Veteran progressive writer for Media Matters and Salon. Two books: "Lapdogs: How The Press Rolled Over for Bush," and "Bloggers On The Bus." Follow him on Twitter @ericboehlert.
Federal law blocks undocumented immigrants from receiving Medicaid, SNAP, and other government services.
By Jesse Valentine - July 15, 2026
The votes concerned defense spending and national security.
By Jesse Valentine - July 14, 2026
Rogers may be receiving income from a federal pension as well.
By Jesse Valentine - July 13, 2026
Driscoll is the Republican candidate in NY-04.
By Jesse Valentine - July 13, 2026
Calla Hales is carrying on a family legacy by providing abortion care for women across the South.
By Bonnie Fuller - July 09, 2026
Whatley is the Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in North Carolina.
By Jesse Valentine - July 09, 2026
James is running for Michigan governor.
By Jesse Valentine - July 08, 2026
A June poll showed Flint and Democrat Sam Forstag locked in a dead heat.
By Jesse Valentine - July 07, 2026
Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff has criticized Collins’ alleged self-enrichment.
By Jesse Valentine - July 07, 2026
Biggs broke down crying while discussing his opposition to reproductive rights.
By Jesse Valentine - July 06, 2026
One of the deleted webpages detailed Huizenga’s anti-abortion views.
By Jesse Valentine - July 01, 2026
Her office called the request a ‘fishing expedition.’
By Jesse Valentine - June 30, 2026
Maternal mortality in Texas has risen by 56% since the state’s first abortion ban was passed in 2021. Now, women of reproductive age say they fear for their lives as medical providers face the potential of harsh penalties for performing abortions.
By Bonnie Fuller - June 29, 2026
Private equity firms are buying up New Hampshire homes and raising rents on tenants.
By - June 17, 2026
Congressional Republicans have repeatedly voted to let the war continue.
By Jesse Valentine - June 15, 2026
The candidate for Iowa governor has lived in Colorado, Montana, and, most recently, Kansas
By Jesse Valentine - June 12, 2026
Molly has spent eight years escorting abortion patients into a Milwaukee clinic and shielding them from harassment, which sometimes turns physical.
By Bonnie Fuller - June 11, 2026
RPM continued to receive federal contracts after the settlement was paid.
By Jesse Valentine - June 11, 2026
Mike Bouchard Jr. and Robert Lulgjuraj have close ties to the alleged sex pest.
By Jesse Valentine - June 10, 2026
More than $160,000 was spent at a Palm Springs resort where 'The Bachelorette' was filmed
By Jesse Valentine - June 09, 2026
Collins’ net worth is $9.8 million.
By Jesse Valentine - June 05, 2026
The company that prints the shirts has been accused of abusive labor practices.
By Jesse Valentine - June 04, 2026
Hinson’s ad centers on Turek’s opposition to a 2023 Iowa law that removed books from school libraries.
By Jesse Valentine - June 04, 2026
Dr. Bayo Curry-Winchell nearly died after childbirth when her symptoms were repeatedly brushed aside, despite her high-risk medical history. She says her experience reflects the broader maternal health crisis facing Black women in America.
By Bonnie Fuller - June 03, 2026
Tejano musician Bobby Pulido is challenging De La Cruz in this year’s election.
By Jesse Valentine - June 03, 2026
High gas prices are forcing Uber drivers into desperate situations
By Jesse Valentine - June 02, 2026
Republican lawmakers have faced intense backlash at town halls for supporting cuts to Medicaid
By Jesse Valentine - June 02, 2026
This record undercuts claims that Whatley is a “D.C. outsider”
By Jesse Valentine - May 27, 2026
“Voters expect elected officials to fight for hardworking families, not to cozy up to special interests,” says End Citizens United President Tiffany Muller.
By Jesse Valentine - May 27, 2026
James is running for Michigan governor on an anti-corruption platform
By Jesse Valentine - May 22, 2026
O’Donnell’s net worth is $75.9 million.
By Jesse Valentine - May 21, 2026
House rules say taxpayer-funded advertisements must be nonpartisan.
By Jesse Valentine - May 21, 2026
JBS Foods has contributed large sums to Evans’ campaigns.
By Jesse Valentine - May 18, 2026
The Republican congressman has taken more than $107,000 from groups that want to turn national parks into oil fields and housing developments.
