News | Politics & Elections Nina Turner Opponent Facing Potential Ethics Probe for $17 Million in Contracts Shontel Brown voted in 2017 to award a company closely affiliated with her partner $17 million in contracts. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout July 27, 2021 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Having Failed to Sabotage Jan 6 Inquiry, McCarthy Is Blaming Pelosi for the Riot “Every single lie uttered by the Republicans this morning has been debunked time and again,” Pelosi's office responded. By Chris Walker , Truthout July 27, 2021 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor Report: Real Estate Groups Paid GOP Lawmakers Huge Sums to Reinstate Evictions Senators Mike Crapo and Pat Toomey have received hundreds of thousands from real estate lobbyists, a new report shows. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout July 27, 2021 Truthout
News | Environment & Health CDC to Recommend Masks Again, Even for the Vaccinated, in US Hot Spot Areas The recommendations are set to come about as the number of “breakthrough cases” for vaccinated Americans is on the rise. By Chris Walker , Truthout July 27, 2021 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections AOC Blasts White House Suggestion People Can “Out-Organize” Voter Suppression Even if communities successfully out-organize, Ocasio-Cortez warned, "the ground is being set to overturn results.” By Sharon Zhang , Truthout July 27, 2021 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections A Desperate Trump Revives Debunked “Deleted Files” Claim About Arizona Ballots The claim originated from a mistake made by auditors in Maricopa County, Arizona, who quickly walked it back in May. By Chris Walker , Truthout July 27, 2021 Truthout
News | Environment & Health COVID’s Taken 3 Million Lives as Rich Nations Blocked Vaccine Patent Waiver It has become abundantly clear that current vaccine production levels are not sufficient to meet global needs. By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams July 27, 2021 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Trump Calls Republicans “Weak Fools and Losers” for Negotiating Infrastructure Progressives have been warning against negotiating with the GOP, who have massively weakened the infrastructure bill. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout July 26, 2021 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Michigan Republicans Awarded Themselves COVID Money Meant for Frontline Workers The GOP commissioners awarded themselves up to $25,000 from American Rescue Plan funds set aside for frontline workers. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout July 26, 2021 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Republicans Jeopardize Monday’s Infrastructure Deadline With More Demands Republicans have been delaying the bill for months, despite having watered it down massively. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout July 26, 2021 Truthout