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The Trump Administration Says It Has Violated Its Own Ethics Pledge
Multiple Trump ethics pledge violations were hidden in a little-noticed government report.
GM Workers Ratify Contract Considered “Mixed at Best” by Long-Time Employees
Workers voted on Friday to ratify a contract that was clearly unloved but accepted with a yes vote of 57 percent.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Under Fire for Link to Giuliani’s Indicted Associates
DeSantis first lied, then tried to downplay his relationship to the two men who gave $50,000 to his campaign.
The Frenzy About Russia Has Undermined Progressive Agendas
Tremendous amounts of time, energy and resources have been squandered on Russiagate at the expense of critical issues.
Intersex Activists Are Closer Than Ever to Banning Nonconsensual Surgery
This year, four states have introduced bills to ban medically unnecessary surgeries on intersex children.
Real Estate Industry Remains Trump’s Top Ally in 2020
The industry spent $11.2 million to elect Trump in 2016 and have donated $8.5 million thus far to the 2020 campaign.
Barr Targets Trump’s Enemies With Sham Investigation of Mueller’s Russia Probe
Barr has officially endorsed the theory that the FBI was out to get Trump and spied on him during the 2016 campaign.
Violence Erupts in Northeast Syria After Trump Touts “Ceasefire”
The debacle in the Rojava autonomous region is a victory for authoritarianism.
The Long Fight to Use Student IDs to Vote in North Carolina
The state passed the U.S.'s most suppressive voter ID law, which excluded student IDs as a valid form of identification.
Betsy DeVos Held in Contempt of Court for Predatory Loan-Collecting Practices
The Education Department was fined $100,000 for violating an order to stop collecting payments from defrauded students.