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Trump’s failed attempt to indict Democratic lawmakers, briefly explainedTrump’s failed attempt to indict Democratic lawmakers, briefly explained
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Trump is struggling to check off his enemies list.

By Cameron Peters
Politics
What we know about the mysterious closure and reopening of the El Paso airportWhat we know about the mysterious closure and reopening of the El Paso airport
Politics

The US shut down a major city’s airport, and nobody is quite sure why.

By Joshua Keating
Politics
AI’s threat to white-collar jobs just got more realAI’s threat to white-collar jobs just got more real
Politics

You’ve become increasingly replaceable.

By Eric Levitz
Politics
The Art of the StealThe Art of the Steal
Podcast
Politics

How election officials are thinking about Trump’s threat to the midterms.

By Kelli Wessinger and Astead Herndon
Politics
The Epstein files might bring down a government. Just not the US government.The Epstein files might bring down a government. Just not the US government.
Politics

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is hanging by a thread.

By Joshua Keating
Life
Is MAGA pushing the Catholic Church to the left?Is MAGA pushing the Catholic Church to the left?
Life

Progressive Catholics are ready to fight back.

By Christian Paz
Politics
The MAGA court decision that just supercharged ICEThe MAGA court decision that just supercharged ICE
Politics

America’s Trumpiest court just gave Trump a dangerous new weapon.

By Ian Millhiser
Podcasts
Just how healthy is Donald Trump, really?Just how healthy is Donald Trump, really?
Podcast
Podcasts

Why it’s so hard to know whether the president is okay.

By Kelli Wessinger and Astead Herndon
The Highlight
The fiction at the heart of America’s political divideThe fiction at the heart of America’s political divide
The Highlight

The uncomfortable truth about “the left” and “the right.”

By Eric Levitz
Politics
Trump has a plan to steal the midterms. It will probably fail.Trump has a plan to steal the midterms. It will probably fail.
Politics

The nightmare scenario for American democracy is no longer unthinkable.

By Eric Levitz
Podcasts
The “boys club” that protected EpsteinThe “boys club” that protected Epstein
Podcast
Podcasts

Millions of files, zero accountability?

By Dustin DeSoto and Jonquilyn Hill
Podcasts
If Jasmine Crockett wins, she wants to do it her wayIf Jasmine Crockett wins, she wants to do it her way
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Podcasts

The US Senate candidate from Texas on why she believes voters — and nonvoters — are hungry for politicians like her.

By Astead Herndon
Politics
Haitians in America worry they’re Trump’s next targetHaitians in America worry they’re Trump’s next target
Politics

The president falsely accused Haitians in Ohio of eating pets. Now he’s trying to deport them.

By Hilary Beaumont
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Trump’s racist post, briefly explainedTrump’s racist post, briefly explained
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The president’s racism is making his party antsy.

By Cameron Peters
Politics
Bad Bunny is taking over the US. Does he want Puerto Rico to leave it?Bad Bunny is taking over the US. Does he want Puerto Rico to leave it?
Politics

The Super Bowl performer’s ties to a nascent independence movement are roiling Puerto Rican politics.

By Marissa Martinez
Politics
Why a Republican Supreme Court just handed a victory to DemocratsWhy a Republican Supreme Court just handed a victory to Democrats
Politics

The short answer is that this Supreme Court loves gerrymandering more than it hates Democrats.

By Ian Millhiser
Climate
Trump’s new Wildland Fire Service is failing to igniteTrump’s new Wildland Fire Service is failing to ignite
Climate

Wildfires are a growing threat. Do we need a new federal agency to help?

By Umair Irfan
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Is the Trump administration backing down in Minneapolis?Is the Trump administration backing down in Minneapolis?
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The immigration agents leaving Minneapolis, briefly explained.

By Cameron Peters
Politics
Trump’s occupation of Minneapolis has broken the Justice DepartmentTrump’s occupation of Minneapolis has broken the Justice Department
Politics

This DOJ is no longer capable of doing its job.

By Ian Millhiser
Today, Explained newsletter
Epstein gave America a common enemyEpstein gave America a common enemy
Today, Explained newsletter

His case has become a vehicle for a strain of anti-elite populism that’s growing across the political spectrum.

