Magazine Issue

March 26, 2019

ICE database raises privacy concerns
Immigration

ICE database raises privacy concerns

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is using sophisticated technology to keep tabs on immigrants, privacy advocates say, raising concerns about the breadth of ICE surveillance activities. The…

Grant Gross
Get yourself a splot
Beltway Confidential

Get yourself a splot

Have you ever walked down a street and noticed that all the houses look alike? Perhaps the children aren’t all skipping rope and bouncing balls in rhythm,…

Erin Dunne
Ichiro’s last game
Beltway Confidential

Ichiro’s last game

During the eighth inning in the Tokyo Dome, as the 45,000-strong crowd stood up to cheer, Ichiro Suzuki trotted out onto the field one last time. Ichiro’s…

Madeline Fry Schultz
Dems fume over tunnel funding
Infrastructure

Dems fume over tunnel funding

President Trump is under fire from Democrats in New York and New Jersey for failing to include any funding in his proposed fiscal year 2020 budget for…

Diana Stancy Correll
Migrants, money, and the Mafia
Crime

Migrants, money, and the Mafia

He drew on his cigarette as he eyed me momentarily and then pronounced with the firmness of absolute knowledge, “money laundering.” I was in the squad room…

Jamie Dettmer
Energy agenda, stalled
Energy and Environment

Energy agenda, stalled

President Trump’s energy deregulation could be at the mercy of a Democratic successor or simply stall out if the administration does not rush to shore it up…

John Siciliano