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Category Archives: political victory
“Schumer: Dems Are Done With Trump”
“Buoyed By Anti-Trump Activism, Democrat Wins Delaware Special Election”
“DNC race hits the home stretch: Bernie Sanders blasts “failed status-quo”; Keith Ellison attacked on Islamic faith”
“Van Jones urges Democrats to snap out of centrist trance: “The Clinton days are over”
“Donald Trump will have scandal-prone televangelist pray at his inauguration”
“Senate Democrats must confirm Garland to Supreme Court on January 3”
DAILY KOS
“Senate Republicans refused to give President Obama’s pick to replace Supreme Court Justice Scalia even the courtesy of a hearing. It was disrespectful, and historically unprecedented.
But there is still something we can do to get Merrick Garland confirmed before Obama leaves office.
At 12:00 noon on January 3, 2017 (according to the Constitution), the terms of 34 U.S. Senators will expire. At that point, the Senate will briefly consist of 66 sitting senators—until Vice President Joe Biden, in his capacity as Senate president, begins swearing in the senators-elect.
Before Biden begins the proceedings, he will preside over a Senate that consists of 34 Democrats, 2 independents & 30 Republicans—as the remaining Senators are not sworn in yet.
At this point, Democrats could ask to finish Senate business as it pertains to President Obama’s nomination of Judge Garland.”
“Nancy Pelosi Has A Plan For Taking On The GOP Majority. It Worked Before.”
HUFFINGTON POST

U.S. House of Representatives Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi speaks to reporters after she was re-elected to her post on Wednesday, despite a challenge from Rust Belt congressman Tim Ryan who said the party needed new leadership, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., November 30, 2016. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque