Democrats’ Corporate Corruption Divide
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The fight between Abdul El-Sayed and Haley Stevens is about far more than one Senate seat. It's a battle over who controls the Democratic Party—and whose interests it serves.
El-Sayed Challenges The “Electability” Attack
In an exclusive interview days before the Democratic primary, the Michigan Senate candidate says that his party is more concerned with him winning than losing.
Haley Stevens’ New Campaign Ad Features Anti-LGBTQ Pastor
Bishop Christopher Martin, who has faced public scrutiny over his anti-LGBT comments in the past, said he’d been “working” with the campaign.
Lever Weekly: Location, Location, Deportation
Shady ICE developers, a health care war in Michigan, and more from The Lever this week.
Abdul El-Sayed On Fetterman: "He's Also Just An Asshole"
The U.S. Senate candidate weighs in on Democrats’ biggest liabilities, MAGA’s performative masculinity, and why AIPAC is out to get him.
You Love To See It: Voting Unleashed
Elections run free, problem gamblers get help, the courts take care of careworkers, and dark money gets exposed.
The Return Of The Kingmakers
Dick Cheney. Barack Obama. Donald Trump. The story of the all-powerful presidency continues this August.
Trump’s Homeland Security Chief Turned Conflicts Of Interest Into Tax Breaks
Markwayne Mullin sold millions in stocks to resolve potential conflicts with the agency he now leads — and received a special tax benefit on the proceeds.
Who’s Screening Your Luggage?
Test your knowledge of private prisons, military funding, and other issues that really matter.
He Left The GOP. Now He Has A Warning For Democrats.
A lifelong Republican left his party in 2016. Ten years later, he says Democrats are making the same mistakes — and the end result could be worse than Donald Trump.
A Detention And Deportation Gold Mine
As Immigration and Customs Enforcement pours millions into private prison firms, the president is trading their stocks.
The Failed Developer Behind ICE’s Billion-Dollar Prison Deals
As his construction empire collapsed under lawsuits and unpaid debts, James Grossmann found a lucrative new role in ICE’s multibillion-dollar detention buying spree.
Midterm Madness: Cori Bush’s AIPAC Rematch
A former Squad member is taking on the Israel lobby to get her seat back.
Major Airports To Ditch TSA
Three U.S. travel hubs are ditching federal transportation security for private contractors.
These Democrats Voted Against The Iran War — Then Agreed To Fund It
Six House Democrats voted to expand Trump’s military budget despite supporting resolutions directing the president to end the war on Iran.
Whitmer’s War Against Medicare For All
Michigan’s Democratic governor is helping her healthcare donors try to stop Abdul El-Sayed’s crusade.
You Love To See It: My Kingdom For A Sweatshirt
First Amendment rights get fashionable, New York takes a data center pause, Lina Khan returns to public service, and retirees get payback.
What’s In Your Lettuce?
Test your knowledge of the midterms, the Winklevoss twins, and other issues that really matter.
The SNAP Subsidy
At America’s biggest corporations, low wages mean thousands of workers rely on federal food stamps to get by.
Trump’s Consumer Watchdog Pick Worked For Companies Sued By The Agency
Financial disclosures reveal Trump’s CFPB pick advised companies accused of ripping off consumers — and if confirmed, he won’t recuse himself from overseeing them.
Midterm Madness: Defeat in the Desert
Yet another Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee-endorsed candidate is set to lose their primary to a progressive.
The AI Boom Runs On Toxic Air
Big Tech is building AI infrastructure in the world’s most polluting oil field, where Americans face mounting exposure to toxic emissions and regulators struggle to keep watch.
Francesca Hong Wants To Be America’s First Socialist Governor
The Democratic Socialists of America are winning big this summer — but can a DSA candidate land the governor’s seat in a swing state like Wisconsin?
Gas Grab
Big Oil is laying off workers while ramping up production — and profits.
The Winklevoss Twins Gave Trump $20 Million After Regulatory Win
The crypto investors donated $20 million in bitcoin to Trump's super PAC weeks after his administration moved to abandon a federal enforcement action against their crypto exchange.
The Winklevoss Twins Gave Trump $10 Million After Regulatory Win
The crypto investors donated $10 million in bitcoin to Trump's super PAC weeks after his administration moved to abandon a federal enforcement action against their crypto exchange.
Repeat Food Contaminator Gave $2.2 Million to GOP. Now Thousands Are Sick
The suspected source of the cyclospora outbreak, gave $1 million to the MAGA Inc, PAC just days after the Trump administration delayed food tracing rules.
Lever Weekly: Ballot Battles And Blockbusters
Midterm machinations, movie monopolies, and more from The Lever this week.
Democrats Fail Because They Won’t Name The Villains
Democrats keep promising to fix the country’s problems. But many refuse to name the corporate interests standing in the way.
Maine’s Insider Primary Begins
With Graham Platner out, the battle for Maine's Senate seat just moved behind closed doors.
We’re Still Living In The 2016 Election
Bernie Sanders’ chief campaign strategist says Democrats rigged the 2016 presidential primary — and started a fight the party is still having today.
Paramount’s Plot Twist
The Warner Bros.-Paramount merger championed by the Trump administration has hit some legal roadblocks.
Midterm Madness: Buying The Battleground
Outside groups have spent more than $20 million backing the corporate Democrat in Michigan’s Senate race.
The Musk Machine Comes For The Midterms
The law firms that helped Elon Musk gut Delaware’s shareholder protections are now spending big to save the Democratic lawmakers who made it possible.
The Musk Machine Comes For Delaware’s Primaries
The law firms that helped Elon Musk gut Delaware’s shareholder protections are now spending big to save the Democratic lawmakers who made it possible.
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The landmark 1988 Supreme Court case that once checked presidential power.
ICE Violence Rattles Maine Senate Race
A fatal shooting by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer has taken center stage in the push to unseat Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine).
Trump quiere los expedientes de los abogados sobre los niños migrantes.
A medida que los tribunales de inmigración aceleran los procedimientos de deportación, la administración Trump retiene fondos y, al mismo tiempo, presiona a las organizaciones de asistencia legal para que revelen datos confidenciales sobre niños vulnerables.
Corporate Dems Are Weaponizing Graham Platner’s Demise
Democratic powerbrokers are now positioned to use the Maine Senate candidate’s withdrawal to overturn voters’ policy demands.
Democrats’ Middle Lane Is Collapsing
As Abdul El-Sayed surges, Mallory McMorrow drops out, and Haley Stevens digs in, Michigan is revealing a national realignment inside Democratic politics.
How To Scare Democrats Into Delivering
Replacing complacent Democrats with populist Democrats in blue districts can scare every other incumbent into action – or face the threat of being fired.
Lever Weekly: Independents’ Day
Political outsiders ascendant, the War on Terror comes home, and more from The Lever this week.
You Love To See It: One Small Win For Your Eardrums
California turns down the volume, Medicaid cuts get sued, Wyoming goes grocery shopping, and New York transit gets a discount.
Are The Primaries Over Yet?
This week, LeverMind is testing your knowledge on the 2026 midterms. Have you been keeping up?
Ignore Your Base, Lose Your Party
Former Republican insider Reed Galen watched the GOP dismiss its voters until Donald Trump remade the party. He says Democratic leaders are making the same mistake.
From Guantanamo To Trump’s “Anti-Americanism” Task Force
Joint Task Force Vanguard, Trump’s new unit targeting “anti-Americanism,” is being led by prosecutors with deep ties to the post-9/11 War on Terror.