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MoveOn: Every House Republican Just Caved to MAGA Trump Impeachment Ploy

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House Republicans ignore American people’s priorities and vote for impeachment inquiry designed to hurt President Biden and reelect Trump Washington, D.C. – Following House Republicans’ – including the 17 Republicans from swing districts Biden carried in 2020 – voting in favor of an unfounded impeachment inquiry, MoveOn Political Action Executive Director Rahna Epting released the following statement: “House Republicans just voted for an illegitimate Biden impeachment inquiry after failing to pass any meaningful legislation in 2023. Their near-final act before the end of the year tells us everything we need…

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Why Biden Caved

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The White House and Congress have not made much progress in their talks to avert an unprecedented, and potentially calamitous, national default that could occur as soon as early June. But on the most fundamental point of dispute, President Joe Biden has already caved: He’s negotiating with Republicans over the debt ceiling. For months, the president’s ironclad position has been that the debt ceiling is not a bargaining chip. No longer would Democrats allow Republicans to hold hostage the nation’s creditworthiness and economic prestige. Paying the government’s bills by raising…

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Why Mitch McConnell Caved Again

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For the second time this fall, the Senate’s proud king of obstruction is caving to the Democrats. Two months ago today, Mitch McConnell sent President Joe Biden a letter containing a warning so important that he repeated it three times in five paragraphs. The Senate Republican leader vowed that he would “not be a party to any future effort” to help Democrats lift the debt ceiling—a necessary step that Congress must take to avoid an economically damaging default. The two-page missive was the closest that the famously taciturn McConnell gets…

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US shutdown: Trump hails ‘big win’ and says Democrats caved in – BBC News

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BBC News US shutdown: Trump hails 'big win' and says Democrats caved inBBC NewsUS President Donald Trump has hailed the end of the government shutdown as a "big win" for Republicans. The Democratic leadership agreed to back the bill after accepting promises from Republicans for a debate later on the future of young illegal …Democrats vote to temporarily end US government shutdownDeutsche Welle US Gov't Shutdown Ends After Democrats Agree to Delay Dreamers DebateHaaretzDonald Trump claims 'big win as Democrats cave' after signing bill to end US government shutdownSouth China…

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