POSTED BY: CHRISTINE SCHMIDT – Nieman Lab It’s not just the media institutions — Americans’ trust in the federal government, and each other, is dropping. But…
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Former special counsel Robert Mueller on Wednesday said that he believes President Trump could be charge with obstruction of justice after he leaves office. “Could you charge the president…
Robert Mueller told lawmakers that his investigation of Russian interference into the 2016 campaign “did not address ‘collusion,’ which is not a legal term” —…
Boris Johnson, the pro-Brexit politician, is set to be the next prime minister of the United Kingdom. Johnson, a current lawmaker and the previous mayor…
President Trump on Monday lashed out at the media, targeting The Washington Post in particular, as he remained fixated on coverage of his ongoing attacks on four progressive congresswomen….
By KEN DOCTOR @ Nieman Lab A combined GannHouse (Gatenet?) would own 1 out of every 6 daily newspapers in America. The goal? Buy two or…
The House of Representatives voted on Wednesday to table a resolution from Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, to impeach President Donald Trump over racist comments he…
The House is slated to vote later Wednesday on whether to immediately consider articles of impeachment against Donald Trump, the first barometer of efforts to…
President Trump on Monday afternoon defended his tweets the day before urging Democratic women of color to go back to the “broken and crime infested” countries…
The Trump administration announced Monday it will move to end asylum protections for most Central American migrants in the government’s latest major attempt to restrict…
By LAURA HAZARD OWEN Source: Nieman Lab A Knight Foundation survey of 1,660 18- to 34-year-olds, conducted by the University of Chicago’s NORC, finds that…
Russian intelligence agents spread a false report claiming assassins working for Hillary Clinton killed Democratic National Committee staffer Seth Rich just days after his murder, according…
The Second Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday ruled that President Trump cannot block Twitter users from his official account, finding that the practice is discriminatory. The…
Rep. Justin Amash (R-Mich.) on Thursday announced he is leaving the Republican Party, months after igniting a political firestorm after becoming the first member of…
By CHRISTINE SCHMIDT – Nieman Lab In Google’s second recent commitment to local news, the Associated Press and the Google News Initiative will build a tool…
The Supreme Court on Friday declined to hear a case on an Alabama law that outlawed a common form of abortion, allowing lower court orders…
Twitter will start labeling tweets from influential government officials who break its rules, the company said in a blog post published Thursday. Twitter’s new rule…
The Supreme Court found Thursday that the Trump administration did not give an adequate reason for adding a citizenship question to the 2020 census. The…
By Eugene Kiely, Lori Robertson, Brooks Jackson, Robert Farley, Angelo Fichera, Jessica McDonald and D’Angelo Gore – FactCheck.org Summary The debate season for the 2020 presidential election kicked off with 10 Democratic candidates…
Stephanie Grisham, a top aide to first lady Melania Trump, will be the next White House press secretary and communications director. “She has been with…
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