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Federal workers are guaranteed back pay after a shutdown, but contractors — including janitors — aren’t covered by the law.

Over time, Twitter evolved from being relatively intimate to being more public and, in some ways, performative. Journalists evolved along with it. Invitations and personal minutiae increasingly turned ...

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No matter how we counted, the number of vaccines a young child receives didn’t reach Trump’s claim of 80. Over a child’s ...

Trump and his congressional allies would be in charge of the government amid a shutdown. Here's what Trump could do on his ...

Given the trauma and systemic issues tied to child welfare, “ambulance chasing” journalism isn’t effective for covering it in ...

Tom Scheck is the investigative editor for the Minnesota Star Tribune. He’s lucky to lead an award-winning group of ...

Reporters still trek through politically competitive neighborhoods to interview voters. But quantitative political journalism has become increasingly predominant.

Honoree Mike Allen answers five questions on political reporting, disruption and more with his trademark brevity.

Supporters urged renaming Smith-Mundt after Charlie Kirk and said it punished dishonest news. History and experts say that’s ...

Poynter is presenting the awards in honor of its 50th anniversary this year. It will hold a similar event Oct. 21 in New York City honoring Dean Baquet of The New York Times and Cleo Abram, video ...