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Five Things Your Tax Dollars Could Fund Instead of an Illegal Iran War
While Americans are struggling to afford basic necessities, the Trump Administration is pouring billions of dollars into an illegal war in Iran.
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New Emails Document Pruitt’s Alliance With Industries He Now Must Regulate
A trove of emails released on Tuesday reaffirms that the Trump administration has given responsibility for the federal government’s fight for clean air and water to what may be the country’s most robust critic of clean air and clean water laws.
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This Is What Democracy Looks Like
It’s loud, even raucous at times and almost none of the participants seem to be enjoying it, but democracy is working across America this week.
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Funcionarios electorales silencian propuesta de ataque a Trump
Los hombres y mujeres responsables de administrar las elecciones estadounidenses han desafiado las afirmaciones del presidente Trump de que la votación del año pasado estuvo plagada de un fraude generalizado, pero aparentemente no están dispuestos a exigirle que deje de hacerlo.
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Ravel Departing FEC With a Challenge to the President
Through nearly four years as a member of the Federal Election Commission, Ann Ravel fought the good fight to rein in the power of big money in politics; she departs with a challenge to President Trump to overhaul the agency by staffing it with commissioners who are serious about enforcing campaign finance laws.
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‘We Will Not Be Ignored’
By now, the town hall meeting in Salt Lake City with Rep. Jason Chaffetz on February 9 is old news. However, having been there, I find that I keep revisiting my impressions.
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President’s Day Means It’s Town Hall Time for Lawmakers
Representatives and Senators will be back in their districts and states next week as Congress recesses for President’s Day; their break is your opportunity to speak directly to them about the important issues facing our democracy.
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Watchdogs Win Suit Seeking Records on EPA Nominee’s Energy Industry Ties
An Oklahoma judge today gave Scott Pruitt, President Trump’s nominee to head the Environmental Protection Agency, until Tuesday to turn over up to 3,000 state records that document Pruitt’s contacts with energy companies and trade groups.
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Can Jeff Sessions Lead a Legitimate Investigation of Trump-Russia Ties?
Jeff Sessions is getting his first significant test as attorney general and the early results are not encouraging.
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Ethics Watchdog Wants Conway Disciplined
The Office of Government Ethics, the internal watchdog for the federal bureaucracy, is calling for disciplinary action against presidential counselor Kellyanne Conway after she violated ethical rules for government employees by going on national TV to hawk fashions for President Trump’s daughter Ivanka.
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Pressure Builds for Independent Probe of Trump Team Ties to Russia
An energized press and an increasingly restive Congress are ramping up challenges to the Trump administration as evidence mounts of troubling connections between the fledgling presidency and the Russian government.
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Puzder Confirmation In Doubt?
Andrew Puzder, who has admitted to hiring undocumented immigrants and opposes paid sick leave policies and overtime pay rules -- among other labor law standards and reforms -- is poised to be our next Labor Secretary.
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Reseña del libro: Ratf**ked, la verdadera historia detrás del plan secreto para robar la democracia estadounidense, de David Daley
Ratf**ked revela un sistema electoral estadounidense fallido. Distante del ideal de una democracia funcional, en la que los líderes promueven políticas que, según afirman, beneficiarán amplia y sabiamente a toda la ciudadanía, con el objetivo de persuadir al mayor número posible de ciudadanos a votar por ellos.
