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Trump’s Tangled Relationship With Saudi Arabia — “Trump, Inc.” Podcast Extra
by Charles Herman, WNYC The disappearance of Washington Post contributor Jamal Khashoggi at a Saudi consulate has brought renewed attention to what’s been true for years: The United States — and its...
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Explore Racial Disparities in Hundreds of Illinois Schools and Districts
by David Eads This week, ProPublica launched “Miseducation,” an interactive database where you can search, examine and compare racial disparities in thousands of schools and school districts across...
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Amid Protest in Liberia, Its Vice President Gets List of Demands About More...
by Finlay Young for ProPublica A large group of protesters marched on Thursday through Liberia’s capital, Monrovia, delivering a list of demands to top government officials, international...
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St. Luke’s in Houston Replaces Heart Transplant Surgical Director After...
by Mike Hixenbaugh, Houston Chronicle, and Charles Ornstein, ProPublica Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center announced Friday that it has hired two new cardiac surgeons to lead its embattled heart...
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How to “Follow the Money” When It Comes to Political Campaigns
by Cynthia Gordy Giwa Why do we care about money in politics? There’s a phrase that pops up a lot when investigative journalists talk about politics: Follow the money. It won’t lead you to uncover...
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Inside a Trump Project that Failed. Spoiler: The Trumps Still Won.
by Peter Elkind In November 2007, The Wall Street Journal infuriated Donald Trump with an article that dissected his recent real estate setbacks. Headlined “Stalled Condo Projects Tarnish Trump’s...
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Florida Mailer Leaves Voters Confused, Concerned
Some Florida voters who already sent in their ballots received official-looking flyers in the mail saying they hadn’t voted yet. The flyers turned out to have been sent by a political group, not by...
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Political Group Behind Confusing Florida Mailers
People across Florida received mailers warning, erroneously in some cases, that their vote-by-mail ballots had not yet been returned. The mailers were sent by a Democratic political action committee,...
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Democratic Mailer in Texas Referred to Attorney General’s Office
by Blake Paterson The Texas secretary of state’s office has asked the state’s attorney general to investigate a mailer sent by the state’s Democratic Party this year that critics say could entice...
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Early Voting Turnout in Idaho Far Larger Than Expected
State officials reported high turnout in the first week of early voting, drawing comparisons to presidential election years. Wait times at one mobile voting location in Ada County, the state’s...
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Chicago City Clerk Calls for Reforms of Vehicle Sticker Program
by Melissa Sanchez, ProPublica, and Elliott Ramos, WBEZ City Clerk Anna Valencia on Tuesday called for changes to Chicago’s vehicle sticker program to help low-income drivers, saying that “what has...
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Trump and Taxes: The Art of the Dodge — “Trump, Inc.” Podcast
by Nick Varchaver From the moment during the presidential campaign that Donald Trump broke decades of precedent and declined to release his personal tax returns, the issue of Trump and the taxes he...
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Thousands of Colorado Voters Still Waiting for Mail Ballots
A quarter of voters in Adams County have not yet received their mail-in ballots, including some in a heavily contested congressional race. The issue remains under investigation by the county clerk.
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ProPublica and New York Public Library to Host “Irregular Order: How Congress...
by ProPublica Congress’ approval ratings over the past decade have been at their lowest in polling history. But when people say the legislative branch is “broken” and can’t get anything done, they are...
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4 Members of Violent White Supremacist Group Face Riot Charges, Federal...
by A.C. Thompson Federal authorities announced riot charges against four members of the Rise Above Movement, a violent white supremacist group based in California. The charges relate to assaults...
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Trump Official Did Undisclosed Work With Scandal-Plagued GOP Fundraiser
by Justin Elliott A current State Department official helped a top fundraiser for Donald Trump arrange meetings with U.S. senators and Angolan officials in early 2017, according to emails obtained by...
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Texas County Reverses Ban on Liberal T-Shirts
Following coverage from Electionland partner the Houston Chronicle, the Harris County Clerk’s Office reversed instructions singling out voters who were wearing T-shirts promoting three progressive...
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Nearly 47,000 Voter Registrations Still Flagged Under Georgia’s “Exact Match”...
The policy compares voter registration applications against government records and flags those that don’t match up exactly. Affected voters can still cast their ballots if they present valid ID at the...
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Georgia’s “Exact Match” Law: Whose Registrations Are on Hold?
Electionland partner GPB News analyzed the Georgia voter registrations that are “pending” because of mismatched names, addresses and Social Security numbers. Here’s a look at the figures.
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