Today, John James elected Rep. Mike Johnson as Speaker of the House. After churning through a slew of other candidates, James went all in for Johnson and his extremism: In case you haven’t heard of him, here’s a bit about Johnson: Johnson pushed for a total abortion ban without exceptions and voted for legislation to punish doctors for providing […]

Today, Kevin Kiley, John Duarte, David Valadao, Mike Garcia, Young Kim, Ken Calvert, and Michelle Steel elected Rep. Mike Johnson as Speaker of the House. After churning through a slew of other candidates, they went all in for Johnson and his extremism. In case you haven’t heard of him, here’s a bit about Johnson: Johnson pushed for a total abortion ban without exceptions – claiming […]

Siguiendo la elección de Mike Johnson como presidente de la cámara baja de representantes, la presidenta del Comité de Campaña del Congreso Demócrata (DCCC) emito la siguiente declaración:    “Después de semanas peleando entre sí mismos, abandonando nuestros aliados que están bajo ataque y avanzandonos más y más cerca a un posible cierre de gobierno […]

Politico: “[California Republicans] have become increasingly aware they’ll have to fight it out without a safety net in McCarthy.” “…even amid two wars and a looming fiscal deadline in Washington, the GOP can’t lead itself let alone help govern the country.” Last night, Politico released a report digging into the dire situation California House Republicans have found […]

Over two weeks after Zach Nunn admitted that the dysfunctional House Republicans aren’t “taking care of the American people,” nothing has changed. As Nunn and his party enter yet another week of political games and infighting, he’s hardly acknowledged the looming government shutdown or that the Farm Bill expired 25 days ago. Meanwhile, Iowa dairy farmers are […]

Today, House Republicans failed – once again – to select a speaker. In the midst of their intraparty civil war, they continue to fail in their basic responsibility of passing legislation that will help working families like passing a new Farm Bill, renewing critical child care support, and keeping the government open. DCCC Spokesperson Viet […]

When he’s not hiding from his constituents and voting for election-deniers for speaker, vulnerable freshman Republican Tom Kean Jr. is campaigning with anti-abortion extremists back home. On Saturday, Kean Jr. will be at a fundraiser with Mike Pappas who opposes “abortion even in cases of rape and incest.” Similarly to Kean Jr., Pappas has refused to […]

24 days after the Farm Bill expired, and with no talk of passing a new one, some Wisconsin dairy farmers are blasting Congressman Derrick Van Orden for leaving them behind. Instead of advocating for the 30,300 dairy jobs in his district, Van Orden has stood with corporations and special interests, opposing legislation that would lower the cost of prescription drugs […]

In case you missed it: Fake moderate Juan Ciscomani is “probably out looking for his spine” after voting three separate times to make doomed candidate Jim Jordan the next Speaker of the House. According to a local editorial in the Green Valley News, “The vote for Jordan was bad for a lot of reasons, but mostly because he’s morally […]

Ex-Speaker McCarthy speaks the truth (surprise!) Building upon his colleagues’ ‘accumulated wisdom,’ Former Speaker Kevin McCarthy gave an unexpectedly honest analysis of the chaos embroiling the House GOP: “This is embarrassing for the Republican Party. It’s embarrassing for the nation.” DCCC Spokesperson Viet Shelton: “In a rare moment of self awareness, Kevin McCarthy finally admitted what everyone has […]