Tag: midterms
US-Canada trade war deepens as Trump revives Depression-era trade tool –...
Trump’s use of a trade tool created during the Great Depression helped trigger a trade war between the two border countries, with few signs of de-escalation in sight.
El-Sayed wins Michigan Senate primary after AIPAC’s super PAC spends a...
Outside groups supplied 88 percent of the money spent on the Democratic side of a contest AdImpact ranks as the third most expensive Senate primary in US history.
Supreme Court opens new channel for big donor money in federal...
The 6-3 ruling strikes down limits on coordinated party spending, giving political committees more power to work directly with candidates before the midterms.
What’s next after the midterms? Ro Khanna & Robert Reich discuss
Is Donald Trump over? Should Joe Biden run in 2024? What should Democrats do in the lame-duck session before Republicans take over the House?
How the Biden administration caved to Republicans on fighting election disinformation
Despite a White House pledge to counter dangerous conspiracy theories, the Department of Homeland Security has pulled back on a comprehensive effort to address disinformation to help election workers.
Concerned over lack of ‘working-class’ energy for midterms, Sanders plans 8-state...
"Democrats need to clearly say what more we'll do to fix the economy for working people if we hold on to Congress."
Marches on US main streets center poor voters’ demands ahead of...
"The priorities of poor and low-income people are on the ballot this election—from healthcare to living wages to social programs that lift the load of poverty and much more," said Poor People's Campaign co-chair Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis.
Midterm America
Welcome to the struggle for the country’s soul. We haven’t seen anything yet.
Psychopathology on full display
While not perfect or overwhelming, the people decided in the midterms to check on the President’s power. Expect more to come. It’s our only hope.
Tip was right
Will voters awaken in California’s 49th? Will there be a wave of Democrats to replace the corrosively corrupt Republicans in a Congress stuck on stupid?
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Illinois presses Tyson for a buyer after 2,500 workers lost their jobs overnight
The plant's chief executive was paid 781 times the median worker's wage the same quarter its beef unit posted a loss.
Regulators Knew This Marijuana Product Was Harming People. It Stayed on Shelves for More...
Colorado’s Marijuana Enforcement Division can take months or even years to issue formal safety warnings about marijuana products even when it receives reports that the products are harming people’s health, The Denver Gazette and ProPublica found.
Trump administration asks Supreme Court to freeze block on USPS mail ballot rule
North Carolina and Alabama are due to start mailing ballots this week, and the justices have set a deadline of their own.
EPA approves forever chemical herbicide its own review calls a likely carcinogen
Three advocacy groups are suing to block the pesticide, arguing it also threatens four endangered fish species.
Interfaith leaders say they were ‘misled’ into attending event with far-right Hindu leader
Mohan Bhagwat’s appearance at Madison Square Garden was the latest in an influence operation conducted by the RSS and its allies in the U.S.