Ann Wagner, a senior Republican on the House Financial Services Committee, is in danger of losing a seat in suburban St. Louis, despite millions in bank donations.
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Democrats Have Proven They Can Compete on Small-Dollar Donations Alone
So why does Joe Biden keep doing big-money fundraisers?
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Note to Biden: A President Can Do a Lot Even Without the Senate
What Trump has done inside the administrative state has been more critical than his public persona.
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Wealthy Congressman Repeatedly Squeezes Small-Business Tenants
Texas Republican Michael McCaul’s real estate firms have pursued two dozen lawsuits for back rent in the San Antonio area, despite structural issues with the properties and other hardships.
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Sources: Gina Raimondo Being Considered as Biden’s Treasury Secretary
The Rhode Island governor would not be a popular selection among progressives or organized labor.
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GOP Lawmaker Leads Fight to Get His Industry a Government Bailout
Rep. Van Taylor voted against aid for renters and student debtors—but the real estate mogul is now using his office to pressure the government to give his commercial real estate industry a government bailout.
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Google’s Guardians
An ecosystem of Google-funded academics, think tankers and hangers-on will fan out to defend the search giant from the Justice Department’s antitrust case.
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The Future of the Democratic Party Goes Through This District
In Washington’s Tenth, it’s Marilyn Strickland, president of the Seattle Chamber of Commerce, against environmental activist Beth Doglio.
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‘It’s Going to Be an Incredible Fight’
Why Ultimate Fighting Championship loves the president—and how the combatant in chief loves them back
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Arizona Judge Reinstates GOP Law Shielding ‘Dark Money’
The state’s clean elections commission will now be required to defer to the IRS on which political-spending groups can keep their donors secret.
