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2020 Presidential Election Archive

Archives for September 2020

Politics
The case for Senate Democrats to boycott Amy Coney Barrett’s confirmation hearing, briefly explainedThe case for Senate Democrats to boycott Amy Coney Barrett’s confirmation hearing, briefly explained
Politics

“The takeaway is that this is an illegitimate process.”

By Li Zhou
Politics
The Trump tax scandal is an indictment of the president — and the systemThe Trump tax scandal is an indictment of the president — and the system
Politics

Donald Trump’s tax scheme and the system that let him get away with it for so long

By Emily Stewart
Explainers
Pennsylvania’s naked ballot problem, explainedPennsylvania’s naked ballot problem, explained
Explainers

Here’s how to get your vote to count.

By Andrew Prokop
Joe Biden’s plan to beat the coronavirus
A Biden presidency

Donald Trump botched America’s Covid-19 response. Joe Biden thinks he has a plan to fix it.

By Dylan Scott
Politics
What Trump’s taxes tell us about his foreign entanglementsWhat Trump’s taxes tell us about his foreign entanglements
Politics

Countries use Trump’s business to influence US foreign policy.

By Alex Ward
Politics
Here’s how much you had to make in 2017 to pay more income tax than Donald TrumpHere’s how much you had to make in 2017 to pay more income tax than Donald Trump
Politics

A single adult without kids making $18,000 would have paid more.

By Dylan Matthews
Whose vote counts?
The stakes of the Senate, explainedThe stakes of the Senate, explained
Whose vote counts?

The contest to shift the balance of power in the US Senate is fierce. Here’s what you need to know about the most important races.

By Nisha Chittal
Oregon already votes by mail. Here’s what it can teach us in 2020.
Explainers

How Oregon adopted a vote-by-mail system.

By Jen Kirby
Whose vote counts?
Whose vote counts, the Netflix series, explainedWhose vote counts, the Netflix series, explained
Whose vote counts?

Three new Explained episodes on the ways our democracy is broken.

By Claire Gordon
Politics
We now know what Trump was trying to hide by holding back his tax returnsWe now know what Trump was trying to hide by holding back his tax returns
Politics

The New York Times’s major new story reveals that Trump had political, legal, and financial reasons to hold back the returns.

By Andrew Prokop
Explainers
Joe Biden maintains a steady lead over Donald Trump in national pollingJoe Biden maintains a steady lead over Donald Trump in national polling
Explainers

Joe Biden is leading the polls in September. That puts him in historically good company.

By Jane Coaston
Politics
How Amy Coney Barrett on the Supreme Court could affect LGBTQ rightsHow Amy Coney Barrett on the Supreme Court could affect LGBTQ rights
Politics

She once questioned the Court’s landmark ruling on marriage equality.

By Katelyn Burns
Politics
Trump says he won’t commit to leaving office if he loses the election because of a “ballot scam”Trump says he won’t commit to leaving office if he loses the election because of a “ballot scam”
Politics

He politicized an incident in Pennsylvania to make an unfounded claim that Democrats are “cheating” in the election.

By Katelyn Burns
Politics
RBG, minority rule, and our looming legitimacy crisisRBG, minority rule, and our looming legitimacy crisis
Podcast
Politics

Political scientist Suzanne Mettler on why the threat to American democracy is perhaps greater now than ever before.

By Ezra Klein
Technology
The future of the voteThe future of the vote
Technology

Tech and our democracy are more connected than ever before.

By Nisha Chittal