Don’t be fooled by the GOP crusade against ‘woke Wall Street’
Everything Republicans are saying about ESG investing is bogus — and so is the idea that they've undergone an ideological shift.
By Paul WaldmanJim Jordan’s sordid attack on possible Trump charges demands an answer
GOP abuses of power in Trump's defense could backfire — if Democrats exploit them.
By Greg SargentKevin McCarthy’s desperate plea to MAGA reveals a glaring GOP failure
GOP voters have been primed, by Republicans themselves, for Trump's calls for protest against an indictment.
By Greg SargentWhat a new 2nd Amendment could look like
Laws are being struck down left and right. But what would it look like if we wrote a contemporary Second Amendment?
By Paul WaldmanI don’t care if DeSantis eats pudding with his fingers
Ron DeSantis's pudding fingers are just the latest candidate food flub. Why do we care?
By Paul WaldmanThis sleeper race could wreck MAGA’s 2024 dreams
How an obscure judicial race could create complications for Donald Trump and MAGA in 2024.
By Greg SargentAs Biden mulls family detentions, warnings from inside grow louder
Some officials resist bringing back the moral stain that sullied the Trump and Obama administrations.
By Greg SargentHow much does charisma matter? DeSantis is putting it to the test.
Most presidents could draw people to them or hold a crowd rapt. Not the governor of Florida.
By Paul WaldmanRon DeSantis’s book ban mania targets Jodi Picoult — and she hits back
“Martin County is the first to ban 20 of my books at once,” Picoult said. The list includes "The Storyteller," about the granddaughter of a Holocaust survivor.
By Greg Sargent and Paul WaldmanThank you, Kevin McCarthy and Tucker Carlson
The House speaker and the Fox News personality tried to rewrite history. Instead, they clarified it.
By Paul WaldmanRevealing Fox News texts point to the right’s long war on the truth
The right-wing project of creating captive audiences dates back more than half a century.
By Greg SargentThe GOP primaries are all about ‘retribution’ against MAGA’s enemies
Can you build a winning presidential campaign on nothing but revenge?
By Paul WaldmanWalgreens’s surrender to the GOP should light a fire under Democrats
The Democratic Party needs to find its footing against reactionary red-state culture-warring.
By Greg SargentThe GOP’s epic defeat on health care is laid bare in North Carolina
In Congress, Republicans want to slash Medicaid. At the state level, momentum is moving in the opposite direction.
By Paul Waldman and Greg SargentOn student loans, conservatives turn ‘fairness’ upside down
The right is very concerned about whether helping struggling people is "unfair" to somebody else.
By Paul WaldmanFinally, Democrats appear ready to wage war on Fox News
A series of texts involving network personalities requires Democrats to rethink their approach to information warfare.
By Greg SargentSome GOP governors are breaking with MAGA. Biden can help them do it.
Red states need workers. Here's how the president can supply them — and marginalize MAGA in the process.
By Greg Sargent5 good points the right is making about the Ohio train disaster
For a few on the right, reflexive anti-government ideology is yielding to a more sensible approach.
By Paul Waldman and Greg SargentRepublican elites fear the monster they created
At Fox News and in Congress, conservatives are terrified of the monster they created, so they make it even stronger.
By Paul WaldmanKevin McCarthy’s Jan. 6 footage stunt demands a real response
Democrats can't let Tucker Carlson use Jan. 6 footage to push his propaganda without an answer.
By Greg Sargent