Intro A defense contractor’s former CEO is in federal prison for illegal campaign contributions to Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine). A new investigation now says the FBI later wanted to go much further. ProPublica reported Tuesday that FBI agents sought in 2024 to open a broad pay-to-play inquiry examining dealings between Collins and a major donor, and that the effort died...
September 23, 2026
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The Navatek File: What’s Proven, What’s Alleged and What’s Unresolved in the Susan Collins Report
Intro A defense contractor’s former CEO is in federal prison for illegal campaign contributions to Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine). A...
A Third of the U.S. Surrogacy Market Is Foreign. Almost Nothing Above It Is Federal.
The McKenna West case took four courts in three states to reach an unfinished answer, and every party in it...
Sued for Refusing an Abortion: The Surrogacy Clause Courts Won’t Enforce
A California couple is seeking at least $100,000 in damages from the woman who carried their son, on the theory...
The Good Climate Numbers of 2026, and the Coverage They Didn’t Get
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New York Workers Can See Their Personnel Files Starting Nov. 8. The Rules Change Again in 2027
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Same Law, Three Answers: Who Decides Whether Mental Illness Excuses a Homicide
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Part II: A Waiver Washington Can Grant, in a Market Washington Does Not Control
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