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Archives for September 2019

Here are House Democrats’ next steps on impeachment
Politics

Democrats’ impeachment investigations are ramping up, with the intelligence committee leading the charge.

By Ella Nilsen
Technology
At UC Berkeley, Brown, and Yale, students are fighting to keep Palantir off campus over its ICE contractsAt UC Berkeley, Brown, and Yale, students are fighting to keep Palantir off campus over its ICE contracts
Technology

In recent days, the data analytics company has been all but forced to drop events and programs at UC Berkeley and Brown, where it has recruited in the past.

By Shirin Ghaffary
Technology
Facebook and YouTube will keep letting politicians say what they want if it’s “newsworthy”Facebook and YouTube will keep letting politicians say what they want if it’s “newsworthy”
Technology

Some social media companies clarified this week that they consider most political content “news.”

By Theodore Schleifer
Politics
Senate Republicans’ response to allegations against Trump: attack the whistleblower’s credibilitySenate Republicans’ response to allegations against Trump: attack the whistleblower’s credibility
Politics

While some Republicans went after the whistleblower, others left town claiming they still hadn’t read the report.

By Li Zhou
Politics
Joseph Maguire’s congressional testimony: key takeawaysJoseph Maguire’s congressional testimony: key takeaways
Politics

The intelligence official’s testimony did little to quell concerns he tried to hide a whistleblower complaint from Congress.

By Aaron Rupar
Politics
Poll: the Green New Deal is popular in swing House districtsPoll: the Green New Deal is popular in swing House districts
Politics

Some Democrats worry the Green New Deal is a political liability. A new poll says otherwise.

By Ella Nilsen
Politics
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s unusual plan to make jobs better, explainedAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s unusual plan to make jobs better, explained
Politics

A new bill would reward businesses that take care of their workers.

By Alexia Fernández Campbell
Politics
Trump threatens US officials who gave information to the Ukraine case whistleblowerTrump threatens US officials who gave information to the Ukraine case whistleblower
Politics

“The spies and treason, we used to handle it a little differently than we do now,” Trump said.

By Alex Ward
The whistleblower memo details Trump’s systematic attack on American democracy
Politics

It’s that bad and worse.

By Zack Beauchamp
Money
Match may have misled users with messages from fake dating accountsMatch may have misled users with messages from fake dating accounts
Money

The FTC alleged that Match.com used deceptive email marketing tactics to entice users to subscribe to the service.

By Terry Nguyen
Politics
The GOP’s silence on the whistleblower allegations is tellingThe GOP’s silence on the whistleblower allegations is telling
Politics

It was their moment to defend Trump, but they didn’t step up.

By Nicole Narea
Future Perfect
McDonald’s rolls out meatless Beyond burgers in CanadaMcDonald’s rolls out meatless Beyond burgers in Canada
Future Perfect

The fast-food chain is the latest to try out meatless meat offerings.

By Kelsey Piper
The Trump-Ukraine scandal just got its Watergate-tapes moment
Politics

Nixon had tapes. Trump has transcripts.

By Dylan Matthews
Politics
Congress just made moves to narrowly avert another government shutdownCongress just made moves to narrowly avert another government shutdown
Politics

Lawmakers approved a measure that will keep the government funded through mid-November.

By Li Zhou
Technology
How the tech unicorns of 2019 are doing on the stock marketHow the tech unicorns of 2019 are doing on the stock market
Technology

Check our IPO tracker for a glimpse at the performance of some of the biggest new public companies in tech.

By Rani Molla, Ryan Mark and 1 more