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Ian Millhiser

Ian Millhiser

Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Ian Millhiser

    Politics
    Trump’s threat to adjourn Congress and make recess appointments, explainedTrump’s threat to adjourn Congress and make recess appointments, explained
    Politics

    Trump wants to do something that literally no president has done before.

    By Ian Millhiser
    Politics
    Kentucky just made it harder to vote during a pandemicKentucky just made it harder to vote during a pandemic
    Politics

    Wisconsin-style tactics come to Kentucky.

    By Ian Millhiser
    Politics
    The 10th Amendment, explained for TrumpThe 10th Amendment, explained for Trump
    Politics

    No, the president doesn’t have “total authority” to order states to reopen.

    By Ian Millhiser
    Politics
    The controversy over a Trump judge’s oddly partisan “religious liberty” opinion, explainedThe controversy over a Trump judge’s oddly partisan “religious liberty” opinion, explained
    Politics

    If you want to be taken seriously as a judge, maybe don’t use your opinion to list the names of Democrats who were in the Klan?

    By Ian Millhiser
    Politics
    Thousands of Wisconsin ballots could be thrown out because they don’t have a postmarkThousands of Wisconsin ballots could be thrown out because they don’t have a postmark
    Politics

    Ballots must be postmarked by Election Day, but many ballots don’t have a postmark at all.

    By Ian Millhiser
    Politics
    Trump claims that his daughter created 10 percent of all the jobs in the United StatesTrump claims that his daughter created 10 percent of all the jobs in the United States
    Politics

    Ivanka, the jobs wizard.

    By Ian Millhiser
    Politics
    The Supreme Court’s disturbing order to effectively disenfranchise thousands of Wisconsin votersThe Supreme Court’s disturbing order to effectively disenfranchise thousands of Wisconsin voters
    Politics

    American democracy is in deep trouble.

    By Ian Millhiser
    Politics
    Wisconsin Supreme Court rules on partisan lines to require state to hold election on TuesdayWisconsin Supreme Court rules on partisan lines to require state to hold election on Tuesday
    Politics

    Republicans have fought tooth and nail to make it hard to vote in this election.

    By Ian Millhiser
    Politics
    Texas’s election law could disenfranchise millions during a pandemicTexas’s election law could disenfranchise millions during a pandemic
    Politics

    Texas’s absentee ballot law is utterly unfit for a state holding an election during a public health crisis.

    By Ian Millhiser
    Politics
    A judge may have saved thousands of Wisconsin voters from being disenfranchised by coronavirusA judge may have saved thousands of Wisconsin voters from being disenfranchised by coronavirus
    Politics

    Judge William Conley’s order is narrow, but it is just broad enough to save thousands of voters from disenfranchisement.

    By Ian Millhiser