Does Being a Victim of a Crime Shift a Politician’s Views?
Representative Mary Gay Scanlon speaks about having her car stolen from her at gunpoint.
How Trump Closed Down the Schools
The president is demanding that classes resume this fall—but his own failures are forcing districts to shut their doors.
Why Are the States Reopening?
COMMENTARY | The public overwhelmingly supports continued social-distancing measures.
Why the Iowa Caucus Birthed a Thousand Conspiracy Theories
COMMENTARY | A panicked electorate is more susceptible to believing claims without evidence.
Why Isn’t Trump Helping the Autoworkers?
COMMENTARY | The president has been happy to stand up for manufacturing employees on the campaign trail, but has done conspicuously little as GM workers go on strike.
When a Hurricane Hits, Neighbors Are the Real First Responders
COMMENTARY | The best determinant of how well a community fares in a storm is often not what happens after landfall, but what it was like before the wind and water hit.
New York’s Double-Jeopardy Loophole
The state attorney general asked the legislature to change state law so that the president or his associates could be tried in New York even if pardoned under federal law.
The Baltimore Police Department Is Badly Broken
This week a detective gave stunning testimony about abuses by the city’s gun-trace task force and an officer was charged with fabricating evidence.
Has the Tide Turned Against Partisan Gerrymandering?
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Monday struck down the state’s maps as too heavily biased toward Republicans, the latest ruling in a new and contentious battle over legislative districts.
North Carolina's Landmark Ruling Against Partisan Gerrymanders
Judges said redistricting designed to elect Republicans violated the Constitution, the first time a federal court has come to that conclusion.
Memphis's Novel Strategy for Tearing Down Confederate Statues
In a surprise move Wednesday evening, the city sold two parks to a nonprofit corporation that promptly tore down monuments to Nathan Bedford Forrest and Jefferson Davis.
Could Positive Train Control Have Prevented the Amtrak Cascades Wreck?
The NTSB said the train that derailed south of Seattle on Monday was traveling 80 miles per hour, 50 miles faster than the speed limit on the curve where it crashed.
Local Officials Want to Remove Confederate Monuments—but States Won't Let Them
Laws preventing the removal of statues raise questions not only about historical legacy but also about local control and public safety.
Durham's Confederate Statue Comes Down
Unwilling to wait for local officials to act to take down a Civil War monument, a group of protesters took matters into their own hands Monday night.
Could Police Have Prevented Bloodshed in Charlottesville?
Neo-Nazis and counter-protesters alike think that local and state police should have done a better job keeping violence from breaking out over the weekend.
Trump's Vision of Lawless Order
The president suggests he sees the rule of law as an impediment to getting tough on crime.
Facing Impeachment, Alabama's 'Luv Guv' Resigns
The proximate cause of Robert Bentley’s downfall was not sexual misconduct itself. It was another instance of the coverup being always worse than the crime.
Baltimore Police Agree to Stop Abusing Their Power
Under a consent decree with the U.S. Department of Justice, the troubled force will employ a variety of measures to protect constitutional rights and correct racial disparities.
U.S. Supreme Court Puts North Carolina's 2017 Elections on Hold
After a lower court ordered unusual legislative contests this year to mitigate unconstitutional racial gerrymandering, the justices temporarily stayed the order.
What's Behind the New Wave of Transgender 'Bathroom Bills'
Lawmakers in Texas, Kentucky, and Virginia are the latest to propose legislation that replicates North Carolina’s controversial law—despite the risk of backlash.
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