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What you need to know about executive privilege

What you need to know about executive privilege

By Louis Jacobson • May 8, 2019
The record-setting 2020 Democratic primary field: What you need to know

The record-setting 2020 Democratic primary field: What you need to know

By Louis Jacobson • May 2, 2019
A guide to possible paths to impeachment (or not) in the House

A guide to possible paths to impeachment (or not) in the House

By Louis Jacobson • April 26, 2019
Fact-checking claims about abortion and the ‘born alive’ bill

Fact-checking claims about abortion and the ‘born alive’ bill

By Louis Jacobson • April 19, 2019
The redacted Mueller report: The fight over what we won’t see

The redacted Mueller report: The fight over what we won’t see

By Louis Jacobson • April 17, 2019
How unusual is the turnover among top Trump administration officials?

How unusual is the turnover among top Trump administration officials?

By Louis Jacobson • April 12, 2019
Donald Trump’s tax returns: How Congress might — or might not — get them

Donald Trump’s tax returns: How Congress might — or might not — get them

By Louis Jacobson • April 9, 2019
Mailbag: ‘I am now starting to question your perspective’

Mailbag: ‘I am now starting to question your perspective’

By Louis Jacobson • April 8, 2019
Martha Stewart to Donald Trump: Can there be obstruction of justice with no underlying crime?

Martha Stewart to Donald Trump: Can there be obstruction of justice with no underlying crime?

By Louis Jacobson • March 25, 2019
Was the U.S. on the brink of war with North Korea before Trump? A review of the evidence

Was the U.S. on the brink of war with North Korea before Trump? A review of the evidence

By Louis Jacobson • February 18, 2019
7 questions about the Green New Deal

7 questions about the Green New Deal

By Louis Jacobson • February 12, 2019
Why it feels like wages aren't outpacing inflation, even though they are

Why it feels like wages aren't outpacing inflation, even though they are

By Louis Jacobson • February 7, 2019
Trump disagrees with his own intelligence team. We catalog the differences

Trump disagrees with his own intelligence team. We catalog the differences

By Louis Jacobson • January 31, 2019
Kamala Harris: Criminal justice reformer, or defender of the status quo? The record is mixed

Kamala Harris: Criminal justice reformer, or defender of the status quo? The record is mixed

By Louis Jacobson • January 29, 2019
The upcoming Senate votes to end the shutdown: A closer look

The upcoming Senate votes to end the shutdown: A closer look

By Louis Jacobson • January 23, 2019
Your questions about the government shutdown, answered (part 2)

Your questions about the government shutdown, answered (part 2)

By Louis Jacobson • January 17, 2019
Your questions about the government shutdown, answered

Your questions about the government shutdown, answered

By Louis Jacobson • January 16, 2019
Fact-checking Jim Justice's state of the state address

Fact-checking Jim Justice's state of the state address

By Louis Jacobson • January 10, 2019
Explaining Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's 70 percent marginal tax rate idea

Explaining Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's 70 percent marginal tax rate idea

By Louis Jacobson • January 8, 2019
PolitiFact West Virginia's state of the state 2019

PolitiFact West Virginia's state of the state 2019

By Louis Jacobson • January 7, 2019