2+ mon, 6+ day ago   (1063+ words) The rift between anti-abortion advocates and the Republican Party widened on Sunday as federal funding for Planned Parenthood resumed following the one-year pause on Medicaid reimbursements for the nation’s largest abortion provider. Medicaid reimbursements for Planned Parenthood’s non-abortion services, such…...

7+ mon, 1+ week ago   (853+ words) Washington Examiner A character like Harry Reid Ralston writes vividly on Reid’s long journey from terrible poverty in a forgotten corner of southern Nevada to the senior ranks of the Democratic Party. He critiques his subject for his sins, but…...

7+ mon, 3+ week ago   (1677+ words) Congressional Republicans weighing whether to extend enhanced Obamacare subsidies face a decision similar to the one that confronted anti-abortion Democrats 15 years ago, when they voted for the law despite the staunch opposition of anti-abortion activists. Anti-abortion advocates are warning that,…...

11+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1771+ words) Mallory McMorrow, a Democratic Senate candidate in Michigan, recently met with the American Israel Public Affairs Committee. McMorrow, a state senator representing parts of Wayne County and neighboring Oakland County near Detroit, told the powerhouse pro-Israel lobby at the August…...

11+ mon, 1+ week ago   (943+ words) Wednesday’s federal government shutdown left workers to confront lost income, layoffs, and, for some, a complicated sense of relief that Democrats are challenging President Donald Trump. The shutdown began at midnight Tuesday after Congress failed to approve a funding bill…...

11+ mon, 1+ week ago   (692+ words) The government shutdown could turn into a protracted debacle as Washington lawmakers on both sides of the aisle appear unlikely to be headed toward a compromise. Congress’s failure to reach a government funding deal resulted in the first shutdown in…...

11+ mon, 2+ week ago   (406+ words) The national anti-abortion group Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America and its affiliated Women Speak Out PAC are spending a combined $9 million to buoy Republicans in two battleground Senate races: Michigan and Georgia. The toss-up seats are controlled by Democrats and squarely…...

1+ year, 20+ hour ago   (750+ words) Three things happened in rapid succession in one 24-hour period that illustrate the promise and the peril that lie ahead for Democrats: a 50-point special election victory, the reemergence of former Vice President Kamala Harris and 2024 recriminations, and the senseless…...