Political Campaigns Are Pitching Donor-Match Programs That Might Not Exist
Nikolas Joao Kokovlis/Sopa/Zuma As the Democratic presidential candidates wound down their second debate in Detroit last month, Donald Trump’s fundraising committee blasted out an email decrying the “socialist circus” with a tempting offer to supporters of the president. “Our biggest fundraising deadline of the year is just 3 hours away, and we are still well…
Is Sen. Richard Burr Investigating Trump’s Russia Ties—or Helping to Cover Them Up?
Tim Bower Richard Burr was contrite. It was late February 2017, and the Washington Post had just exposed the North Carolina Republican and chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee for running damage control for the Trump administration over its mounting Russia scandal. Along with Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.), his counterpart on the House Intelligence Committee,…
They Got Their Voting Rights Back, But Will They Go to the Polls?
Detric Linner, 41, is considering voting for the first time. Akasha Rabut/The Marshall Project This article was originally published by The Marshall Project, a nonprofit news organization covering the U.S. criminal justice system. Sign up for their newsletter, or follow The Marshall Project on Facebook or Twitter. Most Sundays, Clint Williams attends service at one…
Elizabeth Warren Just Released Her Plan to Reduce Gun Violence—by 80 Percent
Justin Sullivan/Getty The deadly shootings last week in Dayton, Ohio, and El Paso, Texas, catapulted gun violence to the forefront of the Democratic presidential primary. Now Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) has laid out a detailed plan to combat the problem. The proposals, which Warren says will reduce deaths from gun violence by 80 percent, were…
The Impractical, Unsophisticated, Very Necessary Long-Shot Campaign to Unseat Nancy Pelosi
Compliments Shahid Buttar for Congress “I’m pretty sure,” says the man running to unseat Nancy Pelosi, “I am the only congressional candidate in the history of the republic who has spent time at Burning Man rhyming about the climate crisis and police violence and the role of immigrants in our community.” Shahid Buttar is laughing…
Some North Carolina Sheriffs Refuse to Comply With ICE. Republicans Have a Plan to Thwart Them.
YouTube / Garry Mcfadden 4Sherrif On the day his office stopped complying with Immigration and Customs Enforcement, newly elected Sheriff Garry McFadden of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, invited immigrant activists to his offices to celebrate. Grinning, he cut into a white sheet cake that featured “287(g)” in black print at its center, slashed through with…