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Judge Stalls Effort to Make Trump’s Voter Fraud Commission Meeting Public

Trump founded the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity after making a series of demonstrably false claims that millions had committed voter fraud in the 2016 presidential election.

President Donald Trump holds a news conference with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in the East Room of the White House on April 12th, 2017, in Washington, D.C.

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Trump Chases Non-Existent Voter Fraud With New Commission

Research shows minuscule levels of voter fraud in recent elections.

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The Failure of Wisconsin’s Voter ID Law

The controversial law is about to get its inaugural use in a major primary, but the state hasn't provided any funding for a campaign to educate voters.

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Is Donald Trump Hurting His Own Party?

It would seem so.

Education

Donald Trump Is Clearly Anti-Common Core, but Is He Also Anti-Teacher?

Based on his lack of support for standards, the answer is probably yes.

Kaylan Connally

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What We Don’t Know About the November Election

This will not be a typical match-up.

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It’s Raining Manhood

The limited understanding of masculinity that defines the past and present of American politics.

Jane Greenway Carr

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Reading List: The Best Reporting on Donald Trump

A rundown of the best reporting on Trump over the years.

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The Movie Version of Donald Trump Was Way More Fun

The apolitical politician has been a recurring character—and hero—in many films.

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Why Parts of the Rust Belt Love Donald Trump

National pride, not economic dislocation, fuels the current wave of right-wing populism.