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Former senior investigative reporter at ThinkProgress and former head of money-in-politics reporting at the Center for Public Integrity.
The bipartisan resolution reaffirms the ‘importance of the United States to promote the safety, health, and well-being of refugees and displaced persons.’
By Josh Israel - September 24, 2019
Tens of thousands of UAW workers are demanding higher wages and affordable health care. But the Republican senator from Florida says it’s about ‘America First.’
By Josh Israel - September 24, 2019
A new plan by Trump’s Department of Homeland Security to finally address right-wing violence omitted a rather key part.
By Josh Israel - September 23, 2019
A new study found that a stunning 78% of top positions in the Trump administration have already turned over at least once.
By Josh Israel - September 23, 2019
State Sen. Amanda Chase (R-VA) has not apologized for her ad targeting gun groups.
By Josh Israel - September 23, 2019
The Massachusetts Republican Party adopted a Trump-style resolution this week by smearing two Muslim American congresswomen.
By Josh Israel - September 20, 2019
Donald Trump bragged that he could easily just kill the whole country.
By Josh Israel - September 20, 2019
Days after begging the NRA to reward her for blocking gun action, Virginia state Sen. Amanda Chase (R) is now campaigning on her willingness to shoot gun control advocates.
By Josh Israel - September 20, 2019
Reps. Brian Babin, Dan Crenshaw, Pete Olson, and Randy Weber all voted against a bipartisan temporary funding bill as Tropical Storm Imelda causes massive flooding across southeast Texas.
By Josh Israel - September 20, 2019
The pollster who conservatives love to cite just shocked them with a poll disproving Trump’s argument against action on gun violence.
By Josh Israel - September 19, 2019
Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) slammed Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH), reminding him of certain scandals in Ohio.
By Josh Israel - September 19, 2019
The Texas Republican doubled down on his bold view that the nation taking care of its military veterans is a terrible idea.
By Josh Israel - September 19, 2019
The Office of Special Counsel, an ‘independent agency’ lead by a Trump appointee, found that Lynne Patton violated the Hatch Act, but decided not to punish her for it at all.
By Josh Israel - September 18, 2019
Pennsylvania state Sen. Mike Folmer, a Republican, resigned Wednesday after being arrested for child pornography possession.
By Josh Israel - September 18, 2019
Donald Trump retweeted a conservative comedian’s false claim that Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) had been ‘partying’ on the anniversary of 9/11.
By Josh Israel - September 18, 2019
Trump did everything he could to help Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu prevail in Tuesday’s elections, but the Israeli electorate seems to have been unmoved.
By Josh Israel - September 18, 2019
Mitch McConnell says he won’t consider gun violence legislation until Trump takes a real position, while Trump is resorting to insult comedy to excuse his own inaction.
By Josh Israel - September 18, 2019
A conservative megadonor from Illinois is taking advantage of Virginia’s no-limits campaign finance system to bankroll embattled Republican Virginia state legislator Nick Freitas.
By Josh Israel - September 17, 2019
Former New Mexico GOP executive director Ash Wright is unconvinced by the Trump campaign’s scheme to turn the state red in 2020.
By Josh Israel - September 17, 2019
The Senate has never appointed an ambassador to the United Arab Emirates who wasn’t a career diplomat — but it just approved the RNC chair’s rich uncle.
By Josh Israel - September 17, 2019
Lt. Gov. Dan Forest is running for governor. He wants voters to think his mother, a former GOP congresswoman, has not helped advance his political career.
By Josh Israel - September 17, 2019
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell dismissed the latest allegations against Kavanaugh as ‘Groundhog Day.’
By Josh Israel - September 16, 2019
If anyone ever does or says something he doesn’t like, Trump’s answer is to sue.
By Josh Israel - September 16, 2019
Kansas Republicans just recruited a big-name primary opponent to challenge Rep. Steve Watkins after he refused to resign.
By Josh Israel - September 13, 2019
The U.S. Air Force reportedly believes Trump’s actions will imperil national security.
By Josh Israel - September 13, 2019
Remember when he pledged a surprise tax cut for the middle class before the 2018 midterm elections? Don’t expect this one to happen either.
By Josh Israel - September 13, 2019
A vile super PAC ad featured an image of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) burning up to reveal disturbing images of human remains.
By Josh Israel - September 13, 2019
Sometimes people do get pneumonia.
By Josh Israel - September 12, 2019
The former congressman wasted no time pinning white nationalist violence on Trump.
By Josh Israel - September 12, 2019
Gregory Cheadle said Trump is ‘mired in white privilege to the extreme’ and the rest of the Republican Party is pursuing a ‘pro-white’ agenda.
By Josh Israel - September 12, 2019