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Trump Was on Board With the Plan to Use Ukraine to Torpedo Biden, Parnas Says
Giuliani's sidekick Lev Parnas says the president “knew exactly what was going on.”
Ex-Pharma Lobbyist Embedded in White House Tanked Drug Pricing Bill
With the help of outside political spending groups, Big Pharma led the campaign to sink the Lower Drug Costs Now Act.
Pelosi Pushes for a Real Impeachment Trial With Witnesses and Cross-Examination
The House presented articles of impeachment against President Trump to the Senate on Wednesday.
Wisconsin May Purge 200,000 Voters From State Rolls in 2020
Wisconsin’s 2016 presidential vote was decided by fewer than 23,000 votes.
Sanders and Warren Show Differences on Trade and Health Care in Debate
Sanders and Warren disagreed on whether to hold out for ideal solutions or to settle for immediate but limited reforms.
CNN Moderators Fixate on Cost of Medicare for All, Ignore Price of Endless War
The debate moderators should have redirected their scrutiny toward the costs of a potential war with Iran.
GOP Debate on Impeachment Witnesses Intensifies as Senate Trial Draws Near
The timing of the Senate impeachment trial could impact the 2020 presidential race.
Donald Trump Keeps Saying “Deep State.” It Doesn’t Mean What He Thinks It Means.
Trump’s own relationship to the national security deep state has been ambivalent at best.
Mitch McConnell Is Trying to Free Trump From the Rule of Law
McConnell's fealty to Trump over the Constitution threatens democracy.
Fascism Expert: Trump Has Laid the Groundwork for “Full-On Authoritarian Rule”
Ruth Ben-Ghiat says the Trump administration has worked to pave the groundwork for fascism.