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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
More than 14% of Edwards’ constituents live below the poverty line.
By Jesse Valentine - May 08, 2026
Lawler also used campaign funds for a stay at the West Palm Beach Hilton.
By Jesse Valentine - May 06, 2026
Lombardo accepted thousands from a billionaire housing developer after vetoing new renter protections.
By Jesse Valentine - May 05, 2026
PFAS exposure in drinking water has been linked to cancers and birth defects.
By Jesse Valentine - May 04, 2026
Bucks County Commissioner Bob Harvie is not under investigation by the FBI and has not been charged with a crime.
By Jesse Valentine - May 04, 2026
The consultant boasted about how easy it is to access voters’ Facebook and Netflix IDs.
By Jesse Valentine - May 01, 2026
Bush, the cousin of the former president, is a Republican candidate for Maine governor.
By Jesse Valentine - May 01, 2026
Nine women were ready to head to court on April 27 after waiting three years to testify about how they almost died when they suffered severe pregnancy complications. The trial was just canceled. Here,lead plaintiff Allie Phillips speaks out.
By Bonnie Fuller - April 29, 2026
Collins has convened zero oversight hearings as chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee
By Jesse Valentine - April 29, 2026
Jan. 6 rioters vandalized property and assaulted police officers. Garrity described them as “patriots.”
By Jesse Valentine - April 22, 2026
Mendoza is challenging Republican Rep. Juan Ciscomani.
By Bonnie Fuller - April 21, 2026
President Joe Biden got 7 million more votes than Donald Trump
By Jesse Valentine - April 21, 2026
“Scott Perry voted for Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ more than a year ago, and now millions of Americans are losing their Medicaid, as are 310,000 Pennsylvanians,” Stelson said.
By Bonnie Fuller - April 17, 2026
Women have died in Georgia because of its strict abortion laws.
By Jesse Valentine - April 15, 2026
Buck said a law cutting prescription drug prices for Medicare recipients was a “disaster.”
By Jesse Valentine - April 15, 2026
The AARP says Husted’s proposal would be "devastating for millions of Americans.”
By Jesse Valentine - April 14, 2026
The law cuts Medicaid and raises utility rates. Barrett called it a “significant win.”
By Jesse Valentine - April 14, 2026
Sullivan’s wealth has grown by 176% since 2015.
By Jesse Valentine - April 14, 2026
Women in Arizona are no longer forced to go through a 24-hour period between scheduling and getting an abortion.
By Bonnie Fuller - April 13, 2026
High food costs and fewer benefits are forcing millions of Americans into desperate situations.
By Jesse Valentine - April 10, 2026
Collins has accepted more than $8.3 million from corporate PACs throughout her career.
By Jesse Valentine - April 09, 2026
Gas prices surged above for $4 a gallon for the first time since 2022.
By Jesse Valentine - April 08, 2026
Conservative influencers pushing “trad wife” ideals are making money by spreading false narratives about hormonal birth control—and doctors say it’s showing up in their exam rooms every day.
By Bonnie Fuller - April 07, 2026
Dozens of residents say the sheriff’s deputies tortured and sexually assaulted them.
By Jesse Valentine - April 06, 2026
The Republican congressman voted for legislation that will scale back clean energy projects and make electricity more expensive.
By Jesse Valentine - April 02, 2026
Taxes on imports have driven up retail costs by 7%.
By Jesse Valentine - April 02, 2026
“It’s not too late to change course and finally focus on what Americans actually care about,” the lawmakers said.
By Jesse Valentine - April 02, 2026
The Wisconsin Supreme Court election is April 7.
By Jesse Valentine - April 01, 2026
The Senate candidate previously worked for lobbyists tied to the oil and gas industry.
By Jesse Valentine - April 01, 2026
"My generation grew up believing that democracy works best when more people have a voice — and can freely use it. That leaders are accountable to voters, not the other way around. The SAVE America Act, and the broader pattern surrounding it, moves us in the opposite direction."
By Cole Leiter, Americans Against Government Censorship - April 01, 2026
A new poll finds Americans are largely critical of objections to COVID-19 vaccines on religious grounds. But among the unvaccinated, the practice remains popular.
By Jacob Gardenswartz - December 13, 2021
The Democrats’ social spending package would invest $1 billion in medical and nursing school programs and would support medical students from underrepresented communities.
By Jacob Gardenswartz - December 08, 2021
Dr. Kevin Baumlin, who is also running for Senate in Pennsylvania, said Oz’s past comments on COVID-19 are ‘offensive and borderline malpractice.’
