Bloomberg Campaign Ran Ads Asking Voters How He Should Spend His Money
It is unclear whether the campaign’s Facebook ads refer to Bloomberg’s personal spending or spending by his foundation. The latter would be legally risky.
Politics
In Iowa, How Bernie Sanders Won a Trilingual Satellite Caucus
Inside one of the satellite caucuses that could put the Democratic presidential candidate over the top in the state.
Congress Quietly Adopts Exxon Mobil-Backed Law Promoting New Gas Pipeline, Arms to Cyprus
The authorization of support for a new pipeline in the Mediterranean never received a hearing, up-or-down vote, or open debate.
Nontraditional Voters at Iowa Satellite Caucuses Could Tip the Balance to Bernie Sanders
Forty-one delegates are up for grabs in the satellite caucuses. Only the Sanders campaign invested in winning them.
Election Insecurity
The Iowa Democratic Party Did the Opposite of What It Should Have Done to Secure Its Disastrous App
Hiding the details of how a computer system works does nothing to make it more secure; election systems should instead rely on “open design.”
Voices
House Democrats Rushed Donald Trump's Impeachment, Handing Him an Election Year Gift
A key lesson of Watergate was that regicide takes time.
New Details Show How Deeply Iowa Caucus App Developer Was Embedded in Democratic Establishment
The high-profile liberal firm Acronym is denying it played a role in the Iowa caucus debacle. But Acronym and the app developer, Shadow, are deeply intertwined.
Voices
Fear Is the Democracy Killer, Not Hackers
An app caused problems counting votes in Iowa. But our attitude of assuming the cyber-worst at every cyber-turn will lead to a cynical electorate.
Sanders Campaign's Internal Caucus Numbers Show Them Leading Iowa, With Biden a Distant Fourth
The internal numbers, with 40 percent of Iowa precincts, put Bernie Sanders at 29.7 percent of the vote, closely followed by Pete Buttigieg at 24.6 percent.
As a Prosecutor, Amy Klobuchar Went After Somali Users of Khat, an Herbal Stimulant
Criminal justice scholars say that khat, an herbal stimulant used in parts of Northeast Africa and the Arabian peninsula, is no more harmful than tobacco.