#McConnell

Just watched House Managers presser:>>Raskin says they only needed Beutler's statement about the McCarthy/Trump call, as that was new. They got it into the record. They got what they wanted.
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The #NeverTrump case for voting for Ossoff should be quite easy to realize, and I hope people won’t be off-put due to not wanting to seem like a “RINO” or
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Mitch McConnell’s Senate has effectively broken our government.The Senate is a part of the government in the same way a deadly intestinal blockage is a part of the body.https://twitter.com/sentinasmith/status/1328869292117532674 We
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Let’s be clear. Joe Biden is the President-Elect of the United States. The refusal of Republicans to acknowledge this are poisoning American democracy. They are breaking faith with our history,
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This will sound goofy but it tells you a lot, I think, in terms of reading the room. Gideon's first major campaign ad featured her wearing a Patagonia jacket. In
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G’morning from the Capitol, where we’re about to have a pro forma session in both chambers during which nothing will get done. This begins at 9In the meantime, here’s what
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Some (really) off-the-cuff thoughts about the Trump natsec news (Iraq/Afghan drawdown, Iran Almost-War 2). Half-formed but inspired by (halting) work on my book on elite cues and war, plus chats
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Joe Biden ran saying he could work & pass legislation by reaching across the aisle. He has not been in office a full week yet & people are on here
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My latest:Postmaster Louis DeJoy Gave Millions to Republican Candidates. Will the GOP Bite the Hand that Fed Them?https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/can-republicans-honest-oversight-millionaire-postmaster-dejoy-1046382/ In
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Senate Dems represent 41 million more Americans than GOP but Mitch McConnell wants 21 small state GOP senators representing less than a quarter of population to be able to block
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Why are Republicans telling the president to wear a mask?Because it will save lives and which will help the economy. But also because they know they are losing and it
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1/6 Hey @JoeManchinWV and @SenatorSinema: Please tell us all again why you think we should keep the filibuster? You actually think there are 10 Senate GOP willing to boost your
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So Biden's climate/energy/environment team is mostly complete, and on balance there's never been anything like it in U.S. history. With people like @RepDebHaaland and @GinaNRDC and @JohnKerry and @JenGranholm, there's
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1My voicemail to Senator John Kennedy: “Senator how is that acquittal working out? He defied lawful congressional subpoenas and you said it was OK. You’re deemed him above the law.
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People in #PuertoRico, who want statehood, have been promised it for yrs. There have been multiple plebiscites where statehood won, but it was non-binding so it went nowhere.They’ve been promised
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Playbook: THERE COMES A POINT IN EVERY CONGRESSIONAL NEGOTIATION where it would be helpful for Google Translate to have a feature to turn Capitol Hill speak to English. WE’VE REACHED
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