Politics

Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed speaks during a primary election night watch party in Detroit, Michigan, early on August 5, 2026. His race against Haley Stevens drew the largest-ever amount of super PAC spending in a congressional primary.

The DNC Fight to Ban Dark Money in Presidential Primaries The DNC Fight to Ban Dark Money in Presidential Primaries

The inside debate.

Oct 13, 2026 / David Moore

A phone displaying the logo for Anthropic's Javascript property, Bun, brandished before a display of logos for the company's chatbot, Claude.

Anthropic Wants You to Be Kind to Claude Anthropic Wants You to Be Kind to Claude

…even as AI courts serial real-world disasters, defaces the environment with data centers, and is not about to return your empathy in kind.

Oct 13, 2026 / David Futrelle

Audience members walk out of the Metropolitan Development Commission meeting on March 4, 2026, in Indianapolis, Indiana, after a one-month continuance was granted for the hearing of the Metroblocks data center in the Martindale Brightwood community.

Dispatch From the Front Lines of the Data Center Wars—With Ben Inskeep & Bryce Gustafson Dispatch From the Front Lines of the Data Center Wars—With Ben Inskeep & Bryce Gustafson

Data centers and AI, AI and data centers. We all know how pivotal these issues have become. But lots of the analysis on these topics has been coming from pundits who are the farthe…

Oct 12, 2026 / Podcast

Elon Musk and James Talarico.

Elon Musk’s James Talarico Smear Blew Up In His Face Elon Musk’s James Talarico Smear Blew Up In His Face

But that doesn’t mean the danger from Musk’s lies is over.

Oct 12, 2026 / Jeet Heer

This November, Vote Like Alito Is on the Ballot

This November, Vote Like Alito Is on the Ballot This November, Vote Like Alito Is on the Ballot

In this week’s Elie v. U.S., our justice correspondent gives Democrats another reason to vote in November. Plus: How Sarah Huckabee Sanders’s Medicaid unmasked the racists.

Oct 9, 2026 / Elie Mystal

Melania to the Rescue!

Melania to the Rescue! Melania to the Rescue!

Countdown.

Oct 9, 2026 / Steve Brodner

Mike Huckabee delivers a press statement during his visit to the town of Turmus Ayya, northeast of Ramallah in the West Bank, Palestine, on September 5, 2026

Does America First Really Mean Israel First? Does America First Really Mean Israel First?

Mike Huckabee’s aide shows how an extremist agenda dominates Trump’s Middle East policy.

Oct 9, 2026 / Jeet Heer

Mike Johnson, a Republican from Louisiana, during a news conference at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, May 20, 2026.

Trump’s Die-Hards Are Taking Their Cultishness to New Lows Trump’s Die-Hards Are Taking Their Cultishness to New Lows

I’m finally starting to understand why Jim Jones’s lieutenants didn’t try to stop him.

Oct 9, 2026 / Sasha Abramsky

Harlan Crow’s Portrait of SCOTUS Under Trump

Harlan Crow’s Portrait of SCOTUS Under Trump Harlan Crow’s Portrait of SCOTUS Under Trump

Clarence Thomas, the picture of corruption.

Oct 8, 2026 / OppArt / Peter Kuper

An image protesting the Skydance-Warner Bros. merger projected on Jazz at Lincoln Center during the News and Documentary Emmy Awards last May.

How the Skydance Merger Will Remake Hollywood and the News Business How the Skydance Merger Will Remake Hollywood and the News Business

The Ellison family’s $110 billion deal to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery means more top-down control, and less room for dissent.

Oct 8, 2026 / Ben Schwartz

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