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Politics Archive

Archives for December 2025

7 reasons to feel actually hopeful about the clean energy transition
Escape Velocity

2025 has felt brutal for climate policy in the US — but the bigger picture is surprisingly promising.

By Paige Vega
The Logoff
Trump’s war on windmills, briefly explainedTrump’s war on windmills, briefly explained
The Logoff

Trump debuts a new argument against wind power.

By Cameron Peters
Politics
Is CBS News censoring 60 Minutes?Is CBS News censoring 60 Minutes?
Politics

Bari Weiss blocked a critical story about the Trump administration — as CBS’s billionaire backers seek Trump’s help.

By Andrew Prokop
Politics
2025 was the year everything changed for the US and China2025 was the year everything changed for the US and China
Politics

2025 was the year China showed it could go toe-to-toe with the US in an economic war.

By Joshua Keating
Podcasts
What does Trump’s AI czar want?What does Trump’s AI czar want?
Podcast
Podcasts

David Sacks, Trump’s go-to adviser on all things tech, may help decide who wins the AI race between the US and China.

By Avishay Artsy and Noel King
Politics
The Epstein files release did nothing to clear up the scandal’s biggest questionThe Epstein files release did nothing to clear up the scandal’s biggest question
Politics

Some questions will never be answered. But there’s one that DOJ officials really can clear up — if they want to.

By Andrew Prokop
Politics
How to consume the Epstein files responsiblyHow to consume the Epstein files responsibly
Politics

Focus on the big picture questions — not dubious tidbits that go viral.

By Andrew Prokop
Policy
The case against releasing the Epstein filesThe case against releasing the Epstein files
Policy

DOJ has strong norms against releasing information outside of a criminal trial, and for good reasons.

By Ian Millhiser
The Logoff
Trump’s attack on trans health care, briefly explainedTrump’s attack on trans health care, briefly explained
The Logoff

New HHS rules would go after gender-affirming care for minors.

By Cameron Peters
Today, Explained newsletter
What you need to know before the Epstein Files come outWhat you need to know before the Epstein Files come out
Today, Explained newsletter

How the Epstein scandal took over the Trump administration.

By Cameron Peters and Andrew Prokop
Politics
Is the Trump administration just a reality TV show?Is the Trump administration just a reality TV show?
Politics

What influencers can tell us about Trump’s second term.

By Christian Paz
Climate
One of Trump’s grudges now threatens America’s weather forecastsOne of Trump’s grudges now threatens America’s weather forecasts
Climate

What happens when you kill the country’s climate science “mothership”?

By Marianne Lavelle
Policy
The looming showdown over IVF, explainedThe looming showdown over IVF, explained
Policy

Trump says he supports IVF. That’s about to be tested.

By Anna North
Politics
The revealing pointlessness of Trump’s primetime speechThe revealing pointlessness of Trump’s primetime speech
Politics

The president is a desperate man.

By Zack Beauchamp
The Logoff
Trump is breaking apart a scientific crown jewelTrump is breaking apart a scientific crown jewel
The Logoff

The National Center for Atmospheric Research is a treasure. The Trump administration wants to dismantle it.

By Cameron Peters