Politics
What really matters in the world of politics, campaigns, ideology, and more.


Even some of the president’s supporters think he’s mishandling issues like the economy and immigration.


One big reason why Trump has been losing the youngest voters.


What to know about the latest — and last? — Epstein release.


The Supreme Court is the GOP’s most durable power center. It makes no sense for them to endanger that source of power.


The president has always loved theater. It’s never loved him back.


A short history of presidential spouses making bank.


Is this what democracy looks like?


Minnesota provides a blueprint for how to prevent a slide into authoritarianism we’ve seen in other countries.


The president has turned his biggest political asset into a liability.


He’s teaching some dangerous lessons to China and Russia.


His followers are drifting toward Nick Fuentes, his onetime nemesis.


A MAGA diehard on ICE in Minneapolis, the Epstein files, and what Trump must do before the midterms.


The new footage of Pretti clashing with ICE is real — and irrelevant.


Trump’s Justice Department is arresting journalists.


They’re focused on three areas: ending warrantless patrols, curtailing aggressive tactics, and increasing accountability.


Tom Homan, explained.


This Iran war may not end as quickly as the last one.


Trump says “time is running out” for Iran’s regime to make a deal.


Even some Republicans have begun calling for the Homeland Security secretary’s resignation.


President Trump helped create a US version of the app, which now appears to be censoring people.


Trump’s many attacks on Somali Americans, briefly explained.


The Republican justices already upheld Texas’s gerrymander, now we’ll find out if the same rules apply to blue states.


The Doomsday Clock is keeping time for a world that no longer exists.


Never forget how this administration misled you.


The Trump administration is sweeping Alex Pretti’s death under the rug.


The money behind Trump’s immigration crackdown, briefly explained.


All Americans live in a “dual state.” Here’s what that means — and how to help others see it.


Xi Jinping is eliminating the people who might be willing to say no to him.


A federal judge just threatened to hold the agency’s leader in contempt.


A baby-step back from the brink.


Trump to Minnesota: Give me your voter data, or else.


Alex Pretti’s death has pushed more and more lawmakers into saying something must be done.


The unbearable hypocrisy of pro-gun conservatives defending the Minneapolis killing.


Plaintiffs from the religious right are asking the Republican justices to seize control of public schools.


Trump’s authoritarianism is becoming less subtle — and more vicious.


It’s been more than eight years since the last nuclear explosion. How long will the pause last?


How the Trump administration pushed Minneapolis to the brink.


Federal agents just shot and killed another person in Minneapolis.


And 3 other takeaways from a conversation with the state’s attorney general, Keith Ellison.

