by jpitney | Mar 18, 2024 | Congress, House of Representatives, Polarization, Senate
Li Zhou at Vox: Thus far, 43 House members and eight senators have announced that they won’t be seeking another term but they’ll finish out this one. Additionally, eight House members and two Senators have left their seats early due to factors including retirement,...
by jpitney | Feb 8, 2024 | Congress, Immigration, Senate
Lankford: This is the pen that I was handed at that desk when I was sworn… There’s no reason for me to have this pen if we’re just going to do press conferences. I can do press conferences from anywhere. But we can only make law from this room...
by jpitney | Dec 27, 2023 | Bipartisanship, Congress, Disabilities, Senate
At NYT, Kayla Guo writes that family experience with disability can foster bipartisanship on disability issues. She focuses on Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Eric Schmitt (R-MO) They have little in common in terms of politics or legislative priorities. But both...
by jpitney | Nov 30, 2023 | Israel, Senate, Terrorism
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY): While the dead bodies of Jewish Israelis were still warm, while hundreds of Jewish Israelis were being carried as hostages back to Hamas tunnels under Gaza, Jewish Americans were alarmed to see some of our fellow citizens...
by jpitney | Nov 15, 2023 | Civility, Congress, Senate
Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) and Teamsters General President Sean O’Brien challenged each other to a physical fight during the Senate HELP Committee with Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) having to step in. Sanders repeatedly attempted to break them up: “You’re a...
by jpitney | Sep 29, 2023 | Bipartisanship, California Politics, Civility, Senate
Veteran journalist Jerry Roberts at WP on the passing of Senator Dianne Feinstein: Feinstein has died at the age of 90. In political time, her demise seems far more than the end of a mere era — more like the passing of an eon. As politician, policymaker and uncommonly...
