At Glitzy GOP Fundraiser, Devin Nunes Dodges Questions About Contact With Lev Parnas
Donors to the fundraiser gave a minimum of $15,000 to attend. Nunes became uncomfortable when The Intercept asked about his alleged calls to Parnas.
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The “Bernie Blackout” Is in Effect — and It Could Help Sanders Win
The Intercept's D.C. Bureau Chief Ryan Grim argues that the “Bernie Blackout” could actually help Sanders win.
Even Hunter Biden Admits His Work in Ukraine Was a Mistake. Why Can't His Father Say That?
Biden’s bizarre claim that “no one has said my son did anything wrong” in Ukraine reveals an inability to accept that legal behavior can also be unethical.
The Supreme Court Case That Made Michael Bloomberg's Campaign Possible — and Doomed Kamala Harris
Hint: It's not Citizens United.
South Bend’s Police Chief, Close Ally of Pete Buttigieg, Promotes Officer Involved in Controversial Choking Death
The recent promotion of officer Dave Johnson is yet another example of the mayor’s failure to adequately address troubling race relations in South Bend.
By the Republicans' Absurd Definition, Boris Johnson Meddled in the 2016 Election
Reporters should ask Donald Trump if Boris Johnson “meddled” in the 2016 election by denouncing him as stupid and insane for proposing to ban Muslims.
House Democrats Poised to Rubber-Stamp the "Achilles' Heel of Dodd-Frank"
Reauthorizing the Commodity Futures Trading Commission as is would preserve loopholes while leaving the agency under-resourced and vulnerable to lawsuits.
Nancy Pelosi Pushes the House to Pass USMCA, but Neglects a Bill With Broad Support to Strengthen Unions
The PRO Act, which has 215 co-sponsors, would be the most comprehensive rewrite of U.S. labor law in decades. Pelosi hasn’t brought it to the floor.
Democrats Want to End U.S. Support for the Yemen War — but They Might Continue Funding It Anyway
Progressives want to use the defense budget to stop support for Saudi Arabia’s war, but are enough Democrats willing to take a stand?
Pete Buttigieg Says Marijuana Arrests Signify “Systemic Racism.” His South Bend Police Fit the Bill.
A black South Bend resident was 4.3 times more likely to be arrested for possessing marijuana since 2012 than a white resident. Nationally, it was 3:1.