The reason for the expected decrease in enforcement has to do with a fatal delay by Schumer to name a minority commissioner.
“Many progressives in Congress will fight until this rule is changed.”
Given that his opponent was Republican Sen. Ted Cruz, O'Rourke got a pass from teachers in 2018. The test will be harder this term.
Intercepted Podcast
Journalists Naomi Klein, Matt Taibbi, Ali Abunimah, Jon Schwarz, and filmmaker Alison Klayman are this week’s guests.
Voices
The backlash against Ilhan Omar, a black Muslim woman, must be understood through the lens of what is known as the “afterlife of slavery.”
The For Country caucus adopted a civility pledge identical to the one used by the Bezos-funded With Honor Super PAC.
Voices
In the wake of the DCCC's new policy, two key consultants resigned from the would-be campaign of a primary challenger, and now it may not happen at all.
Israel’s War on Gaza
“He is uniquely proud of such aggressive, anti-speech tactics to suppress people of color. This is a war of personal attacks.”
Voices
The Mueller report has destroyed the credibility of huge swaths of the political and media elite, and deservedly so.
Voices
The special counsel's completion of a comprehensive inquiry is an important sign that the slide into a Donald Trump-led autocracy has been halted.
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