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The House chamber Feb. 28, 2022, at the Capitol in Washington. Democrats have held both chambers of Congress and the presidency for two years. But they may not have such consolidated power for much longer.

Daniel Lipinski: A GOP tsunami is possible for the House, and the Senate is slipping away from Democrats

October 25, 2022 at 12:36 p.m.

Tsunami patrol has been on watch in Washington since last year. I served in the House during the last four midterm elections and experienced three massive waves that swept the...

Andrew Yang, former Democratic presidential candidate and founder of the Forward Party, speaks during the Milken Institute Global Conference on Oct. 20, 2021, in Beverly Hills, California.

Daniel Lipinski: Instead of running for Congress, I want to help build the emerging ‘Independents Movement’

July 11, 2022 at 4:32 p.m.

As we head into the midterm elections, only 13% of Americans say they are "satisfied with the way things are going in the U.S.," the second-lowest percentage in the 43...

U.S. Rep. Daniel Lipinski in Chicago's Clearing West neighborhood on Dec. 31, 2020.

Daniel Lipinski: Our two failing parties need to be shaken up by independents

June 30, 2022 at 3:05 p.m.

For 16 years, I had the privilege of representing the people of Illinois' 3rd Congressional District until I was narrowly defeated in the 2020 Democratic primary. I lost that race...

Casey Gallagher, 10, left, and Emmie Straley, 11, work in math class at St. Benedict Catholic School on Jan 12, 2022, in Chicago. Enrollment has jumped by 40 students at St. Benedict this year and school has been in session since kids returned from winter break.

Daniel Lipinski: The Invest in Kids Act gives minority children access to top-tier schools

February 2, 2022 at 6:00 p.m.

On a cold, snowy Saturday morning, a month before the pandemic brought our world to a standstill, I sat in a crowded Catholic school gym in Chicago's West Lawn neighborhood...

U.S. Rep. Dan Lipinski speaks during an event at the BNSF Chicago Railway facility.

Op-ed: Rep. Dan Lipinski: Why I voted ‘no’ to $2,000 COVID-19 stimulus checks

December 31, 2020 at 5:14 p.m.

While President Donald Trump was threatening to veto the fiscal year 2021 government funding bill that contained $920 billion for COVID-19 relief, one of his demands was to increase the...

A bipartisan solution to the fiscal cliff

August 23, 2021 at 7:15 p.m.

Americans are rightfully concerned by the specter of the "fiscal cliff" — the large tax increases and spending cuts scheduled to kick in Jan. 1. According to the Congressional Budget...

A bipartisan solution to the fiscal cliff

December 25, 2018 at 9:16 a.m.

Americans are rightfully concerned by the specter of the "fiscal cliff" — the large tax increases and spending cuts scheduled to kick in Jan. 1. According to the Congressional Budget...

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