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Text Messages Show Top Trump Campaign Fundraiser’s Key Role Planning The Rally That Preceded The Siege
Caroline Wren, a Trump fundraiser, is listed as a “VIP Advisor” in a National Park Service permit for the Jan. 6th rally at the Ellipse. Text messages and a planning memo show the title downplays the active role she played in organizing the event.
02.01.21 | 10:08 am
‘We’ve Let The Worst Happen’: Reflecting On 400,000 Dead
A check-in with ProPublica health care reporter Caroline Chen on the toll COVID-19 has taken on the country and what to expect from a new president.
01.25.21 | 10:19 am
FLINT, MI - JANUARY 23:  The City of Flint Water Plant is illuminated by moonlight on January 23, 2016 in Flint, Michigan.  Flint's contaminated water supply has led to the city having a federal state of emergency declared.  (Photo by Brett Carlsen/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** FLINT, MI - JANUARY 23:  The City of Flint Water Plant is illuminated by moonlight on January 23, 2016 in Flint, Michigan.  Flint's contaminated water supply has led to the city having a federal state of emergency declared.  (Photo by Brett Carlsen/Getty Images) *** Local Caption ***
The Unfinished Business Of Flint’s Water Crisis
Criminal charges and a class-action settlement may seem like the last chapter in Flint’s story, but many of the most important reforms at the root of the city’s water crisis remain undone.
01.22.21 | 11:10 am
‘Where They Countin’ the Votes?!’: New Video Details Tense Moments As Capitol Mob Sought Out Lawmakers
New video, found in an archive of data uploaded to Parler, includes a fresh look at the mob’s confrontation with Eugene Goodman, the officer credited for luring rioters away from senators during the early moments of the Capitol riot.
01.15.21 | 10:59 am
‘No One Took Us Seriously’: Black Cops Warned About Racist Capitol Police Officers For Years
Allegations of racism against the Capitol Police are nothing new: Over 250 Black cops have sued the department since 2001. Some of those former officers now say it’s no surprise white nationalists were able to storm the building.
01.14.21 | 10:57 am
States With Few COVID-19 Restrictions Are Spreading the Virus Beyond Their Borders
Lax states are attracting shoppers and students from stricter neighbors — and sending back COVID-19 cases. The imbalance underscores the lack of a national policy.
12.01.20 | 10:52 am
DOJ Frees Federal Prosecutors To Take Steps That Could Interfere With Elections, Weakening Long-Standing Policy
In an internal announcement, the Justice Department created an exception to a decadeslong policy meant to prevent prosecutors from taking overt investigative steps that might affect the outcome of the vote.
10.07.20 | 1:22 pm
Poorly Protected Postal Workers Are Catching COVID-19 by the Thousands. It’s One More Threat to Voting by Mail.
More than 50,000 workers have taken time off for virus-related reasons, slowing mail delivery. The Postal Service doesn’t test employees or check their temperatures, and its contact tracing is erratic.
09.18.20 | 10:38 am