Crypto PAC Throws a Lifeline to Ted Cruz in Tightening Senate Battle
Cruz’s opponent, Rep. Colin Allred, is no crypto foe, but the industry heavily favors Republicans.
Matt Sledge
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Mitch McConnell Group Funneled Cash to a PAC Pitting Arab and Jewish Voters Against Harris
In Michigan, ads tout Harris’s pro-Israel policies. In Pennsylvania, they claim Harris is “secretly campaigning for Palestine.”
After Major Industry Donor Pops Up, Harris Makes Bizarre Proposal: Crypto for Black Men
Losing Black voters to Donald Trump, the Harris campaign has an idea for helping Black men. But what does it mean?
Elizabeth Warren’s Crypto Haters Are Burning Cash in Her Senate Race
Crypto big shots have spent more than three times on her opponent as small donors.
Crypto Billionaires Could Flip the Senate to the GOP. Here’s What They Want.
Millions are pouring into the race to unseat Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown, who has resisted loosening crypto regulations.
The War on Immigrants
Advocates for Immigrants Ask: What FEMA Cash?!?
Donald Trump’s wild-eyed conspiracy theory asks exactly the wrong question about what happens to immigrants in the wake of cataclysms.
The Coronavirus Crisis
Southern Mayors Pushed GOP Governors to Take Action on Coronavirus. Governors Pushed Back.
As case counts grew, Southern governors tussled with mayors over the extent of local authority, reversing city orders and reopening churches.