Monday, November 9, 2026

Justin Elliott

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Justin Elliott has been a reporter with ProPublica since 2012, where he has covered money in politics, the National Security Agency, and the American Red Cross. He has produced stories for the New York Times and National Public Radio, and his reporting with NPR on the Red Cross’ troubled post-earthquake reconstruction efforts in Haiti won a 2015 Investigative Reporters and Editors award.

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Last Night’s “Blue Wave” Means Nothing if We Don’t Stop the NDAA

As taxpayers, we are funding our own endgame, but we don't have to.
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Corporations gave $737 million to super PACs in 2026 midterms

Crypto, online betting and AI interests supplied 53% of the total, and the $737.3 million is 60% above the 2024 presidential cycle, Public Citizen found.

Since 1975, $79 trillion has been redistributed from the bottom 90% to the top...

Has this massive redistribution, driven by policies favoring corporations and the wealthy, reshaped the American economy?
Interior of the domed ceiling of the Montana State Capitol with painted panels.

Montana passes Initiative 194, barring corporate election spending

The AP called the measure Tuesday with a margin of about 115,000 votes; it takes effect Jan. 1, 2027, unless a court blocks it.
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Judge rejects DOJ bid to set aside 20,000 California mail ballots

Justice Department appeals within hours; it has also asked Washington to set aside ballots from 400-plus voters and sued Alaska over its Senate race.