Democrats

The Democrats' intra-party shift leftward remains underappreciated...

Our Virtual Civil War Part 2...

In a major setback for Mike Johnson and the House GOP, four Republicans have joined with the Democrats to sign a petition forcing a vote on legislation that will extend for three years premium tax credits for Affordable Care Act healthcare plans. The rebellion underscores the nervousness among Republicans over an increase in healthcare costs

Democratic members of the Texas state legislature left the state Sunday as part of a bid to block Republicans from redrawing the congressional map to make five additional seats favorable to the GOP. The move to leave the state and deny a quorum drew cheers from Texas Democrats in Congress...

Science & Nature Republican efforts to redraw districts could backfire, and Democrats are well positioned to net the three House seats they need to...

Voters are very impatient right now...

The first political demonstration I ever attended was against the Iraq War. I was in middle school when the invasion started, and I still have trouble wrapping my head around its costs. The medical journal Lancet estimated in 2006 that this war caused the deaths of 655,000 Iraqis...

Science & Nature Top Democrats on the House Science Committee are accusing NASA leadership of impounding funds and taking steps to implement a budget...