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Swing district Democrats build on cash advantage amid impeachment push

17 October 2019 - Karl Evers-Hillstrom

Eleven pro-impeachment freshmen have an average of $1.3 million cash on hand, and some are using imp [...]

Trump was outraised by hundreds of millions in 2016. That won’t happen again in 2020

16 October 2019 - Karl Evers-Hillstrom

President Donald Trump isn't going to be outraised like he was in 2016. If anything, his army o [...]

2020 Democrats are burning cash faster than they can raise it

16 October 2019 - Yue Stella Yu

Except for a few top-tier Democratic presidential candidates who managed to keep their edge in the f [...]

Lindsey Graham builds grassroots support amid defense of Trump

16 October 2019 - Karl Evers-Hillstrom and Emma Dumain

Like other prominent Trump allies, Lindsey Graham has gained grassroots support by placing himself a [...]

Leading 2020 Democrats want to get money out of politics — here’s how they plan to do it

15 October 2019 - Karl Evers-Hillstrom and Yue Stella Yu

Bernie Sanders, Joe Biden and Elizabeth Warren each have their own plans to limit the influence of m [...]

Verizon outage hits customers across the U.S.

18 October 2019

Verizon said it's fixed the problem and recommends customers try restarting their phones if the [...]

U.S. hits European wine, whiskey and planes with new tariffs

18 October 2019

Long-running dispute over subsidies for aircraft makers is behind the new tariffs, but they could af [...]

Study finds Fisher-Price Rock 'n Play design led to deaths

17 October 2019

Millions of sleepers were recalled and 59 babies nationwide have died since 2005 [...]

Thousands of Chicago teachers go on strike

18 October 2019

In Chicago, teachers walked off the job in a massive strike. But the city is warning their demands a [...]

Zuckerberg says Facebook might have prevented Iraq invasion

17 October 2019

Facebook founder stands by the social media company's controversial policy of permitting lies i [...]

Working to Benefit Society, Not Just Companies

17 October 2019 - Ellen Rosen

Andrew Kassoy and the other two co-founders of B Lab are encouraging businesses to focus on more tha [...]

A Scotch Maker’s Challenge: First Brexit. Now Tariffs.

18 October 2019 - Amie Tsang

The 25 percent U.S. tariffs to be imposed Friday are causing headaches for single malt distilleries, [...]

G.M. and U.A.W. Reach Deal That Could End Strike

16 October 2019 - Neal E. Boudette

The accord reportedly includes wage increases and lump-sum payments, along with a formula for tempor [...]

What’s Really in the Trade Deal Trump Announced With China

15 October 2019 - Ana Swanson and Keith Bradsher

The partial trade deal hasn’t been signed and some details still have to be negotiated, but it could [...]

Nobel Economics Prize Goes to Pioneers in Reducing Poverty

14 October 2019 - Jeanna Smialek

Three professors, Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo, both of M.I.T., and Michael Kremer of Harvard, [...]