FLASHBACK: Ed Markey's Battles With Wall Street
The Democrat facing a tough primary is known for the Green New Deal — but a classic book notes that he also was "farther ahead of the curve on the financial crisis than almost any elected official."
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Under Neal, A Wall Street Tax Break Survives To Keep Enriching His Donors
Democratic legislation would end a Wall Street tax break - but the bill is stalled in Rep. Richard Neal’s committee as Wall Street bankrolls his campaign to try to fight off a primary challenger.
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Rep. Richie Neal's Campaign Sends Threatening Letter Demanding Removal of Ad About His Corporate PAC Cash
Facing a tough primary challenge, the embattled congressman aims to block voters from seeing an ad about him being Congress’s #1 recipient of corporate PAC money.
Joe Kennedy Touted Commission That Proposed Social Security & Medicare Cuts
The Democratic Senate challenger lauded the Simpson-Bowles proposal as “the right blueprint forward.”
Will We Ever Listen To The Warnings?
The apocalypse is here — and it comes only a few months after the political class mocked a warning and spent a truth-teller into the ground.
Trump’s USPS Chair Grilled After TMI Report
USPS Board of Governors Chair Mike Duncan faces tough questions about his roles simultaneously running the postal service and leading GOP super PACs operating in the 2020 election.