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Political Polarization Is Pushing Evangelicals to a Historic Breaking Point
The divisions forming in religious spaces are creating significant opportunities for progressive change.
We Can’t Build Real Power by Defending Democrats. We Must Organize From Below.
Our current crises are structural, and relying on the Democrats and the Constitution is not going to save us.
Charity That Backs Trump’s Election Lies Has Ties to the Texas Attorney General
Ken Paxton is a friend and ally of a nonprofit that is alleged to have swindled a donor out of $2.5 million.
Dems Close Gap on GOP in Midterm Poll Following Supreme Court’s Upending of Roe
An average of polling data shows that, right now, voters are evenly split on which party should win in the midterms.
Testimony: Pence’s Secret Service Agents Feared for Their Lives on Jan. 6
As Trump egged on the mob, Pence's agents reportedly placed goodbye calls to their families.
Thursday Hearing Showcased Trump’s 187 Minutes of Deliberate Inaction on Jan. 6
Memo to AG Garland: The case has been made. Thursday night was about making that clear.
Sanders Urges Progressives to Keep Fighting: “Despair Is Not an Option”
“We are fighting for not just ourselves but for the future,” he said. “So it seems to me that despair is not an option.”
Trump’s Allies in Congress Are About to Be Humiliated in Prime Time
Early reports suggest tonight’s committee hearing on the Jan. 6 Capitol attack will be quite the stemwinder.
Jan. 6 Committee Will Show How Trump Was Resistant to Condemning Violence
Trump “displayed extreme difficulty” in officially condemning the attack, one committee member said.
Joe Biden Tests Positive for COVID-19, White House Says
Biden plans to continue carrying out his duties while in isolation at the White House.