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Buying Elections

…campaigning. Many such groups take advantage of this allowance to make big independent expenditures–in the form of mailers, TV ads, and more–for friendly candidates and favored causes and against perceived

Miami Florida Mayor

…of New York Attorney General Tish James, who successfully took on Trump’s company in court. They are both Black women. Trump spews abuse at his perceived enemies but reserves the…

February 3, 2026

…resources toward prosecuting those Trump perceived to be enemies, including former Federal Bureau of Investigation director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James. So unpopular has it become…