Donald Trump’s lawyers told the court that no one would give him a bond. Then he got a lifeline, but they didn’t tell the judges. politics Article 1122 words 39 votes
As elections loom, US Congressional maps challenged as discriminatory will remain in place politics Article 1432 words 8 votes
Donald Trump built a national debt so big (even before the pandemic) that it’ll weigh down the US economy for years [published 2021] politics Article 2379 words 41 votes
Years ago, the all-white judges of a Louisiana appellate court decided, in secret, to systematically ignore petitions filed by prisoners, most of them black Article 8345 words 83 votes
Leonard Leo: The man behind the Republican US Supreme Court majority politics Article 9561 words 24 votes
If you are in the US, that cardboard box in your home is likely fueling election denial politics Article 2480 words 26 votes
Clarence Thomas’ thirty-eight vacations: The other billionaires who have treated the US Supreme Court Justice to luxury travel politics Article 4381 words 54 votes
Billionaire Harlan Crow bought property from Clarence Thomas. The US Justice didn’t disclose the deal. politics Article 1693 words 24 votes
Inside Donald Trump and Bill Barr's last-minute killing spree: The outgoing administration is using its final days to execute the most federal prisoners since World War II politics Article 4043 words 12 votes
For election administrators in the US, death threats have become part of the job politics Article 1881 words 10 votes
How McKinsey helped the Trump administration carry out its immigration policies politics Article 1962 words 7 votes
Gov. Jim Justice is West Virginia’s richest man and owns its most storied resort. When lobbyists and state agencies book there, he profits. politics Article 5791 words 9 votes
At least one in three Alaska villages has no local law enforcement. Sexual abuse runs rampant, public safety resources are scarce, and Gov. Mike Dunleavy wants to cut the budget. politics Article 5645 words 18 votes
Saudi fugitives accused of serious crimes get help to flee while US officials look the other way politics Article 4758 words 4 votes
The shadow rulers of the Veterans Affairs - How Marvel Entertainment chairman Ike Perlmutter and two other Mar-a-Lago members are secretly shaping the Trump administration’s veterans policies politics Article 4009 words 5 votes