Clyburn: No Democrats are worried about Musk’s primary threats
Congressman Jim Clyburn (D.C.) is concerned about tech billionaire Elon Musk's threat to fund moderate primaries against incumbent Democrats in deep blue districts. He claimed he didn't know a single Democrat who had one. Mr. Clyburn, a veteran lawmaker, argued Saturday that Democrats can overcome Mr. Musk by defeating the opposition. “Look, I'm a child […]
Democrats May Help Mike Johnson Remain Speaker
Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) told reporters Friday that House Speaker Mike Johnson's best chance of keeping the gavel is to allow House Democrats to vote for him. . If Democrats, along with some establishment Republicans, allow Mr. Johnson to remain speaker, Mr. Johnson would enter into a power-sharing agreement with House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries. […]
Congressional Democrats ask Blinken to condemn prosecution, murder of Guatemalan environmental defenders
It was led by Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Rep. Raul Grijalva (D-Ariz.), ranking member of the House Natural Resources Committee, and Rep. Delia Ramirez (D-Ill.). letter On Friday, he called on Secretary of State Antony Blinken to condemn the Guatemalan government's prosecution of an indigenous environmental activist and the recent assassination of another. The letter […]
‘Democrats Hold All the Cards’
Unfortunately, Democrats have traditional media on their side and “hold all the cards” in the fight over the spending deal, Sen. Ron Johnson said, saying Democratic votes are needed for CR to pass. (R-Wis.) said during an appearance. Breitbart News Daily. “But this is crazy dysfunction here,” he said while discussing the original spending agreement. […]
Democrats say lines of communication open with GOP on funding, but no bill presented
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (R-Louisiana) has reopened lines of communication between his office and House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) to avert a government shutdown this weekend. The members said that they had informed the party that this had been done. Democrats said Jeffries disclosed the development during a caucus meeting Friday morning. Rep. Gerry […]
Speaker Johnson Reopens Spending Negotiations with Democrats
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) reportedly spoke to Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-La.) on Friday morning after failing to pass a spending deal approved by President-elect Donald Trump. , New York State) has reportedly been reopened. Mr. Johnson's last negotiation with Democrats resulted in a deal that was widely criticized by all sides of the […]
Democrats pledge to work through Christmas on funding to rebuff Trump’s demands
Senate Appropriations Committee Chairwoman Patty Murray (D-Wash.) said Friday she will be in Washington “until Christmas” to counter President-elect Trump's demands to remove a negotiated provision from the government funding bill through 2025. He said he was prepared to stay. Murray, the top Senate Democrat, accused billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk, one of Trump's top advisers, […]
Democrats ‘largely fine’ with Biden’s absence during shutdown talks: ‘Little clamor for him to return’
A new report says President Biden's disappearance last Friday while negotiations continued over a spending bill to fund the government is just fine for Democrats. “Biden has been conspicuously absent outside of brief statements issued by his press secretary, and Democrats say there has been little call for his return so far,” Politico said. reported […]
JESSE WATTERS: Democrats found out they weren’t going to get a raise and they started ‘chanting’
On “Jesse Watters Prime Time,” Jesse Watters explains how Congress' reevaluated spending bill increased its page count from 1,547 pages to 116, but was still rejected by House members. Explained. Trump-backed spending bill aimed at averting government shutdown fails in House of Representatives Jesse Waters: Let's talk a little bit about Washington. In case you […]
GOP Sen. Mullin Drafting ‘Very Secret’ Border Bill with Democrats
Axios.com reports that at least one Republican senator is working with pro-immigration Democrats to draft a border bill for 2025. Detailed Thursday. Oklahoma Republican Markwayne Mullin told the outlet that his “serious” project was a priority for a fast-track reconciliation bill that is expected to inject billions of dollars into border security and enforcement in […]