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A dedicated minority of conservative activists has been working for decades to dismantle Roe v. Wade. One man in particular has played an outsized role in that effort: Leonard Leo.

The Biden administration says it has a plan to curb fatal overdoses by 13% by 2025. But as more synthetic opioids reach the U.S., there's skepticism interdiction can slow the flow of deadly drugs.

A Senate hearing on Wednesday is likely to produce fireworks as Republicans and Democrats square off over the role that foundations and nonprofits are playing in elections

Russians have used U.S. real estate as a "dark repository for oligarch money," says Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse

False narratives pushed by Tucker Carlson and key Republicans in Congress have been embraced and recycled by Moscow

Republicans take a page from the Democrats’ book by crying “dark money” during Ketanji Brown Jackson’s confirmation hearing.

Rhode Island Democrat talks to the Guardian about the president’s climate record and targeting oil industry’s ‘achilles heel’

President travels to Rzeszow, 60 miles from Ukraine border, to meet US troops and Polish counterpart – follow the day’s politics news

WASHINGTON — Senate Finance Committee Democrats are discussing ways to tax large oil and gas companies’ excess profits that could be tied to the recent spike in global crude oil prices and use the revenue to provide financial support to consumers impacted by higher costs at the pump.