Republican Senator Promises to Resurrect Savanna's Act Next Year
Savanna’s Act, a bill that would aim to protect Native American women from the violence they experience at a hugely…
Docs: VA Congressman Leading a One Man War On a Bill That Could Save Thousands of Native Women
Splinter has obtained Republican Rep. Bob Goodlatte’s version of Savanna’s Act, the bill meant to address the…
What the Hell Is Going on With Savanna's Act?
For a short time, Savanna’s Act seemed like the long-awaited answer to the ongoing crisis of missing and murdered…
Heidi Heitkamp Apologizes for Outing Survivors of Sexual Assault in a Campaign Ad
North Dakota Democratic Sen. Heidi Heitkamp’s tough re-election campaign just got a little tougher: several women…
Heidi Heitkamp Has a Native Voter Problem
Heidi Heitkamp’s road back to the Senate was never going to be simple.
Heidi Heitkamp Powerfully Rebukes GOP Senate Rival After He Slanders #MeToo
After her opponent, North Dakota Rep. Kevin Cramer, slammed #MeToo as a “movement toward victimization” and suggested…
This Is a Vote Worth Losing Your Senate Seat Over
Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, a North Dakota Democrat facing an increasingly tough path to re-election, told Fargo’s ABC…
Red State Democrats Have No Reason at All to Support Brett Kavanaugh
Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation is starting to look like it might be in jeopardy for the first…
After Media Blitz About Breaking With Trump, the Koch Brothers Are Back to Their Same Old Tricks
You might remember that earlier this summer, the political network tied to the libertarian billionaire Charles Koch got …
The Most Powerful People In the Republican Party Are Beefing
Charles and David Koch, welcome to the Resistance.
Turns Out You Can't Count on 'Centrist' Democrats for a Goddamn Thing
A lesson Chuck Schumer is quickly learning, if he hadn’t already: He won’t be able to count on “centrist” (read:…
Far Right Confederacy Lover Wins Virginia GOP Senate Nomination
Welp, it actually happened: In Virginia, two-time former statewide candidate and friend to white supremacists everywhere
North Dakota GOP Senate Candidate Mad That Trump Loves His Democratic Opponent
Democratic Sen. Heidi Heitkamp of North Dakota has been one of Donald Trump’s best friends in Congress. She’s backed mos…
The Koch Brothers Are Stepping in to Help Out Embattled Democrat Heidi Heitkamp in Trump Country
Senator Heidi Heitkamp is a Democrat from North Dakota in real danger of losing this fall, with Real Clear Politics rank…
Congress Just Did a Huge Bipartisan Solid for Wall Street
On Tuesday, the House of Representatives easily passed a rollback of key regulations introduced in the 2010 Dodd-Frank…
No Seriously, Fuck the Democrats Who Voted to Confirm Gina Haspel
Well, it happened: The Senate voted on Thursday to confirm Gina Haspel as the next director of the Central Intelligence…
Was It Worth It for Democrats to Vote for Mike Pompeo?
Earlier this month, Mike Pompeo looked like he might face a historic battle against his confirmation to become the next…
Mitch McConnell Reportedly Really Doesn't Want Democratic Incumbents on the Campaign Trail
Heading into this year, it looked like that no matter what kind of wave happened in November, the Republicans were…
Democrats Provide Crucial Votes to Confirm Trump's Bad New Health Secretary
Nearly five months after Tom Price resigned in disgrace as Health and Human Services Secretary, his successor has been…