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'This is serious business here'

Democrats are basking in the internal chaos of the House GOP conference as Leader Kevin McCarthy falls far short of the 218 votes needed to become speaker for a third time. 

Press" this weekend and some people on your panel said that the president shouldnt be going up to the hill to sell his agenda to the dem caucus. i think youre danged if you do, danged if you dont, but they have to do something and i think you see the president doing something. >> you know, its interesting, cornell, i actually thought what i heard from the president was that he was trying to respond to some of these criticisms and he even said -- this is why i enjoyed his press conference, he say...

One Democrat is frustrated with whichever colleague is leaking details from their caucus meeting.

Rep. Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) in a Friday tweet called the “live-leaker” who sent the press details about the House Democratic Caucus’s meeting while it was happening a “schmuck” and “coward.”

Congressional Democrats remain divided between centrists and lawmakers on the far Left about whether to pass a $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill as they scramble to negotiate the size and content of a sweeping budget reconciliation social spending bill.

Somewhere in Italy Bruce Rauner is pouring himself a glass of wine Wow. Never would have guessed ==Somewhere in Italy Bruce Rauner is pouring himself a glass of wine==. Rauner lied (I know - be still my heart). He only made it to Floriduh. Does this mean an indictment is imminent? Although it was briefly touched on yesterday, this brings the ILGOP one step closer to having to come to terms with what/who to blame all their problems on next. “Be careful what you wish for, you just might get it...

If you’re explaining, etc. – MrJM Gloves come off. Boss Madigan is not about to play today. He deserves pointed questioning. However this seems like the wrong line of questioning from the wrong questioner. You’re not helping, Anne. Stava-Murray makes Drury and Dunkin seem congenial, makes Wehrli seem reasonable. - The Fifth Deputy Governor - Sunday, Jan 10, 21 @ 5:48 pm: Seems like that line of questioning may have been a bit of a miscalculation… Attack his policies, not his religion. ...