On the latest episode of Pacific Standard's podcast about how our stories are made, we talk with contributor Jimmy Tobias about his investigation into Ryan Zinke's DOI.
A Peruvian soldier stands guard at a polling station during municipal elections in Lima, Peru, on October 7th, 2018.
Next month's elections will serve as an effective referendum on Trump.
Iraqis protest against the government and the lack of basic services outside the regional government headquarters in the southern city of Basra on September 5th, 2018.
In her new book, political scientist Suzanne Mettler asks: How can the U.S. government provide so much, yet still be the object of such derision?
What experts on constitutional law and civil rights are saying about Brett Kavanaugh, Trump's new Supreme Court nominee.
The author and political scientist offers a traditionally timid party some bold ideas.
Recent goings-on at the Supreme Court threaten to put into question the legitimacy of our political institutions.
The organization plan lays out dramatic changes to the federal government, including moving SNAP into a new Department of Health and Public Welfare.
In many states, laws and ethics rules allow representatives to advance bills that would benefit their own financial interests.
New research shows that cities where newspapers closed up shop saw increases in government costs as a result of the lack of scrutiny over local deals.
The president forced these lobbyists not to lobby as a part of taking office, but they're getting back to work using techniques that vary from the bureaucratic to the audacious.
What started as a political tactic has evolved into a social virus.
While the statistics illustrate growing economic equality for women in the country, many are still being prevented from running a business.
Agents at the bureau are still mostly white men, and the failure to recruit a more representative population into its ranks is becoming a crisis.
Activists hold a demonstration against diesel cars in front of the Transport Ministry in Berlin, Germany, on March 14th, 2018.
A new initiative is exchanging the alleviation of national debt for government initiatives aimed at preserving marine ecosystems.
Trump officials are facing increasing scrutiny for extravagant uses of taxpayer dollars.
Under Trump, the Department of State has become a shell of its former self, and nobody—not Tillerson, not Pompeo—can change that.
When considering Trump's behavior, it is important that we distinguish between those actions that are simply policy preferences and those that are, in fact, illiberal.
Scientists found to have harassed colleagues or subordinates are now open to having their NSF grants revoked.
As the government continues to restructure under the Trump administration, the American people continue to hold favorable opinions of federal agencies and departments like the CIA, Federal Reserve, FBI, and EPA.
The special incentives that governments have offered companies like Amazon to move their operations into new states are controversial at best and illegal at worst.
Here's what you need to know about the big bipartisan spending package Congress just passed.