Congress spent its last few days before the holidays as so many other Americans have: frantically. It was Thursday afternoon, just shy of a potential Christmas Eve shutdown, that the Senate passed an omnibus spending bill to fund the federal government through the fall of 2023.
Congress spent its last few days before the holidays as so many other Americans have: frantically. It was Thursday afternoon, just shy of a potential Christmas Eve shutdown, that the Senate passed an omnibus spending bill to fund the federal government through the fall of 2023. The $1.7 trillion shopping list was long, but tucked in among the must-have line items of the year was a set of long-needed changes to the Electoral Count Act. That's the 1887 law whose vagaries were key to former President Donald Trump's bid to overturn the 2020 election. That these reforms got done at all is a minor Christmas miracle. And while they aren't a panacea against the anti-democratic movement that Trump has championed, they are a start. What's more, these minor changes would have been impossible to accomplish in just a few weeks when Republicans take over the House. This is a preview of Hayes Brown's latest article. Read his full column here. |
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Trump isn't happy about being the inevitable antagonist in the Jan. 6 report. Read more. |
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There's no excuse for Congress failing to pass common sense drug reform. Read more. |
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In George Santos' version of "Catch Me If You Can," hardly anybody tried to catch him. Read more. |
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Edward Norton's Miles Bron may be fictional, but his overinflated opinion of his own mind is all too familiar. Read more. |
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Tonight, MSNBC presents a special Christmas Eve marathon, kicking off with an encore presentation of the documentary short film "The Sentence of Michael Thompson" at 6 p.m. ET and rounding out with "Paper & Glue" at 11 p.m. ET. Then, join MSNBC for another marathon tomorrow, with "Love & The Constitution" beginning at 4 p.m. ET and "From Devil's Breath," part of the MSNBC Films documentary series "The Turning Point," wrapping up Christmas at midnight. Don't miss these holiday marathons, today and tomorrow on MSNBC. |
The final episode of "Rachel Maddow Presents: Ultra" is now available. After the sedition trial collapses, the Justice Department prosecutor at its helm heads to occupied Germany and uncovers a bombshell threat to American democracy. Upon his return to the States, he decides to publicly name names. Listen to all eight episodes of "Rachel Maddow Presents: Ultra" now, wherever you get your podcasts. |
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