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How the Trump administration is still trying to rewrite January 6 history.


Trump fought with Pope Francis before. He’s finding Pope Leo XIV to be a tougher foil.


It is possible to shut your brain off without falling into the mindless scrolling trap.
Credit card APRs are now as high as 20 percent.


California cut property taxes in the 1970s. It didn’t go so well.


Why giving to charity is a better deal if you’re rich.


Wendy Sherman helped Obama reach a deal with Iran. Here’s what she thinks Trump is doing wrong.


Have we finally unlocked exercise’s biggest secret? Or is this yet another lie perpetrated Big Treadmill?


AI isn’t going to be the end of the world — no matter what this documentary sometimes argues.


McNutt v. DOJ could allow the justices to seize tremendous power over the US economy.


Batteries that could help drive the switch to renewable energy are already, well, driving.




The vice president’s disastrous week reveals that he’s in a trap of his own making.


The AI company released a set of highly progressive policy ideas. There’s just one small problem.


Attacking the pope and posing as Jesus — even religious conservatives are mad this time.


The accusations that forced out the frontrunner in California’s governor race — and could push him from Congress next.


Hungarians ousted Viktor Orbán in an election rigged to favor him. It wasn’t easy.


Three new reports give some surprising reasons for optimism.


A psychology professor makes the case for hope.


How society convinced us that childbearing without a huge budget is morally wrong.


Introducing America, Actually — a new kind of political podcast for a country redefining itself.


The community that underpins Heated Rivalry, explained.


What the Iran war is doing to the economy, briefly explained.


Are we paying for infrastructure we won’t need?


Avignon-gate, the scandal blowing up MAGA-Catholic relations, explained.


Toughing out that awkward silence can help deeper issues come to the surface.

We finally have some good news about housing affordability.


How Pete Hegseth and Donald Trump are waging war in Iran.


The central goal of the war is nowhere near a resolution.


The laptop class is moving left — but not out of economic desperation.


The reality behind Trump’s push to log more public forests is weirdly complicated.


The best-case scenario for the Iran crisis is still pretty bad.


The status of US-Iran negotiations, briefly explained.


The 25th Amendment chatter is pointless — but it shouldn’t be.


Iran offers a fresh window into when Trump chickens out — and why his threats matter anyway.


We’re about to find out whether an authoritarian can lose at the ballot box.


Dems won a swing-state election in a 20-point blowout.


Why the $14 drug could reshape global health.


I like camping. My partner doesn’t. How will we make it work?


Trump just pulled a Russian-style policy move — and it’s not clear it will deliver what he promised.