Which Putin-Friendly Russian Oligarch Funded the Alleged Spy Who Penetrated the NRA?
Maria Butina speaks at a rally in support of legalizing handguns in Moscow, Russia.AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Maria Butina—the 29-year-old Russian who penetrated the NRA and other conservative groups and who this week was arrested and accused of functioning as a spy for Moscow—allegedly had help from from…
Judicial Watchdogs Are in Court to Make Brett Kavanaugh’s Entire Record Public
Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.Cliff Owen/AP Photo Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. A month before President Donald Trump nominated Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court in January 2017, the nonprofit court watchdog group Fix the Court had already filed a Freedom of Information Act with the US Department of Justice.…
Trump Just Nominated a Pesticide Exec to Oversee Science at the USDA
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. On Monday, while most media were still digesting President Donald Trump’s extraordinary travels abroad, the White House quietly named a long-time pesticide executive as chief scientist for the US Department of Agriculture. If approved by the Senate, Scott Hutchins will be the third major player…
Oops! Federal Officials Divulged Secret Info About Native American Artifacts
Jacob W. Frank/Planet Pix via ZUMA Wire Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. This story was originally published by Reveal and appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Federal officials mistakenly published confidential information on locations and descriptions of about 900 ancient cliff dwellings, spiritual structures, rock art panels and other Native…
“I’m Rested and Ready to Fight”—The Reverend Barber’s Battle Cry Is One for the Ages
Anne Wernikoff Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Reverend William Barber II was born just two days after the historic March on Washington, and he went on to become one of the most prominent civil rights leaders in the South. Now, fifty years after Martin Luther King Jr’s first Poor People’s…
Health Insurers Are Using Your Online Shopping Cart and Zip Code to Determine Your Rates
Insurers and data brokers are predicting your health costs based on data about things like race, marital status, how much TV you watch, whether you pay your bills on time or even buy plus-size clothing.Scanrail/Getty Images Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. This story was originally co-published by ProPublica and NPR.…