Former Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin earned $237,000 consulting for a civic organization funded in large part by two prominent benefactors. Then they maxed out their contributions to his congressional campaign.
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Trump Trips Up Trump
The continuing negative fallout from Trump’s crusades against his own party’s incumbents
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Can You Support Medicare for All and Take Money From Big Pharma?
Diana DeGette, a longtime Colorado congressional incumbent, has received half a million in donations from pharmaceutical company PACs.
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Trump Moves to Hide Immigrant Detention Conditions as Prisoners Describe ‘Torture’
The administration is eroding the last line of oversight for immigration detention as it spends $1.3 billion on renovating a pair of warehouses to imprison even more immigrants.
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The Billionaire Plot to Destroy a Billionaire Mascot
Still doubt the reality of MAGA’s civil war? Behold the $35 million oligarch campaign to destroy Thomas Massie.
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Planned Parenthood Puts Its Thumb on the Scale in California
Health care is everything in the race for CA-22, but did Planned Parenthood pick the right candidate?
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Following the Money on Sean Duffy’s Road Trip
Nearly a dozen companies that sponsored Duffy’s personal travel have significant business before his agency.
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The Progressives Propelling Abdul El-Sayed Forward in Michigan
Activists are building a political home for the Michigan Senate candidate’s anti-corruption, anti-war populist message.
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San Francisco Congressional Battle Has Three Different Visions for Government
A working-class voice, a policy wonk, and a champion of political revolution face off for Nancy Pelosi’s seat.
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Surveillance Reform Hinges on How Congress Defines ‘Query’
Congress wants to declassify a secret court opinion on the government’s warrantless spying program, but it may also need to clarify what constitutes a search for your communications data.
