Bernie Sanders Pledges to End Practice of Prosecuting Whistleblowers Under the Espionage Act
“The prosecution of whistleblowers is frankly against our democracy,” added Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
Politics
Full Interview: Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Talk Politics and 2020 With The Intercept’s Ryan Grim
Sanders and Ocasio-Cortez sat down with Grim to discuss the power of grassroots movements, health care, and more before Sanders’s Queens rally on Saturday.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Why She Backed Bernie Sanders Over Elizabeth Warren
Perhaps as important as Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s decision to endorse Bernie Sanders for president is her rationale for doing so.
Warren Wants to End Vouchers and Tax Credits for Private Schools and Rein in Charters
Bernie Sanders sent shockwaves in May when he endorsed the NAACP’s call for banning for-profit charters. Warren matched and raised.
In New York's 16th Congressional District, a Troubling Early Poll for Longtime Incumbent Eliot Engel
Will longtime Rep. Eliot Engel be the next to fall?
Sanders: I Wouldn’t Make Obama’s Mistake of Shutting Down Grassroots Pressure on Washington
Bernie Sanders said Congress needs to be as progressive as possible to pass bold legislation, but waved off talk of endorsing specific primary challenges.
Voices
Democrats Want to be Economic Populists. Why Are They Clinging to a Flawed Reagan-Era Tax Credit?
Most Democratic candidates want to expand the Earned Income Tax Credit. But the EITC excludes the neediest Americans and may not live up to its promises.
Senate Republicans to Hold "Save the Senate" Retreat at Trump Hotel
The National Republicans Campaign Committee’s multi-day retreat at Trump International Hotel is the latest example of GOP events enriching the president.
All the President’s Crimes
Is a Ukrainian Oligarch Helping Trump Smear Biden to Evade U.S. Corruption Charges?
Why did Ukrainian billionaire Dmytro Firtash, who is facing U.S. extradition on corruption charges, get involved in Trump’s effort to smear Joe Biden?
Joe Biden's Mysterious Claim That He Whipped Votes for the CFPB
Joe Biden told Elizabeth Warren that he “got votes” for her consumer agency creation. No one in Congress can remember the specifics.