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Top FEC Official’s Undisclosed Ties to Trump Raise Concerns Over Agency Neutrality
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A top Federal Election Commission official, whose division regulates campaign cash, has shown support for President Trump and has close ties to his 2016 campaign attorney, Don McGahn. Experts said the actions raise questions about impartiality.
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ProPublica New: A top Federal Election Commission official, whose division regulates campaign cash, has shown support for President Trump and has close ties to his 2016 campaign attorney, Don McGahn. Experts said the actions raise questions about impartiality. 91d
What to Do If You Change Your Mind About Voting by Mail
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Maybe you requested a mail ballot, but changed your mind and want to vote in person. This is what you can do in every state if you’ve changed your mind about how you want to cast your vote.
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ProPublica Maybe you requested a mail ballot, but changed your mind and want to vote in person. This is what you can do in every state if you’ve changed your mind about how you want to cast your vote. 91d
Veterans Affairs Secretary Headlines GOP Fundraiser as COVID-19 Cases Surge
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Electioneering by a cabinet secretary is unusual by historical standards, but Trump administration officials continue to show no reluctance to play politics.
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ProPublica Electioneering by a cabinet secretary is unusual by historical standards, but Trump administration officials continue to show no reluctance to play politics. 93d
How to Spot (and Fight) Election Misinformation
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Misinformation and disinformation, especially online, continue to play a huge role in the 2020 election. Learn more about the types of false information you’re likely to come across this year — and how you can help fight it.
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ProPublica Misinformation and disinformation, especially online, continue to play a huge role in the 2020 election. Learn more about the types of false information you’re likely to come across this year — and how you can help fight it. 95d
Pennsylvania’s New Vote-by-Mail Law Expands Access for Everyone Except the Poor
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In America’s poorest big city, language barriers, unstable housing and lack of internet access make voting by mail difficult. So low-income Philadelphia residents will be voting in person, if at all.
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ProPublica In America’s poorest big city, language barriers, unstable housing and lack of internet access make voting by mail difficult. So low-income Philadelphia residents will be voting in person, if at all. 95d
Not Mentioned in Cuomo’s Coronavirus Book: How Many Nursing Home Residents Died in New York
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Cuomo’s new book on leadership, published as the pandemic continues to ravage America, touts his willingness to speak hard truths about the pandemic. Why then has he still not said how many nursing home residents perished on his watch?
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ProPublica New: Cuomo’s new book on leadership, published as the pandemic continues to ravage America, touts his willingness to speak hard truths about the pandemic. Why then has he still not said how many nursing home residents perished on his watch? 95d
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ProPublica Cuomo’s new book on leadership, published as the pandemic continues to ravage America, touts his willingness to speak hard truths about the pandemic. Why then has he still not said how many nursing home residents perished on his watch? 95d
A Trump Tax Break To Help The Poor Went To a Rich GOP Donor’s Superyacht Marina — ProPublica
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Wealthy donors Wayne Huizenga Jr. and Jeff Vinik lobbied then-Gov. Rick Scott for the lucrative tax break — and won it. Poorer communities lost out.
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ProPublica Trump boasted at #Debates2020 that his Opportunity Zone tax breaks helped Black Americans. We've reported numerous instances where they benefited wealthy Whites. In FL, wealthy GOP donors successfully lobbied for a break for a superyacht marina 96d
A Guide to In-Person Voting vs. Mail-In Voting
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In 2020, every state’s voting process has changed in response to the coronavirus. Regardless of whether you plan to vote in person or by mail, there are many things to consider. Here are some of the most important.
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ProPublica New: In 2020, every state’s voting process has changed in response to the coronavirus. Regardless of whether you plan to vote in person or by mail, there are many things to consider. Here are some of the most important. 97d
The Fed Saved the Economy but Is Threatening Trillions of Dollars Worth of Middle-Class Retirement
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The Federal Reserve has bailed out the stock and bond markets and stabilized the economy with its rock-bottom rates — but at the expense of Social Security and pension funds.
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ProPublica The Federal Reserve has bailed out the stock and bond markets and stabilized the economy with its rock-bottom rates — but at the expense of Social Security and pension funds. 98d
The EPA Refuses to Reduce Pollutants Linked to Coronavirus Deaths
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Particulate matter kills people. That was true before the pandemic, and new research has tied it to coronavirus deaths. But the EPA is ignoring scientists who say stricter particulate matter limits could prevent tens of thousands of early deaths.
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ProPublica New: Particulate matter kills people. That was true before the pandemic, and new research has tied it to coronavirus deaths. But the EPA is ignoring scientists who say stricter particulate matter limits could prevent tens of thousands of early deaths. 98d
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ProPublica Particulate matter kills people. That was true before the pandemic, and new research has tied it to coronavirus deaths. But the EPA is ignoring scientists who say stricter particulate matter limits could prevent tens of thousands of early deaths. 94d
New Bill Aims to End Racial Disparities in Amputations
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Informed by a ProPublica article investigating why Black Americans were three times more likely to undergo diabetic amputations, five members of congress are working to fund screening and enhance diagnostics in an effort to save limbs.
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ProPublica Informed by a ProPublica article investigating why Black Americans were three times more likely to undergo diabetic amputations, five members of congress are working to fund screening and enhance diagnostics in an effort to save limbs. 98d
Mendham GOP tells voters they can't vote in person. That's not true
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New Jersey's new election rules allow for in-person voting, but most voters will use paper ballots.
