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Trump fought with Pope Francis before. He’s finding Pope Leo XIV to be a tougher foil.
Trump fought with Pope Francis before. He’s finding Pope Leo XIV to be a tougher foil.
California cut property taxes in the 1970s. It didn’t go so well.
Wendy Sherman helped Obama reach a deal with Iran. Here’s what she thinks Trump is doing wrong.
McNutt v. DOJ could allow the justices to seize tremendous power over the US economy.
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The vice president’s disastrous week reveals that he’s in a trap of his own making.
The AI company released a set of highly progressive policy ideas. There’s just one small problem.
Attacking the pope and posing as Jesus — even religious conservatives are mad this time.
The accusations that forced out the frontrunner in California’s governor race — and could push him from Congress next.
Hungarians ousted Viktor Orbán in an election rigged to favor him. It wasn’t easy.
Three new reports give some surprising reasons for optimism.
Introducing America, Actually — a new kind of political podcast for a country redefining itself.
What the Iran war is doing to the economy, briefly explained.
Avignon-gate, the scandal blowing up MAGA-Catholic relations, explained.
How Pete Hegseth and Donald Trump are waging war in Iran.
The central goal of the war is nowhere near a resolution.
The laptop class is moving left — but not out of economic desperation.
The best-case scenario for the Iran crisis is still pretty bad.
The status of US-Iran negotiations, briefly explained.
The 25th Amendment chatter is pointless — but it shouldn’t be.
Iran offers a fresh window into when Trump chickens out — and why his threats matter anyway.
We’re about to find out whether an authoritarian can lose at the ballot box.
Dems won a swing-state election in a 20-point blowout.
Trump just pulled a Russian-style policy move — and it’s not clear it will deliver what he promised.
The president’s new “double sided” deal was triggered by an online ultimatum that could be a war crime — or could be a strategy.
A reporter who covered the Iraq War explains what it can tell us about Iran.
Bombing all of Iran’s bridges and power plants would be illegal.
This could be the future of foreign aid. Or a total disaster.
Sen. Chris Murphy explains how blatant corruption is undermining faith in democracy.
Want to fight fascism? Join a knitting circle.
The best thing about Bondi was her incompetence.
One of Trump’s longtime allies makes the case against the Iran war.
How they’re using AI at the lab that created the atom bomb.
Trump signaled that he’s ready to wrap up the conflict, but that may not be up to him.
A new executive order attempts to seize control of mail-in voting.
At least seven justices appear to believe that the Fourteenth Amendment means what it says.
The world’s poorest countries are paying the price for a war they didn’t start.
We have the tools to end the virus. The question is whether we’ll abandon them.
Gas — and lots of others things — are still getting more expensive.
Sadly, the Court’s decision in Chiles v. Salazar is correct.
Good news for your upcoming flight.
Immigrant or not, Trump’s mass deportation pledges have fundamentally changed how regular people live.
Donald Trump’s makeover of the nation’s capital, explained.
He’s wanted regime change for 20 years. But not like this.