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373 stories published since 2016

With All Eyes on Wisconsin, Partisan Gridlock at State Elections Commission Frustrates Voters and Local Officials

by Vanessa Swales, Wisconsin Watch,

Could Trump’s Success With Cuban American Voters Help Tip Florida His Way?

by Tim Golden,

Cómo detectar (y combatir) la desinformación electoral

por Cynthia Gordy Giwa,

How to Spot (and Fight) Election Misinformation

by Cynthia Gordy Giwa,

Una guía para la votación en persona vs. la votación por correo

por Cynthia Gordy Giwa,

A Guide to In-Person Voting vs. Mail-In Voting

by Cynthia Gordy Giwa,

Cómo votar durante una pandemia

por Cynthia Gordy Giwa,

How to Vote During a Pandemic

by Cynthia Gordy Giwa,

Veterans Affairs Secretary Headlines GOP Fundraiser as COVID-19 Cases Surge

by Isaac Arnsdorf,

Inside the Fall of the CDC

by James Bandler, Patricia Callahan, Sebastian Rotella and Kirsten Berg,

Millions of Mail-In Votes Have Already Been Cast in Battleground States. Track Their Progress Here.

by ProPublica,

Robert Lighthizer Blew Up 60 Years of Trade Policy. Nobody Knows What Happens Next.

by Lydia DePillis,

Four Types of Scandals Utility Companies Get Into With Money From Your Electric Bills

by Patrick Wilson, Richmond Times-Dispatch,

People in a video game landscape of the election season

Guía de ProPublica para asegurar que su voto cuente durante la pandemia

por Susie Armitage,

Inside the Utility Company Lobbying Blitz That Will Hike Electric Bills

by Patrick Wilson, Richmond Times-Dispatch,

Your Guide to Voting in Illinois

by ProPublica,

DOJ Frees Federal Prosecutors to Take Steps That Could Interfere With Elections, Weakening Long-standing Policy

by Robert Faturechi and Justin Elliott,

In Florida, the Gutting of a Landmark Law Leaves Few Felons Likely to Vote

by Lawrence Mower and Langston Taylor, Miami Herald and Tampa Bay Times,

Electionland 2020: North Carolina Mail Voting, In-Person Voting Starts, Naked Ballots and More

by Rachel Glickhouse, ProPublica, and Joshua Eaton, Lauren Rosenthal and Thy Anh Vo for ProPublica,

Gov. Jim Justice’s Companies Have Now Reached $140 Million in Lawsuit Settlements and Judgments Over Unpaid Bills

by Ken Ward Jr. and Alex Mierjeski,

When Is a Meeting Not a Meeting and a Lawmaker Not a Lawmaker? When It’s Lori Lightfoot’s Chicago.

by Mick Dumke,

In North Carolina, Black Voters’ Mail-In Ballots Much More Likely to Be Rejected Than Those From Any Other Race

by Sophie Chou, ProPublica, and Tyler Dukes, WRAL News,

Trump’s Vaccine Czar Refuses to Give Up Stock in Drug Company Involved in His Government Role

by Isaac Arnsdorf,

People in a video game landscape of the election season

ProPublica’s Pandemic Guide to Making Sure Your Vote Counts

by Susie Armitage,

The Woman Propositioned by Alaska’s Former Lieutenant Governor Tells Her Story for the First Time

by Kyle Hopkins and Michelle Theriault Boots, Anchorage Daily News,

Rick Perry’s Ukrainian Dream

by Simon Shuster, TIME, and Ilya Marritz, WNYC,

As Trump Calls for Law and Order, Can Chicago’s Top Prosecutor Beat the Charge That She’s Soft on Crime?

by Mick Dumke,

Alaska’s Attorney General Resigns Hours After We Published “Uncomfortable” Texts He Sent to a Younger Colleague

by Kyle Hopkins, Anchorage Daily News,

What the Post Office Needs to Survive a Pandemic Election

by Jessica Huseman, Maryam Jameel and Ryan McCarthy,

Kamala Harris Reading Guide: The Best Reporting on the Vice Presidential Candidate

by Mollie Simon,

This Billionaire Governor Keeps Firing Top Officials When He Has a Crisis

by Ken Ward Jr.,

How Hotel Chains Got a Slice of Government Aid for Small Businesses

by Isaac Arnsdorf,

Justice Department Is Scrutinizing Takeover of Credit Karma by Intuit, Maker of TurboTax

by Justin Elliott and Paul Kiel,

Bill Barr Has Done This Before

by Mick Dumke,

The Disinfomercial: How Larry King Got Duped Into Starring in Chinese Propaganda

by Renee Dudley and Jeff Kao,

How Voter-Fraud Hysteria and Partisan Bickering Ate American Election Oversight

by Jessica Huseman,

Inside One Huge Company’s (Mostly) Successful Campaign to Escape Trump’s Tariffs

by Lydia DePillis,

The Cuomo Administration Hasn’t Said Which Nursing Homes Were Infected With COVID-19 After Its Order Sent Positive Patients Into Them

by Joe Sexton and Joaquin Sapien,

Andrew Cuomo’s Report on Controversial Nursing Home Policy for COVID Patients Prompts More Controversy

by Joaquin Sapien and Joe Sexton,

Three Takeaways From the Supreme Court’s Decisions on Trump’s Tax and Financial Documents

by Katherine Sullivan, WNYC,

Electionland 2020: NJ Primary, CDC Election Guidance, Fall Voting Plans and More

by Rachel Glickhouse,

Companies Owned by This Billionaire Governor Received up to $24 Million in Bailout Loans

by Ken Ward Jr.,

Why Do People Want to See Donald Trump’s Tax Returns?

by Kristen Doerer for ProPublica,

An Employee at a Private Sports Club Owned by This Billionaire Governor Tested Positive for Coronavirus

by Ken Ward Jr.,

Has the IRS Hit Bottom?

by Paul Kiel,

One of America’s Wealthiest States Might Pass Up an Opportunity to Tackle Housing Segregation

by Jacqueline Rabe Thomas, The Connecticut Mirror,

The Indian Health Service Wants to Return 1 Million KN95 Masks It Bought From a Former White House Official

by Yeganeh Torbati,

Oyster, Air Fryer and Bicycle Companies Say Their Goods Are Essential to Fighting Coronavirus So They Can Get Tariff Relief

by Lydia DePillis,

Stop Seizing Paychecks, Senators Write to Capital One and Other Debt Collectors

by Paul Kiel,

The Governor Urged Businesses to Reopen Safely, but a Restaurant at His Luxury Resort Didn’t, Complaints Say

by Ken Ward Jr.,