President Trump’s business conflicts and tendency to treat the presidency as a cash machine have drawn fresh scrutiny in light of the Russia scandal.
Eliza Newlin Carney
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Huge Demonstrations, Huge (Low-Dollar) Donations
The massive outpouring of anti-Trump protests has been matched by record contributions to progressive and Democratic groups.
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Improve Vote Counting? No Way, Says House GOP
Republicans back a bill to close down the commission that helps states upgrade voting machines.
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Taking Corruption International
Having tried to enfeeble their own ethics watchdog, House Republicans now are repealing global anti-corruption laws.
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What’s Next? A Massive Fight Over Women’s Reproductive Health
People wondering what’s next after the Women’s March on Washington need only look at the Republican assault on abortion rights, which will complicate the GOP agenda on several fronts.
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Who’s Behind the Women’s March?
The four women who organized what’s shaping up to be a massive rally
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The Transition: From Democrat to Autocrat
What’s in play over the next four years—unlike the past eight—is democracy itself.
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Anti-Anti-Ethics
The public rejects the House GOP’s war on ethics. What does that bode for Trump?
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For Trump, It’s Payback Time
Government by state-sponsored vendetta looms
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Jill Stein Pulls Back the Curtain on America’s Voting Chaos
If nothing else, the Green Party leader’s quixotic recount bid shows that election administration in the U.S. is a colossal mess.