
Blueprint for how Democrats can win back the working class
Florida voters, as they were giving their electoral votes to President Trump’s re-election, also approved a measure instituting a $15-an-hour minimum wage.

Florida voters, as they were giving their electoral votes to President Trump’s re-election, also approved a measure instituting a $15-an-hour minimum wage.

Virginia voters, by a more than 2-to-1 margin, have approved a constitutional amendment establishing a non-partisan redistricting commission.

A House Democratic effort to fundamentally reframe the power of the Supreme Court is about to make its way into the public debate.

Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA-07) today joined fellow members of the Problem Solvers Caucus — comprised of 25 Democrats and 25 Republicans — to unveil the caucus’ “March to Common Ground” framework to help break the gridlock on the latest COVID-19 relief package.

Reps. Don Beyer (D-VA), Terri Sewell (D-AL), Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-CA), and Debbie Dingell (D-MI) today introduced the Addressing COVID-19 Health Disparities Act.

This year’s political conventions – starting with the Democrats in Milwaukee – will be unlike any we’ve seen previously, and more challenging for the parties to create any sort of traction.

U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner led Democrats on the Senate Rules Committee calling for efforts to counter any attempts to suppress vulnerable and historically-disenfranchised voters during the COVID-19 crisis.

Virginia Rep. Don Beyer today led a delegation of House Democrats introducing the Law Enforcement Identification Act.

U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner, Bernie Sanders, Doug Jones and Richard Blumenthal today introduced the Paycheck Security Act.

Democrats in Richmond don’t pay attention to anything that goes on west of Charlottesville. Which will be to their peril in November, considering the lessons to be learned from Staunton.
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