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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
The New York congressman and Epstein appear to have several shared associates.
By Jesse Valentine - March 27, 2026
Alme is a Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate in Montana
By Jesse Valentine - March 26, 2026
Rogers has received more than $1 million in contributions from Big Pharma.
By Jesse Valentine - March 24, 2026
This is our Minnesota moment. Just as brave Minnesotans stood up to defend their immigrant neighbors, we all have a stake in protesting the insanely discriminatory Republican laws against trans people
By Bonnie Fuller - March 24, 2026
Rod Blagojevich was impeached and imprisoned over extortion charges.
By Jesse Valentine - March 23, 2026
Jackson is a billionaire health care CEO running for governor in Georgia.
By Jesse Valentine - March 20, 2026
Lazar is running for a spot on the Wisconsin Supreme Court.
By Jesse Valentine - March 18, 2026
Wisconsin state Sen. Kelda Roys says she’s ready to “fight for our democracy” and stand up to President Donald Trump as she campaigns for governor on lowering costs, protecting public schools, and expanding health care access.
By Bonnie Fuller - March 17, 2026
Mendoza has called for increasing law enforcement resources.
By Jesse Valentine - March 16, 2026
Van Drew Drew serves on the House subcommittee tasked with investigating political corruption and malfeasance.
By Jesse Valentine - March 12, 2026
A medical center in Des Moines laid off 67 employees this month.
By Jesse Valentine - March 11, 2026
More than 36,000 Alaskans are expected to lose health insurance by 2034.
By Jesse Valentine - March 10, 2026
A 2020 analysis found that states with universal vote-by-mail systems have “essentially zero fraud.”
By Jesse Valentine - March 09, 2026
Prices are up 2.4% from last year.
By Jesse Valentine - March 04, 2026
Lawler backed Trump’s agenda 100% of the time last year.
By - March 04, 2026
Lujan’s Y&L Consulting helps IT companies hire offshore talent.
By Jesse Valentine - March 02, 2026
Republicans are campaigning on cutting costs, but some of their biggest donors are responsible for rising prices.
By Jesse Valentine - February 26, 2026
Democratic state Sen. Kent Smith says Husted has “always been an advocate for FirstEnergy.”
By Jesse Valentine - February 25, 2026
The SAVE Act could jeopardize ballot access for more than 21 million legal voters. Collins wants it to become law.
By Jesse Valentine - February 23, 2026
Steel and lumber costs are up 20% from last year.
By Jesse Valentine - February 20, 2026
The Republican congressperson said deductibles and copays require consumers to have “some skin in the game,” and that it may push them to exercise more or quit smoking.
By Jesse Valentine - February 18, 2026
The average cost for a dozen roses is $90.50.
By Jesse Valentine - February 13, 2026
Whatley cited health care fraud as a reason to cut Medicaid.
By Jesse Valentine - February 11, 2026
“I want the ACA gone,” Nunn said.
By Jesse Valentine - February 10, 2026
Ibrar Nadeem boasted about rejecting campaign donations from Jewish people.
By Jesse Valentine - February 06, 2026
43 million Americans will be back on the hook for student loan payments in less than two months unless President Joe Biden takes action.
By Josh Axelrod - March 09, 2022
Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) is using her interruption of President Joe Biden’s address to collect more campaign funds.
By Josh Axelrod - March 03, 2022
The president’s plan includes expanding access to mental healthcare and cracking down on social media companies that target young children.
By Josh Axelrod - March 02, 2022
A growing chorus of advocates and politicians is calling for Biden to unilaterally cancel the nation’s $1.7 trillion in federal student debt.
By Josh Axelrod - March 01, 2022
President Joe Biden’s stimulus package sent out more than $400 billion in funding to small-business owners to keep them afloat in the first year of his presidency.
By Josh Axelrod - February 22, 2022
Republicans say they want President Joe Biden to rein in fentanyl deaths while criticizing his administration for harm reduction policies that would do just that.
By Josh Axelrod - February 10, 2022
Federal agents seized twice as much fentanyl along the U.S.-Mexico border in 2021 compared to 2020.
By Josh Axelrod - February 07, 2022
Republicans whined about last month’s jobs report. Now that the December totals have been revised up, they’ve been silent or dismissive.
By Josh Axelrod - February 04, 2022
The groups are mounting a campaign to pressure Congress to pass President Joe Biden’s landmark social spending plan.
By Josh Axelrod - February 03, 2022
Nevada Republican Jim Marchant is leading a coalition of Trump-backed secretary of state candidates to oversee elections in key 2024 swing states.
By Josh Axelrod - January 31, 2022
The country is seeing faster job growth under President Joe Biden than under the last three Republican presidents combined, according to policy experts.
By Josh Axelrod - January 28, 2022
President Biden is providing 400 million N95 masks to Americans for free, along with one billion COVID-19 rapid tests.
By Josh Axelrod - January 26, 2022
Experts who praised the president’s first year in office say the post-pandemic economic recovery and U.S. foreign relations, among other things, hinge on what he does next.
By Josh Axelrod - January 24, 2022
It didn’t have to be this way.
By Josh Axelrod - January 20, 2022
Fully 60% of voters see expanding voting access in federal elections as an ‘important’ or ‘top’ priority, according to a new poll.
By Josh Axelrod - January 12, 2022
The Biden administration continues its efforts to get children back in the classroom.
By Josh Axelrod - January 11, 2022
Meanwhile, Donald Trump is still spreading election lies a year after he instigated a riot at the U.S. Capitol.
By Josh Axelrod - January 06, 2022
The December jobs report from payroll company ADP surpassed economists’ expectations.
By Josh Axelrod - January 05, 2022
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) referred to Asian Americans as ‘yellow people’ at a recent event.
By Josh Axelrod - December 21, 2021
Former President Donald Trump is once again criticizing American Jews for turning their back on Israel and employing antisemitic tropes he previously accused Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) of using.
By Josh Axelrod - December 17, 2021
Conservatives are using George Soros as a bogeyman once again, this time blaming the Jewish hedge fund billionaire for the rise in crime nationwide.
By Josh Axelrod - December 15, 2021
Fox News personality Lara Logan compared Dr. Anthony Fauci to SS Auschwitz concentration camp doctor Josef Mengele.
By Josh Axelrod - December 02, 2021
Lauren Boebert continues to target Ilhan Omar with anti-Muslim comments. Republicans aren’t stopping her.
By Josh Axelrod - November 30, 2021
Conservatives are blaming George Soros, claiming falsely that the Jewish philanthropist has somehow helped release criminals onto the streets.
By Josh Axelrod - November 23, 2021
The bishops had previously weighed denying communion to Catholic politicians who support abortion rights.
By Josh Axelrod - November 17, 2021
The change will preclude advertisers from targeting users based on race, ethnicity, religion, or political affiliation. Experts are already skeptical of the new policy.
By Josh Axelrod - November 17, 2021
The Arizona congressman tweeted a video Sunday night depicting him killing Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and threatening President Biden with swords.
By Josh Axelrod - November 09, 2021
Muslim Americans won in Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, and New York.
By Josh Axelrod - November 04, 2021
Loudoun County, Virginia, Commonwealth’s Attorney Buta Biberaj has received death threats over her handling of the case.
By Josh Axelrod - November 02, 2021
Cruz attacked Attorney General Merrick Garland for a memo he issued regarding threats of violence directed toward school board officials nationwide over anti-racism training and COVID-19 safety measures.
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