Politics Archive
Archives for December 2025

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


Trump debuts a new argument against wind power.


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


How the Epstein scandal took over the Trump administration.


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


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


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


The president is a desperate man.


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