During the overnight “vote-a-rama,” the Senate passed a budget resolution early Thursday morning to fund both federal immigration agencies part of the Department of Homeland Security: Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection. The resolution was adopted in a 50-48 vote shortly after 3:30 a.m. Eastern. Notable votes and non-votes included Republicans Sen. […]

Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) was investigated by the Arizona House in 2013 as a state lawmaker over allegations from female Democrats that he used a “sexual slur,” but the case was ultimately dropped after investigators said they were “unable to corroborate” the claim. The female lawmakers who filed the harassment complaint later requested the speaker […]

Virginia Democrats got a big win with their gerrymandering referendum, which raises the question of whether Republicans should have avoided the mid-decade redistricting fight in the first place or fought even harder.  There was plenty of finger-pointing the day after the Virginia redistricting ballot initiative narrowly passed, with the “no” vote outrunning President Donald Trump’s […]

Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger secured a major political victory Tuesday as voters narrowly approved the redistricting referendum she championed, handing Democrats a possible path to winning 10 out of 11 of the state’s House seats. It was a close race, with 51.5% voting for the measure and 48.6% voting against it. The referendum lets the […]