Merrick Garland Wants Former Facebook Lawyer to Top Antitrust Division
Susan Davies has spent much of the last decade working on behalf of major mergers and fending off antitrust enforcement.
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Poll Finds Mondaire Jones Is New York Dems Best Chance to Stop Onetime Turncoat Candidate
Concerned that a crowded field of candidates could lead to the nomination of a former Independent Democratic Conference leader, local Dems ran a poll.
Greystone Nursing Homes, Whose Executives Gave $800,000 to Trump, Are Epicenters of Covid-19 Deaths
Nursing homes operated by Greystone have some of the nation’s highest reported death counts, federal data shows.
Connecticut's Democratic Governor Is Stonewalling a Bill That Would Make Phone Calls From Prison Free
With two weeks left in the legislative session, Gov. Ned Lamont has yet to express support for the bill, which is the first of its kind in the country.
Democratic Colorado Senate Candidate John Hickenlooper Once Described Black Ministers as “Articulate”
In recent weeks, Hickenlooper — the Democratic establishment’s pick for Senate — has had to apologize repeatedly for racial gaffes.
Joe Biden’s Family Has Been Cashing in on His Career for Decades. Democrats Need to Acknowledge That.
Democrats have sidestepped the question of Hunter Biden’s ethics, and how much responsibility Joe Biden deserves. Republicans, though, have no such qualms.
A Top Financier of Trump and McConnell Is a Driving Force Behind Amazon Deforestation
Steve Schwarzman is the CEO of the Blackstone Group, which partially owns a Brazilian firm that is helping transform the Amazon from jungle to farmland.
Hack of 251 Law Enforcement Websites Exposes Personal Data of 700,000 Cops
The BlueLeaks archive contains over 16 million rows of data, including emails, descriptions of alleged crimes, and detailed personal information.
Effort to Spread Alex Morse Accusations Was Wider Than Previously Known
Progressive groups who endorsed Morse, along with journalists, were pitched versions of the accusations that later emerged.
Newest Beto O'Rourke Hire Lobbied for Keystone XL, Seaworld, and Private Prisons
Beto O’Rourke's hiring of Jeff Berman is the latest step his presidential campaign has taken away from the insurgent energy of his Senate run.