Election 2020
Locked in Tight Race, GOP Sen. Dan Sullivan Caught in Environmental Scandal
Democratic challenger Al Gross is running an ad blitz blasting Sullivan for his ties to Pebble Mine, a controversial Alaskan mining project.
Politics
Voices
The New York Times Guild Once Again Demands Censorship of Colleagues
The union demanded “sensitivity readers” for their colleagues. Now they’re angry that a columnist wrote about a major controversy.
Voices
New Documents Reveal How the Animal Agriculture Industry Surveils and Punishes Critics
A respected Bay Area veterinarian endures widespread attacks following an industry "alert" about her criticisms of factory farms.
The War on Immigrants
He Sought Asylum After MS-13 Tried to Kill Him. Amy Coney Barrett Sent Him Back Into Danger.
Barrett has a thin record on immigration but could play a key role in this hyperpartisan area of law on the Supreme Court.
Election 2020
The DCCC Is Stepping Up for Two Left Candidates While Progressive Groups Step Back
Kara Eastman and Dana Balter are giving the left a chance to show that it can win swing districts. But progressive organizations are playing a minimal role.
The Coronavirus Crisis
Fed Lending Saved Corporate America. It Could Do the Same for Cities and States.
Local budgets are facing a wave of austerity that could be avoided with low-interest lending by the Fed, a new report suggests.
The House Just Passed Another “Save Our Seas” Act. Here’s Why It Won’t.
“There’s a reason the plastics industry likes this. It’s because they don’t really have to do anything.”
Mitch McConnell Put the Senate in Recess. What Happens Now?
Mitch McConnell had the advantage in advancing Amy Coney Barrett’s Supreme Court nomination, but can he marshal his forces?
Homeland Security Wants to Erase Its History of Misconduct
U.S. Customs and Border Protection wants to destroy thousands of complaint records it claims have no historical value.
The Coronavirus Crisis
Infected Trump Returns to White House, Risking Lives Just to Shoot Video Pro-Virus PSA
The infected president removed his mask, endangering White House staff to record a video downplaying Covid-19.