House Democrats, Dodging Party Policy, Are Privately Supporting Marie Newman
Illinois Rep. Dan Lipinski, one of the few remaining anti-abortion Democrats in Congress, barely survived a challenge by Newman in 2018.
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Aída Chávez is communications director and policy adviser at Just Foreign Policy. She was previously The Nation’s D.C. correspondent and a reporter at The Intercept, More Perfect Union, and other outlets.
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Public Retirement Funds and Universities Are Financing Empower Texans, a Far-Right Lobbying Group, New Report Reveals
Empower Texans, which receives most of its funding from oil and gas billionaire Tim Dunn, has put over $9 million into Texas electoral politics.
Hospital Plans to “Use the Transferring of Critically-Ill Premature Infants” to Paint Nurses Union as “Shameless,” Secret Strategy Memo Reveals
In an internal memo, the hospital called the strike duplicitous. Nurses have filed at least 1,500 reports about unsafe conditions for staffers and patients.
Senate Democrats Draft Pro Athlete Instagram Influencers Into Climate Fight
Everyone is needed in the climate fight, including brand ambassadors. But is the Senate Democrats’ Special Committee on the Climate Crisis doing everything it can?
Sen. Joe Manchin Is Out, but an Actual Progressive Is Making a Serious Run for West Virginia Governor
Stephen Smith’s anti-establishment campaign for governor recently out-raised all of its Republican opponents — including the incumbent — combined.
Here’s How Much the Democratic Party Charges to Be on Each House Committee
Democrats are lagging in their dues payments to the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, according to a party document obtained by The Intercept.
Senate Democrats' Campaign Arm Is Pressuring Consultants Not to Work With Leading Progressive Candidate in Colorado
Andrew Romanoff said the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee pressured a number of firms not to work with his Senate campaign.
National Democrats Endorse John Hickenlooper, a Proponent of Fracking, in Competitive Colorado Primary
Andrew Romanoff, a leading candidate in the Senate race, called the Democratic Senate Campaign Committee's decision to intervene “a recipe for disaster.”
Progressive Candidates Are Carving a Path to the Senate in 2020 — No Thanks to Chuck Schumer
If Democrats manage to seize the Senate and make Schumer the majority leader, it will be in large part due to the work of an organized left.
Former Beto O’Rourke Organizers Rally Behind New Texas Senate Candidate
Cristina Tzintzún Ramirez’s campaign wants to mobilize young voters and voters of color around progressive issues against incumbent Sen. John Cornyn.