Two years later, obvious misinformation is finally taken down
I was sitting at dinner with my editor in early 2022 when filmmaker Dinesh D’Souza challenged me to a debate. I had written an article assessing claims from the right-wing…
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‘Lock him up’? Americans say Trump is guilty but lean against prison.
One big question remains in convicted former president Donald Trump’s Manhattan criminal trial: What is the sentence, and could he go to prison? We’ll find out July 11. Polls conducted…
Trump’s many dog whistles about unrest and violence
Before the 2016 election, Marco Rubio warned about it. Ted Cruz warned about it. Nikki Haley warned about it. Rick Perry even previewed it in an eerily prescient way. All…
For Hunter Biden, a dramatic day with his brother’s widow led to charges
Hallie Biden awoke on an October morning in 2018 after Hunter Biden, the brother of her deceased husband, Beau, had spent the night. While he slept, she dropped her two…
Dems weigh local ties, anti-Trump fame in primary for Spanberger seat
Craig Barrett was a little star-struck, he confessed, when he answered the door at his Northern Virginia townhouse to find a Trump whistleblower standing outside. “It’s an honor to meet…
News site editor’s ties to Iran, Russia show misinformation’s complexity
Recently unearthed documents reveal that leaders of an online news site aimed at Americans have received money from both Russian and Iranian government media outlets, showing how widening geopolitical alliances…
After Trump’s conviction, many Republicans fall in line by criticizing trial
Many prominent Republicans have been quick to echo former president Donald Trump in criticizing the prosecution, the venue and his conviction on 34 counts related to falsifying business records, with…
Trump verdict vindicates N.Y. prosecutor who quietly pursued a risky path
NEW YORK — Alvin Bragg watched his place in the history books take shape from the second row of the courtroom Thursday, as a jury foreman rose from his seat…
Investors, worried they can’t beat lawmakers in stock market, copy them instead
Members of Congress hear a lot of secrets: classified briefings, confidential previews of pending legislation and the private opinions of constituents, regulators, corporate executives and world leaders. Watchdog groups have…
For Michael Cohen and Stormy Daniels, a ‘vindicating’ moment at last
The jury that found former president Donald Trump guilty of 34 felony charges delivered not only a historic verdict, but an unusual form of validation for two historically offbeat and…