Non-Trump Republicans are reminded that the party isn’t really theirs
For eight years, Larry Hogan was a Republican governor of a heavily blue state. This is a unique role in American politics, one of the last remaining places where the…
Menendez files to run for reelection as independent amid federal corruption trial
Embattled Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) on Monday filed to run for reelection as an independent amid his trial on federal corruption charges. Menendez’s campaign submitted 2,465 signatures to the New…
In Hunter Biden’s trial, jury selection highlights U.S. drug epidemic
WILMINGTON, Del. — Jury selection for the trial of President Biden’s son Hunter on Monday turned into an impromptu but painful indictment of the nation’s drug epidemic, with person after…
Biden and Trump share a faith in import tariffs, despite inflation risks
Promising to make things more expensive when consumers already are angry over high prices might seem an unusual political strategy. But it’s one that both President Biden and former president…
Marco Rubio spreads debunked election claims about 2020 ballots
“You have places like Wisconsin with over 500 illegal drop box locations … you have places like Georgia where liberal groups were paying people $10 per vote. … Look at…
Biden’s science adviser explains the new hard line on China
Early in her career, Arati Prabhakar led the development of a self-piloting ship for a secretive U.S. military research agency. Now she’s the White House’s top technology official — the…
After the verdict, views of Trump’s N.Y. trial didn’t shift
Donald Trump had much more success persuading his peers outside his Manhattan courtroom than the 12 jurors within it. From the moment he was indicted in New York last year…
Two years later, obvious misinformation is finally taken down
I was sitting at dinner with my editor in early 2022 when filmmaker Dinesh D’Souza challenged me to a debate. I had written an article assessing claims from the right-wing…
‘Lock him up’? Americans say Trump is guilty but lean against prison.
One big question remains in convicted former president Donald Trump’s Manhattan criminal trial: What is the sentence, and could he go to prison? We’ll find out July 11. Polls conducted…
Trump’s many dog whistles about unrest and violence
Before the 2016 election, Marco Rubio warned about it. Ted Cruz warned about it. Nikki Haley warned about it. Rick Perry even previewed it in an eerily prescient way. All…