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GOP Wants Volunteering at the Polls to Come With Risk of Jail Time or Huge Fines
As the GOP moves to sabotage the electoral process, these laws aim to scare away potential voters and poll workers.
Biden Wants to Hire 87,000 Additional IRS Agents to Go After Wealthy Tax Dodgers
Beefing up IRS audits for the wealthy could increase federal revenues by $700 billion over next 10 years.
Dark Money Groups Are Pouring Untold Millions Into 2021 Redistricting Efforts
This cycle, the stakes could not be higher.
Trump Charged the Secret Service More Than $40,000 “Rent” Since Leaving Office
Trump receives a presidential pension that could easily pay for his security detail's stays at his resorts.
NY Investigations Into Trump Seek to “Flip” His Longtime Financial Adviser
Allen Weisselberg's personal taxes and role in the Trump Organization are facing legal scrutiny.
Bipartisan Group of Senators Introduces Bill to Help Save the USPS
The bipartisan bill has the support of 10 Senate Republicans and has strong potential to pass.
5 Trump-Voting Counties in Oregon Vote to Leave State and Join Idaho Instead
The “Greater Idaho” movement faces nearly insurmountable odds at being successful.
Targeted by AIPAC Ads, Ilhan Omar Vows, “No Level of Harassment Will Silence Me”
Ads targeting progressive critics of Israel are so egregious that they're drawing rebukes from top pro-Israel Democrats.
Sanders Unveils Bill to Force Pentagon to Pass Audit, Citing “Fraud” and “Waste”
Despite receiving over half of the discretionary budget, the Pentagon hasn't passed a single audit in 30 years.
Sanders Pushes Resolution Halting $735 Million in US Military Sales to Israel
The resolution faces difficult chances of passage in the Senate. Even if it passes, President Joe Biden could veto it.