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Senators Ask Billionaire Paul Singer and Power Broker Leonard Leo for Full Accounting of Gifts to Supreme Court Justices

The letters cite ProPublica’s reporting on an undisclosed private jet flight and Alaska fishing vacation provided to Justice Samuel Alito.

Former Kentucky Secretary of State Faces Ethics Charges

Alison Lundergan Grimes, a onetime Democratic rising star and subject of a ProPublica series, is accused of using state resources for her political advantage.

Inside Trump’s VA

Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Buddies Tried to Get the VA to Sell Access to Veterans’ Medical Records

A congressional investigation prompted by ProPublica’s reporting found wealthy civilians with no U.S. government or military experience pursued a plan to monetize veterans’ medical data.

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386 stories published since 2016

El presidente mexicano López Obrador atacó nuestro artículo como “una calumnia” y a nuestro reportero como “un peón.” Aquí presentamos algunos hechos.

Nevada Republicans’ Caucus Adds Chaos and Confusion to the State’s Presidential Primary

¿Entregaron los narcotraficantes millones de dólares a la primera campaña del Presidente Mexicano López Obrador?

Did Drug Traffickers Funnel Millions of Dollars to Mexican President López Obrador’s First Campaign?

Wisconsin’s Legislative Maps Are Bizarre, but Are They Illegal?

A Texas Billionaire’s Associates Are Trying to Sink a School Tax Election via Their Dark Money Nonprofit

We Don’t Talk About Leonard

The Biden Interview: The President Talks About the Supreme Court, Threats to Democracy and Trump’s Vow to Exact Retribution

With Shutdown Looming, Biden Calls Out Speaker McCarthy for a “Terrible Bargain” With MAGA Republicans

Close to 100,000 Voter Registrations Were Challenged in Georgia — Almost All by Just Six Right-Wing Activists

Senators Ask Billionaire Paul Singer and Power Broker Leonard Leo for Full Accounting of Gifts to Supreme Court Justices

Wisconsin Republicans Sowed Distrust Over Elections. Now They May Push Out the State’s Top Election Official.

Texas Public Records Transparency Bill That Got Lost Amid GOP Infighting Finally Headed to Governor’s Desk

Texas Bill to Increase Transparency in Public Records Law Left in Limbo Despite Passing Legislature

Clyburn’s Role in South Carolina Redistricting May Be Examined as Supreme Court Hears Racial Gerrymandering Case

Trio of Texas Churches Donated to Political Candidate Despite Clear IRS Prohibition

West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice Runs for Senate Amid Stacks of Unpaid Bills

How Rep. James Clyburn Protected His District at a Cost to Black Democrats

Two Republicans Kicked Off County Election Board in North Carolina for Failing to Certify Results

Arizona Child Welfare Director Dismissed Amid GOP Attacks Speaks Out

From Penis Cookies to Spying: A Growing List of Allegations at Anchorage City Hall

It Was Good to Be Friends With the Mayor. Then the Investigations Began.

Nevada’s New Governor Vilified Lobbyist’s Influence in COVID Lab Scandal, Then Asked Him to Help With Budget

Conservative Activist Poured Millions Into Groups Seeking to Influence Supreme Court on Elections and Discrimination

Churches Are Breaking the Law by Endorsing in Elections, Experts Say. The IRS Looks the Other Way.

Tell Us How Religious Organizations in Your Area Involve Themselves in Elections

Greg Abbott’s Executive Power Play

Tim Ryan: The Working-Class-Jobs Candidate in the Era of Resentment

Election Deniers Failed to Hand Wisconsin to Trump but Have Paved the Way for Future GOP Success

How to Vote in Person or by Mail

Congress Works for You. Here’s How to Be a Better Boss.

Will the Jan. 6 Hearings Change Anyone’s Mind?

Casinos Pled Poverty to Get a Huge Tax Break. Atlantic City Is Paying the Price.

New Jersey Officials Refused to Provide the Numbers Behind New Casino Tax Breaks. So We Did the Math.

The Hypnotherapist and Failed Politician Who Helped Fuel the Never-Ending Hunt for Election Fraud in Wisconsin

Building the “Big Lie”: Inside the Creation of Trump’s Stolen Election Myth

What Increasingly Partisan and Venomous Wisconsin School Board Races Reveal About American Elections

Former Kentucky Secretary of State Faces Ethics Charges

The Billionaires Tax Isn’t New

Burr’s Brother-in-Law Called Stock Broker, One Minute After Getting Off Phone With Senator

Oath Keepers in the State House: How a Militia Movement Took Root in the Republican Mainstream

Top Trump Fundraiser Boasted of Raising $3 Million to Support Jan. 6 “Save America” Rally

Trump Won the County in a Landslide. His Supporters Still Hounded the Elections Administrator Until She Resigned.

“God’s Will Is Being Thwarted.” Even in Solid Republican Counties, Hard-Liners Seek More Partisan Control of Elections.

Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Buddies Tried to Get the VA to Sell Access to Veterans’ Medical Records

January 6 Select Committee Subpoenas Trump Chief of Staff Mark Meadows and Other Top Aides

House Bill Would Blow Up the Massive IRAs of the Superwealthy

Declassifying the 9/11 Investigation

Heeding Steve Bannon’s Call, Election Deniers Organize to Seize Control of the GOP — and Reshape America’s Elections

How the Trump Tax Law Created a Loophole That Lets Top Executives Net Millions by Slashing Their Own Salaries