Investigative Reporting on Politics

Did You Go to a Washington Nationals Game With Supreme Court Nominee Brett Kavanaugh?

by Ariana Tobin and Justin Elliott,

Aug. 13, 2018, 5 a.m. EDT

Election 2016 Gets a Report Card

by Lilia Chang and Ally J. Levine,

Aug. 9, 2018, 1:46 p.m. EDT

Democrats Vow Investigation of VA’s Shadow Rulers After ProPublica Story

by Isaac Arnsdorf,

Aug. 8, 2018, 9:27 p.m. EDT

Illinois House Candidate Will Walk for Votes — And Has To

by Mick Dumke,

Aug. 7, 2018, 4 a.m. CDT

Our Rebuttal to Kris Kobach’s Critique

by Jessica Huseman,

Aug. 2, 2018, 6:30 p.m. EDT

Why Paul Manafort’s $15,000 Ostrich Jacket Wasn’t the Biggest Revelation as His Trial Begins — “Trump, Inc.” Podcast Extra

by Nick Varchaver,

Aug. 2, 2018, 4 a.m. EDT

Kris Kobach’s Lucrative Trail of Courtroom Defeats

by Jessica Huseman and Blake Paterson, ProPublica, and Bryan Lowry and Hunter Woodall, The Kansas City Star,

Aug. 1, 2018, 5 a.m. EDT

We Found a New Batch of Trump Administration Appointees

by Nisa Khan,

July 31, 2018, 5 a.m. EDT

How Mitch McConnell Made Donald Trump

by Alec MacGillis,

June 28, 2018, 4 p.m. EDT

How Voting Laws Have Changed Since 2016

by Ally J. Levine and Blake Paterson,

June 25, 2018, 5 a.m. EDT

What You Need to Know About Wilbur Ross’ Many Conflicts — “Trump, Inc.” Podcast

by ProPublica,

June 22, 2018, 4 a.m. EDT

How the Case for Voter Fraud Was Tested — and Utterly Failed

by Jessica Huseman,

June 19, 2018, 3:40 p.m. EDT

West Virginia Paid for a CEO to Go on a Trade Delegation to China. Turns Out, He Was Promoting His Company’s Interests, Too.

by Ken Ward Jr., The Charleston Gazette-Mail,

June 15, 2018, 6:30 p.m. EDT

Facebook’s Screening for Political Ads Nabs News Sites Instead of Politicians

by Jeremy B. Merrill and Ariana Tobin,

June 15, 2018, 12:39 p.m. EDT

The Administration of Mayor Rahm Emanuel Keeps Monitoring Protesters

by Mick Dumke,

June 12, 2018, 4 a.m. CDT

New in the Congress API: Lobbying Registrations and More

by Derek Willis,

June 6, 2018, 11:35 a.m. EDT

Amid Affordable Housing Dispute, Conservatives Seek a Home in Chicago

by Mick Dumke,

May 23, 2018, 4 a.m. CDT

The U.S. Considered Declaring Russia a State Sponsor of Terror, Then Dropped It

by Sebastian Rotella,

May 21, 2018, 1:41 p.m. EDT

Covering the Midterms With Electionland 2018

by Scott Klein and Jessica Huseman,

May 10, 2018, 1:57 p.m. EDT

Before the Blankenship-McConnell Feud, the Senator Aided the Mining Executive

by Alec MacGillis,

May 7, 2018, 1:02 p.m. EDT

For Some Democrats, Facebook Likes Are a Path to Hard-to-Find Supporters

by Jeremy B. Merrill,

April 26, 2018, 11:04 a.m. EDT

What Is Congress Talking About?

