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Chip Roy Opposes Bipartisan Coronavirus Bill and Calls It ‘Welfare’ Amid a national health crisis, Republicans and Democrats came together to get Americans the help they need – but not Congressman Chip Roy. Tonight, Roy voted against a bipartisan bill to address the growing pandemic by providing no-cost coronavirus testing, paid sick leave and expanded […]

Republican candidate Jeanne Ives recently “gave the president an ‘A’ grade” on Trump’s first term in office, “saying [her approval] applies for all of Trump’s policy stances.” A quick look at what Ives is giving an ‘A’ rating to: The Trump budget that proposes cutting hundreds of billions of dollars from Medicare and Medicaid, which […]

Richter and Gibbs Trade Jabs As Primary Heats Up, Ocean Backs Richter Local Reporters Describe Primary As “Nasty” The NJ-03 GOP primary is turning into a drag down, dirty, chaotic mess. In case you can’t keep up, David Richter, the district-shopping flip-flopper, dropped out of his race against fake Republican Jefferson Van Drew in NJ-02 […]

Vulnerable Republican Kowtows to Party Bosses as Tough Re-Election Looms We suspected that Rep. Katko’s tough re-election bid would push the vulnerable Republican to do some pretty wild things, but even we couldn’t have predicted how far he’d go to kowtow to party bosses. Turns out, Katko’s vote for Washington Republicans’ tax bill that gave […]

Today, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee and Democratic Party of Georgia announced victory in their lawsuit challenging Georgia’s absentee ballot procedures that lack enforceable standards and disenfranchise voters who cast absentee ballots. Despite a series of reforms following the 2018 elections, Georgia has not standardized how election officials notify voters that […]

“Mike Garcia is asking voters to send him to Congress as a shill for Washington Republicans’ reckless agenda. Instead of standing up for the community he is running to represent, Garcia supports raising taxes by thousands of dollars on middle class California homeowners and has pledged to cut Medicare for over 45,000 in this district. […]

“A breast cancer survivor, mother and advocate for working families, Sima Ladjevardian is the embodiment of the American dream. Fleeing upheaval in Iran, she found a home in Houston and has spent years bringing Texans together and building stronger communities. While Congressman Crenshaw turned his back on his community and broke the central promises of […]

Today, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) will launch a historic, exclusive column series in ESSENCE Magazine to feature Black women members of Congress and Black women candidates for Congress in the influential magazine’s “In Her We Trust” column series. Rep. Karen Bass (CA-37), Chairwoman of the Congressional Black Caucus, kicked-off the series touting the legislative accomplishments of her caucus, the importance of a complete Census Count and the role […]

As public health officials work to respond to the emerging coronavirus, the House Republican-backed lawsuit to overturn the Affordable Care Act could potentially devastate our response to the virus. This week, Vice President Mike Pence announced that coronavirus testing will be covered by insurance BECAUSE of the ACA’s Essential Health Benefits. CNBC: “HHS has already […]

Staffer Admits to “Willful Neglect of Election Duty,” Commonwealth’s Counsel Says There May Be More There-There A staffer who worked on former Congressman Scott Taylor’s 2018 campaign pleaded guilty to “willful neglect of election duty” in what has become known as the petition-gate scandal. REMINDER: Special Prosecutor Don Caldwell said Taylor—while in his Washington D.C. […]