Elizabeth Warren Joins Those Calling for Sessions' Resignation
Not much of a diary, but after making a big thing about Jeff Merkley’s no-nonsense position, I knew I had to give Sen. Warren her due when she made a similar declaration or face the wrath of all the...
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Basic Reason to Block Trump SCOTUS Pick: Justice
(Analysis.) Many liberal thinkers have put forth good reasons for senators to reject President Trump's nomination of Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court. People for the American Way, one of a coalition...
View ArticleGoing to See Merkley...Will He Be Our Next Bernie?
Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley (D) sent out an email inviting us to his upcoming town hall in Jackson County. Finally a date and time when I'll be off work, and my husband is available, so I RSVP’d...
View Article(Not) Normalizing a Stolen U.S. Supreme Court: 'BradCast' 3/21/2017
Guest: Law professor Peter Shane on lack of 'institutional penalty' for GOP theft of SCOTUS; Also: House GOP makes healthcare bill even crueler...On today's BradCast: Donald Trump's U.S. Supreme Court...
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MA-Sen: DFA Joins Elizabeth Warren's (D) Call On Putting Neil Gorsuch's...
Received this e-mail today from Democracy for America:BREAKING: Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer just announced that he intends to filibuster the nomination of Neil Gorsuch for the Supreme Court --...
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GA-06: Sen. Jeff Merkley (D. OR) Wants Jon Ossoff (D) As His Ally In The...
Received this e-mail today from U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D. OR) in support of Jon Ossoff’s (D. GA-06) congressional campaign:Jon Ossoff (D. GA-06)1Our resistance has a chance to score its biggest...
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MA, OH & WI-Sen: Jeff Merkley (D. OR) Refuses To Let Trump Defeat His...
Received this e-mail today from U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D. OR):Did you see the headline in the Boston Herald?Trump to target Elizabeth Warren in 2018Count on it: Donald Trump and the Republicans are...
View ArticleSen.Merkley honest-to-god filibuster live now on CSPAN2
I got an email from Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) at 8.10 pm saying turn on CSPAN2 as he was launching an actual talking filibuster of Gorsuch. I used the link to sign the statement of support but I...
View ArticleMerkley Puts Gorsuch On Record; Spread the Word
Something to keep in mind about Merkley's filibuster. Right now those of us watching realize that he's not getting the press and eyes we'd like to see. I've seen reports that this won't delay...
View ArticleJeff Merkley holds the Senate floor overnight to make the case against...
Campaign ActionAt 6:45 ET Tuesday evening, Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) headed to the Senate floor to start talking about why he was opposed to the nomination of Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court "for as...
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TRMS exclusive on Trump/Pruitt memos: EPA must answer to...
Apparently “pay-to-play” has now become recognized as the surest method of getting to the front-of-the-line with the Trump regime. Dow Chemicals CEO Andrew N. Liveris didn’t have long to wait for his...
View ArticlePutting the 'Public' Back in 'Public Interest': 'BradCast' 4/5/2017
Guest: Media reformer Sue Wilson; Also: The GOP's stolen SCOTUS lie...On today's BradCast: With Republicans in the U.S. Senate on the verge of completing their brazen and historically unprecedented...
View ArticleThank you, Senate Democrats, for filibustering Neil Gorsuch, and thank YOU...
Neil Gorsuch is going to be the next Supreme Court justice by the weekend. The final vote will be Friday evening at 7 PM ET, but that's just a formality. When Majority Leader Mitch McConnell changed...
View ArticleMcConnell, Republicans Invoke 'Nuclear Option' to Steal the U.S. Supreme...
Guest: Constitutional law and SCOTUS expert Ian Millhiser; Also: Trump eyes military response against Syria...Today on The BradCast, Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's theft of the...
View ArticleSusan Collins and a bunch of Republican liars say they don't want to nuke...
A mess of Republicans who swore they would never do anything like get rid of the filibuster for the Supreme Court and then promptly voted to do just that with Neil Gorsuch are now saying they'd never,...
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TRUE BLUE RIBBONS: Jeff Merkley, Gina Mathew & Connor Balthazor, 70 (!)...
On Saturdays, the True Blue Report “Blue Ribbon” will be awarded to an individual or group with the most successful, dramatic, or encouraging act of resistance in the previous week.I will choose some...
View ArticleI Have No Words....
This is fucking appalling: www.huffingtonpost.com/… “When the Democrats return to the majority and capture the presidency ― which we will, that day is going to arrive ―we will restore the 60-vote...
View ArticleAs of today we've got a number to march for: 100% Renewable Energy...
I don’t spend much time in DC. Like everyone else in the movement I’ve been at work around the country, fighting frack wells and pipelines, coal ports and LNG terminals. Because the fossil fuel...
View ArticleVT-Sen: CREDO Action Backs Sanders & Merkley's (D. OR) Bill To Eliminate...
Received this e-mail today from CREDO Action:With every passing day, the climate crisis continues spinning out of control, and the Trump administration is in full denial mode. As Trump filled his...
View ArticleSenator's Sanders, Merkley and Schatz Join Forces On New Environmental...
This morning I received an email from my Senator. I felt it needed further exposure and wanted to share it with you.We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they...
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