Joe Biden's position in this election is already weakened by the fact that Hispanic, black, and young voters are abandoning him. Poll after poll has shown it, and frankly, it poses a major problem for Biden because if Trump siphons off enough support from these groups, Biden doesn't stand a chance in November—at least, not in a fair election. If these groups cease to be reliably Democratic votes, it spells real trouble for the future of the party.
Two of Senate Democrats’ most vulnerable incumbents this fall were among those who voted Thursday to roll back the Biden administration’s electric vehicle mandate for passenger cars and trucks.
GOP’s impeachment was labelled a ‘sham’ by Democrats, who voted to kill it without trial
Senate Democrats are padding their war chests, raising significantly more money than many of their Republican counterparts in the first three months of this year, according to campaign finance records. The Democratic incumbents who are most at risk of losing their seats this November, such as Sens. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Jon Tester (D-MT), posted […]
The bill includes some $4 billion to replenish Israel's Iron Dome missile defense system, which intercept '99%' of Iran 's drone attacks over the weekend. The two parties remain at an impasse as the White House has made clear President Joe Biden does not support a package with aid for only Israel. House PASSES bill to give $14 billion in aid to Israel by cutting IRS funding
Donald Trump’s first criminal trial is underway in New York. MSNBC’s Ari Melber is joined by Rachel Maddow, Nicolle Wallace, Jen Psaki, Chris Hayes and Alex Wagner break down the latest from day one of Trump’s trial. (Bookmark The Beat’s YouTube playlist, updated daily: https://msnbc.com/ari. Connect with Ari on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/AriMelber IG: https://www.instagram.com/arimelber Merch: msnbc.com/beat5)
To the editor: Thanks to the letter writer who explained billionaires' support of former President Trump for the enlightenment and levity. He wrote that the very wealthy support Trump not for the tax cuts, but for their altruism and Trump’s policies to build the economy, increase homeownership and provide medical care. Increasing home ownership must have been why Trump appointed Steve Mnuchin as Treasury secretary — because when Mnuchin and his partners acquired the failing bank IndyMac and...
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In what could have been initially viewed as an act of partisanship in Minnesota's Senate, a Rochester Republican legislator voted for a DFL-backed elections bill last week. However, it turns out that the vote was by accident.
Washington, Apr 17 (Prensa Latina) The impeachment trial against the Secretary of Homeland Security, Alejandro Mayorkas, died today in the Senate after a block vote by Democrats (51-49) to put an end to this impeachment attempt. The post Senate Democrats kill all impeachment charges against Mayorkas first appeared on Prensa Latina.
Watch as Senate Democrats voted to end the Republican House of Representatives' impeachment of Alejandro Mayorkas on Wednesday, 17 April.
I was disappointed by Tom Howell Jr.’s reporting on the first day of the trial of former President Donald Trump (“Potential jurors stunned as they file into New York courtroom and see Trump on trial,” web, April 15).