Senate Democrats push to ban corporate PAC money
Political spending by PACs on federal races hit a record high of $1.9 billion in 2024.
By Jesse Valentine - August 01, 2025
Political spending by PACs on federal races hit a record high of $1.9 billion in 2024.
By Jesse Valentine - August 01, 2025
Prominent Democrats pointed fingers at a Trump-era law that weakened oversight over banks like SVB.
By Emily Singer - March 14, 2023
Patients who are miscarrying face so much ‘chaos and fear’ as states tighten abortion restrictions, Sen. Mazie Hirono said in urging Danco Laboratories to petition the FDA for the change.
By 19th News - February 07, 2023
‘Authoritarians don’t come to power alone. They come to power on the backs of men like Kevin McCarthy,’ Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) tweeted on Friday.
By Kaishi Chhabra - April 26, 2022
Last year the Biden administration called climate change a ‘systemic risk’ to ‘American families, businesses, and the economy.’
By Oliver Willis - March 21, 2022
Republicans in Congress have been crusading against the beleaguered agency for more than a decade.
By Josh Israel - February 21, 2022
Fox News claimed Tesla CEO Elon Musk — whose father reportedly owned an emerald mine, a yacht, and a private jet — built his fortune ‘from scratch.’
By Oliver Willis - October 26, 2021
The petition borrows the phrase ‘Billionaires should not exist,’ which has been used by Sen. Bernie Sanders.
By Josh Axelrod - June 21, 2021
The Ultra-Millionaire Tax Act would only impact those worth more than $50 million.
By Josh Israel - March 01, 2021
Democrats are pressing the issue as a matter of racial justice and as COVID-19 relief.
By Associated Press - February 06, 2021
The Constitution doesn’t mandate the number of Supreme Court justices, which has changed over time.
By Associated Press - September 27, 2020
A report from Senate Democrats found some deliveries were delayed by seven or more days.
By Associated Press - September 10, 2020
‘Vote like our lives and livelihoods are on the line — because they are.’
By Associated Press - August 20, 2020
Nine Democratic lawmakers want the U.S. Postal Service inspector general to investigate new policies that have led to reports of ‘slower and less reliable’ mail delivery.
By Emily Singer - August 07, 2020
Trump spent Monday morning retweeting Republicans’ support for a bill that would include the renaming of bases honoring Confederate traitors.
By Josh Israel - July 27, 2020
Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) says the push to remove Confederate names from military facilities is a ‘left-wing assault on history.’
By Emily Singer - June 24, 2020
Trump was attacking social media companies for fact-checking his lies and rage-tweeting about the Russia investigation for hours before making any sort of statement about the grim new death toll.
By Emily Singer - May 28, 2020
Some Democratic lawmakers are calling for Barr’s resignation.
By Emily Singer - May 08, 2020
Sen. Elizabeth Warren endorsed former Vice President Joe Biden, following Monday’s endorsement by Sen. Bernie Sanders and Tuesday’s endorsement by former President Barack Obama.
By Dan Desai Martin - April 15, 2020
Tuesday night is make-or-break for Sen. Bernie Sanders’ presidential ambitions.
By Associated Press - March 10, 2020
Also this week, Tennessee deported a Nazi, and gun safety advocates won a victory at the Supreme Court.
By Dan Desai Martin - March 06, 2020
The California senator responded to colleague Elizabeth Warren’s decision to drop out of the 2020 Democratic primary.
By Oliver Willis - March 05, 2020
Bernie Sanders praised Elizabeth Warren as ‘very focused, very disciplined, very hard-working’ after she announced she was dropping out of the presidential race.
By Dan Desai Martin - March 05, 2020
‘I do think there’s a certain element of misogyny that is there,’ Pelosi said after Elizabeth Warren dropped out of the Democratic primary.
By Emily Singer - March 05, 2020
Warren’s exit extinguished hopes that Democrats would get another try at putting a woman up against Donald Trump.
By Associated Press - March 05, 2020
Trump is continuing his social media attacks as his wife tries to promote her ‘Be Best’ anti-bullying campaign.
By Oliver Willis - March 04, 2020
Almost 10 times as many delegates will be awarded on Tuesday than the previous four states combined.
By Dan Desai Martin - March 02, 2020
The state’s massive delegate haul and close primary race make it one to watch.
By Associated Press - March 01, 2020
Warren wrote in a 12-page letter to the Cherokee Nation that she was ‘wrong’ to identify as Native American, but some are saying her apology fell short.
By Emily Singer - February 26, 2020
At Tuesday’s Democratic debate, Sen. Elizabeth Warren explained why gun violence legislation will be impossible unless the Senate switches to majority rule.
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