News | War & Peace Only 11 Senators Voted “No” on $858 Billion Military Budget The amount is roughly 10 percent higher than last year's and $45 billion more than the historic sum Biden requested. By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams December 16, 2022 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections McConnell Blames Trump for Poor “Candidate Quality” in Senate Midterm Races The Senate Minority Leader said Trump's endorsements in GOP primaries hindered the party in the general election. By Chris Walker , Truthout December 14, 2022 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Critics Slam Sinema for Leaving Democratic Party Days After Warnock’s Win Sinema's move may impact the power balance in the closely divided Senate, depending on which party caucus she joins. By Jon Queally , CommonDreams December 9, 2022 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections With Warnock’s Win, Senate Dems Could Establish a Jan. 6 Committee of Their Own Raphael Warnock's win in Georgia means a power-sharing agreement between Democrats and the GOP in the Senate will end. By Chris Walker , Truthout December 8, 2022 Truthout
Interview | Politics & Elections Georgia Breaks Voting Records in Senate Runoff Election The election between Warnock and Walker has seen a record number of early votes, especially in communities of color. By Amy Goodman & Juan González , DemocracyNow! December 6, 2022 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Poor People’s Campaign Mobilizing Low-Income Voters Ahead of Georgia Runoff "It ain't over yet, and every vote must be cast to count," said the group. By Julia Conley , CommonDreams November 24, 2022 Truthout
News | LGBTQ Rights Senate Takes Crucial Step Toward Codifying Marriage Equality After the Senate vote on the Respect for Marriage Act, Biden said he would "promptly sign it into law." By Jenna McGuire , CommonDreams November 17, 2022 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections If Democrats Win in Georgia They Will Be Rid of Power Sharing Rules in Senate If Warnock wins, it could end the power-sharing arrangement between Democrats and Republicans in the Senate. By Chris Walker , Truthout November 14, 2022 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto Projected to Win Crucial Nevada Senate Race for Dems Democrats are projected to hold the Senate with Cortez Masto defeating Republican election denier Adam Laxalt. By Grace Panetta , The19th November 13, 2022 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections “Red Wave” Is Barely a Trickle, as Dems Outperform Expectations in Midterm Races Many analysts said that Republicans' continued loyalty to Trump is to blame for their lackluster midterm showing. By Chris Walker , Truthout November 9, 2022 Truthout