Nina Turner, Bernie Sanders's Campaign Chair, Led Charge for Education Reform as Ohio Legislator
Nina Turner said she’s “definitely evolved” since her time in the Ohio state Senate, but she remains proud of pro-charter policies she helped pass.
Politics
John Cornyn Has Mastered the Art of Political Subservience. As Texas Inches Left, His Fate Hangs in the Balance.
A student of Karl Rove, the Texas senator has been a loyal partisan, first to the GOP establishment and now to Trump. Will that hurt his chances in 2020?
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Trump Lawyer Jay Sekulow: "We've Got to Get on Top of This Thing"
Right before he went on CBS to defend the president and attack his critics, I overheard Trump’s lawyer talking on the phone in a TV green room.
Democratic Senators Orchestrated Infamous Caning of Slavery Opponent, According to New Book
Sidney Blumenthal’s “All the Powers of Earth: 1856-1860,” dives deep into the greatest act of physical violence ever perpetrated on the U.S. Senate floor.
All the President’s Crimes
Nixon’s Revenge: This Time, Republicans Are Ready to Fight Impeachment
The right has patiently spent decades creating a system to make sure no Republican president is ever forced from office again, no matter what he does.
Oil Lobbyists Attempt to Influence Pipeline Safety Legislation to Further Criminalize Pipeline Protests
A number of legislators have been receptive to lobbying efforts by the Association of Oil Pipelines, including Reps. Mike Bost, R-Ill., and Dan Lipinski, D-Ill.
Rigging the Vote
“Worth This Investment”: Memos Reveal the Scope and Racial Animus of GOP Gerrymandering Ambitions
Documents outline plans by top GOP strategists to exploit the creation of “majority-minority” seats and ensure redistricting dominance.
In Strike Talks, UAW Demands Green Jobs Stay in U.S.
For workers to get on board with a Green New Deal, union advocates say something must be done to ensure that these jobs are in the U.S.
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Democrats, Please Don’t Mess This Up. Impeach Trump for All His Crimes, Not Just for Ukraine.
Impeaching Trump only for Ukraine would give him a clean bill of health on everything else, like his obstruction of the Mueller investigation.
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Donald Trump's Call With Ukrainian Leader, One Day After Robert Mueller's Congressional Testimony, Shows the President Is a Brazen Criminal
Trump has been acting like a bank robber who beat one rap because of a technicality, and so decides to rob every bank in sight.