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Ken Paxton Touts His Efforts to Fight Voter Fraud. His Senate Opponent Is Now Accusing Him of Committing It.

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Texas Democrats Ask for Investigation Into Ken Paxton After Our Reporting Found He May Have Violated Election Law

10 days ago

Trump Pushes Out Remaining Members of Bipartisan Election Commission Ahead of Midterms

17 days ago

Ken Paxton Vowed to Crack Down on "Illegal Voting." He May Have Violated Texas Election Law.

19 days ago

North Carolina Democrats Propose Changes to Block GOP Power Transfers and Secrecy

1 month ago

A User's Guide to Democracy: -- Congress Works For You. Here's How to Be a Better Boss.

8 months ago

At a Great Price: -- The True Cost of the Sears Headquarters Deal

8 months ago

Big Jim: -- West Virginia's Conflicted Governor

8 months ago

Buying Your Vote: -- Dark Money and Big Data

8 months ago

Desperation Town: -- How Youngstown Gave Itself Away for the Promise of Jobs

8 months ago

Faith in Power: -- The Christian Right's Attempt to Influence Elections

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Free the Files: -- Help Unlock Election Spending

8 months ago

Politic-IL Insider: -- Analysis of Illinois' Political Issues and Personalities

8 months ago

Power Play: -- The Influence of Virginia's Biggest Utility

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The Bad Bet: -- How Illinois Bet on Video Gambling and Lost

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The Money Game: -- Tracking the Illinois Governor's Race

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The Real Bosses of New Jersey: -- How Unelected Officials Run Your Government

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Without Knowledge or Consent: -- Inside the Secret Gun Industry Project to Change America

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Missouri's Governor Is Opposed to Out-Of-State Funding, but Not for His Own Ballot Measure

1 month ago

More Than 770,000 Children Are No Longer Receiving SNAP Benefits After Trump Changes Federal Food Program

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These Republican Lawmakers Challenged Abortion Bans. Then They Faced Backlash.

1 month ago

Líderes piden a Justicia investigar presunta trama de drogas por votos tras informe de ProPublica

2 months ago

Lawmakers Ask DOJ Watchdog to Investigate Alleged Drugs-for-Votes Scheme After ProPublica Report

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A U.S. Senate Candidate Says Foreign Truckers Are Making America's Roads Unsafe. His Own Truckers Have Caused Harm.

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Líderes en Puerto Rico piden investigar presunta trama electoral después de reportaje de ProPublica

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Puerto Rico Lawmakers Call for Investigation Into Alleged Drugs-for-Votes Scheme After ProPublica Report

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Fiscales ya habían preparado un caso de drogas por votos. Bajo Trump, se les dijo que no presentaran cargos.

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Prosecutors Had a Drugs-for-Votes Scheme "Locked Up." Under Trump, They Were Told Not to Pursue Charges.

2 months ago

Meet the Mayor of a Tiny Texas Town Who Wants to Limit How Cities Can Govern

2 months ago

He Compared a Black Child to a Dog and Withheld Evidence in Death Row Cases. Now He's Running for Judge.

4 months ago

Transportation Lobbyists Have Donated Thousands to Sean Duffy's Son-in-Law as He Runs for Congress

4 months ago

Oregon Voters Overwhelmingly Said Yes to Limiting Money in Politics. Then Politicians Had Their Say.

4 months ago

How GOP Lawmakers' Power Transfers Are Reshaping Everything From Utilities to Environmental Regulation in North Carolina

6 months ago

Inside the North Carolina GOP's Decade-Long Push to Seize Power From the State's Democratic Governors

7 months ago

Senator Endorses Discredited Doctor's Book on a Chemical He Claims Treats Everything From Autism to Cancer

7 months ago

In Congress, He Said Tariffs Were Bad for Business. As Trump's Ambassador to Canada, He's Reversed Course.

7 months ago

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, Long a Defender of States' Rights, Embraces Trump's Push to Expand Presidential Power

8 months ago

ProPublica and The Texas Tribune

1 year ago

"No Separation Between Church and State": Inside a Texas Church's Training Academy for Christians Running for Office

8 months ago

Fort Worth Report and Report for America

11 months ago

"His Audience Was Really Trump": How New FBI Lead Used His Missouri AG Role to Wage a Culture War

3 months ago

ProPublica and Other News Organizations Fight to Unseal Texas AG Ken Paxton's Divorce Records

3 months ago

The Texas Redistricting Fight Has Been the Testing Ground for the Trump Administration's Latest Legal Strategy

11 months ago

Robert T. Garrett

8 months ago

How Deeply Trump Has Cut Federal Health Agencies

11 months ago

How We Tracked Workforce Reductions at Federal Health Agencies

11 months ago

These GOP Lawmakers Referred Constituents to the CFPB for Help. Then They Voted to Gut the Agency.

11 months ago

The IRS Says Churches Can Now Endorse Candidates. That Could Give Texas Pastors More Power Than Ever.

11 months ago

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton Is Outsourcing More of His Office's Work to Costly Private Lawyers

1 year ago

Why Gov. Greg Abbott Won't Release His Emails With Elon Musk

1 year ago

Utah Sen. Mike Lee Says Selling Off Public Lands Will Solve the West's Housing Crisis. Past Sales Show Otherwise.

1 year ago

Elon Musk Hired a Dozen Texas Lobbyists This Year. State Law Keeps the Extent of Their Influence Under Wraps.

9 months ago

Inside Elon Musk's Stellar Year at the Texas Capitol

1 year ago

North Dakota Ethics Commission Has No Authority to Punish Officials Violating Ethics Laws, State Leaders Argue

1 year ago

Texas Lawmakers Pull Funding for Child Identification Kits Again After Newsrooms Report They Don't Work

1 year ago

Red State Voters Approved Progressive Measures. GOP Lawmakers Are Trying to Undermine Them.

1 year ago

Texas Lawmakers Push to Enforce Election Transparency Law After Newsrooms Found School Districts Failed to Comply

1 year ago

Texas Lawmakers Are Again Pushing to Spend Millions on Kits to Find Missing Kids. Experts Say They Don't Work.

1 year ago

The Untold Story of How Ed Martin Ghostwrote Online Attacks Against a Judge — and Still Became a Top Trump Prosecutor

1 year ago

North Carolina Lawmakers Ask for Investigation Into Funding Disruptions for Sexual Abuse Survivors

1 year ago

Texas AG Ken Paxton Won't Face Federal Corruption Charges as He Gains Momentum for Likely Senate Run

1 year ago

How Elon Musk, George Soros and Other Billionaires Are Shaping the Most Expensive Court Race in U.S. History

1 year ago

A Political Power Grab Redirected Funds for North Carolina's Sexual Abuse Survivors. Women in Crisis Paid the Price.

1 year ago

How Texas Conservatives Use At-Large School Board Elections to Influence What Students Learn

1 year ago

How a Push to Amend the Constitution Could Help Trump Expand Presidential Power

1 year ago

Secretive D.C. Influence Project Appears to Be Running a Group House for Right-Wing Lawmakers

1 year ago