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The media-obsessed president’s first White House Correspondents’ Dinner is going to flop. It’s not because of the crowd.
Rescheduling medical marijuana, briefly explained.
The Israeli leader faces an uphill battle in this year’s elections.
Afghan refugees currently in Qatar could be sent to Congo by the Trump administration.
The Court’s Republican majority fractured in a case that could impact everyone from immigrants to consumers.
When can the Trump administration strip legal protections from migrants who risk death in their home countries?
Trump’s gerrymandering efforts are backfiring.
US soldiers are now free to get the flu.
Why this conflict is so hard to end.
The Trump administration launched its tariff refund portal. Will the refunds really happen?
The Christian nationalist pastor swaying the Trump administration discusses Trump, Iran, and the pope.
Chatrie v. United States asks what limits the Constitution places on the surveillance state in an age of cellphones.
Democratic voters turned against Israel. Now their politicians are following.
An interview with the senator Swalwell called his “best friend.”
A busy day of Iran news, briefly explained.
The Strait of Hormuz is reopening. But the war’s impacts on the food economy could linger.
An Israel-Lebanon ceasefire is set to take effect Thursday evening.
A journalist explains what it’s like in Lebanon right now.
Wendy Sherman helped Obama reach a deal with Iran. She sees several areas where Trump is going wrong.
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.
California cut property taxes in the 1970s. It didn’t go so well.
Wendy Sherman helped Obama reach a deal with Iran. Here’s what she thinks Trump is doing wrong.
McNutt v. DOJ could allow the justices to seize tremendous power over the US economy.
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.
Introducing America, Actually — a new kind of political podcast for a country redefining itself.
What the Iran war is doing to the economy, briefly explained.
Avignon-gate, the scandal blowing up MAGA-Catholic relations, explained.
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 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.