AOC Responds to Critics: “If Someone Makes a Mistake, It's Not the Same Thing as Someone Selling Out”
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on political mistakes, the discourse, and the left’s growing pains.
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U.S. Government Quietly Declassifies Post-9/11 Interview With Bush and Cheney
In a newly declassified interview conducted in 2004, Bush shows not a glimmer of awareness of the destruction and carnage he had unleashed on the world.
AOC: The New York State Democratic Party’s Corruption May Have Cost Democrats the House
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on the role of abortion and the youth vote in the midterms, Ukraine, and the political distinction between unemployment and inflation.
Plaintiff in Lawsuit Opposing Biden Student Debt Forgiveness Had PPP Loan Forgiven
The lawsuit, aimed at ending Biden’s debt forgiveness program, is being bankrolled by a well-connected right-wing group.
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Midterms Show Republican Anti-Abortion Agenda Relies on Minority Rule
But that doesn’t mean we can rest easy in the fight for reproductive justice.
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Georgia's Turnout Boss, Stacey Abrams, Had a Turnout Problem
Georgia’s election this year was supposed to be a turnout game, just like 2018 and 2020. You wouldn’t know it from last night's results.
In Referendum on Whether You Can Prosecute Murderous Cops at All, Keith Ellison Ekes It Out
Keith Ellison defends his progressive mantle in Minnesota’s attorney general race after attacks from all sides.
The End of Roe
The Midterms Handed Democrats in Congress a Mandate to Codify Abortion Rights
With 48 senators supporting a filibuster carveout for abortion rights, Democrats should act before the new Congress.
John Fetterman Wins Crucial Senate Seat, As Pennsylvania Democrats Rack Up Wins
The victory, with Fetterman outpacing Biden, gives Democrats breathing room in their uphill bid to keep the Senate in a midterm election.
Will Police Money Tip Minnesota Attorney General Race Against Keith Ellison?
Ellison’s attorney general’s office successfully prosecuted George Floyd killer Derek Chauvin. Now, in a tight race, the cops are gunning for him.