[ad_1] ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up for Dispatches, a newsletter that spotlights wrongdoing around the country, to receive our stories in your inbox every week. The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to give cities broader latitude to punish people for sleeping in public when they have no other options […]

[ad_1] U.S. President Joe Biden (R) and Republican presidential candidate, former U.S. President Donald Trump participate in the CNN Presidential Debate at the CNN Studios on June 27, 2024 in Atlanta, Georgia. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Justin Sullivan/Getty Images After President Biden’s surprisingly weak debate performance this week, some defenders have pointed […]

[ad_1] Aid trucks of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) deliver aid to Salah al-Din Street on the fourth day of Eid al-Adha in the east of Gaza City, Gaza on June 19, 2024. Dawoud Abo Alkas/Anadolu via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Dawoud Abo […]

[ad_1] At last night’s debate, the president could hardly get through an answer to a question without seeming to get confused. Ad Policy President Joe Biden participates in the CNN Presidential Debate at the CNN Studios on June 27, 2024, in Atlanta, Georgia. (Justin Sullivan / Getty Images) June 27, 2024, may well be remembered […]

[ad_1] The debate was a hard-to-watch 90-minute infomercial for the political shit show that lies ahead. Ad Policy Patrons sit at the bar of an Irish pub as television screens show the 2024 presidential debate between Donald Trump and Joe Biden, in the Queens borough of New York City on June 27, 2024. (Anthony Behar […]

[ad_1] The court has given itself nearly unlimited power over the administrative state, putting everything from environmental protections to workers’ rights at risk. Ad Policy The US Supreme Court Building in Washington, DC. (Valerie Plesch / Bloomberg via Getty Images) In the biggest judicial power grab since 1803, the Supreme Court today overruled Chevron v. […]

[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. In 2020, Congress passed the No Surprises Act to protect patients from exorbitant medical bills that had burdened Americans with tens of thousands of dollars in debt. The law was designed to […]

[ad_1] A homeless person walks near an elementary school in Grants Pass, Ore., on March 23. The rural city became the unlikely face of the nation’s homelessness crisis when it asked the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold its anti-camping laws. Jenny Kane/AP hide caption toggle caption Jenny Kane/AP In its biggest decision on homelessness in […]

[ad_1] The U.S. Supreme Court made it far more difficult for federal agencies to issue rules and regulations that carry out broad mandates enacted by Congress. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images In a momentous decision that will affect vast swaths of American life, the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday undid […]

[ad_1] Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is running as a third party candidate for president. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is running as a third party candidate for president. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump faced off during their […]