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438 stories published since 2016

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

by Megan O’Matz,

Feb. 16, 6 a.m. EST

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,

Feb. 9, 5:05 a.m. EST

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

by Stephen Engelberg,

Feb. 9, 5 a.m. EST

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

by Anjeanette Damon,

Feb. 5, 5 a.m. EST

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

por Tim Golden,

Jan. 31, 9:15 a.m. EST

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

Jan. 30, 8:45 p.m. EST

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

by Megan O’Matz, graphics by Lucas Waldron,

Nov. 17, 2023, 6 a.m. EST

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

by Jeremy Schwartz and Dan Keemahill,

Nov. 2, 2023, 10 a.m. CDT

We Don’t Talk About Leonard

by Andrea Bernstein, Andy Kroll and Ilya Marritz,

Oct. 13, 2023, 5 a.m. EDT

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,

Oct. 1, 2023, 5 a.m. EDT

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

by John Harwood for ProPublica,

Sept. 29, 2023, 8 p.m. EDT

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,

July 13, 2023, 7 a.m. EDT

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,

July 12, 2023, 5 p.m. EDT

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

by Megan O’Matz,

June 15, 2023, 7 a.m. EDT

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

by Vianna Davila,

June 7, 2023, 11 a.m. CDT

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

by Vianna Davila,

June 3, 2023, 5:45 p.m. CDT

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

by Marilyn W. Thompson,

May 17, 2023, 6 a.m. EDT

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

by Jessica Priest and Jeremy Schwartz,

May 5, 2023, 1:30 p.m. CDT

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

by Ken Ward Jr., Mountain State Spotlight,

May 5, 2023, 6 a.m. EDT

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,

May 5, 2023, 5 a.m. EDT

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

by Doug Bock Clark,

March 31, 2023, 10:20 a.m. EDT

Arizona Child Welfare Director Dismissed Amid GOP Attacks Speaks Out

March 1, 2023, 6 a.m. EST

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

by Kyle Hopkins and Emily Goodykoontz, Anchorage Daily News,

Feb. 7, 2023, 12:20 p.m. EST

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

by Kyle Hopkins and Emily Goodykoontz, Anchorage Daily News,

Feb. 7, 2023, 12:15 p.m. EST

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

by Anjeanette Damon,

Jan. 25, 2023, 5 a.m. EST

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,

Dec. 14, 2022, 12:30 p.m. EST

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

by Jeremy Schwartz and Jessica Priest,

Oct. 30, 2022, 5 a.m. CDT

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

by Jessica Priest and Jeremy Schwartz,

Oct. 30, 2022, 4:59 a.m. CDT

Greg Abbott’s Executive Power Play

by Perla Trevizo and Marilyn W. Thompson,

Oct. 25, 2022, 5 a.m. CDT

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

by Alec MacGillis,

Oct. 21, 2022, 5 a.m. EDT

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

by Megan O’Matz,

Oct. 6, 2022, 5 a.m. EDT

How to Vote in Person or by Mail

by Karim Doumar and Cynthia Gordy Giwa,

Sept. 28, 2022, 6 a.m. EDT

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

Sept. 22, 2022, 5 a.m. EDT

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

by Stephen Engelberg,

June 15, 2022, 8 a.m. EDT

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

by Alison Burdo, The Press of Atlantic City,

June 2, 2022, 5:01 a.m. EDT

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,

June 2, 2022, 5 a.m. EDT

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

by Megan O’Matz,

May 23, 2022, 6 a.m. EDT

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

by Doug Bock Clark, Alexandra Berzon and Kirsten Berg,

April 26, 2022, 5 a.m. EDT

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

by Megan O’Matz,

April 1, 2022, 2:30 p.m. EDT

Former Kentucky Secretary of State Faces Ethics Charges

by Carson Kessler,

Nov. 19, 2021, 5:20 p.m. EST

The Billionaires Tax Isn’t New

by Jesse Eisinger,

Oct. 29, 2021, 5:01 a.m. EDT

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

by Robert Faturechi,

Oct. 28, 2021, 12:05 p.m. EDT

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

by Isaac Arnsdorf,

Oct. 20, 2021, 3 p.m. EDT

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

by Joaquin Sapien and Joshua Kaplan,

Oct. 18, 2021, 5:30 p.m. EDT

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

by Jeremy Schwartz,

Oct. 12, 2021, 5 a.m. CDT

“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,

Oct. 1, 2021, 5 a.m. CDT

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

by Isaac Arnsdorf,

Sept. 27, 2021, 1:45 p.m. EDT

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

by Joshua Kaplan and Joaquin Sapien,

Sept. 24, 2021, 10:45 a.m. EDT

House Bill Would Blow Up the Massive IRAs of the Superwealthy

by Justin Elliott, Patricia Callahan and James Bandler,

Sept. 21, 2021, 1 p.m. EDT

Declassifying the 9/11 Investigation

Sept. 9, 2021, 5 a.m. EDT