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Ethics watchdogs await RFK Jr.'s financial report
Maclean’s Washington Bureau on the latest from the capital: Ethics watchdogs await RFK Jr.'s financial report.
Claire Fontaine · Sep 11, 2026
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Claire Fontaine covers the Supreme Court, the federal bench and the Justice Department.
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The Nine
Nova Scotia’s navy town confronts the mail-in voting order
The legal system is now a second front. The mail-in voting order is how the administration is trying to win arguments it cannot finish in Congress.
Claire Fontaine · Sep 6, 2026
The Nine
Manitoba’s manufacturing shops confront a birthright petition
The legal system is now a second front. A birthright petition is how the administration is trying to win arguments it cannot finish in Congress.
Claire Fontaine · Sep 5, 2026
The Nine
In Sioux Falls, the classified-documents fight fast-tracks the map
The legal system is now a second front. The classified-documents fight is how the administration is trying to win arguments it cannot finish in Congress.
Claire Fontaine · Sep 4, 2026
The Nine
The classified-documents fight: the view from Capitol Hill
The legal system is now a second front. The classified-documents fight is how the administration is trying to win arguments it cannot finish in Congress.
Claire Fontaine · Sep 3, 2026
The Nine
In Buffalo, a birthright petition narrows the map
The legal system is now a second front. A birthright petition is how the administration is trying to win arguments it cannot finish in Congress.
Claire Fontaine · Sep 2, 2026
The Nine
Green Bay cannot look away from a tariff-authority challenge
The legal system is now a second front. A tariff-authority challenge is how the administration is trying to win arguments it cannot finish in Congress.
Claire Fontaine · Sep 1, 2026
The Nine
Bill 3963 and the problem of the mail-in voting order
The legal system is now a second front. The mail-in voting order is how the administration is trying to win arguments it cannot finish in Congress.
Claire Fontaine · Aug 31, 2026
The Nine
In Tucson, sanctions litigation upholds the map
The legal system is now a second front. Sanctions litigation is how the administration is trying to win arguments it cannot finish in Congress.
Claire Fontaine · Aug 30, 2026
The Nine
The intelligence panel turns to a tariff-authority challenge as Tucson watches
The legal system is now a second front. A tariff-authority challenge is how the administration is trying to win arguments it cannot finish in Congress.
Claire Fontaine · Aug 28, 2026
The Nine
A dangerous bargain over a birthright petition
The legal system is now a second front. A birthright petition is how the administration is trying to win arguments it cannot finish in Congress.
Claire Fontaine · Aug 27, 2026
The Nine
The predictable week Washington upholds a tariff-authority challenge
The legal system is now a second front. A tariff-authority challenge is how the administration is trying to win arguments it cannot finish in Congress.
Claire Fontaine · Aug 26, 2026
The Nine
A Missouri map fight: the view from the border
The legal system is now a second front. A Missouri map fight is how the administration is trying to win arguments it cannot finish in Congress.
Claire Fontaine · Aug 25, 2026
The Nine
An ugly bargain over an emergency war-powers case
The legal system is now a second front. An emergency war-powers case is how the administration is trying to win arguments it cannot finish in Congress.
Claire Fontaine · Aug 24, 2026
The Nine
Canada’s stake in a birthright petition just got larger
The legal system is now a second front. A birthright petition is how the administration is trying to win arguments it cannot finish in Congress.
Claire Fontaine · Aug 23, 2026
The Nine
The West Wing stays late on a birthright petition
The legal system is now a second front. A birthright petition is how the administration is trying to win arguments it cannot finish in Congress.
Claire Fontaine · Aug 22, 2026
The Nine
K Street stays late on the classified-documents fight
The legal system is now a second front. The classified-documents fight is how the administration is trying to win arguments it cannot finish in Congress.
Claire Fontaine · Aug 21, 2026
The Nine
The expensive week Washington fast-tracks an emergency war-powers case
The legal system is now a second front. An emergency war-powers case is how the administration is trying to win arguments it cannot finish in Congress.
Claire Fontaine · Aug 20, 2026
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