Endangered Republican Falsely Claims He Hasn’t Taken NRA Money Recently
The March for Our Lives rally in San Francisco, March 24, 2018Josh Edelson/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. An endangered Republican congressman from Southern California wasn’t telling the truth last month when he claimed that he hadn’t received any recent donations from the National Rifle Association, federal campaign finance records…
How Randy Bryce’s Arrest at an Immigration Protest Got Twisted in a New Republican Ad
Bill Clark/ZUMA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Congressional Leadership Fund, a super-PAC tied to retiring Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, has been spending big this summer in support of Republicans fighting to hold the House of Representatives. Much of what CLF does is the dirty work—the sometimes over-the-top attacks…
In Kansas Governor’s Race, Key Republicans Are Backing the Democrat Over Kris Kobach
Kris Kobach (right) debates independent Greg Orman and Democratic Sen. Laura Kelly at the Kansas State Fair earlier this month.Jesse Brothers/The Hutchinson News via AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Former Republican Kansas Senator Nancy Kassebaum, who served from 1978 to 1997, endorsed Democratic gubernatorial candidate Laura Kelly over Republican…
The Senate Just Passed a Sweeping Opioid Bill. It’s Still Not Nearly Enough.
Education Images/Getty Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. In a rare moment of bipartisanship, the Senate passed a sweeping legislative package Monday evening aimed at the opioid epidemic. It includes a number of important provisions, including funding for treatment and recovery programs, but many drug policy experts say the package is…
Ted Cruz Wants to Avoid Rush to Judgment on Cop Who Broke Into Apartment and Killed Neighbor
Ron Sachs/CNP via ZUMA Wire Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. On Friday, Rep. Beto O’Rourke, the Democratic nominee for Texas Senate, told an audience at a Dallas church that Amber Guyger, the police officer who broke into the home of Botham Jean, her 26-year-old neighbor, and killed him on September 6th,…
Heidi Heitkamp’s Latest Campaign Ad Targets Farmers Caught in Trump’s Trade War
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. The race for North Dakota’s open senate seat has been called “nasty” by several news outlets, and for good reason: In their ads, the candidates don’t mince words about their opponents. In one, North Dakota representative Kevin Cramer calls the Democratic incumbent, Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, “an…