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As extremes shape voter ID debate, the rules keep getting stricter

As extremes shape voter ID debate, the rules keep getting stricter

By Louis Jacobson • August 9, 2021
How contagious is the delta variant? It isn’t easy to quantify

How contagious is the delta variant? It isn’t easy to quantify

By Amy Sherman • July 28, 2021
Mailbag: 'Show me your better side,' and other reader reactions

Mailbag: 'Show me your better side,' and other reader reactions

By Jon Greenberg • July 28, 2021
Are there 28 new, restrictive voting laws? Not exactly

Are there 28 new, restrictive voting laws? Not exactly

By Jon Greenberg • July 21, 2021
Are state legislators really seeking power to overrule the voters?

Are state legislators really seeking power to overrule the voters?

By Louis Jacobson • July 14, 2021
GOP governors answer Texas’ call to send forces to the border. But what is their role?

GOP governors answer Texas’ call to send forces to the border. But what is their role?

By Amy Sherman • July 2, 2021
Voting rights battle heads to the U.S. Senate

Voting rights battle heads to the U.S. Senate

By Louis Jacobson • June 22, 2021
Trump lost. Yet the 2020 election falsehoods live on in Arizona

Trump lost. Yet the 2020 election falsehoods live on in Arizona

By Amy Sherman • June 21, 2021
Donald Trump’s 'I was right about everything,' fact-checked

Donald Trump’s 'I was right about everything,' fact-checked

By Angie Drobnic Holan • June 14, 2021
Fact-checking Trump’s statement that Native Americans were paid to vote

Fact-checking Trump’s statement that Native Americans were paid to vote

By Amy Sherman • June 10, 2021
What’s in Florida’s new election law?

What’s in Florida’s new election law?

By Lawrence Mower • June 2, 2021
One year after George Floyd’s death, police reform talks linger

One year after George Floyd’s death, police reform talks linger

By Amy Sherman • May 25, 2021
What is critical race theory, and why are conservatives blocking it?

What is critical race theory, and why are conservatives blocking it?

By Jon Greenberg • May 24, 2021
What is the scope of the proposed Jan. 6 commission? And is there a Plan B?

What is the scope of the proposed Jan. 6 commission? And is there a Plan B?

By Louis Jacobson • May 21, 2021
Ballot drop boxes were popular in 2020. Then they became a GOP target

Ballot drop boxes were popular in 2020. Then they became a GOP target

By Amy Sherman • May 19, 2021
Removal of Liz Cheney from House leadership is only one piece of GOP coalescing around the ‘Big Lie’

Removal of Liz Cheney from House leadership is only one piece of GOP coalescing around the ‘Big Lie’

By Amy Sherman • May 14, 2021
Ask PolitiFact: Why are Arizona Republicans auditing election results?

Ask PolitiFact: Why are Arizona Republicans auditing election results?

By Amy Sherman • May 4, 2021
Georgia’s election law sparks ‘Jim Crow’ rhetoric, as well as pushback

Georgia’s election law sparks ‘Jim Crow’ rhetoric, as well as pushback

By Louis Jacobson • April 30, 2021
Fact-checking Sen. Tim Scott's GOP response to President Joe Biden

Fact-checking Sen. Tim Scott's GOP response to President Joe Biden

By Louis Jacobson • April 29, 2021
Fact-checking President Joe Biden's first speech to Congress

Fact-checking President Joe Biden's first speech to Congress

By Louis Jacobson • April 29, 2021