Lindsey Cormack
@dcinbox.bsky.social
PoliSci Prof. Official Congress e-news DB: DCinbox.com & CB8 member. Book on Parenting, Politics and Civic Ed (HowtoRaiseaCitizen.com), Political Communications & Electoral Systems. NYC💗UES + Marlboro NY
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Official congressional e-newsletters mentioning "bipartsanship" over time, by party
November 13, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Official congressional e-newsletters mentioning "bipartsanship" over time, by party
Releasing 20,000+ pages of Epstein files related documents as .jpgs via a shared google drive owned by oversight.gop.119 is sorta wild, but also sort of exactly where we're at.
The drive: drive.google.com/drive/folder...
The drive: drive.google.com/drive/folder...
IMAGES - Google Drive
drive.google.com
November 12, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Releasing 20,000+ pages of Epstein files related documents as .jpgs via a shared google drive owned by oversight.gop.119 is sorta wild, but also sort of exactly where we're at.
The drive: drive.google.com/drive/folder...
The drive: drive.google.com/drive/folder...
I reiterate re: Epstein Files
if the Senate comes up with a shut down deal, the house will have to come back to vote to pass it.
Speaker Johnson will have to swear in Adelita Grijalva.
She will be the 218th signature on a discharge petition for the Epstein files.
The congress show will move into the next episode
Wild time
Speaker Johnson will have to swear in Adelita Grijalva.
She will be the 218th signature on a discharge petition for the Epstein files.
The congress show will move into the next episode
Wild time
November 12, 2025 at 6:32 PM
I reiterate re: Epstein Files
It's 394 pages, but if you want to peruse the Senate amended continuing resolution (through Jan 30, 2026) that the House will be voting on later today here it is:
www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/...
www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/...
www.govinfo.gov
November 12, 2025 at 4:50 PM
It's 394 pages, but if you want to peruse the Senate amended continuing resolution (through Jan 30, 2026) that the House will be voting on later today here it is:
www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/...
www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/...
Health care premiums are going up for lots.
There might be an argument that not extending ACA subsidies brings insurance costs down in the long run b/c companies can't bank on guaranteed gov. $ subsidizing individual buyers.
In the interim, this seems like a hard midterm environment for the GOP.
There might be an argument that not extending ACA subsidies brings insurance costs down in the long run b/c companies can't bank on guaranteed gov. $ subsidizing individual buyers.
In the interim, this seems like a hard midterm environment for the GOP.
November 11, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Health care premiums are going up for lots.
There might be an argument that not extending ACA subsidies brings insurance costs down in the long run b/c companies can't bank on guaranteed gov. $ subsidizing individual buyers.
In the interim, this seems like a hard midterm environment for the GOP.
There might be an argument that not extending ACA subsidies brings insurance costs down in the long run b/c companies can't bank on guaranteed gov. $ subsidizing individual buyers.
In the interim, this seems like a hard midterm environment for the GOP.
First snowfall in New York City happening right now
November 11, 2025 at 3:29 PM
First snowfall in New York City happening right now
The vote in the Senate that cleared 60 people was the cloture vote for the House bill (H.R. 5371)
That bill only funds the government through Nov 21 (it's not the "deal")
The Senate deal bill is S.3168 (the text is not up yet)
It will still have to clear the House (& that's not guaranteed)
That bill only funds the government through Nov 21 (it's not the "deal")
The Senate deal bill is S.3168 (the text is not up yet)
It will still have to clear the House (& that's not guaranteed)
November 10, 2025 at 1:56 PM
The vote in the Senate that cleared 60 people was the cloture vote for the House bill (H.R. 5371)
That bill only funds the government through Nov 21 (it's not the "deal")
The Senate deal bill is S.3168 (the text is not up yet)
It will still have to clear the House (& that's not guaranteed)
That bill only funds the government through Nov 21 (it's not the "deal")
The Senate deal bill is S.3168 (the text is not up yet)
It will still have to clear the House (& that's not guaranteed)
Rand Paul (R-KY) still voted against the cloture motion in the Senate www.senate.gov/legislative/...
U.S. Senate: U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 119th Congress - 1st Session
www.senate.gov
November 10, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Rand Paul (R-KY) still voted against the cloture motion in the Senate www.senate.gov/legislative/...
if the Senate comes up with a shut down deal, the house will have to come back to vote to pass it.
Speaker Johnson will have to swear in Adelita Grijalva.
She will be the 218th signature on a discharge petition for the Epstein files.
The congress show will move into the next episode
Wild time
Speaker Johnson will have to swear in Adelita Grijalva.
She will be the 218th signature on a discharge petition for the Epstein files.
The congress show will move into the next episode
Wild time
November 10, 2025 at 3:59 AM
if the Senate comes up with a shut down deal, the house will have to come back to vote to pass it.
Speaker Johnson will have to swear in Adelita Grijalva.
She will be the 218th signature on a discharge petition for the Epstein files.
The congress show will move into the next episode
Wild time
Speaker Johnson will have to swear in Adelita Grijalva.
She will be the 218th signature on a discharge petition for the Epstein files.
The congress show will move into the next episode
Wild time
Rep. Brian Babin (R-TX) just sent this out to constituents:
November 10, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Rep. Brian Babin (R-TX) just sent this out to constituents:
The rise of Newsmax in official congressional e-newsletters over time
November 9, 2025 at 8:15 PM
The rise of Newsmax in official congressional e-newsletters over time
I sorta like Bob Onder's patriotic Davy Crockett style
November 9, 2025 at 8:12 PM
I sorta like Bob Onder's patriotic Davy Crockett style
The screwworm has a lot of lessons to teach us about American politics and government:
dcinboxinsights.substack.com/p/what-the-s...
dcinboxinsights.substack.com/p/what-the-s...
