When Dianne Feinstein finally stepped away from heading Judiciary, Sheldon Whitehouse should have been the first senator up. He has a long-standing reputation for not putting up with Republican nonsen
This is the grave of Samuel Otis. Born in 1740 in Barnstable, Massachusetts, Otis grew up fairly well off, went to Harvard, and graduated in 1759, which was an age still common at that time. He went i
Is it possible? The Senate actually did something…..good? The Senate on Tuesday passed sweeping bipartisan legislation to overhaul the US Postal Service’s finances and allow the agency to
What a great system we have: The arrival of a new U.S. ambassador to Mexico is usually a routine event. But for the Biden administration, it was a notable victory. With the Senate’s Aug. 11 confirma
Leaving behind the question of whether the Senate should be debating new Smithsonian museums instead of working up a COVID-19 relief package, the fact that a single senator can hold up legislation to
California Democrats have….a very, very deep bench. If and when Harris becomes VP, Gavin Newsom is going to have a tough choice to make. I hope he picks a very good candidate. There are plenty t
Chuck Schumer is flat out bad as Minority Leader. I mean, he is really bad at this job. Dayen: McConnell had a great insight as minority leader: There’s a finite amount of Senate floor time, and any
This is the grave of George Norris. Born in 1861 in Sandusky County, Ohio into a very poor family, Norris worked hard, graduated from from Baldwin University, and then got a law degree from Valparaiso