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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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Holiday Livewire: Omar Mocks Boebert’s Racist Trolling Again

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Another day, another desperate crusade for outrage: Far-right extremist Lauren Boebert (R-CO) proudly tells a Totally Real Story in a viral video about her calling Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) “the jihad squad” to her face in a Capitol elevator earlier this week. <p>Omar <a rel=”noreferrer noopener” href=”https://twitter.com/IlhanMN/status/1464037767005057024″ target=”_blank”>responded to the clip</a> on Thanksgiving via Twitter saying that Boebert is 1) making the whole thing up and 2) is actually terrified of even looking at her in the halls of Congress.</p> <p>Follow the news of the day below:</p> Talking Points Memo

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House Democrats again delay infrastructure vote amid party divisions – CNN

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House Democrats again delay infrastructure vote amid party divisions  CNN Hannity: Nancy Pelosi can’t seem to unite Democrats  Fox News Dozens of U.S. House progressives oppose quick infrastructure vote, Jayapal says  Yahoo News House delays infrastructure bill vote as progressives dig in – as it happened  The Guardian “us democrats” – Google News

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