The Democratic Counterrevolution Has a Self-Appointed Leader: Josh Gottheimer
“We just want him to meet us halfway and act like a normal Democrat who believes in the party.”
Politics
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Did Donald Trump’s Grip on the Justice Department Sabotage Robert Mueller's Investigation?
Given what we now know about the events of the last two years, Nixon’s Saturday Night Massacre resembles a routine weekend in the Trump administration.
Do Susan Collins and Cory Gardner Really Want to Make Their Re-elections About Keeping Kids in Cages?
Mitt Romney and Lisa Murkowski have condemned child separation. Will they confirm an advocate of the policy to lead ICE?
New York Machine Trying to Toss Kat Brezler, Organizer for Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Off Local Ballot
The machine in all its banality is a thing to behold.
Joe Biden's Presidential Campaign Pledged Not to Take Special-Interest Money — but Not His PAC
Biden’s American Possibilities PAC is still taking corporate cash.
Voices
Joe Biden Won't Blame the Republicans for Trump. That Should Disqualify Him.
Biden says Trump is the sole cause of America’s political crisis — but in fact, the president is a symptom of the GOP’s derangement.
Obama's Agriculture Secretary, Now Working for the Dairy Industry, Urges 2020 Democrats to Be Nice to the Dairy Industry
Some dairy companies have begun to include a list of suicide prevention hotlines in the envelope with farmers’ checks.
Chinese Fund Backed By Hunter Biden Invested in Major Chinese Surveillance Firm
The flurry of media reports about private investment in China’s increasingly sprawling surveillance state left out a prominent investor: Hunter Biden.
How Erik Prince Used the Rise of Trump to Make an Improbable Comeback
Erik Prince now offers a complete mercenary supply chain: anything from military hardware to social media manipulation in partnership with Project Veritas.
Making a Killing
GOP Lawmaker Gave Pro-War Speech on Yemen — by Reading Saudi Lobbyist’s Talking Points Verbatim
Rep. Ed Royce spoke on the House floor against ending U.S. support for the Yemen war. His talking points were scripted by lobbyists for Saudi Arabia.