No Labels, a Dark Money Group, Tried to Pay Off Centrist Dems to Skip DCCC Fundraiser - Progressive Hub

By Ryan Grim and Lee Fang, The Intercept

The dark-money group No Labels offered to raise $200,000 for two of the so-called Unbreakable Nine — the House Democratic faction blocking the party’s agenda this week — if they would cancel an appearance last Saturday at a Napa Valley fundraiser hosted by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, according to two congressional sources familiar with the proposal.

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