Politics
An Alleged Capitol Rioter Came Disguised As A Journalist, Prosecutors Say
A judge initially refused to issue an arrest warrant, but agreed following a fuller explanation about how the government had determined the suspect wasn’t a member of the press.
Zoe Tillman
The Biden Administration Will Limit The Detention And Arrest Of Pregnant Immigrants
The change comes after one report found that ICE had detained more than 4,500 pregnant people between 2016 and 2018.
Hamed Aleaziz
Trump’s Social Media Lawsuits Feature A Mashup Of Arguments Courts Have Already Rejected
Trump was kicked off Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube for inciting the Jan. 6 riots at the US Capitol.
Zoe Tillman
Here's The Extremely Broad FOIA Request Tucker Carlson's Producer Filed With The NSA
After the Fox News host alleged he was being spied on by the Biden administration, the NSA released a rare statement, calling the claims untrue.
Jason Leopold
Prosecutors Have Had Six Months To Go After The Capitol Mob. Here’s What They Have So Far.
More than 500 arrests and counting.
Zoe Tillman
Eric Adams Has Won New York City's Democratic Mayoral Primary
The Brooklyn Borough president will likely be the next mayor of the country’s largest city.
BuzzFeed News
A CDC Investigation Says West Virginia Needs Needle Exchanges — Which The State Outlawed — To Stop Its HIV Outbreak
A CDC investigation obtained by BuzzFeed News shows “low-barrier” needle exchanges are needed to stop an HIV outbreak in West Virginia. “There's a lot of suffering documented in this,” one expert said.
Dan Vergano
Republicans Are Weaponizing Critical Race Theory To Win Back The House In 2022
The far right has hammered away at the narrative that critical race theory is radical and anti-white. And now Republicans are using that story to try to win midterm elections.
Ryan Brooks
Trump Hasn’t Been Charged, But The Prosecution Of His Company Isn’t Good News For Him
The indictments against the Trump Organization and a longtime executive ramp up the legal pressure on Trump.
Zoe Tillman
The Trump Organization And A Longtime Executive Are Charged In A Tax Fraud Scheme
Donald Trump was not personally charged, but this marks the beginning of a new era of legal exposure for the former president.
Zoe Tillman
The Supreme Court Again Made It Harder To Challenge State Laws That Restrict How People Can Vote
In a 6–3 decision, the court upheld Arizona voting laws that the challengers argued discriminated against Native American, Latino, and Black voters.
Zoe Tillman
“It Could Happen To Anyone”: Here’s How People In Surfside Are Coping With The Building Collapse
The painful and slow release of information about the missing has left the Florida community suspended in hope and mourning, unclear what to do next.
Lissandra Villa
A House Select Committee Will Officially Investigate The Jan. 6 Insurrection
The committee passed on a nearly partisan line, with only a handful of Republicans voting in favor of the measure.
Kadia Goba
A Government Watchdog May Have Missed Clearview AI Use By Five Federal Agencies In A New Report
In a government accountability report about facial recognition, five federal agencies said they didn't use Clearview AI. Data reviewed by BuzzFeed News suggests they should have.
Caroline Haskins
An Oath Keeper Admitted His Group Stashed Guns Outside DC For Jan. 6
Mark Grods testified before the grand jury as part of his plea deal.
Zoe Tillman
Wisconsin Republicans Said They'd Hire Three Former Cops To Investigate The 2020 Election. It’s Not At All Clear What They Are Doing.
The identity of one of the investigators isn't even known.
Sarah Mimms
The Supreme Court Will Keep The Federal Eviction Moratorium In Place While Legal Fights Go Forward
The moratorium, which has protected renters during the coronavirus pandemic, is currently set to expire at the end of July.
Zoe Tillman
The Number Of Immigrants Jailed By ICE Has Ballooned Under Biden This Year
“These numbers are going to skyrocket as long as the border activity stays up,” one former ICE director said.
Hamed Aleaziz
Gavin Grimm Won A Huge Battle For Trans Student Rights. He Said It’s A “Nightmare” That A Child Had To Fight It.
The US Supreme Court on Monday declined to revisit a lower court decision in Grimm’s favor in a yearslong fight over what bathroom he could use at school.
Zoe Tillman
The People Still Going To Trump Rallies Are Committed To Trump’s Fantasy: “He’s Our True President”
“Jesus Christ would have to come down and tell me that Biden won before I would ever believe it,” one Donald Trump supporter said at the former president’s first rally of 2021.
Kadia Goba
US Intelligence Agencies Are Trying To Solve Scientific Mysteries And Failing Badly
Secret intelligence reports are offering up answers to three big scientific mysteries — but the speculation doesn't always square up with science.
Dan Vergano
The Justice Department Is Taking Georgia To Court Over The State’s New Voting Restrictions
“Where we believe the civil rights of Americans have been violated, we will not hesitate to act,” Attorney General Merrick Garland said.
Zoe Tillman
The EPA Just Announced A $50 Million Push To Help Underserved Communities Tackle Pollution And Get Jobs
“This is the most aggressive approach to tackling environmental injustice and equity issues,” EPA Administrator Michael Regan told BuzzFeed News.
Zahra Hirji
Sidney Powell And Mike Lindell Are Using Dominion’s Defamation Suit To Boost The Election Fraud Claims That Got Them Sued
A judge heard arguments on Thursday on efforts by Powell, Lindell, and Rudy Giuliani to get Dominion’s lawsuits dismissed.
Zoe Tillman
“You Are Not Losing The US Capitol!”: What An Hour Looked Like For Police On Jan. 6
Police body camera footage from the Capitol riots was released after legal action by BuzzFeed News and a coalition of media outlets.
Zoe Tillman
Rudy Giuliani Has Been Suspended From Practicing Law In New York
Giuliani's suspension order cites his "demonstrably false and misleading statements" about the 2020 election.
Sarah Mimms
A Member Of The Oath Keepers Who Stormed The Capitol Has Pleaded Guilty To Conspiring To Block Certification Of The Election
Graydon Young, who will cooperate with prosecutors, said he was attempting to intimidate and coerce elected officials when he entered the Capitol with more than a dozen members of the Oath Keepers.
Ken Bensinger
The First Capitol Rioter Was Sentenced And Won’t Get Any Jail Time
Anna Morgan-Lloyd’s sentence sets a benchmark for the hundreds of people charged with low-level misdemeanors for participating in the Jan. 6 insurrection.
Zoe Tillman
How New York City Crushed Andrew Yang’s Campaign Of Personality
Andrew Yang conceded soon after polls closed in New York’s mayoral primary. This is what his campaign looked like at the end, as he fell from frontrunner to defeat.
Lissandra Villa
Live Results: The New York City Mayoral Primaries
Results from the NYC mayoral primaries.
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