Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Leads Opposition to Coal Puppet Joe Manchin for Top Senate Energy Slot
At a Friday press conference, Ocasio-Cortez expressed the “controversial opinion” that politicians should not be funded by the industries they regulate.
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Pro-Charter School Democrats, Embattled in the Trump Era, Score a Win With Hakeem Jeffries
The newly elected House Democratic Caucus chair, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, has been supported by a pro-charter school charter PAC for more than a decade.
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As the Mueller Probe Heats Up, Donald Trump’s Lies Are Giving Way to the Truth
Michael Cohen’s latest guilty plea is just one of many Russia-related problems facing Trump.
Donald Trump Claims Everyone Knew About Secret Russian Deal No One Knew About
“Everybody knew about it, it was written about in newspapers, it was a well-known project,” Trump claimed, falsely, about his company’s covert Moscow deal.
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CNN Submits to Right-Wing Outrage Mob, Fires Marc Lamont Hill Due to His “Offensive” Defense of Palestinians at the U.N.
Those who demand that adults be shielded from “offensive” and “traumatic” viewpoints are as craven and toxic as they are authoritarian.
In Foreign Policy Speech, Elizabeth Warren Takes Aim at Global Corruption
Speaking at American University, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., laid out a foreign policy vision that includes fighting corporate power.
Joe Crowley’s Parting Shot: Ousted by Ocasio-Cortez, He Undermined Barbara Lee in House Leadership Race
Crowley helped lift his protege, New York Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, over Rep. Barbara Lee in the race for House Democratic Caucus chair.
Under Attack Again, Women's March Releases Tax Documents and Justifies Spending
The group has come under constant attack since its inception. Now the leadership wants to shed light on its finances.
Billionaire Republican Donors Helped Elect Rising Centrist Democrats
A host of GOP donors, as well as an owner of Fox News, are funding the effort to strip a Democratic House speaker of power.
Charles Koch Ramps Up Investment in ALEC as the Lobbying Group Loses Corporate Funders Over Far-Right Ties
Major corporate donors said they would not be giving to the GOP-allied legislative group, citing its ties to far-right figure David Horowitz.