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455 stories published since 2016

Kris Kobach’s Lucrative Trail of Courtroom Defeats

We Found a New Batch of Trump Administration Appointees

How Mitch McConnell Made Donald Trump

How Voting Laws Have Changed Since 2016

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

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

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

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

The Administration of Mayor Rahm Emanuel Keeps Monitoring Protesters

New in the Congress API: Lobbying Registrations and More

Amid Affordable Housing Dispute, Conservatives Seek a Home in Chicago

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

Covering the Midterms With Electionland 2018

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

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

What Is Congress Talking About?

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

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

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

A Political Boss Goes Down

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

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

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

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

How We Compiled Trump Town

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

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

How Political Pessimism Helps Doom Tougher Gun Laws

How We Made Our Illinois Governor’s Campaign Finance Widget

Congressman Calls For Investigation Of Conservative Think Tank

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

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

NLRB Member Is Under Investigation for a Conflict of Interest

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

Trump NLRB Appointee Finds a Way Around Conflict of Interest Rules

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

Rauner Takes Aim at State Lawmakers Who Appeal Property Taxes

Reinventing Represent

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

Trump’s Dark Deregulation

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

Covering the Midterms With Election DataBot

More Machine Learning About Congress’ Priorities

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

Book Review: The Ordeal of Appalachia

The Voter Fraud Commission Wants Your Data — But Experts Say They Can’t Keep It Safe

The Trump Administration Plans to End a Refugee Program for Children

Houston Officials Hope Harvey Convinces Congress to Fund Coastal Barrier

Is Anybody Home at HUD?

A Stealth History Lesson in Baltimore