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Sanders: GOP Wants to Repeal Estate Tax, Give Elon Musk’s Family $83B Tax Break
If the estate tax were repealed, it would give $1.75 trillion in tax breaks to the 0.1 percent, he said.
Social Media Giants Systemically Fail on Hate and Disinformation, Report Says
The report warns that the platforms are not prepared to combat efforts that sow doubt about upcoming midterm outcomes.
DeSantis Is Using “Election Police” to Intimidate Voters With Felony Convictions
Florida voting rights activist Desmond Meade speaks out against the arrests of people on trumped-up voter fraud charges.
GOP May Launch Impeachment Blitz If They Win the House
Marjorie Taylor Green, Ted Cruz and the House Freedom Caucus have identified Biden and his administration as targets.
Conservative Policies Are Associated with Early Death, Study Finds
The researchers found, if left-leaning policies were implemented nationwide, they may have saved 171,030 lives in 2019.
1 in 4 Americans Say Bible Should Take Precedence Over People’s Will in US Law
Polling also found that 45 percent of Americans say the U.S. should be a “Christian nation.”
Judge May Unseal Documents Showing Trump’s Attempts to Block Aide Testimonies
The secret court documents reportedly detail efforts to stop testimony on Trump's role in the events of January 6.
43 Percent of Americans Are Worried About Threats of Violence at the Polls
The poll comes amid reports that armed far right vigilantes are intimidating voters in Arizona.
Cardboard Box Tycoons Are Bankrolling Election Denial
The founders of shipping supplier Uline are funding anti-democracy causes and far right candidates around the U.S.
Mark Meadows Ordered to Comply with Georgia Subpoena
South Carolina Judge Edward Miller deemed Meadows a “material and necessary” witness to the Georgia investigation.