By Jesse Valentine - May 14, 2026
The Iowa representative opposed a rule capping bank overdraft fees at $8.
By Jesse Valentine - May 13, 2026
Anthony Bland, a soybean farmer in the Mississippi Delta, told NPR that he spent $10,000 more on fertilizer this spring than last year.
By Jesse Valentine - May 13, 2026
Steen is a Republican candidate for Iowa governor.
By Jesse Valentine - May 12, 2026
Adair is running for Congress in Oregon’s 5th District.
By Jesse Valentine - May 12, 2026
Republican Marsha Blackburn’s first concern, after a dozen people were murdered, is protecting unfettered access to guns.
By Eric Boehlert - November 08, 2018
Republicans are desperate to avoid counting mail ballots from voters in urban centers who might help Democrat Kyrsten Sinema win.
By Eric Boehlert - November 08, 2018
Colorado Democrats pulled off the trifecta by flipping the state Senate, and keeping control of the state House and governor’s mansion.
By Eric Boehlert - November 07, 2018
The Democratic Senator from Montana survived Trump’s obsessive attacks.
By Eric Boehlert - November 07, 2018
Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin voters won’t be fooled again.
By Eric Boehlert - November 07, 2018
A widely disliked Trump loyalist was rejected by voters in a deeply red state.
By Eric Boehlert - November 06, 2018
Virginia voters continue to abandon the GOP.
By Eric Boehlert - November 06, 2018
The Wisconsin boondoggle just keeps getting worse.
By Eric Boehlert - November 06, 2018
Trump’s decision to send troops to the border to fight a non-existent threat could be the most expensive campaign season ploy ever.
By Eric Boehlert - November 06, 2018
Don Young’s controversial four-decade career may be coming to a close.
By Eric Boehlert - November 05, 2018
Not even Trump’s favorite propaganda outlet can defend him on this one.
By Eric Boehlert - November 05, 2018
Republicans were excited about Trump’s racism until they realized it could backfire with voters.
By Eric Boehlert - November 05, 2018
The Kansas governor’s race is unfolding as a referendum on Sam Brownback’s disastrous run.
By Eric Boehlert - November 02, 2018
A wave election would be felt far beyond Washington, D.C.
By Eric Boehlert - November 02, 2018
A lot is riding on five local races that could flip the state Senate.
By Eric Boehlert - November 01, 2018
Trump keeps making up stuff about sending troops to the border.
By Eric Boehlert - November 01, 2018
The GOP’s anti-women’s health positions are out of place in a state moving left.
By Eric Boehlert - October 31, 2018
‘I have no words for my anger over this,’ one veteran writes.
By Eric Boehlert - October 31, 2018
Tony Sanchez lobbed an ugly, baseless claim about drug use at his challenger.
By Eric Boehlert - October 30, 2018
The people in Duncan Hunter’s district aren’t fooled by his racist campaign.
By Eric Boehlert - October 30, 2018
He’s ignoring Pittsburgh community leaders who are begging him not to make things worse by visiting.
By Eric Boehlert - October 30, 2018
Even many Kansas Republicans are terrified of what will happen if Kris Kobach becomes their governor.
By Eric Boehlert - October 29, 2018
Trump does his worst to unite a country reeling from right-wing political violence.
By Eric Boehlert - October 29, 2018
Broadband and net neutrality have emerged as key issues in a closely contested campaign.
By Eric Boehlert - October 26, 2018
As the very people Trump regularly attacks are receiving bombs, Trump once again makes it all about how unfair he thinks he’s treated.
By Eric Boehlert - October 26, 2018
Local Democrats are surging while Republicans scramble.
By Eric Boehlert - October 25, 2018
Even the hacks who gave Kobach the idea for his Medicaid policy have no idea what he’s talking about when he says it would save Kansas $2 billion.
By Eric Boehlert - October 25, 2018
The bomb threat hit list looks like a list of Trump’s Most Hated.
By Eric Boehlert - October 25, 2018
Instead of embracing policies that will make their employees’ lives better, big Colorado business interests are wasting piles of cash to try to keep Republicans in power.
By Eric Boehlert - October 24, 2018
Applicants must reveal their party ID, their social media past, and whether they’ve ever written for Breitbart.
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