Senate Committee Deadlocks on Becerra Nomination

Conservative groups up pressure on moderate Dems to block Becerra

Graham Piro
March 3, 2021 4:10 PM

The Senate Finance Committee deadlocked on sending Joe Biden's controversial health care nominee for a confirmation vote Wednesday, as activist groups ratcheted up pressure on moderate Democrats to tank the nomination.

Manchin, Moderate Dems Defy Party’s Push to Eliminate Filibuster

Anti-abortion group launches ad buy thanking West Virginia senator

Graham Piro
January 25, 2021 6:10 PM

West Virginia senator Joe Manchin (D.) said he will defend the congressional filibuster despite pressure from liberal activists to abolish the legislative maneuver.

Dem Senators Break With Leadership, Call for Immediate Small Business Funding

Graham Piro
April 16, 2020 5:35 PM

Two Democratic senators publicly broke with their party's leadership Thursday to call for immediate funding for a now-depleted program to provide loans to small businesses affected by the coronavirus crisis.

Dem Senator Doesn’t Watch Primary Debates

'I'm not missing anything'

Elizabeth Matamoros
October 29, 2019 2:30 PM

Senator Kyrsten Sinema (D., Ariz.) chooses "happiness" over watching the Democratic presidential debates, according to Politico. The first-term Democrat said she refuses to watch her party's 2020 presidential hopefuls attack one another on stage.

Dem Rep Rips Beto: ‘Losing Is Not As Cool As He Thinks It Is’

Graham Piro
October 11, 2019 11:50 AM

New York representative Max Rose (D.) blasted Democratic presidential hopeful Beto O'Rourke in an interview released Friday, saying "I don't think Beto is cool, and I don't think losing is cool."

Arizona Progressives Seek to Censure Sinema for ‘Disappointing’ Voting Record

'We want Democrats to vote like Democrats'

Cameron Cawthorne
September 17, 2019 10:55 PM

Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D., Ariz.) is facing a censure vote from the Progressive Caucus of the Arizona Democratic Party, due to her support for some of President Donald Trump's nominees.

Cassidy, Sinema Release Family Leave Plan

America the only industrialized country without PFL

Charles Fain Lehman
July 31, 2019 12:50 PM

Sens. Bill Cassidy (R., La.) and Kyrsten Sinema (D., Ariz.) floated a proposal Tuesday to bring paid family leave to the United States, offering the fourth such proposal in the Senate this term.

Dem Donor Accused of Human Trafficking and Revenge Porn

Civil suit follows overdose deaths of two men in Ed Buck's home

Joe Schoffstall
July 9, 2019 5:00 PM

Ed Buck, a major Los Angeles-based Democrat donor, is now being accused of human trafficking and revenge porn in an amended civil suit against him following the deaths of two men in his apartment.

Liberal Dark Money Groups Outspend Conservative Groups During 2018 Midterms

Cameron Cawthorne
January 25, 2019 11:37 AM

Several Democrats railed against dark money groups during the 2018 midterm elections, but a new report shows that liberal groups outspent conservative groups, spending more than half of the $150 million that went towards bankrolling House, Senate, and statewide campaigns.

A Second Man Dies in Home of Democratic Donor

Jeffrey Cimmino
January 7, 2019 5:45 PM

A young black man's body was found in the West Hollywood apartment of Ed Buck, a prominent Democratic donor.