Politics

The Sniper in the House

The Sniper in the House The Sniper in the House

The gun lobby shapes a bloody America unchecked.

May 4, 2026 / OppArt / Jack Ohman

A view of the Montana State Capitol in Helena, Montana, on May 3, 2023.

How the Montana Plan Could Make “Citizens United” Irrelevant How the Montana Plan Could Make “Citizens United” Irrelevant

A transpartisan initiative to return power to the people.

May 4, 2026 / Kathleen McLaughlin

Republicans Can’t Contain Their Glee Over the Death of the VRA

Republicans Can’t Contain Their Glee Over the Death of the VRA Republicans Can’t Contain Their Glee Over the Death of the VRA

In this week’s Elie v. US, our justice correspondent explores the GOP’s glee over the Supreme Court’s Voting Rights decision. Plus: Elie's take on Musk v. Altman.

May 2, 2026 / Elie Mystal

A motorcyclist rides past a monument in Bamako in support of the Malian Army after surprise attacks by Tuareg rebels of the Azawad Liberation Front (FLA) coalition and the jihadist Group for the Support of Islam and Muslims (JNIM) targeted several areas in the vast arid country, on April 26, 2026.

Iran Talks Collapse, UAE Leaves OPEC, Mali Rebels Seize Kidal  Iran Talks Collapse, UAE Leaves OPEC, Mali Rebels Seize Kidal 

King Charles paid his respects at AP HQ, but was put off by Danny’s pet ferrets.

May 1, 2026 / Podcast / Derek Davison and Daniel Bessner

FDR, the OG Antifascist—With Eric Rauchway

FDR, the OG Antifascist—With Eric Rauchway FDR, the OG Antifascist—With Eric Rauchway

On Fighting Fascism: What lessons can we learn from FDR's successes in battling the threat of American fascism in the 1930s?

May 1, 2026 / Podcast / Matt DaSilva, Jonathan Smucker, and Aaron Regunberg

Friend of the Court

Friend of the Court Friend of the Court

Cockles and Mussels.

May 1, 2026 / Steve Brodner

Ken Martin speaks to Jon Favreau on “Pod Save America.”

Why Is the DNC Covering Up Its 2024 Autopsy? Why Is the DNC Covering Up Its 2024 Autopsy?

DNC chair Ken Martin has turned himself into the shifty bad guy from Fargo.

May 1, 2026 / Jeet Heer

Mining Federal Lands for Profits

Mining Federal Lands for Profits Mining Federal Lands for Profits

Trump is welcoming destruction of our heritage.

May 1, 2026 / OppArt / Peter Kuper

An image of a proposed Trump passport as posted by the White House on X.

As Trump’s Poll Numbers Fall, His Authoritarian Instincts Grow More Extreme As Trump’s Poll Numbers Fall, His Authoritarian Instincts Grow More Extreme

Increasingly unpopular and facing a fracturing coalition, Trump is using government power to punish his critics, take political revenge, and revel in his own cruelty.

May 1, 2026 / Column / Sasha Abramsky

Conservative commentator Tucker Carlson at Turning Point USA’s annual AmericaFest conference in Phoenix, Arizona, in December 2025.

Don’t Give MAGA Defectors Credit They Haven’t Earned Don’t Give MAGA Defectors Credit They Haven’t Earned

They’ve seen the light and no longer support the president—but they still believe in his worst ideas and policies.

May 1, 2026 / Kali Holloway

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