Young Democrats at 40 College Campuses Call for Boycott of the DCCC
Led by the Harvard College Democrats, students are protesting the DCCC’s policy of blacklisting consultants who work with primary challengers.
Akela Lacy
Akela Lacy is a Senior Politics Reporter at The Intercept and co-host of The Intercept Briefing podcast. She was previously The Intercept’s inaugural Ady Barkan Reporting Fellow; prior to that, she was a Politics Fellow in the D.C. Bureau.
She has also worked at Politico, covering breaking news and immigration. She produced Politico’s flagship newsletter, Playbook, and co-authored the afternoon newsletter, Playbook PM. Prior to that, Lacy worked in international reporting at the Pulitzer Center. She graduated from the College of William and Mary with a B.A. in sociology and Italian. She is based in New York.
She has also worked at Politico, covering breaking news and immigration. She produced Politico’s flagship newsletter, Playbook, and co-authored the afternoon newsletter, Playbook PM. Prior to that, Lacy worked in international reporting at the Pulitzer Center. She graduated from the College of William and Mary with a B.A. in sociology and Italian. She is based in New York.
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National Republicans Bankrolled Lawyer for GOP Congressional Candidate Accused of Election Fraud
The National Republican Congressional Committee paid the lawyer representing Mark Harris, a North Carolina Republican being investigated for election fraud.
Former DCCC Chair Distances From Controversial New Policy: “Different Leaders Have Different Approaches”
Former DCCC chair Rep. Ben Ray Luján suggested that the new policy to blacklist vendors that work with primary challengers could undermine party unity.
The War on Immigrants
ICE Is Teaming With North Carolina Republicans to Fight Pro-Immigrant Sheriffs
No government agency feels more aggrieved lately than ICE, and in North Carolina it is working with the government to do something about it.
Progressives Coalescing Around Tiffany Cabán for Queens DA in Newest Battle Against New York Machine
The last competitive Queens district attorney election happened when Tiffany Cabán was 3 years old.
House Democratic Leadership Warns It Will Cut Off Any Firms That Challenge Incumbents
“The Democratic and Republican parties are commercial enterprises and they’re very much interested in their own survival.”
Donald Trump's Anti-Immigrant Agenda Faces Another Setback in Court
A federal court blocked the Trump administration's denial of visa applications for immigrants who had been abused, neglected, or abandoned by a parent.
Senate Votes to End U.S. Support for Yemen War, But Republican Tricks Send Resolution Back to the House Yet Again
“We’re going to help end a war which has caused unbelievable horror to one of the poorest countries on earth," said Sen. Bernie Sanders, the bill's sponsor.
Exxon, Big Pharma, and Wall Street Lobbyists to Host Fundraiser for Mark Kelly in Washington
Kelly isn't taking corporate PAC donations. But he's still giving paid corporate speeches and fundraising with lobbyists for ExxonMobil and the NFL.
Freedom Caucus Chair Mark Meadows Wants to Eliminate Super PACs
Meadows, a North Carolina Republican, is a top 10 recipient of small-dollar donations in Congress.