Government

July 3, 2018

Execution in Mississippi: Who lives and who dies

Can Mississippi, with its ugly history of racial oppression, administer the death penalty fairly?

June 12, 2018

The rise and reign of Doug Evans

How to spend nearly three decades in office.

June 12, 2018

Mississippi D.A. Doug Evans has long history of striking Black people from juries

We gathered data on juries in central Mississippi going back 26 years. Analyzing hundreds of trials, we found that prosecutors were more than four times more likely to exclude Black jurors.

May 15, 2018

What exactly are prosecutors allowed to do?

They can rely on jailhouse informants, if the testimony is true.

May 1, 2018

How can someone be tried six times for the same crime?

Why double jeopardy doesn't apply in the Curtis Flowers case.

April 3, 2018

Trump's infrastructure czar steps down

The departure of DJ Gribbin is the latest sign that the president's plan is going nowhere fast.

March 27, 2018

Words and deeds out of alignment for potential Cabinet appointment and Fox News personality

Pete Hegseth, a decorated Army veteran thought to be considered to run Veteran's Affairs, portrays himself as a defender of traditional family values despite extramarital affairs with co-workers and divorces.

February 16, 2018

More than half of Trump's 20-person Cabinet has engaged in questionable or unethical conduct

Ethics experts are alarmed at the drumbeat of revelations about travel, business holdings and investments, warning that public trust and reliable government are at risk. A former ethics official asks: "If the boss doesn't care, why should you, then?"

November 8, 2017

Criticized for ship holdings, Ross owns more than previously known and the deals continue

Most of the 75 ships transport oil and gas products worldwide, presenting a conflict of interest for the commerce secretary as he negotiates trade deals. Records show 11 purchases since March. Ross has come under fire for not disclosing Russia-tied ship business and a U.S. senator wants an investigation.

November 6, 2017

Top Wilbur Ross aide played a role in trade deal while on the board of shipping firm tied to Russia

The agreement with China will increase U.S. exports of liquid natural gas. Navigator Holdings, which could gain from increased drilling, has a business partnership with a Russian-owned firm and is partially owned by Ross via an offshore investment fund. For dealmaker Wendy Teramoto — Ross' chief of staff and Navigator board member at the time — it raises a conflict of interest.

October 5, 2017

On infrastructure, now what? Trump's turn away from public-private model brings uncertainty

With private money at a record level and projects ready to go, the president decides the partnerships are "more trouble than they're worth," leaving states to make their own deals with investors and to hope for federal funding.

September 29, 2017

Elaine Chao, champion of Trump's infrastructure plan, chose to keep stock in a building company

After she was confirmed, the transportation secretary resigned from the board of Vulcan Materials but held on to deferred stock awards worth $300,000, an amount that could grow if Chao helps push an infrastructure bill through Congress.

September 11, 2017

College dreamers in Trump's America

President Trump is ending a program that allowed some young, undocumented immigrants to stay and work in the United States. For some, that may mean the end of a dream of going to college. APM Reports tells the stories of young immigrants fighting for a piece of the American Dream and examines the historical events that brought us to this moment.

August 21, 2017

A Supreme Court case 35 years ago yields a supply of emboldened DACA students today

Four immigrant families sued the Tyler, Texas school district in 1977 after their children were kicked out and required to pay for a public education. Five years later the court ruled in favor of the families, citing equal protection. It allowed generations of undocumented children to learn next to American-born peers and have a fair chance in life, say experts. And their journeys contributed to a presidential order in 2012 that protected undocumented immigrants from deportation and allowed them to work.

July 19, 2017

Trump's desire for private infrastructure money will narrow his choices to mostly urban projects

Rural America, which supported Trump in the election, could be left out of water and road building investment as states and the president leverage private investment. Trump's plan offers little detail on federal spending and timing. Adding to the uncertainty, a presidential adviser has indicated that states should help themselves.

May 11, 2017

More than 500 infrastructure projects are pitched to Trump, who will favor private money and speed

States, unions, presidential advisers and consultants flood the White House with proposals. The president's pledge to cut regulations and his condition for funding — "If you have a job that you can't start within 90 days ... it doesn't help us" — risks leaving critical construction and repair behind.

April 25, 2017

Sanner retires suddenly; Rassier files suit, claiming mistreatment by Sanner and others

Sanner, who led Wetterling investigation, has not apologized to Rassier, and has said he stands behind his actions as sheriff for 14 years. He hasn't commented on the lawsuit.

February 1, 2017

Bill targets Minnesota political appointee severance

A Minnesota House committee moved to reduce severance payouts to political appointees after Gov. Mark Dayton gave $80,000 to three appointees.

January 9, 2017

Ryan Larson files federal lawsuit against Stearns County sheriff, attorney and others

Update from Episode 8: The man falsely suspected of killing a police officer claims his constitutional rights were violated.

September 20, 2016

Dayton provided severance to appointees who resigned

Gov. Mark Dayton authorized nearly $80,000 in severance payments to three outgoing top officials, a departure from past practice and an action Republican lawmakers are criticizing.

November 13, 2014

The First Family of Radio: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt's Historic Broadcasts

When Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected president in 1932, he and first lady Eleanor Roosevelt both used the new medium of radio to reach into American homes like never before.

October 12, 2008

Campaign '68

The 1968 presidential election was a watershed in American politics. After dominating the political landscape for more than a generation, the Democratic Party crumbled. Richard M. Nixon was elected president and a new era of Republican conservatism was born.

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