Pelosi sought to shift attention from Trump’s reality TV State of the Union to his real governing priorities: his budget, which will show “the stark reality of his agenda.” “A federal budget should be a statement of our national values, and the President has sadly shown that he does not value the good health of…
Shredding was too good for a hateful speech filled with lies
Remember what a disaster America was under Barack Obama? You know, when the economy was growing faster, millions more people had health care, the environment was protected, and the deficit was a trillion dollars smaller? Yeah, that hellscape. But just as the tea party movement sprang into existence on a raft of instant amnesia over George…
Senate Republicans have no regrets over impeachment cover-up, even as White House hides key emails
Graham used his time on Fox News’ Sunday Morning Futures to call on Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chair Jim Risch to launch a major investigation of Biden, also targeting the whistleblower who launched the House’s Trump-Ukraine probe. “Jim, if you’re watching the show, I hope you are … let’s call these people in. Eventually, we’ll get to…
The Daily Kos guide to the Iowa caucuses
On top of that, the apparent Iowa frontrunners, Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden, are neck and neck when you average all polls, and two other candidates, Pete Buttigieg and Elizabeth Warren, are also poised to take a share of the delegates. As a result, even though the press will crown a “winner,” that contender will…
Morning Digest: House Dem declares progressive primary foe backed by ‘radical pro-abortion agenda’
Campaign Action So far, neither ad has been publicly released. However, the FEC filings show that about half of the new buy is devoted to pro-Cisneros spots while the rest is going to anti-Cuellar commercials. Cuellar’s team responded to the news in true form by issuing a release that called his opponent “Miss Cisneros” (totally…
Senate Republicans plan to wrap up their cover-up Friday, whatever it takes
All this is how it’s supposed to go. In theory there’s a chance that some Republican or other could have a sudden attack of caring about something other than Republican power and vote for a fair trial, but … in theory there’s also a chance that pigs could someday fly. As of this writing, Sen. Lisa Murkowski…
Republicans agree Trump is guilty as charged, but they don’t care and will vote to cover it up
Throughout the evening, the House managers continued to make a plea for some form, any form, of sanity. As the night went on, Rep. Adam Schiff outlined a plan in which the House would agree to limit witness depositions to a single week. It would let Chief Justice John Roberts have first say over the…
Morning Digest: Dems need four seats to flip Michigan’s House. Our new data shows the top targets
Campaign Action However, because Republicans heavily gerrymandered the map to benefit themselves, the Democrats’ presidential nominee will need to decisively defeat Donald Trump in the Wolverine State to give their party a chance. Democratic Sen. Debbie Stabenow’s successful re-election campaign illustrates this hurdle: Even though she beat Republican John James 52-46 statewide, she only took…
Trump’s defense: If he did it that’s okay, the other guy had it coming, and also you can’t prove it
As Trump’s team finished out its case on Tuesday afternoon, Jay Sekulow’s hour-plus ramble through the sad underdog life of Donald Trump was surely the attention-grabber. In an address that went everywhere but to Trump’s actions in Ukraine, Sekulow was ludicrously over-the-top in painting a picture of a Trump who couldn’t take a step without an…
New phase in impeachment trial to kick off with questions from senators
Daily Kos Staff Wednesday January 29, 2020 · 5:54 AM PST 2020/01/29 · 05:54 John Roberts John Roberts The impeachment trial of Donald Trump enters a new phase Wednesday. With opening arguments complete, senators will have the chance to ask questions—submitted in writing and read out by Chief Justice John Roberts—for 16 hours over two…