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Who qualifies for the $1,400 checks under the Democrats’ new proposal?

by Janet Nguyen
Mar 4, 2021
Fewer people will qualify for a COVID-19 relief check under a new agreement from Biden and Senate Democrats.
U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the government's pandemic response on Tuesday.
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A Democratic Senate could mean big economic policy changes

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Jan 7, 2021
A unified Democratic government might approve more stimulus, aid to states and tax hikes to fund health, education and green energy.
Jon Ossoff, left, and Raphael Warnock campaign with President-elect Joe Biden in Atlanta. With the victories of Ossoff and Warnock, Democrats will control the Senate.
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Republican push to confirm Supreme Court justice creates fundraising windfall for Democrats

by Samantha Fields
Oct 22, 2020
For the first time in decades, one strategist says, the Supreme Court has been a bigger motivator for Democrats than for Republicans.
Between July and September, Democrats raised $1.5 billion through ActBlue, more than twice the amount Republicans raised through their fundraising site, WinRed.
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What's driving presidential campaigns to hire more diverse staff?

by Liz Sanchez and Kimberly Adams
Jun 7, 2019
More women and people of color are occupying top-tier Congressional campaign roles.
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) talks with a member of her staff while meeting with leaders from historically black colleges and universities in Washington, D.C. in February.
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Where did 'I approve this message' come from?

by Adam Allington
Oct 17, 2016
The fix for attack ads run amok has lost some of its power in the digital age.
A view of a digital billboard supporting Donald Trump in Times Square, New York City. The billboard was paid for by a pro-Trump political action committee (Super PAC) called 'Committee to Restore America's Greatness.' 
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The history of dirty politics as told through campaign buttons

by Marketplace Contributor
Oct 14, 2016
Before the viral video, there was the campaign button.
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