The chair of the Federal Election Commission calls the agency "worse than dysfunctional" and says it may not be able to curb 2016 election abuses. But Republicans don't agree. A look at partisan paralysis at the FEC and what can be done about it.

Scientists increasingly rely on the public to help them with their research. For this month’s Environmental Outlook, a look at the growing use of citizens scientists to track birds, map the universe and monitor climate change.