This is fun. There is word in the Capitol -- on the first day of special session -- that the House doesn't have a quorum. Allegedly a Democrat's plane got delayed.
House is pushing floor session by an hour. #orpol#orleg
Some BTS from Turns Out That I Am God 🤍 I wrote this song for my own spiritual journey. I wasn’t raised religious but I recently felt like I needed to know that I belong here. To know that I’m not separate from the divine.
NEWS - DNC to hold chair election during winter meeting, scheduled for Jan. 30-Feb. 1 at National Harbor, MD.
Chair election will be Feb. 1.
DNC to host 4 candidate forums in Jan. Candidates must collect 40 signatures of DNC members to participate.
#CA45 Update - Orange County's update adds another 354 votes that break 55.1%/44.9% for Democrat Derek Tran, continuing his streak of picking up votes in every update since 1:20AM on election night. Tran nets 36 votes to increase his lead to 581 votes.
This was a stunning day and the impulse of both campaigns will be to focus obsessively on it.
Trump will sink more deeply into obsessive rage and self-pity.
The Biden campaign may be tempted to flood the zone about the conviction.
But while Trump wallows in his own troubles, the right play for Biden may be to lean even more into the day-to-day concerns of people.
The contrast would be powerful.
People want a president obsessed with addressing their problems, not his own.
More than 60 candidates have filed to run for Portland City Council this November, which creates a logistical challenge for organizations that issue endorsements: how to sort through so many hopefuls. https://t.co/qlWFAkKQOk
Big news! Our Right to Repair bill is headed to the Senate Floor for a vote. Being able to repair your electronics just like you would your car is a win for consumers, small businesses, and our climate.
https://t.co/XAvM9TuBVv #orpol#ORClimateAction#orleg
Portland kids will go back to school tomorrow for the first time since Halloween (albeit two hours late). Here's our story unpacking the details:
https://t.co/i5ZHlEjdLU
On this National Coming Out Day, I'm proud to be an out lesbian, esp. given the direct & indirect attacks on our community.
That's why @EqualityPac is so important & strongly supporting my candidacy, so we have more LGBTQ+ Members of Congress fighting for our fundamental rights.
Is it demeaning to a democracy to have an ex-president fingerprinted, photographed, maybe handcuffed at his arrest? The best lesson comes from South Korea, which has gone after five former presidents. And there the evidence is that accountability makes democracy more robust.
Donald Trump is expected to turn himself in and face arraignment on Tuesday, according to one of his lawyers.
Follow live updates here. https://t.co/CjqF2h3qEM