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.
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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.
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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.
What I Learned From the Debate: Democrats Still Can’t Level With Voters About the American Empire
No one on stage Tuesday night in Ohio was willing to tell Americans the awful truth.
Bernie Sanders Stood Up to Teach for America When Congress Wouldn't
“When we have highly qualified teachers, we don’t want all of those teachers being in upper-middle-class neighborhoods educating kids to go to Harvard and Yale."
Joe Biden, in Stumbling Debate Performance, Claims Credit for Elizabeth Warren's Signature Achievement
“You did a hell of a job at your job,” Biden told Sen. Elizabeth Warren, in a remark that couldn’t have been more patronizing if he tried.
Trump's Chaotic Syria Exit Puts Anti-War 2020 Democrats in a Delicate Spot
How to end U.S. military commitments without repeating Trump’s calamitous withdrawal would be an obvious question for Tuesday night’s Democratic debate.
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Let’s Be Serious — Trump Doesn’t Mind These Incitements to Kill Journalists
The latest outrage is a video that depicts Trump killing journalists in a church. He hasn’t bothered to condemn it personally.