Elizabeth Warren's pledge to do no fundraising call time to big donors or hold high-dollar fundraisers was met initially with skepticism from some political insider circles this year, until it started working. Now Warren sits near the top of the field with money...
A group dedicated to getting corporate money out of politics has highlighted Congressman Steve King as a top priority for defeating in 2020. End Citizens United announced King's addition to the organization's "Big Money 20" list today, marking him as an important...
In the coming months, the Supreme Court will decide important questions that touch millions of Americans’ lives, and many people aren’t confident it will be for the better. But the concern goes beyond individuals. According to Gallup polling, as of 2019, only 38%...
On Tuesday, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments about whether employers are allowed to discriminate against their employees based on sexual orientation or gender identity. The trio of cases concern two gay men and a transgender woman, all of whom argue they were...
Civil rights are on the docket for the upcoming Supreme Court term that starts Monday, October 7. Last term, the justices avoided taking big cases with questions like these, but now they're loading up on cases that will impact millions of Americans. This term, the...
At an annual meeting, members of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) had an opportunity to attend a panel called “How to Survive Redistricting.” The panel featured four people considered experts in gerrymandering and defending gerrymandered districts....
This election cycle, many candidates have pledged to not rely on political action committees. Montana Gov. Steve Bullock, who talks often about ridding the system of dark money, has decided to add another layer of transparency to his campaign by accepting public...
With so many attacks on basic voting rights being pushed by Republican lawmakers around the country, it can be tough to keep up with where the state laws -- even those in your own state -- currently stand. To confront that, Let America Vote, a nonprofit political...
Today, the Iowa district court for Polk County issued a ruling on a case challenging Iowa’s 2017 election law. The result was mixed when it comes to voting rights in Iowa. Most important, the part that requires voter ID was upheld. However, a few other provisions...
Following his rise in national and Iowa polling, Andrew Yang made an appearance in Northwest Iowa with the pitch he’s been making all summer. Soon, machines and artificial intelligence will be doing the jobs currently held by the majority of Americans, Yang argued....
