred, Scooby, Velma, Daphne and Shaggy while they are taking a trip dow...
Key GOP senator says she won’t support Tanden’s OMB confirmation
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Washington Republican Sen. Susan Collins will vote against the nomination of Neera Tanden to lead the Office of Management and Budget, dealing another blow to her chances of being confirmed after Democratic Sen. Joe ...
House Democrats plan to push Biden’s Covid relief plan through the chamber next week
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Washington House Democrats are taking a major step forward to push through President Joe Biden's massive $ 1.9 trillion Covid relief bill by the end of next week. The House Budget committee announced Thursday it wil...
Democrats demand answers about USPS delays and question postmaster general’s leadership
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Washington Congressional Democrats are calling on Postmaster General Louis DeJoy to protect the country's mail from future delivery delays and raising questions about his leadership, urging President Joe Biden to fil...
Why Democrats blinked in the Senate impeachment trial
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On Saturday morning, Democrats appeared to score a coup: Winning a surprise vote on calling witnesses in the impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump. On Saturday afternoon, Democrats agreed to end the tri...
Trump’s lawyers strike back at Democrats
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CNN Opinion asks commentators to weigh in on the fourth day of former President Donald Trump's second impeachment trial. Trump's lawyer equating anti-racism protests and their defenders to what happened on Jan. ...