[ad_1] “The Chicago mayor is the most protested mayor in the entire country,” says Brandon Johnson, the chief executive of the nation’s third-largest city. As a veteran labor activist who has organized his share of demonstrations, Johnson’s good with that. The Nation spoke with the mayor as he prepared for his city to host the […]

[ad_1] George Santos leaves the Capitol after being expelled from the House of Representatives in Washington on Dec. 1, 2023. Stephanie Scarbrough/AP hide caption toggle caption Stephanie Scarbrough/AP Former U.S. Rep. George Santos is expected to plead guilty to multiple counts in his federal fraud case, according to a person familiar with the matter. Santos, […]

[ad_1] Can we count on you? In the coming election, the fate of our democracy and fundamental civil rights are on the ballot. The conservative architects of Project 2025 are scheming to institutionalize Donald Trump’s authoritarian vision across all levels of government if he should win. We’ve already seen events that fill us with both […]

[ad_1] In this photo illustration, the home page for OpenAI’s ChatGPT app is displayed on a laptop screen on Feb. 3, 2023. This week, OpenAI said it used its own AI models to detect covert influence operations. Leon Neal/Getty Images Europe hide caption toggle caption Leon Neal/Getty Images Europe OpenAI says it banned a cluster […]

[ad_1] This story discusses threats of violence and contains a racial slur. ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. Reporting Highlights Militias After Jan. 6: Internal messages reveal how AP3, one of the largest U.S. militias, rose even as prosecutors […]

[ad_1] A photograph of Hillbilly Elegy by JD Vance. Bill Tompkins/Getty Images/Michael Ochs Archives hide caption toggle caption Bill Tompkins/Getty Images/Michael Ochs Archives Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis, the 2016 memoir from Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance, once again began flying off the shelves after former President Donald […]

[ad_1] In this file photo, a person drops off a ballot at a drop box during the presidential primary election on Tuesday, March 12 in Seattle. Washington state is reliably Democratic in its voting, but its late summer top-two primary has predictive power for how the nation feels about the two main political parties. Manuel […]

[ad_1] ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. This article was produced in partnership with The Frontier. Additional funding for this story was provided by The Pulitzer Center. Lin’s most vivid memory of the marijuana farm is the moment he […]

[ad_1] This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with the Mississippi Free Press. Sign up for Dispatches to get stories like this one as soon as they are published. Beneath the city of Jackson, Mississippi, is a Rube Goldberg-esque network of pipes that brings water to residents. The system, by one […]

[ad_1] Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., is hoping his status as the only working farmer in the Senate will help him secure a fourth term in November. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images GREAT FALLS — Democrats are bringing new energy to their party convention in Chicago next […]