Ted Mellnik
Washington Post
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Congressional apportionment: What it is and how it works
Some states will gain seats after the census, while others such as Rhode Island will likely lose them. And even after the changes, House members from some states will still represent a starkly different number of people than others. → Read More
‘Virus’, ‘Riotous’, ‘Folks’: The historic words in Biden’s inauguration speech
Folks, Virus, Crucible, Shoes: These are some of the words in Biden's speech that no other president had spoken in an inaugural address. → Read More
Republicans across Georgia stayed home, helping Democrats flip two Senate seats
A historic Democratic sweep in Georgia’s U.S. Senate runoffs rested in large part on half a million voters who stayed home, according to preliminary results. With control of the Senate at stake, following unprecedented campaign spending and with both President Trump and President-elect Joe Biden rallying for support, fewer people voted across the state. Runoffs often draw fewer voters, and this… → Read More
20 million Americans didn’t vote in 2016′s closest battlegrounds
Here’s what the Trump and Biden campaigns are doing to reach them this time around. → Read More
Police chokehold bans: How George Floyd’s killing prompted departments to change
A comparison of dozens of the nation’s largest departments shows the changes are significant, but uneven. → Read More
Americans are delaying medical care, and it’s devastating health-care providers
Even in parts of the country that haven't been hit hard by the virus, hospitals are at risk of bankruptcy. → Read More
How a surge of coronavirus patients could stretch hospital resources in your area
An analysis of U.S. hospital data shows why health officials are seeking more resources to treat coronavirus patients. See how resources in your area compare with the rest of the country. → Read More
Turnout in South Carolina makes Biden’s win even more impressive
Around 528,000 South Carolinians voted, crushing 2016 and nearly matching the total during Obama's 2008 victory. → Read More
The first four states to primary and caucus do not look like America. Combined, they get closer.
Iowa and New Hampshire are whiter and older than the U.S. overall. Do Nevada and South Carolina do enough to offset them? → Read More
North Carolina has a new congressional map for 2020
The new districts probably won’t end controversy over partisan gerrymandering in the state. → Read More
Redistricting activists brace for wall of inaction as battle moves to states
Activists say that trying to abolish partisan gerrymandering will probably be harder in parts of the country where conservative-leaning state courts are less receptive to such challenges. → Read More
How life at 30 has changed for women over time
A look at how 30-year-old women today compare with previous generations. → Read More
Is recession ahead? It may depend on your Christmas shopping.
As talk picks up about the trade war's drag on business investment and on the economy, it's consumers and their checkbooks who will have the biggest say about when the next recession hits. Consumer spending is by far the largest part of economic growth. → Read More
Harris ‘gained the most time’ in the first debate. Here’s what it could mean for Round 2.
Follow along here to get a glimpse at who, if anyone, is claiming the spotlight as the field appears together on a national stage for the second time. → Read More
Who’s talking most during the Democratic debate
Follow along here to get a glimpse at who, if anyone, is claiming the spotlight as the field appears together on a national stage for the first time. → Read More
Where a citizenship question could cause the census to miss millions of Hispanics
Adding the question could shift four congressional seats and alter the distribution of billions in federal spending. → Read More
The first round of China tariffs already stifled U.S. exports
The U.S.-China trade war is escalating, but many U.S. industries are already feeling the pain of last summer's skirmish. → Read More
Federal workers in Washington aren’t the only ones going without pay
The shutdown’s potential effects stretch across the country. → Read More
Trump’s trade war has started. Who’s been helped and who’s been hurt?
Trump has urged patience as the impacts of the first set of tariffs are already being felt. → Read More
China’s tariffs on U.S. goods are aimed at America’s farmers and blue-collar workers.
The tariffs are targeted with laser-like precision at the local economies of rural and small-town America. → Read More