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Why Do Nonwhite Georgia Voters Have to Wait in Line for Hours? Their Numbers Have Soared, and Their Polling Places Have Dwindled.
The state’s voter rolls have grown by nearly 2 million since the U.S. Supreme Court gutted the Voting Rights Act in 2013, but polling locations have been cut by almost 10%, with Metro Atlanta hit particularly hard.
Inside the Fall of the CDC
How the world’s greatest public health organization was brought to its knees by a virus, the president and the capitulation of its own leaders, causing damage that could last much longer than the coronavirus.
Millions of Mail-In Votes Have Already Been Cast in Battleground States. Track Their Progress Here.
ProPublica and The Guardian are tracking mail-in votes in battleground states — how many have been requested, how many have been returned and how many have been rejected.
ProPublica and The Guardian are tracking mail-in votes in battleground states — how many have been requested, how many have been returned and how many have been rejected.
Pennsylvania’s Rejection of 372,000 Ballot Applications Bewilders Voters and Strains Election Staff
Most rejected applications were deemed duplicates because voters had unwittingly checked a request box during the primary. The administrative nightmare highlights the difficulty of ramping up mail-in voting on the fly.
Most rejected applications were deemed duplicates because voters had unwittingly checked a request box during the primary. The administrative nightmare highlights the difficulty of ramping up mail-in voting on the fly.
Featured Reporting on the Crisis
What’s It Like to Be a Contact Tracer? We Spoke With 3 to Find Out.
We wanted to know what life is like for the public health workers charged with limiting the spread of the coronavirus in Illinois. “A lot of people are initially in shock,” one said about making calls.
How to Tell a Political Stunt From a Real Vaccine
There is a small chance that Pfizer’s vaccine trial will yield results by Nov. 3. But it could still take weeks for FDA review. Here’s everything that has to happen and how to tell a political stunt from a real vaccine.
Who Decides When Vaccine Studies Are Done? Internal Documents Show Fauci Plays a Key Role.
Electionland 2020: Absentee Vote Tracking, Drop Boxes, Poll Watchers and More
Meet ProPublica’s Emerging Reporters for the 2020 School Year
New York Court Officials to Review Cases Handled by Judge With Alzheimer’s
Cleveland Hospitals’ Private Police “Border Patrol” Comes Under Scrutiny
Maine Hires Lawyers With Criminal Records to Defend Poor Residents. The Governor Wants Reform.
The Trump Administration Allowed Aviation Companies to Take Bailout Funds and Lay Off Workers, Says House Report
New Maps Show How Climate Change is Making California’s “Fire Weather” Worse
New Eyewitness Accounts: Feds Didn’t Identify Themselves Before Opening Fire on Portland Antifa Suspect
Robert Lighthizer Blew Up 60 Years of Trade Policy. Nobody Knows What Happens Next.
A Hospital Chain Said Our Article Was Inaccurate. It’s Not.
Help Us Investigate Collection Practices at Virginia Colleges and Universities
He’d Waited Decades to Argue His Innocence. She Was a Judge Who Believed in Second Chances. Nobody Knew She Suffered from Alzheimer’s.
Nelson Cruz’s family was so sure Judge ShawnDya Simpson would free him, they brought a change of clothes to his hearing. Then everything took an unexpected turn.
Four Types of Scandals Utility Companies Get Into With Money From Your Electric Bills
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