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Apr 1 · 3 min read ·US Policy

Trump's Mail-In Ballot Crackdown

Trump signed an executive order directing the government to build a national voter list and restrict who gets a mail-in ballot. Legal experts say he can't do any of it.

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Apr 1 · 3 min read ·US Policy

Colorado's Conversion Therapy Ban Just Died

The Supreme Court ruled 8-1 that banning conversion therapy violates the First Amendment. More than 20 states have similar laws. They're all in trouble.

Apr 1 · 4 min read ·US Policy

Trump v. the 14th Amendment

The Supreme Court hears oral arguments Wednesday on whether Trump can end birthright citizenship.

Apr 1 · 3 min read ·US Policy

Ballroom Construction Has to Stop

A federal judge just ruled Trump can't build his $400 million White House ballroom without Congress. The DOJ appealed in 90 minutes.

Mar 31 · 5 min read ·US Policy

Kash Patel's Enemies List

He told the Senate he'd never use the FBI for political revenge. Fourteen months later, he's firing agents, reopening closed cases, and going after a gubernatorial frontrunner.

Mar 31 · 5 min read ·US Policy

Trump v. the 14th Amendment

The Supreme Court hears oral arguments Wednesday on whether Trump can end birthright citizenship.

Mar 30 · 4 min read ·US Policy

Trump's Ballhouse

Fake windows, stairs to nowhere, and 32,000 furious comments on a $400 million ballroom.

Mar 30 · 3 min read ·US Policy

TSA Is Getting Paid Again

TSA officers went 87 days without pay. Paychecks are finally coming -- but normal is still weeks away.

Mar 30 · 3 min read ·US Policy

The Pope vs. the President

The first American pope told the president God rejects his war. Evangelicals disagree.

Mar 30 · 5 min read ·US Policy

No Kings Day

Up to 9 million Americans marched. No one agrees on what happens next.

Mar 30 · 4 min read ·US Policy

The Jackie Fielder Problem

SF's youngest supervisor won a landslide 14 months ago. Now she's in a hospital planning to resign.

Mar 30 · 3 min read ·US Policy

CPAC's Iran War Problem

Trump skipped CPAC for the first time in a decade. The people who showed up couldn't agree on his war.

Mar 26 · 3 min read ·US Policy

Should Social Security Pay Six Figures?

The trust fund runs out in 2032. One proposal says the fix starts with capping what the wealthy collect.

Mar 26 · 3 min read ·US Policy

Should Social Security Pay Six Figures?

The trust fund runs out in 2032. One proposal says the fix starts with capping what the wealthy collect.

Mar 25 · 2 min read ·US Policy

A Democrat Just Won Trump's Backyard

Emily Gregory flipped the Mar-a-Lago district by 766 votes. Republicans haven't flipped a single seat since January.

Mar 24 · 3 min read ·US Policy

The LaGuardia Crash Was Preventable

A single controller, a fire truck, and a landing plane -- the system failed exactly how experts said it would

Mar 24 · 3 min read ·US Policy

Trump Sues Harvard

Two lawsuits, $2.6 billion on the line

Mar 24 · 3 min read ·US Policy

When Does Election Day End?

The Supreme Court heard arguments that could kill mail ballot grace periods in 30 states before November

Mar 24 · 4 min read ·US Policy

Hawaii's Worst Flood in 20 Years

36 inches of rain. A 120-year-old dam. Zero deaths. And FEMA running on fumes.

Mar 23 · 4 min read ·US Policy

ICE Will Screen Your Carry-On

400 TSA agents quit. 2.5-hour security lines. So Trump sent in immigration cops.