Dean Baker for Truthout: Facebook recently acknowledged it received more than $100,000 from Russian sources to purchase ads intended to defeat Hillary Clinton. Does Congress care enough about democracy to take steps toward making it illegal to carry phony political ads?
The new draft of the Affordable Care Act repeal plan includes extra funding for the home states of senators who have expressed concerns.
Bill Leumer is a member of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Local 853 (ret.). He can be contacted at [email protected].
