DAILY KOS CAMPAIGNS

American voters came out in record numbers to demand Congress pass meaningful and effective legislation. But that can’t happen unless we first fix the filibuster. Democrats won a majority in the House and Senate, but Mitch McConnell and Senate Republicans...

We must repair our dangerously broken transportation, water, electrical and broadband systems, help the communities most harmed by past failures, and do it all green to help mitigate climate change. The federal infrastructure bill that Congress will...

The Republican minority in the U.S. Senate blocked a vote on June 22 to open debate on S.1, the For the People Act—a crucial, once-in-a-generation federal election reform bill that enjoys wide public support from Democrats, Republicans and independents...

The U.S. Senate voted on June 22 to open debate on S.1, the For the People Act. Despite majority support (from all 50 Democrats, and Vice President Kamala Harris) the Senate rules deem this inadequate. Senate rules are not in the U.S. Constitution, and...

DC is so close to becoming a state — all eyes are on the Senate now. This year, we have a real chance at U.S. Senators voting to pass DC statehood legislation. It’s been a long-time coming with decades of advocates highlighting how unjust it is for DC...

President Biden has unveiled the first half of his major infrastructure plan. There's a lot to like in the bill to fix our crumbling roads, bridges and schools—but more needs to be done. And most importantly, the rich and corporations will finally have to...

The US Postal Service has greatly suffered with intentional, direct attacks on one of our greatest institutions at the hands of its head, Trump holdover Postmaster General Louis DeJoy. What's worse, the Postal Board of Governors, who installed DeJoy, has...

Two mass shootings last week—one in Atlanta, one in Colorado—have tragically shown once again that we must do something about gun violence. Background checks have proven to work, and the overwhelming majority of the American people (90% in most polls)...

Safe water is a human right. But that right is threatened by fossil fuel extraction and environmental racism. Right now, Valero Energy Corp. and Plains All American Pipeline are pushing to construct the Byhalia Connection Pipeline which will cut...

On March 30, President Biden announced his intent to nominate 11 judicial nominees, 10 to serve as Federal Circuit and District Court judges, and one to serve as the Superior Court Judge for the District of Columbia. Among Biden’s nominees are three...

On April 1st, President Biden's chief of staff said Education Secretary Miguel Cardona will research their legal options about eliminating $50,000 in student debt. Biden had said he will cancel $10,000 per student, but has resisted doing anything more on...

All people deserve a living wage. Right now, a living wage is not a guarantee in the United States. Over 1.1 million workers make $7.25/hour or less and almost 10 million people remain unemployed nationwide due to economic crisis further fueled by the...

As president, Joe Biden has broad clemency powers. At any time during his presidency, he can issue an executive order commuting the sentences of all 49 people sentenced to death to sentences of incarceration. Support for the death penalty is at its...

The coronavirus pandemic has made our society even more dependent on reliable internet access for school, work, healthcare, and even entertainment. However, 15 million Americans still do not have internet access and over 25 million people do not have...

Senator Elizabeth Warren has introduced a wealth tax, which was a centerpiece of her presidential campaign. The events of the past year have proven that we need a wealth tax, now more than ever and a recent exposé in ProPublica shows how the richest...

Right now, our country is reckoning with the embedded history of racist violence by police. For months, millions of people in every state and Washington, DC demonstrated and protested in support of calls to defund police after the police killings of Breonna...

Republican members of Congress, including Sens. Cruz and Hawley, are directly complicit in inciting the attack on the U.S. Capitol through their attempts to overturn the election. They contributed to the misinformation that ultimately incited rioters to...

Right now, Indigenous leaders and allies are resisting construction of the Enbridge Line 3 pipeline in northern Minnesota. The pipeline both violates Indigenous rights and would fuel the climate crisis, carrying the pollution equivalent to 50 coal power...

With a Democratic trifecta in the White House, Senate, and House of Representatives, we finally have an opportunity to pass much-needed comprehensive abortion rights and access legislation. One such bill is the Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in...

While the electoral vote in the 2020 presidential election remains close, Joe Biden has won the national popular vote by a decisive margin of 2.9 million votes and counting. By the time all votes are counted, he will have well exceeded Hillary Clinton's...