Politics
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He’s wanted regime change for 20 years. But not like this.
The legal breakthrough that could reshape social media — for better or worse.
The MAGA civil war over the Iran war is opening up new and old religious and political feuds.
A court just gave awful news to victims of ICE’s occupation of Minneapolis.
Are US-Iran negotiations going anywhere?
This is a good thing.
Why the Trump administration is gamifying war.
What the AI jobs panic is missing.
It may not be possible to TACO out of this one.
What Trump wants from a DHS funding measure, briefly explained.
Markwayne Mullin, a Trump loyalist with an unconventional record, takes over Homeland Security at a moment of crisis.
The drone math giving Iran an edge, explained.
Right-wing populists say that Trump has embraced George W. Bush’s foreign policy. They’re half-right.
Shifting goals and asymmetric leverage make a clean victory elusive — for all countries involved.
The peculiar legal argument behind Trump’s attack on citizenship was invented by 19th-century anti-Chinese racists.
Airport delays are spreading. Trump wants ICE agents to fix it.
At least four justices appear to be on board with a frivolous lawsuit attacking voting by mail.
And the magic number when owning an EV starts to pay off.
The former House speaker on the midterms, Trump, and democracy.
A biographer says it’s not enough to reckon with Chavez’s actions. What’s needed is accountability.
How Trump is celebrating his favorite things: gold and himself.
The Mideast energy truce is breaking down.
4 billion people are fed by fossil fuels. The Iran war is showing just how fragile that is.
Iranians are still trying to work, study, and parent under the constant threat of both airstrikes and regime violence.
The response to the Texas Senate candidate’s comments on animal welfare highlight the challenge of talking about meat in US politics.
James Fishback espouses openly racist and antisemitic views. Young GOP voters are paying attention.
The saga for customers and companies is just beginning.
Prediction markets like Polymarket and Kalshi are testing the moral and ethical limits of betting.
Antiwar antisemitism is still antisemitism.
The crackdown on corporate landlords just got more counterproductive.
The spiraling conflict is a lifeline for Russia’s leader.
Trump is looking for help with the Strait of Hormuz. He’s not having much luck.
How the Epstein story became an American parable.
The Republican Party wants the Court to toss out thousands of ballots. Its arguments are laughably weak.
The party must not surrender to the tax revolt.
People are terrified of the war — but some worry it will end too soon to free them.
It would give $3,000 to every American in a household earning less than $150,000.
Trump’s new leader for DHS, briefly explained.