Investigative Reporting State Power Versus Local Autonomy: How Republican Preemption Laws are Reshaping Memphis Politics and the 9th Congressional District October 26, 2026 Nana Wu Main Facts The political landscape of Shelby County, Tennessee, has become the epicenter of a high-stakes ideological clash between local urban governance and a Republican state supermajority. At the heart…
Fact Checking The Politics of Trauma: Ramaswamy Campaign Faces Backlash Over Ad Featuring Dr. Amy Acton’s Estranged Mother October 25, 2026 Lina Hope In a development that has sent shockwaves through the Ohio gubernatorial race, the campaign of Republican candidate Vivek Ramaswamy has launched a controversial television advertisement featuring Donna Arthur, the estranged…
Fact Checking The AI Frontier in Texas Politics: Analyzing the Ken Paxton Ad Controversy September 22, 2026 Ammar Sabilarrohman The intersection of generative artificial intelligence and political campaigning has reached a volatile new milestone in the Texas Senate race. A recent advertisement released by Republican candidate Ken Paxton has…
Fact Checking The Politics of Rankings: Examining the Controversy Behind Maine’s High School Performance Claims September 13, 2026 Raul Delapena Setiawan In the high-stakes theater of American political campaigns, statistics are frequently wielded as weapons. In the toss-up U.S. Senate race between incumbent Republican Susan Collins and Democratic challenger Troy Jackson,…
Collaborative Journalism Inside Tether: The Opaque $200 Billion Stablecoin Behemoth Shaping Global Finance and Politics September 13, 2026 Dwi Wanna By ICIJ Investigative Reporting Desk In the modern landscape of global finance, few entities wield as much quiet power as Tether, the issuer of the world’s most widely used cryptocurrency…
Visual Journalism A New Era for Real-Time Politics: Ben Shpigel Tapped to Lead Digital Coverage September 12, 2026 Lina Irawan As the American political landscape hurtles toward a high-stakes midterm election cycle, the demand for instantaneous, accurate, and context-rich journalism has never been greater. In response to this shifting media…
Fact Checking The Cyclospora Crisis: Dissecting the Intersection of Public Health, Politics, and Parasitology July 24, 2026 Neng Nana As a record-shattering outbreak of cyclosporiasis sweeps across the United States, particularly impacting the Midwest, a fierce political firestorm has erupted regarding the federal government’s role in public health surveillance.…
