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Congress is Negligent on Drug Policy — TheNewsStation.com Here to Fill Void

WASHINGTON — When it comes to drug policy, the raging opioid crisis and mass incarceration, federal lawmakers aren’t just out of touch…

10 min readMay 25, 2021

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Mike Bloomberg Is Quietly Racking Up House Endorsements

The former New York mayor currently sits in second in the House endorsement count behind Joe Biden

4 min readFeb 19, 2020

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Mike Bloomberg Is Quietly Racking Up House Endorsements

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The Senators at Trump’s Impeachment Trial Need Coffee, Not Milk

As Congress debates the president’s actions with Ukraine, lawmakers are caught dealing with the mundanities of this very unusual moment

3 min readJan 22, 2020

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The Senators at Trump’s Impeachment Trial Need Coffee, Not Milk

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Tom Steyer Is Sick of Talking About His Wealth

The billionaire talked to GEN about why he’s running for president — and what he thinks money is for

7 min readJan 14, 2020

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Tom Steyer Is Sick of Talking About His Wealth

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‘Mad Dog’ Doug Collins Is the Unlikely GOP Star of Impeachment

The Georgia Rep. is perhaps Trump’s biggest asset in the House inquiry

3 min readDec 4, 2019

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‘Mad Dog’ Doug Collins Is the Unlikely GOP Star of Impeachment

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Inside the White House’s Meeting With Top Republicans to Put Out the Ukraine Fire

Republican senators in Wednesday’s meeting will be a part of any impeachment trial.

3 min readSep 25, 2019

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Racism Is Trump’s Diversion Tactic

Will Republicans ever stop turning a blind eye to Trump’s worst impulses?

4 min readAug 13, 2019

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Katie Hill Is Not the Buzziest Millennial Democrat — but She Might Be the Most Influential

The first-year lawmaker talks Robert Mueller, the Democrats’ agenda, and 2020

5 min readAug 2, 2019

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U.S. Congresswoman Katie Hill speaking at the 2019 California Democratic Party State Convention in San Francisco, California.

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Inside the Democratic Party’s Struggle to Rein in Trump

With the August recess fast approaching, Democrats remain divided over whether to fight fire with fire

4 min readJul 22, 2019

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U.S. Reps Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Kathy Castor, and Donna Shalala listen as Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi speaks.

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Jeff Flake’s Future Is Very, Very Complicated

He made a name for himself as a thorn in Trump’s side. But will he really break from the party line?

9 min readOct 1, 2018

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Jeff Flake’s Future Is Very, Very Complicated

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Matt Laslo

Matt Laslo

Journalist (Rolling Stone; Daily Beast; NPR); Prof. (Johns Hopkins; GW; BU; UMD); https://twitter.com/MattLaslo; frmr Managing Editor The News Station

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