Pete Buttigieg, in First Campaign for State Treasurer, Swore Off Bank Money, Citing “Conflict of Interest”
But a review of his campaign disclosure records finds that Pete Buttigieg’s presidential campaign is awash in cash from bank executives.
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Congress to Vote on $22 Billion Defense Increase One Week After Trump Slashed Food Stamps
Presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders and California Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna called the defense bill an example of “astonishing moral cowardice.”
Privatization at the NHS? American Business Interests Seek Growing Share of U.K.'s Health System
The American health care industry has long had its sights on harnessing a wave of privatization and outsourcing in the U.K. system.
Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren Team Up With House Progressives to Challenge Nancy Pelosi on Drug-Pricing Bill
The Progressive Caucus is threatening to vote down a drug-pricing bill important to Nancy Pelosi. Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren have backed them up.
U.S. Lobbyists Prepare to Seize “Historic Opportunity” in Tory-Led Brexit to Shred Consumer Safeguards, Raise Drug Prices
The Brexit deal may be a Trojan horse for U.S. corporate interests, from Silicon Valley and American pork to pharmaceuticals.
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.
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.