Gloves Off shares interview-driven write-ups of conversations with Democratic candidates in competitive 2026 midterm races, such as Senate contests in Minnesota and New Hampshire and a House race in Iowa. It draws on reporting from the COURIER network of local newsrooms to explain what is shifting in each race.
Website: https://www.glovesoff.news
Anne Applebaum writes about democracy and authoritarianism, with a focus on the war in Ukraine, Russia, and US foreign policy under Trump. Issues combine her own commentary with reporting-based analysis of conflicts of interest and diplomacy.
Green Tape covers US permitting reform, including NEPA, the Clean Water Act, transmission and pipeline siting, and the Senate's Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act. It publishes policy analysis plus transcripts of the Right of Way podcast, with interviews of senators and representatives.
Covers US elections at every level, with daily morning digests of campaign news, guides to ballot measures, and statistical analysis of special election results. Readers get race-by-race updates and data-driven context on the political environment.
Robert Mackey's archive collects his investigative and media reporting, including a Capitol riot exposé of a far-right influencer, a visual investigation into a 2022 Portland killing, and a fact-check of a Senate campaign's staged voter encounter. Readers get well-sourced accounts that expose misleading narratives and show how the reporting was done.
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