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The pink tax refers to the premium pricing on women's products. Find out what it is and how to fight it.

Liberal “dark money” groups got a fundraising boost in 2020 as they funneled millions of dollars into political contributions and spending.

Washington, D.C. — Today, October 26, marks Intersex Awareness Day. A new analysis from the Center for American Progress’ LGBTQ Research and Communications Project helps paint a picture of the underexamined yet sizable population of people with intersex traits. Based on CAP’s nationally representative 2020 survey data of LGBTQI+ adults, the authors find that intersex […]

POLITICO Sign up for POLITICO Playbook today. Email Sign Up By signing up you agree to receive email newsletters or updates from POLITICO and you agree to our privacy policy and terms of service. You can unsubscribe at any time and you can contact us here. This sign-up form is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Presented by Facebook This morning, House Republicans will likely boot one of their own from leadership for the first time in years, sacrifi...

A Look at the Rhetorical Evolutions of Congress’ Former Climate Deniers May 7, 2021, 9:00 am The Center for American Progress’ recent analysis of climate deniers in the 117th Congress found that 18 members of Congress who had previously questioned mainstream climate science now accept the scientific consensus that the climate is changing—and that human activity is primarily responsible. In total, there are 41 fewer climate deniers in Congress today than there were at the start of the 11...

POLITICO Sign up for POLITICO Playbook today. Email Sign Up By signing up you agree to receive email newsletters or updates from POLITICO and you agree to our privacy policy and terms of service. You can unsubscribe at any time and you can contact us here. This sign-up form is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Presented by Allies of House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy are already making calls on behalf of Rep. Elise Stefanik, seeking to lock down ...

POLITICO Get the POLITICO Influence newsletter Email Sign Up By signing up you agree to receive email newsletters or updates from POLITICO and you agree to our privacy policy and terms of service. You can unsubscribe at any time and you can contact us here. This sign-up form is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Presented by Aon BIDEN TOUTS RESTAURANT AID PROGRAM: President Joe Biden visited a Mexican restaurant in Washington today that was a benef...

Biden called for drug pricing reform this year. But it’s an empty call President Biden JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images WASHINGTON — President Biden told Congress Wednesday to let Medicare negotiate drug prices this year. But it’s an empty call to action. “Let’s give Medicare the power to save hundreds of billions of dollars by negotiating lower prices for prescription drugs. That won’t just help people on Medicare – it will lower prescription drug costs for everyo...

Climate change is no longer a distant threat looming in the future. Its impacts are tangible: In 2020, 22 extreme weather events caused more than more than $20 billion in damage in the United States alone. That’s a new record.

Biden appears to be backing his party’s line. The spending request seeks trillions for the domestic priorities of the Democratic Party’s constituencies but heeds the Center of American Progress’ call for “fiscal discipline” at the Pentagon. Members of the House Progressive Caucus oppose nuclear modernization, missile defense, and support a no-first-use policy, which says the United States would not use nuclear weapons first in a war, thus abandoning strategic ambiguity aimed at keepin...