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The dark worldview of Trump's choice for vice president, explained.
The convention showcases Trumpian instincts — but few policies to back them up. Project 2025 fills the gap.
“It’s his brand now.”
The classified documents case against Trump hits another major setback before the 2024 election.
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Democratic defections have slowed, but Biden isn’t out of the woods yet.
The shooting wasn’t staged, but conspiratorial thinking has become widespread in our paranoid age.
The attempt on Donald Trump is the latest in a wave of political violence.
Political leaders should try to douse the flames. The right’s leaders are fanning them.
In 1981, Ronald Reagan was shot by John Hinckley Jr. and, like Trump, survived.
This is what happened at the Butler rally, as we understand it right now.
The attempt on his life shouldn’t cow his critics.
Two theories on the political impact of the Trump assassination attempt.
The attempt on Donald Trump’s life has put the republic in peril.
Harris would be a strong nominee. She also has to overcome some challenges.
The sweeping conservative plan for Trump's second term is very real. Here’s what it actually says.
At his press conference, the president proved he can sometimes speak coherently. That’s not good enough.
A recent poll suggests a reversal in a decades-long trend of the public warming to immigrants. What’s causing the shift?
This week’s NATO summit was already dominated by election anxiety. Biden’s shaky performance didn’t help.
Prediction markets have closely tracked Biden’s fate, but they have a long way to go as reliable indicators.
The presser went fine. But the Democratic defections continued.
Why speculation over the president’s health refuses to die down.
Elite clerics still hold ultimate power.
The intellectual Pratap Bhanu Mehta explains how liberalism grew out of 3,000 years of Indian history.
Harris flopped in 2020, but a lot has changed in four years.
No, "history" does not tell us that the Democrats shouldn't change their nominee
Biden says the primary voters picked him. Is there more to democracy than that?
France held back the far right. No one knows what’s next.
The European elections tell us little about Biden’s chances — but a lot about his choices.
The justices are awful at their jobs, and they don’t know that they are awful at their jobs.
Violent crime is falling. But understanding why it surged during the pandemic is still important.
In a live interview, the president appeared too frail to defeat Trump and too delusional to drop out.
Inside the GOP’s transition from the party of Reagan to the party of Trump.
A historic defeat brings in new UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer as the Tories pick up the pieces
The UK is getting a new government. What is it promising to do?
Ironic Kamala Harris meme-ing isn’t so ironic anymore.
The recent reports about the president’s age and health, explained.
Asleep at the wheel? Complicit in a cover-up? The real story is far more complicated — and more interesting.
The urgent question about Biden's mental fitness that Democrats aren’t yet asking.
The musician is packing arenas and performing on The Tonight Show.
The vice president has taken on an expanded role in the last few months. Now Biden needs her more than ever.
The 3 big questions looming over Biden’s huge decision
What the data says, and what it means.