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As Ohio Postpones Its Primary, COVID-19 Pandemic Wreaks Election Havoc
The remainder of the 2020 primary season is trembling on the edge of delay, if not outright dissolution.
Can a Pandemic Shake the Faith of Trump’s Followers? Don’t Count on It.
Republican voters still think Trump's done a great job and that there's nothing to worry about.
“A Time to Rethink America”: Sanders Sets Tone at Coronavirus Debate
The final Democratic debate was a dispiriting affair for reasons that went far beyond the politics of it.
The RNC Gave Big Contracts to Companies Tied to Its Chair’s Backers and Husband
Republican National Committee has paid hundreds of thousands to contractors connected to RNC chair Ronna McDaniel.
We Need a President Who Cares If We Live or Die. Instead We Have Trump.
In the absence of presidential leadership, we must be our own leaders and take care of our communities as best we can.
Trump’s Business Interests Are Shaping His Response to the Coronavirus
There's an easy way to explain Trump's callous incompetence: He mostly cares about his failing company's bottom line.
The 2020 Election Is Fragmenting the “Alt-Right”
The GOP can’t count on the white nationalist vote, but they can count on the far right to continue to stoke violence.
Organizers Inspired by Sanders Are Changing the Landscape in the Rural South
Many of the new organizers in the South’s rural communities weren’t politically engaged until the 2016 election.
Trump’s GOP Nominee to the Federal Election Commission Has Ties to Dark Money
Transparency groups are criticizing James “Trey” Trainor over his opposition to campaign finance regulation.
Erik Prince Recruited Ex-Spies to Infiltrate Groups Hostile to Trump’s Agenda
The ex-spies were recruited for the right-wing group Project Veritas.