Dissecting the bid to disqualify Marjorie Taylor Greene for insurrection
It seems unlikely she'll be kept off the ballot for her Jan. 6-related actions. But the machinations matter.
The rise of solo judges halting nationwide policies
It has happened with greater frequency in recent years, especially with Donald Trump — and now with a judge halting President Biden's transit mask mandate.
The most interesting Republican primaries of 2022
From Pennsylvania to Ohio, Trump has staked his reputation on endorsing controversial candidates — and that could determine which party controls the Senate next year.
The judge who nixed the transit mask mandate and her logic, explained
Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle decided the mandate didn't meet the definition of "sanitation." Even the dictionaries she cited suggest the definition is broader than the one she chose.
The troublesome U.S. booster gap
Only about 30 percent of Americans — and half of vaccinated adults — have been boosted, a rate far shy of other Western countries. The reasons are complicated; the potential consequences are troublesome.
The big disconnect between Mike Lee’s words and his actions
Mike Lee pushed for Trump slates, then thanked ‘heavens’ there were none — showing how Trump's extreme ideas get laundered by the GOP.
The top 10 Democratic presidential candidates for 2024, ranked
What could happen if Biden doesn't run — or even if he does.
What’s missing from Biden on Ukraine
Though the outcomes have been better than many expected, the polls suggest that Americans want something more from the president — or less caution.
The key texts between Mark Meadows, Mike Lee and Chip Roy
The texts provide a window into how haphazard and contentious the effort to overturn the election was — at least in private.
What is Title 42 and how could lifting it impact the U.S. border?
Under this controversial border policy, the United States turned away migrants before they could ask for asylum.
Just how extreme are these new red-state abortion laws?
This week, in particular, red states are racing each other to pass some of the most conservative abortion laws in the nation.
The myth of Putin is punctured
Savvy? Genius? A strong leader? Americans increasingly reject not just Putin's morality, but his formidability.
Conservative media oversell New Jersey’s guidelines for teaching gender
Conservative media have pointed to sample lesson plans to claim young students will be taught in detail about gender identity. But they aren't actual school curriculum.
Finland and Sweden joining NATO could put Trump’s GOP in the hot seat
Expanding NATO has been controversial in the past. What if you threw in a NATO-skeptical former president who could be running for his old job?
Why people get Biden’s job numbers wrong
Despite that poll, others show most people know we've gained jobs. And even for those who don't, this is as it ever was.
What Biden is doing on guns
He announced sweeping new regulations on "ghost guns," as well as a pick to lead the embattled federal agency that oversees gun regulations.
After Trump’s contentious courtship of the Saudis, $2B for Jared Kushner
A new report says the Saudis are investing $2 billion in Jared Kushner's private equity firm -- after advisers sharply questioned the deal and after Trump spent years cozying up to the Saudis.
Florida’s law limiting LGBTQ discussion in schools, explained
What the new law says — and what it does.
LGBTQ issues are at center stage. What does the public think?
What polls say on Florida's "Don't Say Gay" law, transgender athletes and other issues.
Why hand-counting ballots is such a bad idea
The right's push to do away with machines in elections would only open them up to chaos and fraud, experts say.