A Pimple on the Rear of an Elephant

In this episode: On the eve of Election Day, Mary and Andrew discuss the defeats the Trump administration has suffered in its attempts to disrupt state elections and potentially intimidate voters and election workers. “Our biggest adversary is the federal government,” says Mary. ...  Show more

In this episode: Mary and Andrew examine the “extraordinary efforts of the federal government to preemptively interfere with the midterm elections,” starting with the Ninth Circuit’s ruling against DOJ’s attempt to block more than 20,000 alleged noncitizen votes. Mary and Andrew ...  Show more

The Justice Department indicted New York Attorney General Letitia James, an outspoken critic of President Trump, this week on allegations of fraud. It comes after the DOJ indicted another Trump critic, former FBI director James Comey, who was arraigned this week on charges allegi ...  Show more

Later today, a man who once led the FBI faces criminal charges in court. Could a lawyer appointed by Republicans ultimately undo the case against James Comey? ... Opinion polls and even Marjorie Taylor Greene are giving signs the tide could be shifting on the government shutdown ...  Show more

A grand jury indicted James Comey, the former F.B.I. director, on Thursday night. It is a case that President Trump has personally demanded that federal prosecutors pursue despite their own doubts about whether Mr. Comey committed a crime.

Devlin Barrett, who covers the ...