In the wake of the failed attempts in the Senate to eliminate the filibuster and push through a federalized new voting package, the list of Democratic Senators Kyrsten Sinema and Joe Manchin critics grows. Now Iowa Senate candidate Abby Finkenauer calls them sellouts in her latest fundraiser/outreach message. “I amContinue Reading

Senate Democrats another defeat yesterday as Democratic Sens. Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema joined Republicans to block a voter rights legislation, which would “deepen our divisions and risk repeated radical reversals in federal policy, cementing uncertainty and further eroding confidence in our government.” The final vote was 52-48 and SinemaContinue Reading

Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) is pressing for a Senate vote on a legislative filibuster change to commemorate the anniversary of the January 6 riot on the capitol. Supporters of changing the 60-vote threshold required for most legislation to pass the Senate face hurdles because Democrats need total unity fromContinue Reading

Senate Democrats officially rejected Republicans’ police reform bill, which needed 60 votes to advance, in a 55-45 vote on Wednesday. In a letter earlier this week, Democrats voiced objection and prevented debate or a vote, blocking any amendments. In an interview on “Fox & Friends” Republican South Carolina Sen. TimContinue Reading

The U.S. Senate passed the Great American Outdoors Act, which would provide $9.5 billion to repair national parks and permanently direct $900 million a year for outdoor recreation on public lands. The annual funding would come from offshore oil drilling revenues to pay for city parks, swimming pools, sports fields, fishingContinue Reading