It Is Happening Every Day, Every Where
Adam Liptak, a New York Times reporter covering the Supreme Court, explains a recent decision by the court on gerrymandering. He spells out how the justices may be poised to eliminate the remaining pillar of the Voting Rights Act.
Congress just voted to claw back $500 million in funding for public broadcasting. Benjamin Mullin, a media reporter for The New York Times, explains what will happen now to NPR, PBS and the many local stations that rely on the funding.
What is Project Esther? Katie J.M. Baker, a national investigative correspondent for The New York Times, explores the Heritage Foundation’s plan to shut down pro-Palestinian activism, as well as actions taken by the Trump administration that appear to mirror its goals.
President Trump’s approval rating has sunk to about 45 percent, down from 52 percent one week after he took office.
Tyler Pager uses a deep bench of sources to break stories about immigration, economic policy and national security.
Some Trump administration officials have declined to answer questions from several journalists on the basis of their email signatures.
Children’s Health Defense, founded by the health secretary, had published online a vaccine-safety page that looked like the agency’s but that suggested links to autism.
A planned Pentagon briefing, in which Elon Musk would learn military plans for any potential war with China, did not go forward after reports in The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal.
Adam Liptak, who covers the Supreme Court for The New York Times, says the right question is not whether there is a constitutional crisis, but rather how much damage it will cause and how the American government may be fundamentally transformed.
The Times will aggregate public opinion surveys and produce new polling averages, starting with polls that ask about President Trump’s job performance. And we will make the data available to everyone.