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Ian Millhiser

Ian Millhiser

Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Ian Millhiser

    5 winners and 2 losers from the RNC’s first night
    2020 Presidential Election

    Winners: Nikki Haley and Tim Scott. Loser: Optimism.

    By Zack Beauchamp, Jane Coaston and 3 more
    Politics
    The RNC’s big Covid-19 lie, refuted in one chartThe RNC’s big Covid-19 lie, refuted in one chart
    Politics

    The United States has had one of the world’s worst responses to Covid-19. Trump wants you to believe the opposite.

    By Ian Millhiser
    5 winners and 4 losers from the last night of the Democratic convention
    2020 Presidential Election

    Joe Biden delivered an acceptance speech laser-focused on Covid-19 and the economic recovery.

    By Ian Millhiser, Li Zhou and 7 more
    Politics
    The Democratic platform calls for a bold remaking of the federal judiciary. It’s not nearly enough.The Democratic platform calls for a bold remaking of the federal judiciary. It’s not nearly enough.
    Politics

    Democrats are starting to learn how to play judicial hardball, but they still aren’t any good at it.

    By Ian Millhiser
    Politics
    The 5 most important words in Michelle Obama’s DNC speechThe 5 most important words in Michelle Obama’s DNC speech
    Politics

    Democrats are telling their voters not to trust the post office.

    By Ian Millhiser
    Politics
    The Trump campaign attack on Kamala Harris’s citizenship is right out of the birther playbookThe Trump campaign attack on Kamala Harris’s citizenship is right out of the birther playbook
    Politics

    The Trump campaign wasted no time suggesting the first Black and Asian American woman on a major-party ticket is ineligible to serve.

    By Ian Millhiser and Aaron Rupar
    Politics
    The Supreme Court just rejected a Republican effort to make it harder to voteThe Supreme Court just rejected a Republican effort to make it harder to vote
    Politics

    For better and for worse, the Court tends to defer to state officials in pandemic-related cases.

    By Ian Millhiser
    Politics
    Trump admits he’s stalling pandemic relief to make it harder to voteTrump admits he’s stalling pandemic relief to make it harder to vote
    Politics

    Trump is blocking post office funding to sabotage mail-in voting.

    By Ian Millhiser
    Politics
    Justice Alito’s jurisprudence of white racial innocenceJustice Alito’s jurisprudence of white racial innocence
    Politics

    Alito gets very upset if you suggest that racism exists.

    By Ian Millhiser
    Explainers
    The Supreme Court’s enigmatic “shadow docket,” explainedThe Supreme Court’s enigmatic “shadow docket,” explained
    Explainers

    How the Supreme Court hides major conservative victories in plain sight.

    By Ian Millhiser