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Biden Cabinet Picks Pocketed Millions From Corporate Consulting and Speeches
Antony Blinken and Janet Yellen collectively pulled in over $8 million in the past two years.
Trump Loyalists Sue Mike Pence to Give Him Power to Overturn Election Results
Legal experts have roundly dismissed the lawsuit -- but Trump and his GOP supporters keep pushing for a breakthrough.
As Lawmakers Prepare to Draw New District Lines, GOP Has the Advantage
Fresh off the 2020 election, GOP lawmakers will be empowered to further slice up their states to aid their party.
In 2020, COVID Put a Mirror Up to Our Society
It will take concerted action to pull us out of 2020’s stew of death, fear, pain, deliberate cruelty and loss.
Our Democracy Is Still in Danger Even With Trump Ousted
The Trump era has both highlighted and exacerbated the reality that our democracy may be less secure than we think.
2020 Was a Record Year for Far Right Violence in the US
There were a large number of far right killings and car attacks at Black Lives Matter demonstrations in 2020.
2020 Turned Our Worlds Inside Out. Here’s What We Learned.
2020 offered us some lessons worth keeping.
Women Ran for Office, Won and Donated in Record Numbers in 2020
Women broke barriers in the 2020 elections, both at the ballot box and as political donors.
The New Strain of COVID May Have Already Coursed Through the US
Dr. Peter Hotez said spread of the variant “may be a significant reason why we've seen so much transmission as of late."
Audit of Absentee Ballots in Georgia Debunks Trump’s Errant Claims of Fraud
In spite of the audit's findings, Trump continued to peddle baseless conspiracy theories on social media afterward.