DemDaily: What is Juneteenth?
June 16, 2021 This evening the US House of Representatives voted 415 to 14 to pass H.R. 1320, establishing June 19th as Juneteenth National Independence Day, which commemorates the end of slavery...
Posted 3 days ago
DemDaily: Restricting The Right to Vote
June 10, 2021 This year has seen a sweeping number of laws passed in Republican legislatures across the country to restrict the freedom to vote. Between January 1 and May 14, 2021, at least 14...
Posted June 10, 2021
DemDaily: Tuesday’s Election Results! New Mexico and Mayors
June 2, 2021 In Tuesday’s Special Election for New Mexico’s First Congressional District, Democrat Melanie Stansbury handily defeated Republican Mark Moores by 24 points, providing...
Posted June 2, 2021
DemDaily: The Capitol Attack: Aftermath and Accountability
May 20, 2021 January 6, 2021: The newly sworn-in members of the 117th Congress prepared to meet in a joint session of Congress to certify the results of the Electoral College vote electing Joe...
Posted May 20, 2021
DemDaily: The Status of Hate
May 19, 2021 The COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act is now headed to President Joe Biden’s desk for signature and is expected to be signed swiftly into law. On Tuesday, the US House of Representatives...
Posted May 19, 2021
DemDaily: Departing The House. Retirements and Special Elections
May 13, 2021 Now almost five months into the 2022 election cycle, eleven House members have announced their retirements or plan to leave to run for a higher office. The partisan breakdown of the...
Posted May 13, 2021
DemDaily: Texas Election Results and the 2021 Calendar
May 3, 2021 In Saturday’s Special Election for Texas’ Sixth Congressional District, Republicans Susan Wright and Jake Ellzey advanced to a July 27th runoff election for the seat held...
Posted May 3, 2021
DemDaily: The Composition of Congress. The Breakdown
April 12, 2021 The 117th Congress, as sworn in on January 3, 2021, is the most diverse in race and gender in history, as well as one of the most highly educated. The United States Senate is...
Posted April 12, 2021
DemDaily: Louisiana’s 2nd CD Goes To A Run-Off
March 23, 2021 Two of this year’s five schedule congressional special elections were held in Louisiana last Saturday, securing a Republican succession in one, and guaranteeing a Democratic...
Posted March 23, 2021
DemDaily: Status of Statehood
March 22, 2021 Today, the US House Committee on Oversight and Reform heard four hours of testimony on H.R.51, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton’s bill to make the District of Columbia the...
Posted March 22, 2021
