Politics
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The president’s retreat, explained.
What Mark Carney said in Switzerland, briefly explained.
You just need to care about your own constitutional rights.
Why forecasters struggled to see this extreme winter storm coming.
The surprising truth about corporate investment in housing.
Trump’s nascent police state is coming into focus.
Yes, food can be medicine — just not the way RFK Jr. means it.
A moment of truth in Minnesota.
The Greenland crisis appears to be ending, but the trans-Atlantic relationship may never be the same.
Did Trump just back down on Greenland?
Trump’s attempt to bully the Federal Reserve got an icy reception from the justices.
Another weird press conference, briefly explained.
It’s obvious that the Court isn’t actually trying to come up with a legal rule that makes sense.
Why the nation’s movies, video games, and toys went global in 2025.
Entertainment got too good.
What comes after “peak protein”?
A small but meaningful split among Republicans is emerging.
Satellites are our only insight into the ongoing conflict — and worth protecting.
The Islamic Republic’s current trajectory is unsustainable. But even authoritarian governments sometimes reform.
He’s far from the first president to face this kind of dilemma.
An “impossible situation” for Minneapolis, briefly explained.
The MAGA media system is going into overdrive.
The answer could hinge on a Supreme Court ruling from 1890 — and another from 2025.
One of Zohran Mamdani’s most expensive ideas has surprising early momentum.
A big week for Trump’s DOJ doing what he wants.
Since Renee Good’s killing, more residents are trying to protect their neighbors themselves.
The government is recruiting ICE agents with (literal) neo-Nazi propaganda.
The Trump administration is cracking down on borrowers who have fallen behind on payments.
The massacres taking place in an internet blackout.
Trans athletes always faced a difficult road in this Court.
The Court must deal with the chaos it created around guns.
The Fed is the final frontier of his quest to dominate every economic institution.
Why Trump is making a bid to control the US economy.
Chief Justice Roberts owes Powell an apology.
Trump picked the worst possible time to go after Jerome Powell.
A system built to stop government from doing harm stopped it from doing anything.
What ICE is doing in American cities is very distinct.
One of the most consequential changes to immigration in the US under Trump, explained.
Is Trump really serious about Greenland?