Reporting and analysis of the presidency, Congress, elections, and the future struggle of the American republic..
The Republic
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Jul 2, 2026
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4 min read
Trump didn't invent America's darkest impulses. He just helped millions of Americans feel they no longer had to hide them.
The Sunday Poem
Jun 28, 2026
Jun 24, 2026
It's a new day in American politics.
Jun 21, 2026
3 min read
The Foreign Desk
Jun 18, 2026
Ask the contractors. Ask the senators. Ask his ex-wives. Now ask Israel.
Jun 14, 2026
6 min read
Jun 11, 2026
From each other, and from democracy itself
Jun 7, 2026
5 min read
Jun 3, 2026
A clarifying moment for American journalism, and therefore hopeful
May 31, 2026
May 24, 2026
2 min read
May 20, 2026
They are not hiding it. They are not ashamed of it. They want us to see it and accommodate ourselves to the new order of things.
May 18, 2026
It is a metastasizing cancer in our Republic
May 17, 2026
May 13, 2026
Trump teaches our country that truth doesn't matter. Hatred does.
May 11, 2026
The body count nobody pays attention to any more.
May 10, 2026
