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GOP’s Susan Collins Faces Tough Reelection Fight Following Vote to Acquit Trump
A new poll shows Senator Collins has suffered a major decline in support among women voters in Maine.
Klobuchar Is in Fourth Place, and Her Policies Are Shockingly Conservative
Klobuchar has embraced the fossil fuel industry talking point that natural gas can be a “bridge fuel.”
Democrats Warn of Potential Chaos in Nevada Weeks After Iowa Tech Issues
Nevada scrapped plans to use the same app in its caucus, but campaigns are still unaware of the new process.
Sanders Calls Trump’s Clemency for Corrupt Officials Proof of a Broken System
Sanders is running on a platform that includes sweeping reforms to the criminal legal system.
Tonight’s Debate in Nevada Is the Most Consequential Moment of the 2020 Race
If the five other candidates don’t stifle Mike Bloomberg tonight, a tidal wave of cash will soon transform the race.
House Rep Overseeing Tax Code Is Number One in Corporate PAC Donations
Ways and Means Chairman Neal got money from PACs of several corporations that had negative effective tax rates in 2018.
Trump Wants to Control the Judicial System, But Judges Are Fighting Back
Judges and former DOJ employees are criticizing Trump in ways that may prove hard for Senate Republicans to ignore.
Impunity for Torturers Made Trump’s Invulnerability Possible
If one administration can get away with torture, another can go unpunished for putting migrant children in cages.
Bernie Sanders Gains Endorsement From Latinx Group as Nevada Caucus Nears
Saturday's Nevada caucuses are expected to turn out high numbers of Latinx voters in the state.
Nevada Is a Big Test for Bernie Sanders’s Medicare for All Plan
Will Joe Biden’s attacks on Medicare for All backfire in the Silver State?