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Sheriffs’ Association Targets Trump With Ads to Stop Prescription Drug Imports
Bringing in prescription drugs from other countries to reduce prices is an idea often criticized by pharma companies.
Trump’s Racism Is Not Blundering — It Is Tactically Deliberate
Trump's racism is not an oops, it's a fascist strategy.
Pressley, AOC, Tlaib and Omar Hit Back at Trump’s Bigotry
Trump's attack was met with a flood of outrage.
15 States Have Already Taken Steps to Make the Electoral College Obsolete
Momentum is growing among state legislatures to award electoral votes to the winner of the national popular vote.
American Dark Money Is Fueling the Rise of Europe’s Far Right
America’s Christian right has spent at least $50 million in the last decade to fund campaigns and advocacy in Europe.
Democrats’ National Service Plans Put a Price on Debt Forgiveness
Service plans promote the idea that only rich Americans are entitled to a debt-free higher education.
Florida Law Throws Voter Rights Restoration Into Chaos
The new law makes it impossible for returning citizens to know whether they are eligible to vote.
Voters Don’t Want Democrats to Be Moderates. Pelosi Should Take the Hint.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi should be attacking Trump, not AOC.
Trump Labor Secretary Acosta Resigns Amid Furor Over Epstein Plea Deal
In 2008, as a U.S. attorney in Miami, Acosta cut a secret non-prosecution agreement with billionaire Jeffrey Epstein.
Can Amy McGrath Take Down Mitch McConnell? Maybe Not — But Democrats Still Could
There will be no path forward for a Democratic agenda if McConnell still controls the Senate in 2020.