DemDaily: Trump’s Speaker Prevails
October 25, 2023 Republicans ended their three-week stranglehold on the US House of Representatives today with the election of Louisiana Congressman Mike Johnson as Speaker, their fourth nominee...
Posted October 25, 2023
DemDaily: “An Inflection Point In History”
October 20, 2023 President Joe Biden last night, addressed the country on the wars between Israel and Hamas, and Ukraine and Russia, appealing for new aid funding to both conflicts in the name of...
Posted October 20, 2023
DemDaily: The Chaos Conference
October 19, 2023 In another dramatic twist to the bitter Speaker’s battle, House Republicans rejected a temporary resolution to free the US House from its paralysis — now in its 16th...
Posted October 19, 2023
DemDaily: Day 15
October 18, 2023 It is Day 15 without a Speaker of the US House of Representatives as a dysfunctional Republican majority struggles to fill the chair amid unprecedentedly bitter divisions amongst...
Posted October 18, 2023
DemDaily: The Bitter Battle for the Gavel
October 13, 2023 At 10pm last night, House GOP Majority Leader Steve Scalise (LA), who was nominated by the Republican conference as “Speaker-Designate” just 24 hours before, withdrew...
Posted October 13, 2023
DemDaily: Holding the House Hostage
October 12, 2023 House GOP Majority Leader Steve Scalise (LA) on Wednesday was elected “Speaker-Designate” of the United States House of Representatives by his Republican colleagues...
Posted October 12, 2023
DemDaily: GOP House of Cards Crumbles
October 4, 2023 “The Office of the Speaker of the House of the United States House of Representatives is hereby vacant.” The proclamation, issued at 4:46pm Tuesday, marked the end of...
Posted October 4, 2023
DemDaily: Romney Retirement a Boon to Conservatives
September 20, 2023 Utah Senator Mitt Romney announced last week that he will not be seeking reelection, becoming the fith member of the upper chamber to retire when their terms end with the 2024...
Posted September 20, 2023
DemDaily: When a Government Shuts Down
September 18, 2023 Thirteen days. That is how long the United States Congress has to fund the government or shut it down. A government shutdown is the process the Executive Branch must enter into...
Posted September 18, 2023
DemDaily: Redistricting Roundup One: Alabama, Florida, Louisiana
September 7, 2023 Major rulings involving legal redistricting battles were delivered in the last week, with profound ramifications for other gerrymandering and voting rights cases, as well as the...
Posted September 7, 2023
