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Fact-checking misleading attacks on the HR 1 voting rights bill

Fact-checking misleading attacks on the HR 1 voting rights bill

By Amy Sherman • March 5, 2021
Three-hour delay: A Pentagon-National Guard timeline for Jan. 6

Three-hour delay: A Pentagon-National Guard timeline for Jan. 6

By Louis Jacobson • March 5, 2021
What’s in the revamped pandemic and stimulus bill now in the Senate?

What’s in the revamped pandemic and stimulus bill now in the Senate?

By Jon Greenberg • March 5, 2021
What Biden said during CNN town hall about China, Uyghur genocide

What Biden said during CNN town hall about China, Uyghur genocide

By Sudiksha Kochi • March 4, 2021
What the Equality Act debate gets wrong about gender, sex

What the Equality Act debate gets wrong about gender, sex

By Daniel Funke • March 4, 2021
Trump fans pose a hypothetical: Could Donald Trump become speaker, then president in 2023?

Trump fans pose a hypothetical: Could Donald Trump become speaker, then president in 2023?

By Louis Jacobson • March 3, 2021
Are gas prices going up? And is it Joe Biden’s fault?

Are gas prices going up? And is it Joe Biden’s fault?

By Louis Jacobson • March 2, 2021
Sorting out how politics, policies swirl around N.Y.’s nursing home Covid-19 mortality rates

Sorting out how politics, policies swirl around N.Y.’s nursing home Covid-19 mortality rates

By Michelle Andrews • March 2, 2021
Meet Section 230: ‘the most important law protecting internet speech’

Meet Section 230: ‘the most important law protecting internet speech’

By Daniel Funke • March 1, 2021
Fact-checking claims about deportations in Biden's first month

Fact-checking claims about deportations in Biden's first month

By Miriam Valverde • February 26, 2021
Some research suggests Biden’s school reopening goal has already been achieved

Some research suggests Biden’s school reopening goal has already been achieved

By Ciara O'Rourke • February 25, 2021
Sacramento Could Be One Of First Cities To Reform Single-Family Zoning. Here’s How It Would Work.

Sacramento Could Be One Of First Cities To Reform Single-Family Zoning. Here’s How It Would Work.

By Chris Nichols • February 25, 2021
Joe Biden’s plan to cut child poverty by half: What you need to know

Joe Biden’s plan to cut child poverty by half: What you need to know

By Louis Jacobson • February 25, 2021
Steve Scalise won’t say election was not stolen. Who else won’t?

Steve Scalise won’t say election was not stolen. Who else won’t?

By Jon Greenberg • February 24, 2021
One year in: How does COVID-19’s toll compare with other causes of death?

One year in: How does COVID-19’s toll compare with other causes of death?

By Louis Jacobson • February 23, 2021
What we know about Capitol Police officer Brian Sicknick’s death

What we know about Capitol Police officer Brian Sicknick’s death

By Bill McCarthy • February 22, 2021
Are COVID-19 vaccines safe for pregnant women? Here’s what we know, and don’t know

Are COVID-19 vaccines safe for pregnant women? Here’s what we know, and don’t know

By Samantha Putterman • February 19, 2021
How Fox News, far-right TV blamed green energy for Texas’ power outages

How Fox News, far-right TV blamed green energy for Texas’ power outages

By Bill McCarthy • February 19, 2021
How to stay warm without power in a winter storm

How to stay warm without power in a winter storm

By Daniel Funke • February 18, 2021
In Context: What Joe Biden said about the vaccine supply he found when he took office

In Context: What Joe Biden said about the vaccine supply he found when he took office

By Jon Greenberg • February 18, 2021