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Election Officials Are Facing Unprecedented Threats to Independence and Safety
Congress should pursue legislation that protects election officials from partisan interference and threats of violence.
Manchin Donated to Defense Fund of Republican Investigated for Insider Trading
It’s nearly unheard of for a politician to make a leadership PAC donation to a member of the opposing party.
Bernie Sanders Headlines Rally for Nina Turner Ahead of Primary Election in Ohio
The Cleveland rally also featured Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison and public intellectual Cornel West.
Congress Goes on Vacation, Letting Eviction Moratorium Expire Amid Delta Surge
Cori Bush, Ilhan Omar and Ayanna Pressley slept outside the U.S. Capitol building to demand that the House reconvene.
Trump’s Tax Returns Must Be Handed Over to Congress, DOJ Says
The Justice Department ruled that the Treasury must provide the tax returns to the House Ways and Means Committee.
Both the Delta Variant and Thin-Willed Democrats Are Lethal to Our Society
Is it physically possible to scream so loud that you shatter your own teeth?
Trump May Have Broken Promise to Donate Salary in Last Year as President
Though he donated much of his salary, Trump still found ways to get large sums of tax dollars spent at his properties.
Democrats Make Last-Minute Push to Extend Eviction Moratorium
The effort faces long odds despite warnings about the potentially devastating public health impacts of mass evictions.
GOP’s Kinzinger Tells CNN “Nobody Actually Believes the Election Was Stolen”
“Nobody actually believes the election was stolen … but a lot of them are happy to go out and say it was,” he said.
Analysis Shows GOP Can Take Control of Congress by Gerrymandering Just 4 States
Rather than legitimately courting voters, Republican-run states could simply redraw maps to “win” Congress.