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Voting & Elections 11.2.2017

Depressed Minority Turnout Key to Clinton's Demise

Experts agree lower-than-expected voter turnout, particularly among minority voters, cost Hillary Clinton the presidency.

Money & Influence 11.2.2017

'Tax Reform' Bill Mixes Politics and Pulpits

Few elements in human relationships are more volatile than the mixture of religion and politics, so it’s more than a bit unsettling today to see the Trump administration and its allies in Congress stirring them into another combustible subject: taxes.

Voting & Elections 11.1.2017

Will Congress Protect Mueller Investigation?

As President Trump’s inner circle pushes him to strike back at Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation of Russian meddling in the 2016 election, why aren’t senators who’ve publicly praised Mueller taking real steps to protect him?

Voting & Elections 10.31.2017

Millions of Americans Innocently Helped Spread Russian Propaganda

After months of soft-pedaling their role as enablers of Russia’s campaign to disrupt the 2016 election, executives of Facebook, Twitter and Google reportedly are set to acknowledge today that their online platforms spread Russian propaganda to millions of Americans – all at the speed of light.

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