by Jim Heath | Dec 29, 2020 | Congress, GOP, Headlines
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell today blocked an attempt by Democrats to force quick action on increasing direct stimulus payments to $2,000 despite President Trump’s demands for the change. McConnell objected to a motion by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer...
by Jim Heath | Dec 27, 2020 | 2020, Battlegrounds, Congress, Headlines
The Rev. Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff, the Democratic challengers in the Senate runoffs in Georgia, have each raised more than $100 million since October. Enormous sums that surpassed their Republican opponents by a significant margin and underscored Democrats’...
by Jim Heath | Dec 22, 2020 | 2020, Congress, Headlines
Alex Padilla, California’s secretary of state, has been appointed to fill the Senate seat held by Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced today, capping months of intense political jockeying among Democratic factions in the state. NYTimes: The...
by Jim Heath | Dec 2, 2020 | 2020, Headlines
Democrat Mark Kelly was sworn in to the Senate today, marking the first time in more than 67 years that Arizona will have two Democratic senators. Kelly, 56, a former astronaut and the husband of former congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.), defeated Sen. Martha...
by Jim Heath | Nov 30, 2020 | 2020, Battlegrounds, Democrats, Headlines, Wall Street
As deep-pocketed Democrats on Wall Street celebrate the ouster of President Trump, some are privately showing little appetite for backing the party’s remaining skirmishes in Georgia. Bloomberg: Employees of securities and investment firms poured about $77 million...
