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Chicago’s Lightfoot Administration to Defend Jon Burge’s Torture Henchmen
Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s handpicked lawyers stand ready to defend the indefensible.
Federal Appeals Court Rules Florida Voting Restrictions Unconstitutional
The state can’t bar people previously convicted of a felony from voting if they can’t pay off fines or court fees.
Candidates Receive Endorsements From Democrats Who Benefited From Their PACs
Former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg’s spending in support of lawmakers was in the millions.
MSNBC’s Anti-Sanders Bias Was on Display in Nevada, But It Hasn’t Hurt Him
The attacks have become more cartoonish and frequent but have not hurt Bernie Sanders in the polls.
Divisions on Health Care Continue to Define 2020 Democratic Race
Senators Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren repeated their calls for Medicare for All on the Nevada debate stage.
Sanders Says the People — Not the Party Elites — Should Decide the Nomination
The other candidates suggested they would accept a situation in which superdelegates and party insiders decide who wins.
Mick Mulvaney Says GOP Won’t Act on Climate Because They Don’t Want Higher Taxes
The acting White House chief of staff's remarks were met with laughter during a speech at the Oxford Union on Wednesday.
Why Have No Retired Generals Opposed US’s Forever Wars?
The system that produces generals is set up to prevent the rise of anyone opposed to the American way of war.
Elizabeth Warren Made a Meal of Mike Bloomberg in Las Vegas
Bloomberg had his own head handed to him in a small paper sack marked “Property of Warren for President.”
GOP’s Susan Collins Faces Tough Reelection Fight Following Vote to Acquit Trump
A new poll shows Senator Collins has suffered a major decline in support among women voters in Maine.