The Plot to Wreck the Democratic Convention
May not amount to much, actually
Even Bill Barr Should Prefer Joe Biden
Donald Trump is not a rational choice for conservative Republicans.
The Trumpification of the Supreme Court
The conservative justices have shown they are ready to sacrifice any law or principle to save the former president.
Trump Is Getting What He Wants
The Supreme Court seems to be endorsing his views on presidential power.
The Supreme Court Goes Through the Looking Glass on Presidential Immunity
At this morning’s oral argument, the justices debated the ins and outs of Trump’s dangerous proposition.
A Democrat’s Case for Saving Mike Johnson
Why Representative Marie Gluesenkamp Perez wants to rescue the speaker from his own party
The Accidental Speaker
What if Mike Johnson is actually good at this?
Trump’s Misogyny Is on Trial in New York
To read through the court filings is to be plunged back anew into the dizzying chaos of those last few weeks before the 2016 election.
What Donald Trump Fears Most
A potential reckoning that he has spent a lifetime eluding could be coming.
Trump Deflates
It wasn’t just Putin who lost in the House vote on Ukraine aid.
Democrats’ Unproven Plan to Close Biden’s Enthusiasm Gap
Progressive organizers are betting they can flip the conventional wisdom on voting.
The Trump Trial’s Extraordinary Opening
The first days of the criminal case against the former president have been mundane, even boring—and that’s remarkable.
Biden’s Safe, Polite Campaign Stop in Scranton
The president’s kitchen-table issues approach seems to lack true vision.
Gaza Is Dividing Democrats
No recent Democratic president has faced such fierce internal conflict over a foreign-policy issue.
Why Did U.S. Planes Defend Israel but Not Ukraine?
There are lessons for other nations in the events of the past few days.
Trump’s Willing Accomplice
Chris Sununu just showed how deep into the Republican Party the rot has gone.
The RFK Jr. Strategy Clicks Into Focus
As the race between Trump and Biden gets uglier, Kennedy is focusing on ballot access.
Trump’s Presidential-Immunity Theory Is a Threat to the Chain of Command
Subordinates need to know that the commander in chief is bound by the same laws as everyone else.
Gavin Newsom Can’t Help Himself
The California governor has made clear that he’s not running for president in 2024. But he’s getting antsy.
A Test of Strength
Biden stands with America’s allies. Trump doesn’t.