Analysis

Dissecting the bid to disqualify Marjorie Taylor Greene for insurrection

It seems unlikely she'll be kept off the ballot for her Jan. 6-related actions. But the machinations matter.

By Aaron BlakeApril 20, 2022
Analysis

The rise of solo judges halting nationwide policies

It has happened with greater frequency in recent years, especially with Donald Trump — and now with a judge halting President Biden's transit mask mandate.

By Aaron BlakeApril 20, 2022
Analysis

The most interesting Republican primaries of 2022

From Pennsylvania to Ohio, Trump has staked his reputation on endorsing controversial candidates — and that could determine which party controls the Senate next year.

By Amber PhillipsApril 20, 2022
Analysis

The judge who nixed the transit mask mandate and her logic, explained

Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle decided the mandate didn't meet the definition of "sanitation." Even the dictionaries she cited suggest the definition is broader than the one she chose.

By Aaron BlakeApril 19, 2022
Analysis

The troublesome U.S. booster gap

Only about 30 percent of Americans — and half of vaccinated adults — have been boosted, a rate far shy of other Western countries. The reasons are complicated; the potential consequences are troublesome.

By Aaron BlakeApril 18, 2022
Analysis

The big disconnect between Mike Lee’s words and his actions

Mike Lee pushed for Trump slates, then thanked ‘heavens’ there were none — showing how Trump's extreme ideas get laundered by the GOP.

By Aaron BlakeApril 18, 2022
Analysis

The top 10 Democratic presidential candidates for 2024, ranked

What could happen if Biden doesn't run — or even if he does.

By Aaron BlakeApril 16, 2022
Analysis

What’s missing from Biden on Ukraine

Though the outcomes have been better than many expected, the polls suggest that Americans want something more from the president — or less caution.

By Aaron BlakeApril 15, 2022
Analysis

The key texts between Mark Meadows, Mike Lee and Chip Roy

The texts provide a window into how haphazard and contentious the effort to overturn the election was — at least in private.

By Aaron BlakeApril 15, 2022
Analysis

What is Title 42 and how could lifting it impact the U.S. border?

Under this controversial border policy, the United States turned away migrants before they could ask for asylum.

By Amber PhillipsApril 14, 2022
Analysis

Just how extreme are these new red-state abortion laws?

This week, in particular, red states are racing each other to pass some of the most conservative abortion laws in the nation.

By Amber PhillipsApril 14, 2022
Analysis

The myth of Putin is punctured

Savvy? Genius? A strong leader? Americans increasingly reject not just Putin's morality, but his formidability.

By Aaron BlakeApril 14, 2022
Analysis

Conservative media oversell New Jersey’s guidelines for teaching gender

Conservative media have pointed to sample lesson plans to claim young students will be taught in detail about gender identity. But they aren't actual school curriculum.

By Aaron BlakeApril 12, 2022
Analysis

Finland and Sweden joining NATO could put Trump’s GOP in the hot seat

Expanding NATO has been controversial in the past. What if you threw in a NATO-skeptical former president who could be running for his old job?

By Aaron BlakeApril 12, 2022
Analysis

Why people get Biden’s job numbers wrong

Despite that poll, others show most people know we've gained jobs. And even for those who don't, this is as it ever was.

By Aaron BlakeApril 11, 2022
Analysis

What Biden is doing on guns

He announced sweeping new regulations on "ghost guns," as well as a pick to lead the embattled federal agency that oversees gun regulations.

By Amber PhillipsApril 11, 2022
Analysis

After Trump’s contentious courtship of the Saudis, $2B for Jared Kushner

A new report says the Saudis are investing $2 billion in Jared Kushner's private equity firm -- after advisers sharply questioned the deal and after Trump spent years cozying up to the Saudis.

By Aaron BlakeApril 11, 2022
Analysis

Florida’s law limiting LGBTQ discussion in schools, explained

What the new law says — and what it does.

By Amber PhillipsApril 8, 2022
Analysis

LGBTQ issues are at center stage. What does the public think?

What polls say on Florida's "Don't Say Gay" law, transgender athletes and other issues.

By Aaron BlakeApril 8, 2022
Analysis

Why hand-counting ballots is such a bad idea

The right's push to do away with machines in elections would only open them up to chaos and fraud, experts say.

By Amber PhillipsApril 8, 2022