By Jacob Gardenswartz - December 02, 2021
The new COVID strain is ’cause for concern, not a cause for panic,’ President Joe Biden said Monday.
By Jacob Gardenswartz - November 30, 2021
The American Independent Foundation asked every major candidate running for U.S. Senate in 2022 about their COVID-19 vaccination status.
By Jacob Gardenswartz - November 23, 2021
The Wisconsin GOP senator also spread misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines in a recent speech.
By Jacob Gardenswartz - November 19, 2021
Lawmakers promised to explore solutions to online COVID scams and online misinformation. But Republicans on the subcommittee had other plans.
By Jacob Gardenswartz - November 18, 2021
Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) joined 35 House Democrats in asking the president to impose vaccine restrictions ahead of the holiday season, as polls show a majority of Americans would support the policy.
By Jacob Gardenswartz - November 12, 2021
Advocates called the ruling a victory for students with disabilities and noted it could have implications beyond the Lone Star State.
By Jacob Gardenswartz - November 11, 2021
A new survey finds that wide swaths of the American public believe vaccine conspiracies repeated by Fox News, Newsmax, and other right-wing outlets.
By Jacob Gardenswartz - November 10, 2021
Voters who expressed concern about the pandemic overwhelmingly backed Democrat Terry McAuliffe. But most voters had other priorities.
By Jacob Gardenswartz - November 03, 2021
A new CDC study shows unvaccinated Americans who previously had COVID-19 were five times more likely to get it again than their fully vaccinated peers.
By Jacob Gardenswartz - November 01, 2021
The Equal Opportunity Employment Commission said Monday that employers can deny religious exemption requests if granting accommodations would impose an ‘undue burden’ on their businesses.
By Jacob Gardenswartz - October 26, 2021
After ending pandemic-related unemployment benefits, some Republican officials now want assistance for workers who were fired for refusing to get vaccinated.
By Jacob Gardenswartz - October 25, 2021
Congressional investigators found the program funneled millions of taxpayer dollars to unqualified firms while Trump used it to promote his political ambitions.
By Jacob Gardenswartz - October 19, 2021
Unvaccinated Americans are 11 times more likely to die from COVID-19 than their vaccinated peers, recent CDC data shows.
By Jacob Gardenswartz - October 18, 2021
Some claim the Republican governor’s actions are more about politics than public health.
By Jacob Gardenswartz - October 13, 2021
The Treasury Department warned Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey about the state’s use of COVID relief funding.
By Jacob Gardenswartz - October 06, 2021
Three lawsuits filed by the EEOC could mean a ‘new world’ for workplace protections, experts say.
By Jacob Gardenswartz - October 04, 2021
Recent research from the CDC shows getting vaccinated provides twice as much protection against the virus as getting infected ‘naturally’ does.
By Jacob Gardenswartz - September 30, 2021
Millions of Americans now qualify for a COVID-19 vaccine booster.
By Jacob Gardenswartz - September 27, 2021
‘In America: Remember’ honors the 676,000 Americans who’ve died of COVID-19 with a public art installation on the National Mall.
By Jacob Gardenswartz - September 21, 2021
New Hampshire Republicans say they’re stalling approval of funding in protest of President Joe Biden’s new vaccine mandates, among other complaints.
By Jacob Gardenswartz - September 20, 2021
Ongoing debates about school mask mandates miss a crucial component: student input.
By Jacob Gardenswartz - September 15, 2021
‘It is likely that we’ll see the numbers of maternal death growing as a result of the extremely restrictive abortion climate,’ said the lead author of a recent study.
By Jacob Gardenswartz - September 08, 2021
As students return to the classroom amid a delta variant surge, one D.C. dad is manufacturing DIY air-filtration cubes — and wants others to do the same.
By Jacob Gardenswartz - August 31, 2021
Both Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom and his Republican challengers have made the pandemic central to their election arguments.
By Jacob Gardenswartz - August 27, 2021
U.S. officials now say most Americans should get a third COVID-19 vaccine shot. Experts worry about the rest of the world.
By Jacob Gardenswartz - August 18, 2021
As more employers impose vaccine mandates, a legal showdown over religious exemptions could be brewing, experts say.
By Jacob Gardenswartz - August 18, 2021
Sen. Roger Marshall (R-KS) continues to make false claims about the effectiveness of masks against COVID spread.
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