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Updated May 03, 2021 Pharma-Backed Democrats Rally Opposition To Vaccine Patent Waiver Reps. Scott Peters (Calif.) and Ron Kind (Wis.) echoed pharmaceutical industry talking points in a letter drafted to President Joe Biden. Getty Images Democratic Reps. Scott Peters (Calif.), left, and Ron Kind (Wis.), sit on committees that regulate the pharmaceutical industry and are among the biggest recipients of industry cash. Two House Democrats are soliciting support for a letter calling on President Joe Biden to continue denying developing countries’ request for a temporary waiver from intellectual...

Updated 2 days ago Nina Turner’s Dark Money Pledge Sparks Accusation Of Hypocrisy The former Ohio state senator previously ran a progressive group that technically raised “dark money.” Nina Turner, the former Ohio state senator turned progressive icon, is calling on her rivals in the Democratic special election primary for Ohio’s 11th Congressional District to join her in swearing off “corporate special interest dollars funneled through super PACs and Dark Money groups.” But Turner’s top rival, Cuyahoga County Councilwoman Shontel Brown, is accusing her of h...

Updated 1 hour ago House Democrats In Safe Seats Ask DCCC Donors For Help Fending Off Progressive Challenges Reps. Jimmy Gomez (Calif.) and Veronica Escobar (Texas) made their pitch during a party-sponsored video call with donors. Getty Images Reps. Jimmy Gomez (D-Calif.), left, and Veronica Escobar (D-Texas) used a video call with Democratic donors to ask for help against progressive primary challengers. Two House Democrats in safe Democratic seats used a party-sponsored video call with donors on Wednesday to solicit help against progressive challengers, according to a Democrat present on th...

The founder of a women’s self-defense group from Queens takes on a Manhattan Democrat with a mixed record on progressive priorities.

Updated 1 day ago Progressive Organizer Odessa Kelly To Challenge Conservative Tennessee Democrat The left-wing Justice Democrats’ first primary target this election cycle is Rep. Jim Cooper, a budget hawk. Odessa Kelly Campaign Odessa Kelly, head of the liberal group Stand Up Nashville, is running for the Democratic nomination in Tennessee's 5th Congressional District, which includes metropolitan Nashville. Nashville community organizer Odessa Kelly announced on Monday that she is mounting a progressive primary challenge against Rep. Jim Cooper, a veteran Tennessee Democrat with a history ...