by Jeremy B. Merrill,

April 24, 2018, 1:05 p.m. EDT

Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan Builds Power From the Ground Up — And Sometimes From the Basement

by Mick Dumke,

April 2, 2018, 4 a.m. CDT

A Partisan Combatant, a Remorseful Blogger: The Senate Staffer Behind the Attack on the Trump-Russia Investigation

by Robert Faturechi,

March 28, 2018, 4 p.m. EDT

Cook County Assessor Joe Berrios’ Defeat Opens the Door to Reform

by Jason Grotto,

March 22, 2018, 4 a.m. CDT

A Political Boss Goes Down

by Mick Dumke,

March 21, 2018, 4 a.m. CDT

‘Trump, Inc.’ Podcast: Where’d Trump’s Record Inauguration Spending Go? ‘It’s Inexplicable’

by Ilya Marritz, WNYC,

March 14, 2018, 4 a.m. EDT

The Trump Administration’s Campaign to Weaken Civil Service Ramps Up at the VA

by Isaac Arnsdorf,

March 12, 2018, 3:30 p.m. EDT

We’ve Updated Our Campaign Widget to Better Help You Follow the Money

by David Eads,

March 9, 2018, 4 a.m. CST

How We Compiled Trump Town

by Derek Kravitz, Al Shaw and Claire Perlman,

March 7, 2018, 12 p.m. EST

What We Found in Trump’s Drained Swamp: Hundreds of Ex-Lobbyists and D.C. Insiders

by Derek Kravitz, Al Shaw and Isaac Arnsdorf,

March 7, 2018, 12 p.m. EST

Win or Lose in GOP Primary for Governor, Jeanne Ives Helps Push Illinois to the Right

by Mick Dumke,

March 6, 2018, 4 a.m. CST

We’ve Updated ‘The Money Game,’ Our Illinois Governor’s Race Fundraising Widget

by David Eads,

March 6, 2018, 3:59 a.m. CST

How Political Pessimism Helps Doom Tougher Gun Laws

by Alec MacGillis,

Feb. 18, 2018, 8:40 p.m. EST

How We Made Our Illinois Governor’s Campaign Finance Widget

by David Eads,

Feb. 16, 2018, 4 a.m. CST

Congressman Calls For Investigation Of Conservative Think Tank

by Mick Dumke, ProPublica, and Tina Sfondeles, Chicago Sun-Times,

Feb. 15, 2018, 4:30 p.m. CST

New Widget Helps You Follow the Money in the Illinois Governor’s Race

by David Eads,

Feb. 9, 2018, 4 a.m. CST

As Conservative Group Grows In Influence, Financial Dealings Enrich Its Leaders

by Mick Dumke, ProPublica, and Tina Sfondeles, Chicago Sun-Times,

Feb. 8, 2018, 6 a.m. CST

NLRB Member Is Under Investigation for a Conflict of Interest

by Ian MacDougall,

Feb. 1, 2018, 11:40 a.m. EST

As March Primary Nears, Study on Cook County Property Tax System Still Under Wraps

by Jason Grotto, ProPublica, and Hal Dardick, Chicago Tribune,

Feb. 1, 2018, 5 a.m. CST

Trump NLRB Appointee Finds a Way Around Conflict of Interest Rules

by Ian MacDougall,

Jan. 23, 2018, 7:05 p.m. EST

Manhattan District Attorney Says He’ll No Longer Accept Contributions From Lawyers With Cases Before Him

by Jesse Eisinger,

Jan. 23, 2018, 12:04 p.m. EST

Rauner Takes Aim at State Lawmakers Who Appeal Property Taxes

by Jason Grotto, ProPublica, and Ray Long, Chicago Tribune,

Jan. 23, 2018, 5 a.m. CST

Reinventing Represent

by Allison McCartney and Derek Willis,

Jan. 22, 2018, 10:53 a.m. EST

‘Independent’ Watchdog’s Secret Funder: Conservative Small-Government Group

by Mick Dumke, ProPublica, and Dan Mihalopoulos, Chicago Sun-Times,

Jan. 18, 2018, 6 a.m. CST

Trump’s Dark Deregulation

by Ian MacDougall,

Dec. 19, 2017, 8 a.m. EST

Governors and Federal Agencies Are Blocking Nearly 1,300 Accounts on Facebook and Twitter

by Leora Smith and Derek Kravitz,

Dec. 8, 2017, 12:43 p.m. EST

Covering the Midterms With Election DataBot

Derek Willis,

Dec. 7, 2017, 11:35 a.m. EST

More Machine Learning About Congress’ Priorities

by Jeremy B. Merrill,

Nov. 20, 2017, 2:01 p.m. EST

Despite Mayor’s Pledge, Hundreds of Chicago Cops Still in Desk Jobs

by Mick Dumke,

Nov. 3, 2017, 6 a.m. CDT