Kery Murakami

Mitch McConnell: Mets, Yankees may have to leave New York City

Will the Mets and the Yankees have to leave New York City, now that voters have apparently rejected two ballot measures that progressives in the state said were needed to improve voting rights?

November 3, 2021

Democrats’ odds of holding Senate in 2022 slip after Tuesday’s losses

A prominent political analyst on Wednesday said three 2022 Senate races where Democrats had held advantages are now considered "toss-ups" after Tuesday's setbacks for the party in Virginia, New Jersey and elsewhere.

November 3, 2021

Minneapolis voters reject Dems’ plan to replace the city’s police department

Minneapolis voters soundly rejected a proposal Tuesday night that would have opened the door to reducing the city's police force, more than a year after the death of George Floyd ignited calls to "defund the police."

November 2, 2021

Vulnerable Democrats worry about no deal on drug costs

Fifteen House Democrats facing tough reelection bids next year wrote House Speaker Nancy Pelosi saying they're worried about having to explain to their constituents why they failed to keep their promise to lower drug prices.

November 1, 2021

Progressives back Biden’s $1.75 trillion compromise ‘in principal’

Progressive Democrats in the House bolstered the chances of President Biden being able to eventually pass his slimmed-down $1.75 trillion social welfare package on Thursday when they endorsed "in principle" the framework released by the administration hours earlier.

October 28, 2021

21 House Democrats urge Biden to nix IRS reporting requirement

Twenty-one vulnerable House Democrats urged President Biden on Wednesday to scrap a proposal to give the IRS information on bank accounts with more than $10,000 in annual deposits.

October 27, 2021

Sanders accuses moderates of ‘sabotage’ as Democrats struggle to finalize social welfare package

Sen. Bernard Sanders cast doubt Wednesday on whether Democrats can reach an agreement on their social welfare package when he vowed not to back off on disputes with party moderates on expanding Medicare, reducing drug prices and taxing billionaires.

October 27, 2021

Black voters in two of America’s most liberal cities sour on calls to ‘defund the police’

Marques Warren got a late-night phone call at his Seattle home last year during racial justice riots, and it turned him against the idea of "defund the police." The call came from the security alarm company for the liquor store he owns downtown. A break-in was in progress.

October 26, 2021

Far-left fears Democratic leaders’ drug-pricing compromise is a ‘sham’ to benefit Big Pharma

Progressives are panning Democratic leaders' moves to scale down President Biden's plan for Medicare to negotiate down drug prices with pharmaceutical companies, calling the compromise plan "a sham."

October 25, 2021

EXCLUSIVE: Biden officials find racism throughout government, plan ways to promote ‘equity’

A Washington Times survey of a dozen federal agencies finds widespread concern about the government shortchanging people of color.

October 24, 2021

House ethics committee finds ‘substantial evidence’ of violations by four congressmen

There's "substantial evidence" that four congressmen, one Democrat and three Republicans, violated ethics laws, the House Office of Congressional Ethics said on Thursday. As a result of the findings, the committee said it will investigate the cases further.

October 22, 2021

Pelosi, Schumer watch support nose-dive among Black, Hispanic voters

Support among Black voters and other minorities for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer is plummeting.

October 15, 2021

Black Texas members of Congress vow to sue over state’s redistricting plan

Reps. Sheila Jackson Lee and Al Green will challenge Texas' redrawing of congressional districts if it is passed by the state's legislature in the coming days, a spokeswoman for Mrs. Lee said.

October 14, 2021

Plan to close Black homeownership gap on chopping block as Dems trim $3.5T bill

Racial justice advocates fear President Biden is letting them down again -- this time by discarding a plan to give $25,000 to low-income Black people and other minorities to help them buy homes.

October 13, 2021

Kamala Harris decries nation’s ‘shameful past’ to promote Biden’s social welfare package

Vice President Kamala Harris pitched the administration's massive spending plans to Native American leaders by saying it would help the nation own up for its "shameful past" in which European explorers "ushered in a wave of devastation for Native Americans."

October 13, 2021

Virginia community colleges change names in effort to be ‘woke’

Four community colleges in Virginia recently have changed their names from those of erstwhile slave owners -- and a fifth is to follow a similar suit next month -- in what critics see as an example of "cancel culture."

October 12, 2021

Biden asks House Dems to lower price tag of social welfare bill, pass with infrastructure measure

President Biden urged progressive House Democrats Friday to scale back his proposed $3.5 trillion social-welfare package by one-third, a move that would align more closely with the demands of two moderate Democratic senators who are resisting the higher price tag.

October 1, 2021

Pelosi delays $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill for a second time

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi threw in the towel on getting the Thursday floor vote that she had hoped would deliver a $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill to President Biden.

September 30, 2021

Biden failing to unite party around massive infrastructure and welfare spending packages

President Biden, long known as a sophisticated negotiator among his congressional peers, was failing Thursday to overcome a legislative impasse within his party centered around his $3.5 trillion social-welfare package and a $1.2 trillion Senate bipartisan infrastructure bill.

September 30, 2021

Manchin worked over by ‘Squad’ for shortchanging Dems’ social welfare, climate change agenda

Congress' far-left "Squad" was fuming Thursday at Sen. Joe Manchin III for refusing to spend more than $1.5 trillion on an expansion of the welfare state.

September 30, 2021