Following Election, A Half-Dozen Dems Flip Their Votes To Support Laken Riley Act

After the November election, a vote against a bill, dubbed the Laken-Reilly Act, would require federal immigration authorities to detain undocumented immigrants who commit theft-related crimes in the United States after the November election. There were six Democratic Party members. The bill would also allow states to sue the Department of Homeland Security for harm […]

Mike Johnson Wins Speakership After Late Flip By Republican Holdouts

House Speaker Mike Johnson received enough votes Friday afternoon to secure the gavel and was re-elected in a close vote by House Republicans. Johnson technically won the vote for speaker on the first ballot of the 119th Congress. In the first round of voting, six members initially decided not to vote and remained silent when […]

Democrats flip Central Valley seat in nation’s final Congressional race

On Tuesday, Merced Democrat Adam Gray defeated Republican incumbent U.S. Rep. John Duarte in a photo-finish race in California’s Central Valley, giving Democrats the final seat in the 2024 election cycle. California’s 13th Congressional District is the final race for the U.S. House of Representatives, and the closest in the nation. When Duarte conceded Tuesday […]

Arizona Gov. Hobbs talks to canvassers in Yuma hoping to flip state Legislature blue

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs made a last-minute trip to Yuma Saturday morning to meet with activists who want to bring the state Legislature back under Democratic control. Republicans currently have a 31-29 lead in the Arizona House of Representatives, and a 16-14 vote in the state Senate. The current members of the 23rd Legislative District, […]