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Texas's abortion ban let a mother die. Her family is suing Ken Paxton.
Tierra Walker was a 37-year-old Texas mother, dangerously sick during her pregnancy.
MAGA is Ruining America
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Trump's Iran War is emptying our wallets: $38 billion and counting
Donald Trump launched an unauthorized war with Iran that was supposed to last a few weeks.
Vivek Ramaswamy Would Appoint the Boards That Give Ohio's Data Centers Their Tax Breaks. He Owns NVIDIA, Microsoft and Amazon Stock and Hasn't Said Whether He'd Sell It.
Ramaswamy's own Ohio ethics filing lists stock in the companies that make the chips, run the servers and own the land behind the data center boom. As governor he'd appoint the boards that hand out their tax breaks and approve their power plants. Asked whether he'd sell, he didn't answer.
Tom Barrett's New Ad Says He Sent Health Insurers Their Money Back. He Kept UnitedHealth's and Centene's Checks, and Voted Three Times Against Keeping Obamacare Premiums Down.
Barrett's ad says he doesn't 'take a dime' from health insurance companies. His own FEC reports show he refunded one insurer PAC and kept two others. And his votes let premium help expire and cut Medicaid for up to 14,621 people in his district.
Nicole Malliotakis Cosponsored the Bill to Stop Docking Wounded Veterans' Retirement Pay. She Was the Only New York City Member Who Refused to Sign the Petition to Force a Vote on It.
Malliotakis has been a cosponsor of the Major Richard Star Act since the day it was introduced. When a petition to force a House vote sat one signature short for nearly two weeks, she didn't sign it. Her reason: a Republican package she also cosponsored, which pays for the Star Act by cutting disability ratings for tinnitus and sleep apnea.
Mike Rogers, Mike Rounds, Tom Tiffany and Rick Jackson All Turned Down Debates This Week. Three of Them Said They Were Busy Talking to Voters.
In four states, in three days, four Republicans on this site said no to a debate or forum their opponent was ready to do. A Michigan Senate debate went on with an empty podium, South Dakota's public broadcaster aired its Senate debate without the senator, and a second Wisconsin governor's debate was canceled.
The Trump Administration Has Cut, Frozen or Slowed $177 Billion in Federal Money Promised to All 50 States
A new tracker from States United and Grant Witness counts $177 billion in grants the Trump administration has cancelled, frozen or slowed since 2025 — $58.9 billion in health, $36.6 billion in food aid, $29.8 billion in disaster relief. Texas lost more than any state but California.
Kelly Ayotte Calls Her Opponent an 'Opioid Lobbyist.' She Vouched for the 'Character' of Purdue Pharma's Lawyer, Who Just Quit the Supreme Court Over Ethics Violations.
Governor Kelly Ayotte has built her reelection campaign around her opponent's old work for Purdue Pharma. In 2021 she personally urged the Executive Council to make Gordon MacDonald — who had fought New Hampshire's opioid investigation as Purdue's lawyer — chief justice, calling it 'about his character.' This week he resigned after admitting he broke the judicial ethics rules.
The SEC Wants to Scrap the Rule That Keeps Wall Street Campaign Cash Away From Teachers' and Firefighters' Pensions
Since 2010, a money manager that gives campaign cash to the officials who pick who runs a public pension can't get paid by that pension for two years. SEC Chairman Paul Atkins wants the rule gone — even though the SEC's own proposal admits pay-to-play schemes take money from retirees and taxpayers.