Schumer has also been outspoken about his desire to convict former President Donald Trump in a Senate impeachment trial of “incitement of insurrection” over the U.S. Capitol riot that took place January 6, as well as hold a vote to prevent Trump from holding future office. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), however, must first deliver the impeachment article to the Senate for a trial to begin, and the speaker has not yet revealed when she plans to do this, which has left the timeline for the trial up in the air. … [Read more...] about Senate Officially Flips to Democrats as Warnock, Ossoff Are Sworn In
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The Defining Battle of Biden’s Presidency Is Already Raging in the Senate
The Democratic Party’s majority in the Senate hinges on Vice-President Kamala Harris’s tie-breaking vote. But Harris cannot break ties on the upper chamber’s committees. For this reason, among others, to get the new Senate up and running, Schumer and McConnell must agree to a “power sharing agreement” that establishes rough procedural guidelines for how the body will operate. They have yet to reach such an agreement, largely because McConnell insists that it include a provision mandating the preservation of the legislative filibuster. … [Read more...] about The Defining Battle of Biden’s Presidency Is Already Raging in the Senate
Sen. Tom Cotton: Xavier Becerra nomination – here’s why Senate should reject culture warrior for HHS post
The Supreme Court ruled against Becerra, explaining that the act compelled pro-life clinics to promote the very service they exist to oppose, a gross violation of the First Amendment. Justice Anthony Kennedy wrote in his concurring opinion, "this law is a paradigmatic example of the serious threat presented when government seeks to impose its own message in the place of individual speech, thought, and expression." … [Read more...] about Sen. Tom Cotton: Xavier Becerra nomination – here’s why Senate should reject culture warrior for HHS post
Silicon Valley does the math on a divided Senate
What Congress can and should do is keep investigating tech. Digging up documents and obtaining damning emails hurts tech companies where it counts — in employee morale. There are enough software engineers who still vaguely believe their code changes the world for the better. Tarnish that image, and tech CEOs will start worrying about whether their employees will want to keep working for them. They can do the math. … [Read more...] about Silicon Valley does the math on a divided Senate
Divided Senate Puts Joe Biden’s Legislative Agenda on Razor’s Edge
“One more thing, because you know how I’m about numbers, when we win these two seats, plus Kamala Harris breaking the tie, it’ll be like getting 60 votes because once we have even the simple majority, we can vote for reconciliation, which means that you only need 51 votes to pass certain legislation,” Pelosi said. … [Read more...] about Divided Senate Puts Joe Biden’s Legislative Agenda on Razor’s Edge
