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Politics Archive

Archives for July 2025

Supreme Court
The Supreme Court just handed Trump his biggest victory of his second termThe Supreme Court just handed Trump his biggest victory of his second term
Supreme Court

And they didn’t even bother to explain themselves.

By Ian Millhiser
Future Perfect
America is finally moving past its post-9/11 security theaterAmerica is finally moving past its post-9/11 security theater
Future Perfect

The end of mandatory shoe removal signals progress on airport security.

By Bryan Walsh
Politics
Israel is taking its old Gaza model abroadIsrael is taking its old Gaza model abroad
Politics

“Mowing the grass” didn’t stop October 7. Now it’s going global.

By Joshua Keating
The Logoff
The Trump administration excludes undocumented children from Head StartThe Trump administration excludes undocumented children from Head Start
The Logoff

The change reverses decades of federal policy.

By Cameron Peters
Politics
Trump quietly claimed a power even King George wasn’t allowed to haveTrump quietly claimed a power even King George wasn’t allowed to have
Politics

A truly scary new revelation about Trump’s effort to circumvent the TikTok ban.

By Zack Beauchamp
Politics
What ICE’s big payday means for AmericaWhat ICE’s big payday means for America
Politics

ICE just got its biggest cash infusion in more than two decades. We know how they’re going to spend it.

By Nicole Narea
Today, Explained podcast
What Trump and Netanyahu want from each otherWhat Trump and Netanyahu want from each other
Podcast
Today, Explained podcast

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is back in Washington for a third visit.

By Avishay Artsy and Noel King
Policy
Student loans are about to get worseStudent loans are about to get worse
Policy

Trump’s new law is a major change to higher education. Here’s what that means for you.

By Abdallah Fayyad
Politics
The right’s meltdown over Jeffrey Epstein, explainedThe right’s meltdown over Jeffrey Epstein, explained
Politics

Trump officials say there’s no deeper Epstein conspiracy they can reveal. The right has reacted with fury.

By Andrew Prokop
Politics
Liberalism’s enemies are having second thoughtsLiberalism’s enemies are having second thoughts
Politics

Why Trump 2.0 is giving some anti-liberals second thoughts.

By Zack Beauchamp
The Logoff
The Supreme Court’s order letting Trump conduct mass federal layoffs, briefly explainedThe Supreme Court’s order letting Trump conduct mass federal layoffs, briefly explained
The Logoff

Trump wants to lay off thousands of federal employees. Now, he can.

By Cameron Peters
Politics
The wrong lesson to take from Trump’s gutting of MedicaidThe wrong lesson to take from Trump’s gutting of Medicaid
Politics

Did the president just blow up Democrats’ model for fighting poverty?

By Eric Levitz
Future Perfect
Will we know if the next plague is human-made?Will we know if the next plague is human-made?
Future Perfect

AI could make bioweapons more dangerous. It could also be the key to stopping them.

By Joshua Keating
The Logoff
Trump’s new wave of tariffs, briefly explainedTrump’s new wave of tariffs, briefly explained
The Logoff

The new tariff deadline is August 1, Trump says.

By Cameron Peters
Politics
The astonishing racism in NYC’s mayoral raceThe astonishing racism in NYC’s mayoral race
Politics

And 3 reasons that explain it.

By Abdallah Fayyad