By Caitlin Dewey
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A victory for Haitian immigrants, briefly explainedA victory for Haitian immigrants, briefly explained
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A federal court says deportation protections for Haitian immigrants will remain in place.

By Cameron Peters
Politics
Is a new US-Russia arms race about to begin?Is a new US-Russia arms race about to begin?
Politics

We’re about to lose our last nuclear arms control treaty with Russia. What does that mean?

By Joshua Keating
Today, Explained newsletter
Three issues that could sink TrumpThree issues that could sink Trump
Today, Explained newsletter

Even some of the president’s supporters think he’s mishandling issues like the economy and immigration.

By Caitlin Dewey
Politics
Gen Z really doesn’t want to go warGen Z really doesn’t want to go war
Politics

One big reason why Trump has been losing the youngest voters.

By Rachel Janfaza
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3 million new Epstein files, briefly explained3 million new Epstein files, briefly explained
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What to know about the latest — and last? — Epstein release.

By Cameron Peters
Politics
Republicans are normalizing the one reform they should fear mostRepublicans are normalizing the one reform they should fear most
Politics

The Supreme Court is the GOP’s most durable power center. It makes no sense for them to endanger that source of power.

By Ian Millhiser
Culture
Why is Trump so obsessed with the Kennedy Center?Why is Trump so obsessed with the Kennedy Center?
Culture

The president has always loved theater. It’s never loved him back.

By Constance Grady
Culture
Other first ladies had cash grabs. Melania tops them all.Other first ladies had cash grabs. Melania tops them all.
Culture

A short history of presidential spouses making bank.

By Alyssa Rosenberg
Politics
Minneapolis is showing a new kind of anti-Trump resistanceMinneapolis is showing a new kind of anti-Trump resistance
Politics

Is this what democracy looks like?

By Christian Paz
Politics
Donald Trump’s ego might just save democracyDonald Trump’s ego might just save democracy
Politics

Minnesota provides a blueprint for how to prevent a slide into authoritarianism we’ve seen in other countries.

By Thomas Pepinsky
Politics
Trump’s massive self-ownTrump’s massive self-own
Politics

The president has turned his biggest political asset into a liability.

By Eric Levitz
Podcasts
Trump is trying to shape a new world order. Here’s what it looks like.Trump is trying to shape a new world order. Here’s what it looks like.
Podcast
Podcasts

He’s teaching some dangerous lessons to China and Russia.

By Peter Balonon-Rosen and Noel King
Podcasts
You may not like what comes after Charlie KirkYou may not like what comes after Charlie Kirk
Podcast
Podcasts

His followers are drifting toward Nick Fuentes, his onetime nemesis.

By Kelli Wessinger and Noel King
Podcasts
Trump’s polls are tanking. What does his base think?Trump’s polls are tanking. What does his base think?
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Podcasts

A MAGA diehard on ICE in Minneapolis, the Epstein files, and what Trump must do before the midterms.

By Astead Herndon
Politics
The dismaying response to a new Alex Pretti videoThe dismaying response to a new Alex Pretti video
Politics

The new footage of Pretti clashing with ICE is real — and irrelevant.

By Eric Levitz
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The Don Lemon indictment, briefly explainedThe Don Lemon indictment, briefly explained
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Trump’s Justice Department is arresting journalists.

By Cameron Peters
Today, Explained newsletter
Democrats’ demands to reform ICE, briefly explainedDemocrats’ demands to reform ICE, briefly explained
Today, Explained newsletter

They’re focused on three areas: ending warrantless patrols, curtailing aggressive tactics, and increasing accountability.

By Caitlin Dewey
Politics
The man Trump is hoping can fix ICE optics in MinneapolisThe man Trump is hoping can fix ICE optics in Minneapolis
Politics

Tom Homan, explained.

By Christian Paz
Politics
Trump looks ready to bomb Iran again. Why?Trump looks ready to bomb Iran again. Why?
Politics

This Iran war may not end as quickly as the last one.

By Joshua Keating
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Why Trump is threatening Iran againWhy Trump is threatening Iran again
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Trump says “time is running out” for Iran’s regime to make a deal.

By Cameron Peters