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ProPublica Republicans in one New Jersey town are telling voters they will not be able to vote in person on Nov. 3 unless they are visually impaired. That is not true. From partner 98d
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ProPublica Republicans in one New Jersey town are telling voters they will not be able to vote in person on Nov. 3 unless they are visually impaired. That is not true. From partner 96d
“Trumpcare” Does Not Exist. Nevertheless Facebook and Google Cash In on Misleading Ads for “Garbage” Health Insurance.
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The thousands of “Trumpcare” ads Facebook and Google have published show that the shadowy “lead generation” economy has a happy home on the platforms — and even big names like UnitedHealthcare take part.
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ProPublica It's simply not a thing. That hasn't stopped , from making money off thousands of misleading ads, and from cashing in on the phrasing too. A look at the hidden "lead generation" economy powered by shady brokers and made-up terms. 98d
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ProPublica The thousands of “Trumpcare” ads Facebook and Google have published show that the shadowy “lead generation” economy has a happy home on the platforms — and even big names like UnitedHealthcare take part. 94d
The Trump Administration Allowed Aviation Companies to Take Bailout Funds and Lay Off Workers, Says House Report
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Instead of using bailout money to keep workers, at least two companies restored the full pay of their top management.
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ProPublica Instead of using bailout money to keep workers, at least two companies restored the full pay of their top management. 100d
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ProPublica Instead of using bailout money to keep workers, at least two companies restored the full pay of their top management. 93d
Why Do Nonwhite Georgia Voters Have to Wait in Line for Hours? Their Numbers Have Soared, and Their Polling Places Have Dwindled.
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The state’s voter rolls have grown by nearly 2 million since the U.S. Supreme Court gutted the Voting Rights Act in 2013, but polling locations have been cut by almost 10%, with Metro Atlanta hit particularly hard.
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ProPublica New: The state’s voter rolls have grown by nearly 2 million since the U.S. Supreme Court gutted the Voting Rights Act in 2013, but polling locations have been cut by almost 10%, with Metro Atlanta hit particularly hard. 102d
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ProPublica The state’s voter rolls have grown by nearly 2 million since the U.S. Supreme Court gutted the Voting Rights Act in 2013, but polling locations have been cut by almost 10%, with Metro Atlanta hit particularly hard. 100d
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ProPublica Why do nonwhite Georgia voters have to wait in line for hours? via & 98d
Pennsylvania’s Rejection of 372,000 Ballot Applications Bewilders Voters and Strains Election Staff
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Most rejected applications were deemed duplicates because voters had unwittingly checked a request box during the primary. The administrative nightmare highlights the difficulty of ramping up mail-in voting on the fly.
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ProPublica About 336,000 ballot applications were denied as duplicates, primarily because people who requested mail-in ballots for the state’s June primary did not realize that they had checked a box to be sent ballots for the general election. 102d
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ProPublica About 336,000 ballot applications were denied as duplicates, primarily because people who requested mail-in ballots for the state’s June primary did not realize that they had checked a box to be sent ballots for the general election. 92d
Inside the Fall of the CDC
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How the world’s greatest public health organization was brought to its knees by a virus, the president and the capitulation of its own leaders, causing damage that could last much longer than the coronavirus.
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ProPublica New: How the world’s greatest public health organization was brought to its knees by a virus, the president and the capitulation of its own leaders, causing damage that could last much longer than the coronavirus. 103d
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ProPublica How the world’s greatest public health organization was brought to its knees by a virus, the president and the capitulation of its own leaders, causing damage that could last much longer than the coronavirus. 103d
New Maps Show How Climate Change is Making California’s “Fire Weather” Worse
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On California’s fall fire days — days with high temperatures and wind speeds, as well as low humidity — all it takes is a spark from a downed power line to start an inferno. New research indicates that they’re about to become a lot more common.
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ProPublica New: On California’s fall fire days — days with high temperatures and wind speeds, as well as low humidity — all it takes is a spark from a downed power line to start an inferno. New research indicates that they’re about to become a lot more common. 105d
New Eyewitness Accounts: Feds Didn’t Identify Themselves Before Opening Fire on Portland Antifa Suspect
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Local law enforcement officers deputized as U.S. Marshals have given conflicting accounts of the shooting. Witnesses say they heard no warning before the agents shot Michael Reinoehl dead, an outcome President Trump termed “retribution.’’
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ProPublica New: Local law enforcement officers deputized as U.S. Marshals have given conflicting accounts of the shooting. Witnesses say they heard no warning before the agents shot Michael Reinoehl dead, an outcome President Trump termed “retribution.’’ 105d
Robert Lighthizer Blew Up 60 Years of Trade Policy. Nobody Knows What Happens Next.
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Trump’s trade representative joined the administration with one mission: Bring factory jobs back from overseas. The results so far? Endless trade wars, alienated allies, and a manufacturing recession.
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ProPublica New: Trump’s trade representative joined the administration with one mission: Bring factory jobs back from overseas. The results so far? Endless trade wars, alienated allies, and a manufacturing recession. 106d
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ProPublica Also on trade & tariffs, we just reported on how the Trump administration wanted to bring factory jobs back to the US but its policy has thus far resulted in endless trade wars and a manufacturing recession. #Debates2020 96d
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ProPublica The promised benefits of the upheaval to trade policy are hard to see. The gap between American imports and exports of goods is as big as it’s ever been, while manufacturing output and job growth flatlined in 2019. 92d