‘Democracy dollars’ and an influx of small donations powered progressive city council members to victory over corporate money.
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Republicans Propose Automatic Cuts to Critical Programs—and Democrats Help Them
A bipartisan budget proposal would set up a reflexive process to reduce spending above a projected threshold.
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Documents Show Steve King, Other Republicans Consulting With the Department of Homeland Security About Immigration
King set up a trip to the border for pro-Trump celebrities Diamond and Silk, and peppered DHS incessantly with questions about DACA applicants.
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Chuck Schumer Has an Important Choice to Make on Regulatory Personnel
By custom, the Senate minority leader has broad authority to name commissioners to independent agencies. Schumer must select Democrats willing to take on corporate power.
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As Trump Faces Impeachment, Republicans Embrace the Terrifying World of Conspiracy
Is this any way to defend a president?
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Elizabeth Warren Dreams Big in North Carolina
The candidate’s first trip to the state featured recent endorser and Squad member Ayanna Pressley.
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It’s Old and White, but New Hampshire Is Not Republican
And while Democratic hopefuls have swarmed the state, three-quarters of Democratic voters don’t know whom they’ll support.
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Swing County, Swing State
Erie—a struggling corner of Pennsylvania’s struggling economy—appears to be back in the Democratic column, but how can we be sure?
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Kyrsten Sinema, the Only Anti-Net Neutrality Dem, Linked to Super PAC Run by a Comcast Lobbyist
The super PAC has made independent political expenditures to support Sinema’s elections, and Sinema has directed donations to it through a PAC she used to chair.
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Ridiculous D.C. Invite of the Week, Joe Biden Fundraiser Edition
A show of support for Biden in Washington featured over 50 Obama veterans, many of whom went on to serve corporate America.