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Wendy’s Billionaire Owner Has Held Trump’s Priciest Fundraiser to Date
Nelson Peltz has refused to join the Fair Food Program for better wages and safer working conditions for farmworkers.
Trump Would “Chew Him Up and Spit Him Out,” Bernie Sanders Warns of Bloomberg
Mike Bloomberg's debate performance showed that the president would make easy work of him in a general election debate.
Anti-Immigrant Nationalism Is Poisoning the Streets of London
An ugly new nationalism has become ubiquitous under Britain’s rigid post-Brexit immigration rules.
Federal Appeals Court Rules Florida Voting Restrictions Unconstitutional
The state can’t bar people previously convicted of a felony from voting if they can’t pay off fines or court fees.
Candidates Receive Endorsements From Democrats Who Benefited From Their PACs
Former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg’s spending in support of lawmakers was in the millions.
Divisions on Health Care Continue to Define 2020 Democratic Race
Senators Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren repeated their calls for Medicare for All on the Nevada debate stage.
Sanders Says the People — Not the Party Elites — Should Decide the Nomination
The other candidates suggested they would accept a situation in which superdelegates and party insiders decide who wins.
Elizabeth Warren Made a Meal of Mike Bloomberg in Las Vegas
Bloomberg had his own head handed to him in a small paper sack marked “Property of Warren for President.”
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.”