WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, the Supreme Court ruled to reject a challenge to a lower court ruling that found Virginia Republicans racially gerrymandered 11 districts across the state back in 2011. With today’s decision, African American voters in the affected districts will be able to vote under a constitutionally-legal map for the first time in eight years.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, the Senate voted to approve the nomination of Patrick Wyrick to a lifetime seat on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, House Democrats, led by Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Democratic Taskforce Chair Representative John Sarbanes, unanimously passed H.R. 1, the For the People Act. This landmark democracy reform package is designed to create nationwide automatic and same day voter registration, restore the Voting Rights Act to its full power, put an end to partisan gerrymandering, strengthen ethics laws to curb the undue influence of corporate polluters, and fix our broken campaign finance system, among other initiatives.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, the Senate voted to to confirm William Barr as Attorney General.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, the Senate Judiciary Committee voted to advance William Barr’s nomination as Attorney General.
WASHINGTON, DC -- Today, a federal judge ruled that the Trump Administration’s attempt to add a xenophobic citizenship question to the 2020 Census is illegal. The Commerce Department announced the addition of the citizenship status question to the Census last March in an effort to intimidate and discourage noncitizens and their families from responding to the census, a move that would affect the total count of Americans. Without an accurate count of every living person in America, the incomplete data will skew the drawing of political districts, the number of seats each state has in the House of Representatives, and the distribution of federal funding for local communities.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Yesterday, Democratic House leaders, led by Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Democratic Taskforce Chair Representative John Sarbanes, introduced H.R. 1, the For the People Act. This landmark democracy reform package is designed to create nationwide automatic and same day voter registration, restore the Voting Rights Act to its full power, put an end to partisan gerrymandering, strengthen ethics laws to curb the undue influence of corporate polluters, and fix our broken campaign finance system, among other initiatives.
Washington, DC -- Today, all but one Senate Republican -- along with one Senate Democrat -- voted to confirm Donald Trump’s nominee to the Supreme Court, Brett Kavanaugh. Multiple women have shared their stories of sexual assault by Brett Kavanaugh, and he has been caught lying numerous times while under oath.
For weeks now, millions of Americans have called or visited their senators’ offices, and thousands more have taken to the streets, demanding Brett Kavanaugh be rejected.
Washington, DC -- Today, Senate Republicans voted to move Donald Trump’s nominee to the Supreme Court, Brett Kavanaugh, forward. Multiple women have shared their stories of sexual assault by Brett Kavanaugh, and he has been caught lying numerous times while under oath. For more than 200 years, the Senate have honored a 60 vote margin for Supreme Court nominees to be moved forward. Kavanaugh only received 51.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, the Senate Judiciary Committee voted along party lines to advance the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh for a lifetime appointment to the Supreme Court. A bipartisan group of senators have called for a delay in the confirmation to allow for a full FBI investigation into Kavanaugh.
Washington, DC -- Today, Donald Trump’s nominee for the Supreme Court, Brett Kavanaugh, and one of the survivors who have accused him of sexual assault, Dr Christine Blasey Ford, testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee on whether Kavanaugh deserves a lifetime appointment to the Supreme Court.
Earlier today, Senator Susan Collins said that “If in fact [Kavanaugh] was not truthful, then obviously that would be a major problem for me,” referring to Donald Trump’s extremist nominee for the Supreme Court. During Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearing, documents emerged raising the possibility that Judge Kavanaugh previously lied under oath on more than one occasion.