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In yet another random act of federalism from the Sunshine State, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Tuesday that Florida and 20 other states are suing the Biden administration over the federal mask mandate on public transportation.  “If politicians and celebrities can attend the Super Bowl unmasked, every U.S. citizen should have the right to fly unmasked,”…Continue Reading

The Department of Justice sent letters to lawmakers on the House and Senate Judiciary committees endorsing antitrust proposals that seek to block Big Tech giants from giving special treatment to their own products.  “If enacted, we believe that this legislation has the potential to have a positive effect on dynamism in digital markets going forward.…Continue Reading

The FDA on Tuesday authorized a second Pfizer and Moderna booster shot for those over the age of 50.  Providers will be given the green light to begin administering the fourth shot once CDC director Rochelle Walensky signs off on the measure. “Based on an analysis of emerging data, a second booster dose of either…Continue Reading

It seems that Hunter Biden still cannot keep his name out of the news… In the latest, Trump is calling on Russian President Vladimir Putin to release information on Hunter Biden’s dealings with Eastern European oligarchs.  In a Tuesday interview with Just the News, Trump cited a 2020 Senate report that disclosed Russian oligarch Yelena…Continue Reading

Seven hours and thirty-seven minutes: That’s the length of the gap in the official White House records of phone calls placed to or from Donald Trump’s phone during the January 6 riot at the Capitol. It’s longer—by nearly three hours—than the Grateful Dead’s longest concert. Longer by an hour than a flight from New York…Continue Reading

The Supreme Court, which is no stranger to the big questions of American life, took up a sizable one on Monday: What is art? The case, Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts v. Goldsmith, centers around a dispute over whether the pop-art legend violated a photograph’s copyright when creating one of his iconic tableaus…Continue Reading

Like many observers of Russia, I spent part of March 18 watching footage of President Vladimir Putin’s rally at Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow. There was a lot to take in: the call for Russian unity, the banners promising “a world without Nazism,” the Russian flags, and the now-ubiquitous letter Z, which has become a symbol…Continue Reading

FiveThirtyEight is seeking a kind, collaborative and creative Senior Visual Journalist to join our Interactives and Graphics team. Senior Visual Journalists are design leaders in the FiveThirtyEight newsroom. Though they serve primarily as individual contributors, they also amplify the work of the team by mentoring more junior visual journalists, thoughtfully giving and receiving feedback and…Continue Reading

In the wake of Russia’s invasion, millions of refugees are fleeing Ukraine. Support for these refugees is currently very high: Recent polls have found residents of other European countries overwhelmingly support taking in Ukrainian refugees, including 77 percent in Estonia, 80 percent in France, 85 percent in Austria, 89 percent in Italy and 90 percent…Continue Reading