Politics
What really matters in the world of politics, campaigns, ideology, and more.
The debate over youth gender identity polling, explained.
Why people are pitting Malala Yousafzai and Greta Thunberg against each other.
Trump’s preventable SNAP chaos, briefly explained.
How it feels to be a Muslim New Yorker and see Islamophobia wielded against Mamdani.
How do you sell America when no one agrees on what America is?
Reasonable people can disagree about whether Hitler was good, says the Heritage Foundation.
A new purge of ICE leaders and the empowerment of Border Patrol sets the stage for a more extreme crackdown in US cities.
The government shutdown and the new war on food stamps.
The bizarre conservative misunderstanding of The Lord of the Rings, explained.
The paradox at the heart of today’s economy.
Trump’s National Guard “quick reaction forces,” briefly explained.
Jimmy Kimmel was just one round in the ongoing debate over free speech.
A trade truce, a nuclear threat: What to make of the Trump-Xi meeting.
A new strategy to stop business elites from bending the knee.
If the Republican justices apply the same rules to Trump that they did to Biden, Trump’s tariffs must fall.
Kat Abughazaleh described her indictment as “a political prosecution.”
Does the case for centrism stand up to scrutiny?
Voters are still really angry about inflation and high prices.
The ballroom project is totally unprecedented.
The president’s peacemaking claims range from partly true to misleading to baffling.
Can the NYC mayoral race prove it’s a winning issue?
Trump is mad at an anti-tariff ad from Canada — so he’s ratcheting up his tariffs.
Nick Fuentes, Tucker Carlson, and the looming Republican civil war over Jews.
Colombia’s president accused Trump of “murder.” Trump is retaliating with sanctions.
The sports gambling reckoning is finally here.
6 questions about the East Wing’s sudden demise, answered.
An analysis of historical crises over the past 2,000 years offers lessons for avoiding the end times.
“You do not need to prioritize getting rid of Chuck Schumer.”
The president vandalizes the White House.
The biggest lesson from the racist, sexist, and antisemitic group chats.
How the president plans to pay himself $230 million in taxpayer money.
Paul Ingrassia quizzed FBI officials on their voting history. Now his extreme group chat comments have leaked.
The justices could hand Trump the power to deploy troops anywhere, anytime — and against Americans.
In his second term, Trump’s rhetoric and policies regarding the trans community have become far more menacing.
Leading right-wing figures are debating: Has blatant antisemitism become worryingly normalized among the young right?
Broadly, there are 5 ways to constrain rogue federal law enforcement agents. The Supreme Court nuked 3 of them.
Airstrikes, bounties, a military build-up: This could be about drugs — or it could be the start of regime change.
The diehard MAGA lawmaker’s new fight with the GOP, explained.