Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand is teaming up with Republican Cynthia Lummis on a cryptocurrency bill that supporters and detractors alike see as mostly hands-off.
Alexander Sammon
Alexander Sammon is a former staff writer at The American Prospect.
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Will AIPAC Crush One of Congress’s Most Prominent Jewish Democrats?
Former union organizer and synagogue president Andy Levin is being challenged by AIPAC and other pro-Israel groups, largely over his progressive views.
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Why Are Police So Bad at Their Jobs?
It’s not just Uvalde. Cops nationwide can’t stop crimes from happening or solve them once they’ve occurred.
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The RNC’s Ground Game of Inches
Inside the secretive, dubious, and extremely offline attempt to convert minorities into Republicans
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Will Progressives in Swing Districts Get the Cuellar Treatment From Democratic Leadership?
In recent House primaries, Nancy Pelosi saved Henry Cuellar but threw Kurt Schrader to the wolves. Now what?
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Dem Voters Want Dem Pols Who Do Things
The Joe Manchin wing of the party lost big on Tuesday.
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Super PACs Play Loose With the Facts in Promoting Corporate Dems
In races in North Carolina and Pennsylvania, corporate PAC ads have been taken off TV for misinformation.
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The Ohio Model for Purging Progressives
A Democratic establishment victory in a House race last year has emboldened big money to upend this primary cycle.
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John Fetterman vs. Every Predatory Financier in America
Wall Street money rains on the Pennsylvania Senate race.
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Conor Lamb’s Shift on Campaign Finance
The Senate hopeful is doing fundraising that would have been outlawed by voting rights bills he supported.
