Paul Ryan’s Super PAC Is Flooding Congressional Races With Misinformation About Democrats
A corporate-backed Super PAC selectively edited a 3-year-old interview with a Democratic candidate for an Illinois House seat.
Politics
Koch-Funded Think Tank Linked to George Mason University Is Now Pretending It’s Not Part of George Mason University
The Mercatus Center, a Koch-funded think tank housed within George Mason University, wants to have it both ways.
Trump Administration Plans U.N. Meeting to Ramp Up the International Drug War
Donald Trump plans to open the U.N. General Assembly with a meeting to rally likeminded countries to crack down on drugs.
Voices
Time to Kill the Zombie Argument: Another Study Shows Trump Won Because of Racial Anxieties — Not Economic Distress
Three previous studies found a link between cultural anxiety and Trump voters. Now a fourth, from the Voter Study Group, finds the same connections.
Supreme Privilege
Attorney Sent Letter to Chuck Grassley and Dianne Feinstein Claiming Federal Court Employees Willing to Speak About Brett Kavanaugh
Federal court employees, under the right circumstances, are willing to speak to the Judiciary Committee about Brett Kavanaugh and Alex Kozinski.
DSA’s Julia Salazar Is Headed to the New York State Senate
Housing rights elevated Julia Salazar into the state Senate.
A Grassroots Uprising in Amish Country Begins to Find Meaning in Politics
The civic muscle is being exercised in Jess King's unlikely drive to flip a deeply red district. It's paying surprising dividends along the way.
Verizon Leaves Right-Wing Legislative Group ALEC Over Its Invitation to Anti-Muslim Activist David Horowitz
The infamous anti-Muslim activist David Horowitz is becoming a political liability for Republicans.
Supreme Privilege
Facebook Suppressed a Story About Brett Kavanaugh's Opposition to Roe v. Wade. We're Republishing It.
The Weekly Standard is empowered by Facebook to “fact check” rival publications. Here's a story they deemed false.
Pentagon Refuses to Disclose Identity of Foreign Country Contacted About Trump’s Military Parade
Emails from the Pentagon reveal redacted communications between Veterans Day Parade planners and an unknown foreign government.