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A grocery-store ad about Israel, American household costs and the Michigan Senate race triggered accusations of antisemitism. The larger story lies in what the ad
Defense contractor Navatek secretly funded a super PAC supporting Susan Collins and later became the focus of a wider FBI bribery investigation involving powerful lawmakers.
Can politicians bury scandals by overwhelming the news? Research shows that strategic timing and news congestion can reduce scrutiny, while the evidence that flooding reliably
Federal judges have attended World Jewish Congress trips to Israel, while Israeli diplomatic offices have financed separate delegations of Georgia legal professionals. We examine the
The FEC’s electronic filing system went down during the final pre-election disclosure window after a reported hacking attempt. Federal watchdogs had already warned about security
Millions of Epstein records have been released, Congress has questioned powerful figures, and new lawsuits and investigations are underway. Yet criminal accountability remains limited. This
A YES vote on California’s Proposition 40 may not be enough: the state’s official analyses say a court could block it if Proposition 41 or
A Cleveland station says police found Amy Acton’s stepfather living in a tent during her childhood. CBS reports campaign records show the family lived there
The man who challenged Abdul El-Sayed at a viral Michigan town hall was Thomas Teepell, a former Josh Hawley aide. His father’s political consulting firm
Judicial elections ask more than one question. Learn how to distinguish a candidate’s individual qualifications from the experience they bring to the wider judiciary, without
