Menendez "Appreciated" Meeting With Egypt Dictator Amid Alleged Bribes for Arms Sales
Sen. Robert Menendez was indicted Friday for taking bribes to approve arms sales to Egyptian strongman Abdel Fattah el-Sisi.
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North Carolina GOP Hides Redistricting Process From State Public Records Law
The change, snuck into the state budget at the last minute, will shield lawmakers from scrutiny in a state with a history of partisan gerrymandering.
UAW Files Labor Complaint Against Sen. Tim Scott for Saying “You Strike, You’re Fired.”
“Telling workers they’ll be fired for striking is violating federal labor law, and that’s not something becoming of a senator.”
AIPAC Targets Black Democrats — While the Congressional Black Caucus Stays Silent
AIPAC has given at least $3.6 million to the CBC’s old guard since last year, while members of the Squad draw the Israel lobby’s ire.
Rumble Had Exclusive Rights to Stream Republican Debate — Yet Was Buried in Google Search
Google had been in contact with the Republican National Committee about Rumble’s exclusive rights, emails show.
Confused Automakers Braced for Strike at the Wrong Plants
Striking autoworkers pulled off a major coup before their strike, baiting America’s largest auto manufacturers into self-sabotage.
Leading Democrat in Maryland Senate Race Once Blamed Murders On Decriminalized Pot
Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks ran tough-on-crime campaigns for prosecutor. Now she’s fashioning herself as a reformer.
UAW Temporarily Loses Twitter Verification as Union Strikes Against Big Three
Some 13,000 members of the United Auto Workers are participating in what they’re calling their Stand Up Strike.
Republican Disarray Delays House Vote to Ban Cluster Bomb Transfers
As Biden sends the internationally banned weapons to Ukraine, a bipartisan group of lawmakers wants to block their transfer to any country.
Trump Lawyer Cleta Mitchell Escaped Georgia Indictment — and Still Leads Election Denial Movement
Unencumbered by a fierce legal battle, Mitchell remains one of the most influential people in the movement that’s undermining American democracy.