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Food Contaminated With Drug-Resistant Salmonella Strain Continues to Be Sold
For years, a dangerous salmonella strain has sickened thousands and continues to spread through the chicken industry.
As Pharma Cash Rained Down, Sinema Killed Democrats’ Prescription Drug Plan
How will Sen. Kyrsten Sinema be rewarded for killing off popular drug pricing proposals?
Meadows’s Delay to Comply With Jan. 6 Subpoena May Lead to Contempt Charges
“Anyone who tries to stonewall our effort will face the consequences,” an anonymous source on the commission said.
Shell CEO Refuses to Recognize Climate Crisis as “Existential Threat” in Hearing
“Some of us have to actually live the future that you all are setting on fire,” said Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
26 States Are Primed to Effectively Ban Abortion If “Roe v. Wade” Is Overturned
If abortion protections are undone by the Supreme Court, a person from Texas may have to travel 525 miles for services.
With Reconciliation Hacked in Half, Sanders Warns US Democracy Is “in Danger”
While progressives have had to cut trillions from their proposals, Manchin only has to give up $25 billion a year.
Biden White House Holds Largest Meeting With Intersex Advocates
Intersex activists said the meeting was a historic start, but it's "time to pass the listening stage” and take action.
Reporters Blast Wall Street Journal for Publishing Misleading Trump Op-Ed
The move was seen as an insult to journalists within the publication, who have fact-checked Trump numerous times.
Ilhan Omar Says “Follow the Money” in Rebuke to Conservative Democrats
The Minnesota Democrat detailed a variety of ways lobbyists mobilized to kill overwhelmingly popular proposals.
Big Pharma Delivered Campaign Cash to Key Lawmakers With Surgical Precision
Campaign donations to members of Congress are only the tip of the iceberg of the industry's influence peddling.