President Biden is now posting into the fediverse

Or whoever is running the Presidential Threads account will, anyway. So far, only Biden’s official POTUS account appears to have toggled Threads’ fediverse integration on. Neither Dr. Jill ... Read More

Filibuster

Democratic senator Ed Markey vows that Senate Democrats will restore the filibuster for ... end of this session of Congress, is ‘sick and tired’ of President Biden’s bad judicial nominees. Read More

Republican senator slams 'unserious' efforts by Congress to hold Biden, COVID authorities accountable

That's how unserious Congress is about oversight," Johnson said. The Wisconsin Republican has led the charge in the Senate to ... to leverage the Biden administration into cooperation by ... Read More

Biden says he’s not sure he can shut down the border: ‘We’re examining whether or not I have that power’

In February, amid an expected surge in illegal border crossings, Biden, 81, had reportedly been ... shut down the border – under the ill-fated Senate bipartisan border deal that was strongly ... Read More

'Major hurdles': The reality check behind Biden's big abortion promise

And if Biden signed abortion protections into law, legal challenges would most likely arise, including whether "Congress ... In the Senate, getting around the filibuster will require 50 Democrats ... Read More

A Change in GOP Senate Leadership Could Mean Filibuster Reform

Defending the filibuster ... contender for Senate GOP leader has voiced frustration with the current state of the Senate. “I believe the Senate is broken—that is not news to anyone,” said ... Read More

President Biden is using Threads to post to the fediverse. Here's how you can, too

The president of the United States is now tapping into a new Threads feature that automatically sends his posts to other services. Thanks to the new fediverse beta test, President Biden's official ... Read More

Biden's new student loan handout faces bipartisan skepticism in Congress

"The Senate ... push in Congress to block Biden’s first attempt at broad student loan forgiveness. Two Democrats joined House Republicans in voting to stop the measure from going into effect ... Read More

Bernie Sanders, Biden share plan to cut 'outrageous' health care costs

"Here is some good news, despite all of the incredible wealth and political power of the pharmaceutical industry … despite all of that, the Biden administration and Democrats in Congress are ... Read More

Senate Stasis: An Update On Congress’s Tax Deal

U.S. Congress, the U.S. Senate and the U.S ... the Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act has run into roadblocks in the Senate. So what's holding things up, and are we going to see ... Read More

The Senate’s Duty to Put Mayorkas on Trial

The Biden Democrats' approach is to focus on domestic spending only. Images: AP/Bloomberg News Composite: Mark Kelly The Constitution, Senate rules and precedent are clear: The Senate has an ... Read More

Biden to announce new student loan forgiveness proposals

President Biden will be announcing new proposals for partial or complete student loan forgiveness Monday in Wisconsin. The main thrust for the latest round of student loan forgiveness proposals is ... Read More