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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.
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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.
Attacking Monopoly Power Can Be Stunningly Good Politics, Survey Finds
A recent survey by Public Policy Polling found much more concern with the power and influence of major corporations than annual Gallup polls on the subject.
California Gov. Jerry Brown Was a Climate Leader, but His Vision Had a Fatal Flaw
Under Jerry Brown, California has become a leader on climate politics. But the state has done little to phase out fossil fuel emissions at their source.