“Instead of voting for the DISCLOSE Act and cracking down on the dark money in our democracy, Republicans blocked it,” said Sen. Patty Murray. “Shameful.” Proponents of democracy responded with disgust Thursday after Senate Republicans filibustered the popular DISCLOSE Act, which seeks to expose the super-wealthy donors who are spending unlimited amounts of undisclosed money to ensure that […]
The intensity with which Republicans “are coming at this is really a testament to how important these resources are going to be—because there are many wealthy tax evaders that stand to lose a lot,” said one official. An official from the U.S. Treasury Department confirmed Friday that, contrary to the unrelenting barrage of lies repeated by GOP operatives […]
“With Republicans threatening to cut benefits—and worse, eliminate the program entirely—Dems need to make clear they’re fighting to protect and expand benefits.” As progressive lawmakers renewed calls for protecting Social Security from GOP attacks, Data for Progress on Monday pointed to polling that shows about 80% of U.S. voters across partisan divides support boosting benefits. As a recent […]
“We must denounce the Big Lie and those who refuse to uphold the will of the people in our elections,” said one democracy defender. Democracy defenders on Monday welcomed reports that Dana Nessel, Michigan’s attorney general, is calling for a special prosecutor to probe allegations of a Republican-led attempt to feloniously break into voting machines after […]