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: Florida: Off To The Races
June 15, 2021 In the last three weeks, two prominent women have announced their bids for statewide office in what are expected to be among the most high profile, and most consequential, contests...
Posted 4 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: 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: State of The Senate. Race Ratings!
April 15, 2021 The US Senate currently stands at 50 Democrats to 50 Republicans. As Vice President Kamala Harris serves as the President of the Senate and has the tiebreaking vote, Democrats...
Posted April 15, 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: The Filibuster Explained
March 3, 2021 While Democrats may control the US Senate, their razor-thin majority of +1 means President Biden’s goal of passing legislation on voting rights, democracy reform, the...
Posted March 3, 2021
DemDaily: What’s Happening With The Minimum Wage?
March 2, 2021 The history of the federal minimum wage, already one of political struggle, added a new footnote to its tumultuous journey last Thursday when it became the center of a parliamentary...
Posted March 2, 2021
DemDaily: Incitement of Insurrection
January 11, 2021 While the nation still reels from the violent assault on the Capitol and our democracy Wednesday, members of Congress are debating the final chapter of Donald Trump’s...
Posted January 11, 2021
