Molly Redden is a senior politics reporter for HuffPost. Before joining HuffPost, she covered gender issues as a senior reporter for the Guardian US and was a staff writer for Mother Jones and the New Republic. She is based in New York. She can be reached at molly.redden@huffpost.com.
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A Wall Street Landlord Chose A Troubled Company To Run Its Senior Homes. Executives Got A Bonus.
At the coronavirus pandemic's peak, CareTrust turned to a contractor with an alarming safety record to keep its profits flowing.
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Biden Appointee To Postal Service Board Targets ‘Greatest Risk In Security’ For Elections
Amber McReynolds fought Trump's lies about the mail. Now she's helping run the USPS.
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Ultrawealthy Americans Are Scrambling To Get Ahead Of Biden’s Planned Tax Hikes
Wealth advisers to the 1% say there’s sheer panic: “Sometimes people don’t realize how much money they’ve accumulated until they’re about to lose it.”
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Government Layoffs Pummeled Black Workers. The American Rescue Plan Could Bring Those Jobs Back.
When the coronavirus pandemic erased nearly 1.4 million public sector jobs, the losses disproportionately hit Black families.
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Older Blue-Collar Workers Fear They’ll Be Left Behind As The Economy Reopens
A showdown at a ritzy South Florida hotel raises questions about who's going back to work after the coronavirus pandemic: veteran workers, or younger, cheaper replacements?
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The Workers Hit Hardest By The Pandemic Are In For The Longest Recovery
"The first fired and the last hired": Black and Latino workers are likely to suffer the longest from the COVID-19 recession.
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The Toll Of COVID-19 In Assisted Living Homes Is A ‘Black Hole’
Uneven rules and loopholes mean dangerous health situations are falling through the cracks.
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Some Call Them Too Wealthy For A Stimulus Check. They’re Desperate For The Help.
As Congress debates who “deserves” another stimulus check, households on the cusp are terrified of missing out.
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COVID-19 And Congress Have Left The Senior Citizen Safety Net In Tatters
Federally funded senior centers have started rationing meals and slicing services to the bare bones. Without help, “these crises will be happening in every state."
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‘The Bloodshed Could Have Easily Been Worse’: Rioters Came To Washington Heavily Armed
Court records show the mob at the U.S. Capitol brought assault rifles, Molotov cocktails, an ammunition cache and a plan for violence.
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Congress Didn’t Include State And Local Aid In Stimulus, And The Most Vulnerable Will Suffer
Without more aid, a shredded social safety net and an unemployment crisis that lasts for years are all but guaranteed.
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Sen. Kelly Loeffler’s Husband Bought Stock In Sectors Set To Benefit From Then-Secret Bill
While Republicans privately drafted the CARES Act, Loeffler’s husband was buying shares in corporations that would reap millions, a HuffPost investigation found.
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Public Pressure And Lawsuits Kept USPS From Handing Trump The Election. Here's How.
“The point here is not just about election outcomes. It’s about honoring the sacred right to vote.”
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The USPS Didn’t Actually Fail To Deliver 300,000 Ballots. Here’s What We Know.
It's still early, but the U.S. Postal Service seems to have avoided the systemwide meltdown that voters feared earlier this summer.
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USPS Says COVID-19 Is Delaying Ballot Delivery In Swing States
Delivery of absentee ballots is delayed in Detroit, greater Michigan and central Pennsylvania — and could swing the presidential election.
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Mail-In Ballots May Not Be Moving Fast Enough In Key Swing States
New USPS numbers show slowdowns in cities like Detroit, where turnout is crucial for Joe Biden.
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Early Data Shows Mail-In Ballots Are Moving Quickly Through Post Office
First-class mail is moving slowly. But postal workers promise they're treating voters' ballots "like gold."
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Half Of Americans Voting In Person Say They Don't Trust Voting By Mail
And 60% plan to vote in person, challenging earlier predictions that the coronavirus pandemic would lead to a surge in mail-in voting.
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Contact Tracers Waited On Names Of Trump Fundraiser Guests Who Had Already Scattered
Social media posts show people who went to the New Jersey event with Trump had fanned out across the country, going out in public and not wearing masks.