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Ex-Pharma Lobbyist Embedded in White House Tanked Drug Pricing Bill
With the help of outside political spending groups, Big Pharma led the campaign to sink the Lower Drug Costs Now Act.
Pelosi Pushes for a Real Impeachment Trial With Witnesses and Cross-Examination
The House presented articles of impeachment against President Trump to the Senate on Wednesday.
CNN Moderators Fixate on Cost of Medicare for All, Ignore Price of Endless War
The debate moderators should have redirected their scrutiny toward the costs of a potential war with Iran.
GOP Debate on Impeachment Witnesses Intensifies as Senate Trial Draws Near
The timing of the Senate impeachment trial could impact the 2020 presidential race.
Donald Trump Keeps Saying “Deep State.” It Doesn’t Mean What He Thinks It Means.
Trump’s own relationship to the national security deep state has been ambivalent at best.
Mitch McConnell Is Trying to Free Trump From the Rule of Law
McConnell's fealty to Trump over the Constitution threatens democracy.
Fascism Expert: Trump Has Laid the Groundwork for “Full-On Authoritarian Rule”
Ruth Ben-Ghiat says the Trump administration has worked to pave the groundwork for fascism.
AOC’s Revolt Against DCCC Is “Exactly What We Need,” Say Progressive Democrats
AOC has announced the launch of a PAC designed to directly challenge the power of the democratic establishment.
Cambridge Analytica Whistleblower: Facebook Allows Racist, Sexist Political Ads
Cambridge Analytica harvested some 87 million Facebook profiles without the users’ knowledge or consent.
McConnell Backs Resolution to Change Senate Rules and Dismiss Trump Impeachment
The measure would change more than two dozen Senate rules.