An Absolutely Crucial Voting Reform Measure Just Passed the House. What’s Next?

H.R. 1, the For the People Act, now runs up against a hobbled filibuster in the Senate.A podium sits before the Capitol steps prior to a Democratic press conference about H.R.1 in Washington, D.C., on March 3, 2021. Photo: Graeme Sloan/Sipa USA/APA podium sits before...

We Need an International Treaty to Ban Weaponized Drones

A Predator drone prepares for a nighttime surveillance mission on February 11, 2004, at Balad Air Base in Iraq.C.E. Lewis / U.S. Air Force via Getty Images Share Share via Facebook Share via Twitter Share via Email Reading List Politics & Elections Sanders Is...

AOC Opposes New Puerto Rico Statehood Bill, Says Puerto Ricans Should Decide

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Mitch McConnell Working With Kentucky Legislature on Senate Exit Strategy

Legislation informally referred to as the Daniel Cameron Election Bill is moving through the Kentucky General Assembly.Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., leaves the Senate chamber at the U.S. Capitol on Feb. 9, 2021, in Washington, D.C. Photo: Drew...

The Democratic Road Forward on Immigration

It’s not the current bill. A group of migrants wearing T-shirts that read «Biden, please let us in» kneel and pray at the border crossing in San Ysidro, Mexico. (Photo by: Stringer/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Images) The Democrats have put forward a very...