Politics
What really matters in the world of politics, campaigns, ideology, and more.
Don’t let ChatGPT do your taxes. But do let it help.
The latest Epstein files news, briefly explained.
January 6, 2021 vs. January 8, 2023
There are three camps: The judicial supremacists, the GOP partisans, and Amy Coney Barrett.
What the United States can learn from Poland’s experience with autocracy.
Is the US really about to attack Iran?
The 2026 Olympics were great if you enjoyed figure skating, disco, and chaos agents.
Do stoners have a right to bear arms?
I spent months studying how authoritarians like Trump lose. The answer is shockingly simple.
The drama at the Department of Homeland Security, explained.
How will Trump get countries to do what he wants without tariffs?
Trump loses his biggest tariffs power.
The Court just did Trump a huge favor. Will he take it?
Trump loses, and the Democratic justices didn’t need to concede anything.
From Venezuelan oil to the Board of Peace, Trump is constantly looking for new sources of cash he can control.
How Trump is signing off on his own new ballroom.
Don’t expect a war to end as quickly this time.
The British royal was once his mother’s favorite. Now, his friendship with Epstein has led to his downfall.
A questionable lawsuit seeking to redraw a Republican district risks turbocharging Trump’s gerrymandering campaign.
The Colbert censorship story is messier than it looks.
What Brazil got right that America got wrong.
The data is solid. The vibes are atrocious. What gives?
The lasting lesson of Jesse Jackson’s 1988 campaign, explained.
Today, Explained explores the fall of Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil and what it proves about Trump-style authoritarians.
Trump vs. Colbert, continued.
How Finland almost fell to fascism — and didn’t.
And young Republicans are particularly enraged.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Trump, immigration, and fighting back.
The president just lost another battle in his war on democracy.
Yes, really.
Why did the US bomb Somalia more than 100 times last year?
When “mass deportation” gets to Trump country.
The end of the endangerment finding, briefly explained.
The “AWFUL” moniker is the latest way to express disdain for “annoying” women.
“This is not just an issue for immigrant families,” one expert said. “It’s an issue for all families.”
The February jobs report is not the “blockbuster” triumph President Trump imagines.
Why Catholics could be the key to Trump’s opposition.