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The ghost of Jeffrey Epstein is haunting the GOP in scores of ads this midterm season.
The ghost of Jeffrey Epstein is haunting the GOP in scores of ads this midterm season.
In the US, India, and Israel, the threat of denaturalization is being used to silence dissent.
A third time is probably not the charm for Trump’s ceaseless revenge campaign.
Israelis turned out in record numbers for an election that could decide the future of their democracy.
Colorado’s latest attempt to protect same-sex couples from discrimination is almost certainly doomed in this Court.
The GOP’s Islamophobia reaches a fever pitch ahead of the midterms.
In Serbia and Brazil, huge numbers of voters turned out on Sunday to repudiate right-wing populists.
The 2026 candidates that the internet has a crush on, explained.
Experts in the youth vote explain a dramatic swing toward Democrats — and its limits.
On the trail and in the pews, Adam Hamilton is inspiring voters fed up with the status quo.
A law professor explains how AI-assisted weapons subvert our justice system.
Trump wants to undermine faith in US democracy. Don’t let him.
Trump’s lawyers want to block Alaska Democrat Mary Peltola’s victory in an election that is more than a week away.
Why the DOJ is suing over two Dan Sullivans running for Senate.
The midterms are packed with ballot measures that could dramatically affect natural spaces.
What kind of redistricting reforms could actually survive contact with the Roberts Court?
Public opinion on Israel has changed. But it doesn’t rank among most voters’ top midterm priorities.
Donald Trump has a long history of attacking Omar. Now, his administration is going after her citizenship.
Why everyone who cares about healthcare reform should vote in the midterms.
The Islamophobic attacks on Ilhan Omar and Abdul El-Sayed won’t stop with them.
The dispute pits advocates for women’s and victims’ rights against criminal justice reformers.
How Donald Trump is making Russia’s month, briefly explained.
Ohio gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy doesn’t care if you think his latest attack ad is too vicious.
Sen. Elissa Slotkin’s plan for a Democratic majority, explained.
In its zeal to limit transgender rights, the Court could endanger thousands of incarcerated Americans.
Anti-Trump voters could decide Maine’s crucial Senate race.
Vladimir Putin wants Ukraine. Donald Trump wants cheaper gas.
The case highlights everything that’s wrong with the Supreme Court’s shadow docket.
The Republican justice’s new book has convinced many of his political allies that he’s not entirely on the level.
Voters think Trump is corrupt. What would Democrats do about it?
Does the president have an “absolute right” to a new golf course?
Nobody protests quite like the French.
A Houthi strike on Riyadh’s airport is disrupting more than just air travel.
Amanda Janoo is running for governor of Vermont on a plan to cover all primary and preventive care.
Trump wants the GOP to be a pro-AI party. Ron DeSantis has a different idea.
Poor people pay a price for the affluent’s travel points.
Astead Herndon speaks with Shane Goldmacher about the way the GOP’s big money midterm strategy.
Katie Zacharia lasted half a Scaramucci as press secretary.
Settler violence is growing ahead of Israeli elections this month.
Can data center developers talk their way out of a backlash?
The investigation into Rep. Ilhan Omar just became more alarming.
Bad news for the GOP in Maine and Alaska.
The president doesn’t like to course correct — especially if it’s Congress asking.
The party is finally mounting an aggressive response to Trump’s slash-and-burn second term. Could their ideas for a rebooted, reimagined Washington actually work?
