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Politics Archive

Archives for October 2025

Future Perfect
Animal abusers are getting let off the hook. Trump and his Supreme Court are partly to blame.Animal abusers are getting let off the hook. Trump and his Supreme Court are partly to blame.
Future Perfect

A lot of animal abuse is falling through the cracks.

By Kenny Torrella
Politics
Are Trump’s voters turning against him?Are Trump’s voters turning against him?
Politics

Many of his newest supporters are having doubts.

By Christian Paz
Politics
The Supreme Court fights over whether medical expertise actually existsThe Supreme Court fights over whether medical expertise actually exists
Politics

The Republican justices seem eager to kill state bans on anti-LGBTQ conversion therapy.

By Ian Millhiser
Politics
Netanyahu prolonged the war to save himself. It may have worked.Netanyahu prolonged the war to save himself. It may have worked.
Politics

The Israeli prime minister’s unlikely political survival — and the devastating toll of two years of war.

By Joshua Keating
The Logoff
Trump’s war on cities, briefly explainedTrump’s war on cities, briefly explained
The Logoff

Trump is attempting to deploy the National Guard in Portland and Chicago.

By Cameron Peters
Today, Explained newsletter
Is Israel’s war in Gaza actually about to end?Is Israel’s war in Gaza actually about to end?
Today, Explained newsletter

5 questions about Trump’s Gaza plan.

By Cameron Peters and Joshua Keating
Politics
Why does Bari Weiss keep winning?Why does Bari Weiss keep winning?
Politics

The “anti-woke” commentator quit the New York Times in protest 5 years ago. Now she’ll be CBS News’s top editor. How?

By Andrew Prokop
The Logoff
Hamas responds to Trump’s peace planHamas responds to Trump’s peace plan
The Logoff

The latest on Trump’s Gaza peace plan, briefly explained.

By Cameron Peters
Politics
A reality check on Trump’s Gaza peace planA reality check on Trump’s Gaza peace plan
Politics

The president’s relationships with Netanyahu and Putin have something in common.

By Joshua Keating
Health
Will TrumpRx save me money on drugs or not?Will TrumpRx save me money on drugs or not?
Health

The president’s new plan to slash drug prices is “a splashy announcement without a lot of substance.”

By Dylan Scott
Podcasts
The chaos at the Pentagon, explainedThe chaos at the Pentagon, explained
Podcast
Podcasts

Why Trump is sticking with Pete Hegseth.

By Devan Schwartz and Noel King
The Logoff
Trump’s “war” with drug cartels, briefly explainedTrump’s “war” with drug cartels, briefly explained
The Logoff

Why Trump is claiming drug cartels are attacking the US.

By Cameron Peters
Politics
Democrats are doing more to resist Trump than their voters thinkDemocrats are doing more to resist Trump than their voters think
Politics

There’s only so much you can do without a majority.

By Christian Paz
Politics
The Supreme Court fight over whether gay and trans people can be “cured,” explainedThe Supreme Court fight over whether gay and trans people can be “cured,” explained
Politics

A new Supreme Court case could make therapists immune from regulation.

By Ian Millhiser
Podcasts
Elizabeth Warren on why Democrats had to shut down the governmentElizabeth Warren on why Democrats had to shut down the government
Podcast
Podcasts

How the Democrats came to embrace shutdown politics.

By Kelli Wessinger and Sean Rameswaram