#CONgress

Will Sommer

willsommer

I’m covering today’s Trump protests in DC, where thousands are already in the streets. Many protesters today see today as a kind of climactic battle for America, and there has

words are weapons ⚡

vimoh

The last six years have not only been a train of terrible decisions policy-wise, but also an extremely toxic environment communally. We have seen the subversion of free media, democratic

The Unruly Squirrel

educatedadult1

@ngoroff is more than a scientist w/ an ax to grind.She lives here. She works here. She raised here kids here. She is actually in touch w/ the needs of

Sean Casten

SeanCasten

The peaceful transfer of power is a hallmark of mature democracies. It is a distinguishing feature of our 244+ year old experiment. Those Members of Congress who oppose the electoral

Sen. Towelpatine

DeplorableNV

In response to this drop: How do you remove foreign interference? How do you show the public the truth? How do you safeguard elections?-Set it up in advance to document

Russell Brandom

russellbrandom

Since November, the Trump crew has increasingly employed a new tactic I’m going to call "stunt legalism.” It’s both unusual and important enough that I want to unpack how it

Judd Legum

JuddLegum

1. Senate Republicans do not want to defend Trump's conduct because he incited a riot that killed 5 peopleBut they also don't want to convict Trump because Trump is still

Absurdistwords

absurdistwords

Trump is sending in the National Guard to deal with the Trump mob assault on the Capitol. And no. These are not protestors. This is a group specifically encouraged by

Steve Lichtman

stevel3000

How the 25th Amendment works:1. Pence and a Cabinet majority send a letter to the President pro tempore of the Senate (Grassley) and the Speaker of the House (Pelosi) stating

Philip Rocco

PhilipRocco

Congress doesn’t offer us certainty about much but if it doesn’t provide revenue support for state and local governments, it’s guaranteeing massive unemployment in a sector that represents about 13%

Torr Leonard

torrHL

“there are four ways to change our form of govt w/o changing the written Constitution—and to restore liberty.First, in the case of Senate, we have to abolish the filibuster and

Bedivere Bedrydant

bedivere_knight

In 2016, Trump beat Clinton 53% to 41% in Virginia's CD-01.In 2020, Biden beat Trump 54% to 44% in that same district.But districts can swing, right? Of course. But let's

Tazeen Junaid

TazeenJunaid_

Long thread.Kal Priyanka Gandhi ne ek khat likha. Kamal Nath ne 11 chandi ki itien Ayodhya bheji. Divijay Singh ye sabit karte rahe ke Ram Mandir ki buniyad Rajiv Gandhi

Daniel Schuman

danielschuman

.@HouseAdm_Dems just issued a staff report that concludes "operable and secure technology exists to permit the House to conduct remote voting." Once Chair Lofgren certifies the tech exists, @RulesDemocrats Chair

Matthew A. Seligman

Matt_Seligman

This article makes a serious legal error. It speculates that by stalling through repeated objections during Congress's session on January 6, the objectors could throw the presidential election to the

Naomi Kritzer

NaomiKritzer

So Rep Meijer is a Republican, one of the Republicans who voted against overturning the will of the people. He notes in this piece that he was told straight up

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