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439 stories published since 2016

Idaho Resolution Would Aim to Lower Voting Threshold to Pass School Bonds

by Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, and Asia Fields, ProPublica,

Wisconsin Picks New Legislative Maps That Would End Years of GOP Gerrymandering

by Megan O’Matz,

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

por Stephen Engelberg,

Mexican President López Obrador Called Our Story “Slander” and Our Reporter a “Pawn.” Here Are Some Facts.

by Stephen Engelberg,

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

by Anjeanette Damon,

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

por Tim Golden,

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

by Tim Golden,

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

by Megan O’Matz, graphics by Lucas Waldron,

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

by Jeremy Schwartz and Dan Keemahill,

We Don’t Talk About Leonard

by Andrea Bernstein, Andy Kroll and Ilya Marritz,

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

by John Harwood for ProPublica,

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

by John Harwood for ProPublica,

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

by Doug Bock Clark, photography by Cheney Orr for ProPublica,

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

by Justin Elliott, Joshua Kaplan and Alex Mierjeski,

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

by Megan O’Matz,

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

by Vianna Davila,

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

by Vianna Davila,

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

by Marilyn W. Thompson,

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

by Jessica Priest and Jeremy Schwartz,

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

by Ken Ward Jr., Mountain State Spotlight,

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

by Marilyn W. Thompson; Photography and video by Cheney Orr for ProPublica,

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

by Doug Bock Clark,

Arizona Child Welfare Director Dismissed Amid GOP Attacks Speaks Out

by Eli Hager,

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

by Kyle Hopkins and Emily Goodykoontz, Anchorage Daily News,

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

by Kyle Hopkins and Emily Goodykoontz, Anchorage Daily News,

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

by Anjeanette Damon,

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

by Andy Kroll, ProPublica, and Andrew Perez and Aditi Ramaswami, The Lever,

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

by Jeremy Schwartz and Jessica Priest,

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

by Jessica Priest and Jeremy Schwartz,

Greg Abbott’s Executive Power Play

by Perla Trevizo and Marilyn W. Thompson,

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

by Alec MacGillis,

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

by Megan O’Matz,

How to Vote in Person or by Mail

by Karim Doumar and Cynthia Gordy Giwa,

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

by ProPublica,

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

by Stephen Engelberg,

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

by Alison Burdo, The Press of Atlantic City,

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

by Alison Burdo, The Press of Atlantic City,

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

by Megan O’Matz,

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

by Doug Bock Clark, Alexandra Berzon and Kirsten Berg,

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

by Megan O’Matz,

Former Kentucky Secretary of State Faces Ethics Charges

by Carson Kessler,

The Billionaires Tax Isn’t New

by Jesse Eisinger,

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

by Robert Faturechi,

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

by Isaac Arnsdorf,

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

by Joaquin Sapien and Joshua Kaplan,

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

by Jeremy Schwartz,

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

by Jeremy Schwartz, ProPublica and The Texas Tribune,

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

by Isaac Arnsdorf,

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

by Joshua Kaplan and Joaquin Sapien,

House Bill Would Blow Up the Massive IRAs of the Superwealthy

by Justin Elliott, Patricia Callahan and James Bandler,