What the Screwworm teaches us about government
+ the political lessons of the Golden Goose
dcinboxinsights.substack.com
November 9, 2025 at 8:02 PM
The screwworm has a lot of lessons to teach us about American politics and government:
dcinboxinsights.substack.com/p/what-the-s...
dcinboxinsights.substack.com/p/what-the-s...
it's no longer just the "democrat shutdown" - this abuse of office is hideous
November 7, 2025 at 11:40 PM
it's no longer just the "democrat shutdown" - this abuse of office is hideous
Mentions of "adelita" in official congressional e-newsletters over time, by party.
Thanks to @jonathanbernstein.bsky.social for giving me the idea to look
Thanks to @jonathanbernstein.bsky.social for giving me the idea to look
November 7, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Mentions of "adelita" in official congressional e-newsletters over time, by party.
Thanks to @jonathanbernstein.bsky.social for giving me the idea to look
Thanks to @jonathanbernstein.bsky.social for giving me the idea to look
If we think others should follow Pelosi's lead to retirement from Congress there are 6 others members serving now who are older than her:
- Chuck Grassley (R-IA) 92
- Eleanor Norton (D-DC) 88
- Hal Rogers (R-KY) 87
- Maxine Waters (D-CA) 87
- Steny Hoyer (D-MD) 86
- Jim Clyburn (D-SC) 85
- Chuck Grassley (R-IA) 92
- Eleanor Norton (D-DC) 88
- Hal Rogers (R-KY) 87
- Maxine Waters (D-CA) 87
- Steny Hoyer (D-MD) 86
- Jim Clyburn (D-SC) 85
November 7, 2025 at 7:53 PM
If we think others should follow Pelosi's lead to retirement from Congress there are 6 others members serving now who are older than her:
- Chuck Grassley (R-IA) 92
- Eleanor Norton (D-DC) 88
- Hal Rogers (R-KY) 87
- Maxine Waters (D-CA) 87
- Steny Hoyer (D-MD) 86
- Jim Clyburn (D-SC) 85
- Chuck Grassley (R-IA) 92
- Eleanor Norton (D-DC) 88
- Hal Rogers (R-KY) 87
- Maxine Waters (D-CA) 87
- Steny Hoyer (D-MD) 86
- Jim Clyburn (D-SC) 85
There are a growing number of official congressional e-newsletters talking about "delisting" animals from the Endangered Species list.
Recent mentions include the gray wolf, mexican wolf, and grizzly bear.
Recent mentions include the gray wolf, mexican wolf, and grizzly bear.
November 6, 2025 at 6:55 PM
There are a growing number of official congressional e-newsletters talking about "delisting" animals from the Endangered Species list.
Recent mentions include the gray wolf, mexican wolf, and grizzly bear.
Recent mentions include the gray wolf, mexican wolf, and grizzly bear.
NYC closed primary v. general election totals by borough.
Margins in Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens stayed pretty consistent.
Mamdani did better in the Bronx in then general, and Cuomo did better in Staten Island (closed primary rules probably doing much of the work in primary margins)
Margins in Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens stayed pretty consistent.
Mamdani did better in the Bronx in then general, and Cuomo did better in Staten Island (closed primary rules probably doing much of the work in primary margins)
November 5, 2025 at 12:26 PM
NYC closed primary v. general election totals by borough.
Margins in Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens stayed pretty consistent.
Mamdani did better in the Bronx in then general, and Cuomo did better in Staten Island (closed primary rules probably doing much of the work in primary margins)
Margins in Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens stayed pretty consistent.
Mamdani did better in the Bronx in then general, and Cuomo did better in Staten Island (closed primary rules probably doing much of the work in primary margins)
For local election results in NJ, I'm looking here: results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Hudson/12...
November 5, 2025 at 2:05 AM
For local election results in NJ, I'm looking here: results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Hudson/12...
It's going to be a 7-8-9 night
Poll closing times:
7 pm Virginia
8 pm New Jersey
9 pm New York
Poll closing times:
7 pm Virginia
8 pm New Jersey
9 pm New York
November 4, 2025 at 11:56 PM
It's going to be a 7-8-9 night
Poll closing times:
7 pm Virginia
8 pm New Jersey
9 pm New York
Poll closing times:
7 pm Virginia
8 pm New Jersey
9 pm New York
I'm reading 2017 e-newsletters and just came across this photo:
Going to bat for the middle class
Going to bat for the middle class
November 4, 2025 at 11:26 PM
I'm reading 2017 e-newsletters and just came across this photo:
Going to bat for the middle class
Going to bat for the middle class
Republicans in congress always write to constituents more about Trump than Democrats do in official e-newsletters
November 4, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Republicans in congress always write to constituents more about Trump than Democrats do in official e-newsletters
Mentions of "Hillary" in official (not campaign) e-newsletters, over time, by party
November 4, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Mentions of "Hillary" in official (not campaign) e-newsletters, over time, by party
The day before the gov shutdown, the Dept of Ed announced $153 million in civics education grants. Here's how those grants were distributed across the states in the form of $/# of public school children:
www.ed.gov/grants-and-p...
www.ed.gov/grants-and-p...
November 4, 2025 at 1:40 PM
The day before the gov shutdown, the Dept of Ed announced $153 million in civics education grants. Here's how those grants were distributed across the states in the form of $/# of public school children:
www.ed.gov/grants-and-p...
www.ed.gov/grants-and-p...
The last time "food bank" was on the rise in official congressional e-newsletters was at the start of the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic
November 4, 2025 at 12:33 PM
The last time "food bank" was on the rise in official congressional e-newsletters was at the start of the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic