DemDaily: Cannabis: The Rocky Road to Legalization
July 16, 2021 On Wednesday, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) introduced legislation to decriminalize marijuana at the federal level. The legislation, titled the Cannabis Administration...
Posted July 16, 2021
DemDaily: Protecting The Right To Vote. Texas Democrats’ Flight and Fight
July 13, 2021 Texas Democrats staged their second walkout in less than four months, fleeing the Lone Star state to prevent Republicans in the state legislature from passing a new restrictive...
Posted July 13, 2021
DemDaily: 2022 Senate Races: The Update
July 6, 2021 There are 34 of the 100 US Senate seats up for election in 2022. Democrats are defending 14 seats, while the Republican Party is defending 20, including five open seats. The US Senate...
Posted July 6, 2021
DemDaily: 22.5 Years. The Chauvin Sentencing
June 25, 2021 Today, at 3:54pm ET, Judge Peter Cahill sentenced former Minnesota police officer Derek Chauvin to 22.5 years in prison for the murder of George Floyd. The decision closes a chapter...
Posted June 25, 2021
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 June 16, 2021
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 June 15, 2021
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: Status 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
