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As of today, we are less than 50 days away from the most pivotal election in our lifetime. What happens in November could determine the future of our democracy, and independent journalism that informs the public will be more important than ever.

Over the past four years, we’ve been relentless in covering the stories you need to know how Washington works: we’re interested in who has power, what they’re doing with it, and what levers of power can be used to improve people’s lives.

But here’s the deal: we can’t do any of this work without you.

When President Biden was elected in 2020, we unveiled our Day One Agenda, detailing every action the executive branch has the power to take without Congress to deliver on Biden’s agenda and improve the lives of the American people. During the 2022 midterms, we sent reporters out all across the country to report on the most interesting races, putting our current moment in its historical context and going beyond conventional media narratives to show what’s really happening with American voters. And this year, we brought to you a thoughtful perspective on the stakes of this election by historian and bestselling author Rick Perlstein in his column The Infernal Triangle.

Our readers help make it possible for us to do this important work without corporate sponsors or billionaire owners. When you chip in a few dollars at a time, every penny goes to helping us make our mission of illuminating stories about ideas, politics and power a reality.

That’s why we’re setting an ambitious goal to raise $50,000 over the next month to prepare for what’s next no matter who’s in the White House. We need your help to reach our goal and fund our work.

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