by Robert Borosage | Jul 11, 2017 | Blog
Senate leader Mitch McConnell has warned Republicans that if he can’t find 50 Republican votes to repeal and replace Obamacare soon, he’ll open negotiations with Democrats to “fix” the thing. He intended this as a threat - a club to help round up the necessary support...
by Robert Borosage | Jul 10, 2017 | Blog
“None of us would say that we are on a course to success here in Afghanistan,” said Senator John McCain, speaking for a five-member bipartisan Senate delegation at a Kabul press briefing on July 4. The senators didn’t have to skip the July 4 parades to discover that....
by Robert Borosage | Jun 26, 2017 | Blog
This is it. The Senate has to decide on health care. Republican Senate leader Mitch McConnell is pushing for a Thursday vote on the Senate plan that will deprive millions of Americans of health care coverage, and raise premiums to tens of millions more. There will be...
by Robert Borosage | Jun 22, 2017 | Blog
The special election for the open congressional seat in Georgia was the most expensive in history, with an obscene $60 million in total spending. Jon Ossoff, the Democratic candidate, narrowly lost in the upscale, suburban sixth district, which is heavily Republican....
by Robert Borosage | Jun 16, 2017 | Blog
Given the Democratic Party's recent failures, isn’t it time to debate ideas and strategy? The populist uprising championed by Senator Bernie Sanders, now America’s most (only?) popular politician, just gathered at the People’s Summit in Chicago. Over...
