Matt_D_Cohen
Matt is a reporter covering extremism and politics. He was previously a former Ben Bagdikian investigative reporting fellow at Mother Jones and the former arts editor at Washington City Paper and editor-in-chief of DCist.
At the same time, the Republican candidate has spoken out against same-sex marriage and accused pro-choice organizations of seeking to ‘preserve sexual libertinism.’
By Matt Cohen - January 24, 2023
Voters didn’t fall for the bogus narrative of unchecked violent crime and so-called ‘defunding’ of police under Democratic leadership.
By Matt Cohen - December 27, 2022
Republican Washington U.S. Senate candidate Tiffany Smiley is a supporter of anti-LGBTQ evangelical leader Franklin Graham and groups such as Focus on the Family.
By Matt Cohen - November 04, 2022
Voters will choose which party controls the Illinois Supreme Court on Nov. 8.
By Matt Cohen - November 03, 2022
The charges stemmed from a Florida spa with alleged ties to a human trafficking ring.
By Matt Cohen - October 26, 2022
A new entity created by the Uihlein-funded Restoration PAC is aimed specifically at electing far-right judges in state supreme court races.
By Matt Cohen - October 21, 2022
The arrests are part of a larger effort by Florida Republicans to disenfranchise Black voters, civil rights advocates say.
By Matt Cohen - October 20, 2022
The Republican State Leadership Committee has ties to dark money donors and has ramped up spending on judicial races.
By Matt Cohen - October 10, 2022
Marilyn Zayas, an IT manager turned lawyer turned appellate court judge, is seeking to unseat Pat DeWine, a Republican and the son of Ohio’s current governor, from the Ohio Supreme Court.
By Matt Cohen - September 30, 2022
North Carolina state Sen. Phil Berger is the father of state Supreme Court Justice Phil Berger Jr.
By Matt Cohen - September 28, 2022
Trey Allen, a candidate for the North Carolina Supreme Court, has benefited from a PAC with ties to the Republican state Senate leader.
By Matt Cohen - September 27, 2022
Part one of a three-part series on North Carolina’s state Supreme Court election in November.
By Matt Cohen - September 26, 2022
The House Republicans have taken a total of $998,895 in contributions from the pharmaceutical industry this year.
By Matt Cohen - September 01, 2022
Republican Gov. Mike DeWine is a defendant in three lawsuits challenging Ohio’s district maps.
By Matt Cohen - August 29, 2022
The Ohio Supreme Court has a 4-3 Republican majority, and three of the four conservative justices have deep ties to the Federalist Society.
By Matt Cohen - August 22, 2022
Justice Pat DeWine has refused to recuse himself from cases that directly involve his father, Republican Gov. Mike DeWine.
By Matt Cohen - July 05, 2022
Tennessee attorney G. Kline Preston IV said Russia is ‘much better’ at running elections than the United States.
By Matt Cohen - May 10, 2022
‘It’s a very organized, deliberate, well-backed campaign to push these three candidates,’ one Waukesha County parent said.
By Matt Cohen - March 30, 2022
‘I don’t know how in the world another audit is going to satisfy conspiracy believers,’ said one Michigan county clerk.
By Matt Cohen - February 01, 2022
Democrats called on the Senate to pass voting rights legislation to strengthen democracy.
By Matt Cohen - January 07, 2022
Domestic terror experts say the threat posed by far-right extremists has never been greater.
By Matt Cohen - January 06, 2022
Rep. Michelle Steel is calling for companies to boycott the Beijing Olympics, but she’s not talking about her own family’s dubious ties to China.
By Matt Cohen - December 13, 2021
Experts hope to learn more about the groups more broadly through the House committee’s investigation into the Jan. 6 insurrection.
By Matt Cohen - December 06, 2021
They also railed against ‘critical race theory’ and gender identity issues in the classroom.
By Matt Cohen - November 16, 2021
After Republican General Assembly member Dana Bumgardner died, the GOP committee in his district replaced him with Donnie Loftis, who was present at the Capitol on Jan. 6.
By Matt Cohen - November 04, 2021
Members of the Proud Boys, many of whom harbor white supremacist views, have reportedly begun showing up to protests at school board meetings to intimidate officials.
By Matt Cohen - October 29, 2021
But the process for sending him to jail isn’t so simple.
By Matt Cohen - October 19, 2021
Committee chair Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS) is not messing around.
By Matt Cohen - October 14, 2021
Republicans on the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee complained about Democrats’ attempt to hear witnesses on extremist recruitment in the U.S. military.
By Matt Cohen - October 13, 2021
Several conservative members of Congress are calling for an investigation over false claims about Garland’s son-in-law.
By Matt Cohen - October 08, 2021