Suzanne Smalley

A reporter who covered 24-year-old intern Chandra Levy's death looks at a new book about the case—and shares where the mainstream media went wrong.

How a small Montana town nearly handed over control of its prison to a mysterious security company headed by a former convict known as 'Captain Michael.'

Lou Dobbs, take note: immigrants are good for our economy. The most skilled create jobs in technology and engineering, says Duke professor Vivek Wadhwa, who estimates that in 2005 immigrant-founded engineering and tech companies employed 450,000 people and generated $52 billion in sales.

President Obama set aside $8 billion for high-speed trains in the stimulus package, and Congress added another $1.2 billion. Yet many economists now say the costs of building a high-speed rail network far outstrip possible the benefits, especially when cars are becoming more energy-efficient.

On the trail of L.A.'s uncaught serial killer.

An investigation into designer dogs leads to greater scrutiny of the 'puppy mill' industry.

Can you keep a new mother from winding up back in prison if she's allowed to do time with her infant?

If the Obamas choose a hybrid, unethical breeders will try to cash in—and puppies are likely to suffer.

Everyone wanted a piece of the great bong brouhaha. That's the American way.

For many young guys trying to leave gangs, the pull of the old neighborhood is tough to resist. How do you let go—and stay gone? NEWSWEEK trailed two men who really want to figure that out for themselves.

David Kennedy's obsession with drug dealers has made him a highly sought-after criminologist.

Did a rogue FBI agent instigate a mob hit? A judge will soon decide.

How do you raise kids in the White House and 'keep them normal,' too?

Erick Erickson, the editor of the influential conservative blog RedState.com, knew he had arrived in politics two years ago when Tony Snow, the then White House press secretary, invited him to visit.

The GOP's governors wearily assess the 2008 fallout

A rising star in the GOP wants a new leadership role in the diminished party.

It's 5 a.m. and Mike Allen has already been awake for nearly two hours. The baby-faced, 44-year-old reporter for Politico, the Beltway-obsessed Web site, gets up each morning at about 3:30 to compile Mike Allen's Playbook, a daily, scoop-soaked breakfast in bed for about 12,000 of the country's most powerful people.

The Alaska delegation proudly backs its new star

McCain talks about offshore drilling, how he plans to win women's votes and his recent foreign-policy gaffes.

When you're poor, it can be hard to pay the bills. When you're rich, it's hard to keep track of all the bills that need paying. It's a lesson Cindy McCain learned the hard way when NEWSWEEK raised questions about an overdue property-tax bill on a La Jolla, Calif., property owned by a trust that she oversees.

If history is any guide, Hillary Clinton's next battle will be with the painful reality of loss.

The road to Clinton's exit

With 'elitist' a choice slur, candidates are trying to win over the new 'It' demographic: 'low-info voters.'

As Democratic party leaders debated the fate of the Florida and Michigan delegation, protestors outside illustrated the divide between many Obama and Clinton supporters.

A Demcratic superdelegate on why he came out for Clinton this week.

Clinton's Kentucky win fuels her drive to fight another day

Obama and McCain are vying for the support of Hillary's female supporters. Who's the man?

Clinton's latest line: Obama can't win 'white Americans.'

When Tyrone, 41, can't make his Alcoholics Anonymous meetings, he relies on something else to help him stay sober: text messages. The daily recovery-themed messages from a company called I Live Inspired remind him to "look to my higher power for guidance, and accept life," he says, quoting a recent dispatch.

Here's a new kind of recount: The Clinton camp's complicated formula to make her look like the leader.