Oil and Gas Heir Funding Super PAC Attacking Nina Turner
Samson Energy’s chair has donated $1.25 million to the Democratic Majority for Israel super PAC, which endorsed Turner’s opponent Shontel Brown.
Politics
Ron Wyden Throws Wrench in Medicare Expansion Plans by Wresting Control of Process
The House has spent years hashing out legislation, but the Senate Finance Committee chair is vowing to start fresh.
Closed-Door Progressive Caucus Antitrust Meeting Turns Fiery Amid Industry Influence Allegations
“You may have other interests you’re trying to protect,” Rep. David Cicilline told Silicon Valley Rep. Zoe Lofgren.
Noncitizens May Soon Be Eligible to Vote in New York City
A bill extending the right to vote to noncitizens has a supermajority in the city council — the latest push to revive the tradition across the U.S.
Defense Department IG Omitted Evidence of Alleged Corruption in JEDI Program, Documents Show
Emails reveal that the auditor shielded potentially compromising evidence from the public.
White Supremacist Candidate Who Disrupted Katie Porter Event Has a History of Violence
Nick Taurus — the homophobic and antisemitic racist who tried to hijack the California representative’s town hall — is not popular, but he is dangerous.
The Coronavirus Crisis
Banks Are Reversing Course on PPP Loans to Small Business Owners
Four small business owners said they have been notified by their lenders that they shouldn’t have received the amount they were approved for.
Health Officials Warn Historic Addiction Treatment Funding Burdened by Federal Bureaucracy
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s controversial questionnaire aims to assess addiction program performance. But many say it also re-traumatizes an already vulnerable population.
Meet the Consulting Firm That’s Staffing the Biden Administration
WestExec represented major corporations throughout the Trump years. Now it’s in the White House.
Pentagon Undercounts and Ignores Military Sexual Assault in Africa
New documents on sexual assault in the U.S. military reveal failures in leadership and accountability at bases in Africa.