Trump muddles federal government rollback with blue-state threats

Democrats can rebuild government by learning from how Trump has destroyed it

Democrats need to take bold action to rebuild the federal government and make it more responsive to the needs of ordinary Americans, rather than the monied few, by reorganizing policymaking, breaking free from outdated norms, and implementing tangible, universal policies.

Usurping the power of the purse comes with perverse effects

Now, suddenly, as if a thief had snipped the strap that binds spending and Congress, the United States' executive branch — that’s President Donald J. Trump — is usurping the power of the purse by refusing to pay out funds…

Democrats Should Get Tough and Quit Negotiating Spending Bills

In late summer of a typical year, both parties in Congress are drafting bipartisan appropriations legislation that won’t get filibustered in the Senate and will keep the federal government open when the next fiscal year starts on October 1.   This year is not typical.   Congressional Republicans, at President Donald Trump’s behest, have unapologetically broken faith in the appropriations process by undermining a bipartisan agreement struck just …

Welcome to Washington: Democrats Face a Difficult Fork in the Road to Keeping the Government Open

Democratic voters say they want their leaders to be throwing up roadblocks as often as possible with President Trump in the White House.

Trump and the American People — Two Ships Crossing in the Night

I wanted to take a moment today to highlight something that to me, at least, is behind a certain uncanny quality to the summer of 2025. Two things…

Key senator makes bipartisan plea to Trump to invest in weather and early warning networks

Sen. Maria Cantwell’s letter advocating that the administration work with Congress to pursue bipartisan forecasting investments comes in the wake of devastating flash floods in Texas on the night of July 4 that killed more than 130 people.