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Democrats, DSA and Mike Johnson: What Party Unity Really Means in 2026

September 15, 2026 By Egberto Willies

Democrats, DSA and Mike Johnson: What Party Unity Really Means in 2026

Mike Johnson backs Brandon Herrera while Democrats argue over DSA. The real issue is how parties handle ideological factions, controversial nominees, and coalition power.

Filed Under: General Tagged With: 2026 midterms, Brandon Herrera, Congress, Democratic Coalition, Democratic Party, Democratic Socialism, Democratic Socialists of America, DSA, Hakeem Jeffries, Health care, Hillary Clinton, Medicare For All, Mike Johnson, minimum wage, Paid Family Leave, Party Unity, political analysis, Progressives, texas politics, TX-23, U.S. Politics, working class

GOP Midterm Anxiety Grows as Texas Senate Race Forces Massive New Spending

September 12, 2026 By Egberto Willies

GOP Midterm Anxiety Grows as Texas Senate Race Forces Massive New Spending

Texas was supposed to be safe Republican territory. Now GOP groups are spending tens of millions there as the fight for House and Senate control intensifies.

Filed Under: General Tagged With: 2026 election, 2026 midterms, Battleground states, campaign spending, Congress, Democratic Party, Donald Trump, election analysis, House elections, James Talarico, John Thune, Ken Paxton, MAGA Inc, political advertising, Republican Party, Senate elections, Senate Leadership Fund, texas politics, Texas Senate race, voter turnout

Hillary Clinton on DSA: Write the Bills, Debate the Policies, Deliver Results

September 12, 2026 By Egberto Willies

Hillary Clinton on DSA: Write the Bills, Debate the Policies, Deliver Results

Did Hillary Clinton endorse DSA? Not exactly. Her Morning Joe remarks welcomed left-wing policy debate and challenged Democrats to turn slogans into legislation.

Filed Under: General Tagged With: 2026 midterms, ACA Subsidies, Affordable Care Act, Bernie Sanders, Congress, Democratic Party, Democratic Socialism, Democratic Socialists of America, DSA, H.R. 3069, Hakeem Jeffries, Health Care Reform, Hillary Clinton, Housing Crisis, Medicare For All, Morning Joe, Pramila Jayapal, Progressive Democrats, S. 1506, U.S. Politics

Trump Promises $5,000 If Republicans Win: Why Opponents Should Take It Seriously

September 12, 2026 By Egberto Willies

Trump Promises $5,000 If Republicans Win: Why Opponents Should Take It Seriously

Trump says adults could get $5,000 if Republicans keep Congress. Here’s why the promise matters politically—and what the law, budget math and economists actually say.

Filed Under: General Tagged With: $5, 000 checks, 2026 Midterm Elections, campaign promises, Congress, congressional approval, direct payments, Donald Trump, Election Law, federal deficit, federal spending, inflation, political communication, political messaging, Republican Party, stimulus checks, tariff revenue, Trump Dividend, U.S. Economy, vote buying, voter turnout

Trump’s Iran Strike Bypasses Congress—A Constitutional Crisis Unfolds

March 9, 2026 By Egberto Willies

Trump’s Iran Strike Bypasses Congress—A Constitutional Crisis Unfolds

Trump’s strike on Iran bypassed Congress, risked global oil shocks, and reignited impeachment calls over executive war powers.

Filed Under: General Tagged With: Congress, Constitutional Crisis, defense spending, democracy, Executive Overreach, impeachment, Iran, Middle East, military industrial complex, Oil Prices, Trump, U.S. Foreign Policy, War Powers, War Powers Resolution

Class Warfare’s Global Genocide: How Trump, Netanyahu, and Elites Drive Endless War

March 8, 2026 By Egberto Willies

Class Warfare’s Global Genocide - How Trump, Netanyahu, and Elites Drive Endless War

Wars in Gaza, Iran tensions, and sanctions on Cuba reveal a global system where elites preserve power at the expense of ordinary people. The public must confront the truth behind these conflicts.

Filed Under: General Tagged With: Congress, Constitutional Crisis, defense spending, democracy, Executive Overreach, impeachment, Iran, Middle East, military industrial complex, Mohammad Mossadegh, Oil Prices, Trump, U.S. Foreign Policy, War Powers, War Powers Resolution

Jasmine Crockett Calls Out MTG’s Sudden Victim Act as MAGA Turns on Its Own

November 25, 2025 By Egberto Willies

Jasmine Crockett Calls Out MTG’s Sudden Victim Act as MAGA Turns on Its Own

Rep. Jasmine Crockett dismantles Marjorie Taylor Greene’s sudden victim narrative as MAGA and Trump turn on her, exposing the hypocrisy at the heart of their movement.

Filed Under: General Tagged With: Congress, democracy, Donald Trump, Egberto Willies, Independent media, Jasmine Crockett, MAGA, Marjorie Taylor Greene, MTG, Political Commentary, political hypocrisy, Politics Done Right, Progressive Politics, Republican infighting

Why Congress Members Face a Lawsuit for Funding Israel’s War on Gaza

February 16, 2025 By Norman Solomon

On the last day of 2024, the deputy general counsel for the House of Representatives formally accepted delivery of a civil summons for two congressmembers from Northern California.

Filed Under: Columnists Tagged With: Congress, Gaza, genocide, Israel, War

3rd embarrassing defeat in Congress and huge defeat in secret GOP vote force Jim Jordan to give up.

October 20, 2023 By Egberto Willies

3rd embarrassing defeat in Congress and huge defeat in secret GOP vote force Jim Jordan to give up.

Jim Jordan withdrew his bid to be the Speaker of the House after a crushing defeat in the wells of Congress and in a subsequent secret vote in the Republican Caucus.

Filed Under: General Tagged With: Congress, Jim Jordan, Katherine Clark, Speaker of the House

Congress is failing families. Your budget informs us about your overall values.

October 2, 2023 By Egberto Willies

MAJOR RANT: Congress is failing families. Your budget informs us about your overall values.

More than 70,000 childcare programs are projected to close, and about 3.2 million children could lose their spots due to Congress allowing the end of the childcare stabilization grant program on September 30.

Filed Under: General Tagged With: childcare, Congress, subsidies

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