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State Election Leaders to Senate: Armed Secret Service Agents Should Not Be Allowed at Polling Sites
A bipartisan group is condemning a proposal to allow armed Secret Service agents at election polling stations.
Trump Replaces Rex Tillerson With CIA Director Mike Pompeo at State; Torturer Named New Head of CIA
Trump announced the news on Twitter this morning.
Overthrow: 100 Years of US Meddling and Regime Change, From Iran to Nicaragua to Hawaii to Cuba
Washington has a long record of meddling in elections across the globe.
Democratic Campaign Committee Endorses NRA-Backed Blue Dogs in Midterm Elections
Several candidates have the NRA's “A” rating.
Warren Urges Democratic Colleagues to Oppose Rollback of Wall Street Regulations
The senator says the bill “increases the chances of another taxpayer bailout.”
Progressives Fight Democratic Establishment to Join Bernie Sanders in Senate
Progressives face an uphill battle.
What We Found in Trump’s Drained Swamp: Hundreds of Ex-Lobbyists and DC Insiders
For the first time, political appointee and federal financial disclosure information is publicly searchable.
Five Republican Incumbents Facing Challengers From the Far Right
Here are five GOP candidates facing primary challengers from the far, far right.
Donald Trump’s Relentless Scandal-Fixer: The Many Mysterious Doings of Michael Cohen
Why Trump is so worried about Stormy Daniels remains unclear.
William Rivers Pitt | Cochran, Corker, Flake and Hatch: The Great Senate “See Ya!”
Four hard-right senators are retiring. Will anything change?