Democrats

President Joe Biden says talks over his $3.5 trillion rebuilding plan have hit a “stalemate” in Congress.

House Democrats approved a bill to protect abortion rights, a symbolic response to the Supreme Court’s refusal to block a Texas law banning most abortions.

The House has overwhelming passed legislation to provide funding for Israel’s missile defense system.

The White House on Thursday began to advise federal agencies to prepare for the first government shutdown of the Covid-19 era.

The House select committee investigating the deadly Jan. 6 Capitol riot will move “straight to subpoena” some “recalcitrant” witnesses, Rep. Adam Schiff said.

The Senate’s nonpartisan parliamentarian says Democrats can’t use their $3.5 trillion package bolstering social and climate programs to give millions of immigrants a chance to become citizens

NBC4’s Conan Nolan one-on-one with Larry Elder, the former Republican candidate for Governor of California. The race, the Dems, the GOP, and the future.

This past Tuesday, California Governor Gavin Newsom got an overwhelming vote of confidence, beating back the recall. NBC4’s Conan Nolan gets Washington’s reaction from Chuck Todd of Meet the Press. What is the big lesson? COVID, COVID, COVID, says Todd. What does the big double-digit win mean for Newsom’s political future?

Protestors were met with a heavy presence of local, state and federal law enforcement — and members of the press — far outnumbering event attendees.

Congressional Democrats face a daunting assignment.

Failure to fund the U.S. government leads to a shutdown, but failure to increase the debt ceiling would lead to default.

They’re all Democrats. Yet each side is taking vastly different approaches to guiding the massive $3.5 trillion spending bill through Congress.

Congressional Democrats are calling top executives at ExxonMobil and other oil giants to testify about what lawmakers say is a long-running, industry-wide campaign to spread disinformation about the role of fossil fuels in causing global warming.

After California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s historic victory against a GOP-led recall effort Tuesday, lawmakers are looking to reform the process. 

The proposed reform is one of several that would affect taxpayers with income over $400,000 a year.

House Democrats proposed a 26.5% top corporate tax rate and 39.6% top individual rate as they try to pay for a $3.5 trillion bill.

NBC4’s Conan Nolan talks with Chuck Todd of NBC’s Meet the Press about why President Joe Biden is getting tough on ordering COVID vaccination for all federal employee and how he benefits. Plus, the president will come on Monday to help campaign for Governor Newsom. Is the visit an advantage to the president?

NBC4’s Conan Nolan talks with NBC4’s Political Contributor Ange-Marie Hancock Alfaro, PhD, professor of Political Science and gender studies at USC. They examine the role of Covid-19 has had on the recall of Governor Newsom, locally and nationally. The impact of the Texas abortion law, homeless, crime. If he beats recall… could this give him a political re-boot?

NBC4’s Conan Nolan’s talks with Eric Schickler, PhD, Co-Director Institute of Governmental Studies at UC Berkeley. The institute and the LA Times sponsor the latest poll indicating what most likely will happen this Tuesday.

Congressional Democrats have set out to pass ambitious bills with historic expansions of the social safety net and long-sought new programs. But that’s not how many politically vulnerable Democrats are selling them at home.