Sheldon Whitehouse

Sheldon Whitehouse is a U.S. Senator for Rhode Island, and former U.S Attorney and state Attorney General.

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How Russian Hackers Exposed Dark Money Corrupting Our Courts

Paid-for amicus briefs are the tip of an iceberg of wealthy right-wing donors paying to secure in the federal judiciary rules they cannot accomplish through democratic elections.

Sheldon Whitehouse

TIME TO FIGHT

How Right-Wing Dark Money Is Trying to Kneecap the Biden DOJ

A shadowy group is fighting DOJ appointees Vanita Gupta and Kristen Clarke. Their crime? Their desire to use their skills to defend Americans’ right to vote.

Sheldon Whitehouse

THEY'RE MASTERS AT IT

How Republicans Create Their Flynn Persecution Narrative

Precision matters in sensitive investigations. Unfortunately, the motto of my Republican colleagues is more like "obfuscation matters."

Sheldon Whitehouse

OUTRAGEOUS HAIR-SPLITTING

We Asked Barr Straight Questions. He Gave Crooked Answers.

Some hoped an Attorney General Barr would serve the American people first. What was left of his credibility crumbled Wednesday. He is now a confirmed spin master for the president.

Sheldon Whitehouse