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Ian Millhiser

Ian Millhiser

Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Ian Millhiser

    Politics
    Republicans threaten a government shutdown unless Congress makes it harder to voteRepublicans threaten a government shutdown unless Congress makes it harder to vote
    Politics

    The exhausting dance that precedes every single government funding battle has begun.

    By Ian Millhiser
    2024 Elections
    Georgia’s MAGA elections board is laying the groundwork for an actual stolen electionGeorgia’s MAGA elections board is laying the groundwork for an actual stolen election
    2024 Elections

    A new lawsuit hopes to stop them.

    By Ian Millhiser
    Supreme Court
    The huge stakes in the Supreme Court’s new abortion caseThe huge stakes in the Supreme Court’s new abortion case
    Supreme Court

    Oklahoma v. HHS could potentially blow up much of Medicare and Medicaid if the justices decide to wild out.

    By Ian Millhiser
    Supreme Court
    A Trump judge ruled there’s a Second Amendment right to own machine gunsA Trump judge ruled there’s a Second Amendment right to own machine guns
    Supreme Court

    The Supreme Court’s Bruen decision will keep on creating chaos until it is overruled.

    By Ian Millhiser
    Supreme Court
    The Supreme Court decides not to disenfranchise thousands of swing state votersThe Supreme Court decides not to disenfranchise thousands of swing state voters
    Supreme Court

    The Court’s decision in RNC v. Mi Familia Vota could have been much worse for democracy, even if it’s not all good.

    By Ian Millhiser
    Supreme Court
    Republicans ask the Supreme Court to disenfranchise thousands of swing state votersRepublicans ask the Supreme Court to disenfranchise thousands of swing state voters
    Supreme Court

    A new Supreme Court case could potentially hand Arizona to Donald Trump.

    By Ian Millhiser
    Supreme Court
    Did the Supreme Court just overrule one of its most important LGBTQ rights decisions?Did the Supreme Court just overrule one of its most important LGBTQ rights decisions?
    Supreme Court

    The Court appeared to abandon Bostock v. Clayton County this weekend.

    By Ian Millhiser
    Supreme Court
    What can be done about this Supreme Court’s very worst decisions?What can be done about this Supreme Court’s very worst decisions?
    Supreme Court

    It is important to hang onto grudges against the Supreme Court.

    By Ian Millhiser
    Supreme Court
    The First Amendment is in grave danger if Trump winsThe First Amendment is in grave danger if Trump wins
    Supreme Court

    Three Supreme Court justices want to drastically roll back the First Amendment. Trump could make it five.

    By Ian Millhiser
    Supreme Court
    Chuck Schumer’s ambitious plan to take the Supreme Court down a pegChuck Schumer’s ambitious plan to take the Supreme Court down a peg
    Supreme Court

    Schumer wants to engage in jurisdiction stripping, a rarely used tactic that can shrink the Supreme Court’s authority.

    By Ian Millhiser