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Bernie Sanders Is the Real Force Behind the $3.5T Reconciliation Bill
The Vermont senator has been exercising a strong sway in negotiations with the White House for the Democrats’ bill.
Detroit’s Prison Population Will Soon Be Stuck Living Next to a Toxic Site
The close ties between incarceration and pollution seen in Detroit are replicated across the United States.
Oregon’s Growing Bootleg Fire Is One of 70 Raging in US West Amid Heatwave
The Bootleg Fire in southern Oregon has scorched more than 298,000 acres and is only 22 percent contained.
Turning Point USA Struggles to Bar White Nationalists From Student Summit
Charlie Kirk's right-wing youth group faces possible conflict with Nick Fuentes's white nationalist “groypers.”
Manchin Wants to Invest More Taxpayer Money in Propping Up Fossil Fuel Industry
Democrats are debating the definition of “clean energy” as the climate crisis intensifies.
Fox News and Rupert Murdoch Funded PAC Backs Joe Manchin With Political Donation
The donation is another in a string of ties that the lawmaker seems to have with right-wing interests.
Report: Ex-Wife of Trump Org Exec Says Trump Is Involved in Tax Avoidance Scheme
Jennifer Weisselberg reportedly told investigators that Trump himself promised her he'd pay for her children's tuition.
Despite January 6 Pledges, Companies Begin Donating to Republicans Again
Companies like UPS, Duke Energy and others have broken the spirit of their pledges not to give to election objectors.
Postal Worker Hospitalized for Six Weeks After Pleading for COVID Protections
The limited response to postal workers’ repeated appeals provides a window into the failures of two federal agencies.
Biden Admin Reverses Trump Policy to Open Alaskan Forest to Logging
The Biden administration will restore the ban on road construction and logging in the Tongass National Forest.