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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,

Declassifying the 9/11 Investigation

by Tim Golden,

Heeding Steve Bannon’s Call, Election Deniers Organize to Seize Control of the GOP — and Reshape America’s Elections

by Isaac Arnsdorf, Doug Bock Clark, Alexandra Berzon and Anjeanette Damon,

How the Trump Tax Law Created a Loophole That Lets Top Executives Net Millions by Slashing Their Own Salaries

by Robert Faturechi and Justin Elliott,

Inspector General Urges Ethics Review at Federal Election Commission Following ProPublica Report

by Jake Pearson,

Secret IRS Files Reveal How Much the Ultrawealthy Gained by Shaping Trump’s “Big, Beautiful Tax Cut”

by Justin Elliott and Robert Faturechi,

GOP Legislators in Missouri Oppose Vaccine Efforts as State Becomes COVID Hotspot

by Jeremy Kohler,

Democratic Senators Call for Investigation of Tax Avoidance by the Ultrawealthy

by Jesse Eisinger, Paul Kiel and Jeff Ernsthausen,

Campaign to Rein in Mega IRA Tax Shelters Gains Steam in Congress Following ProPublica Report

by James Bandler, Patricia Callahan and Justin Elliott,

Oregon Lawmakers Set Out to Increase the Timber Industry’s Tax Bill. Instead, They Cut It Again.

by Tony Schick, Oregon Public Broadcasting, and Rob Davis, The Oregonian/OregonLive,

The Ultrawealthy Have Hijacked Roth IRAs. The Senate Finance Chair Is Eyeing a Crackdown.

by Justin Elliott, Patricia Callahan and James Bandler,

Leading Manhattan DA Candidate Has Repeatedly Paid Virtually No Federal Income Taxes

by Robert Faturechi and Jeff Ernsthausen,

An Online Lender Gave Hundreds of PPP Loans to Fake Farms. Now Congress Is Investigating.

by Derek Willis and Lydia DePillis,

Marjorie Taylor Greene Appeared in a Super PAC Ad Asking for Money. That Might Break the Rules.

by Isaac Arnsdorf,

How Josh Hawley and Marjorie Taylor Greene Juiced Their Fundraising Numbers

by Isaac Arnsdorf and Derek Willis,

“I Felt Hate More Than Anything”: How an Active Duty Airman Tried to Start a Civil War

by Gisela Pérez de Acha, Kathryn Hurd and Ellie Lightfoot, Berkeley Journalism’s Investigative Reporting Program,

Mo Brooks Compared Biden’s Election to the Start of the Civil War. Now He Wants a Senate Seat.

by Isaac Arnsdorf,

Cuomo’s Nursing Home Scandal Raises Questions for One of His Senior Aides

by Joe Sexton,

“The People We Serve Are Paying Too Much for Energy:” Virginia Lawmakers Are Targeting Dominion Energy

by Patrick Wilson and Mel Leonor, Richmond Times-Dispatch,

The Government Donald Trump Left Behind

by Chris Morran,

Biden Inaugural Confronts the Jan. 6 Riot Head-On, Calls for an End to “This Uncivil War”

by Richard Tofel,

“Sense of Entitlement”: Rioters Faced Few Consequences Invading State Capitols. No Wonder They Turned to the U.S. Capitol Next.

by Jeremy Kohler,

Twitter and YouTube Banned Steve Bannon. Apple Still Gives Him Millions of Listeners.

by Lydia DePillis,

South Carolina’s Governor Addresses Magistrate Judge Controversy by Urging Changes

by Joseph Cranney, The Post and Courier,

The Radicalization of Kevin Greeson

by Connor Sheets, AL.com,

She Photographed Police Abuse at a 2014 BLM March Then Watched the Image Go Viral During Capitol Riot

by Lisa Larson-Walker,

Lavish Bonus? Luxury Trip? Health Benefits Brokers Will Have to Disclose What They Receive From the Insurance Industry

by Marshall Allen,

John Kerry, Biden’s Climate Czar, Talks About Saving the Planet

by Abrahm Lustgarten,

VA Secretary Focused on Smearing Woman Who Said She Was Sexually Assaulted in a VA Hospital, Probe Finds

by Isaac Arnsdorf,

Sen. David Perdue Sold His Home to a Finance Industry Official Whose Organization Was Lobbying the Senate

by Robert Faturechi,

Pistols, a Hearse and Trucks Playing Chicken: Why Some Voters Felt Harassed and Intimidated at the Polls

by Adriana Gallardo, Maryam Jameel and Ryan McCarthy,

How Dozens of Trump’s Political Appointees Will Stay in Government After Biden Takes Over

by Lydia DePillis,

Trump Races to Weaken Environmental and Worker Protections, and Implement Other Last-Minute Policies, Before Jan. 20

by Isaac Arnsdorf,

Tracking the Trump Administration’s “Midnight Regulations”

by Isaac Arnsdorf, Lydia DePillis, Dara Lind, Lisa Song, Moiz Syed and Zipporah Osei,

Georgia Senator David Perdue Privately Pushed for a Tax Break for Rich Sports Teamowners

by Robert Faturechi and Justin Elliott,

Junior Staffer Says Top Alaska Official Told Her to Keep Allegations of Misconduct Secret

by Kyle Hopkins, Anchorage Daily News,