Trump’s Crypto Corruption Puts Centrist Democrats in Bind
The latest version of a sweeping crypto bill exposed a deep divide between progressives and moderate Senate Democrats: whether to...
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand Wants to Save Crypto — But Trump Windfall Is a Political Obstacle
Donald Trump is cleaning up on crypto, recently disclosing a $1.4 billion windfall. Yet cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin have, after a...
Why Would Anyone Trust Ex-CIA Agents in Elected Office?
The CIA headquarters in McLean, Va., on March 3, 2005. Photo: Brooks Kraft LLC/Corbis via Getty Images The Democratic Party is...
The Left Is Unstoppable, According to Republicans
Socialists and Republicans agree on one thing: The insurgent left flank of the Democratic Party is ascendant. After primary election...
Socialists Are Setting the Agenda in New York City
THree key primaries in New York City delivered whopping victories for an emboldened left led by Mayor Zohran Mamdani on...
Hakeem Jeffries Finally Finds a Spine: Dem Leaders Rallied Against Extending Domestic Spy Law
When the House of Representatives voted on a long-term extension of a controversial surveillance law in April, House Democratic leaders...
The Supreme Court Ends Multiracial Democracy as We Know It
The U.S. Supreme Court dealt a fatal blow to the Voting Rights Act, triggering a new wave of redistricting fights...
Dem Leaders Aren’t Even Bothering to Rally Caucus Against Trump Domestic Spying Powers
The House of Representatives is set to vote Wednesday on renewing a spy power that grants the Trump administration warrantless...
Congress Is Considering Abolishing Your Right to Be Anonymous Online
Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., speaks at a rally in support of the Kids Online Safety Act on Dec. 10, 2024,...
House Iran War Powers Resolution Could Lose Support to Competing Bill by Pro-Israel Democrat
The U.S. Senate declined an opportunity to rein in President Donald Trump’s unauthorized war on Iran in a vote Wednesday...
Controversial Warrantless Spying Law Expiring Soon and Trump Officials Are Silent On It
Congress has two months to decide whether to abandon, renew, or reform a controversial surveillance law at the heart of...
Congress Votes Against Blocking Venezuela War After Stalling for Tardy GOP Rep
The House of Representatives narrowly defeated a resolution aimed at blocking further attacks on Venezuela after House Speaker Mike Johnson,...
Trump Spent 2025 Making Trans Lives Unliveable. It’s Time for Democrats to Defend Them.
A transgender rights activist holds a flag during the Trans Day of Visibility rally on the National Mall on March...
Bipartisan House Resolution Seeks to Block Trump War With Venezuela
With President Donald Trump mulling military action, lawmakers in the House of Representatives introduced a war powers resolution to block...
Insurgent Democratic Candidates Are Ready to Run on Shutdown Betrayal
As the shutdown deal between centrist Senate Democrats and Republicans drew fury from the Democratic base, primary candidates for U.S....
