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If Leading CEOs Aren’t Donating to Trump, It’s Because They Don’t Need To If Leading CEOs Aren’t Donating to Trump, It’s Because They Don’t Need To
Even as some corporate bigwigs have taken to the sidelines, Trump’s fundraising has outstripped President Biden’s.
Jun 25, 2024 / Chris Lehmann
![William Lewis, the new CEO and publisher of the Washington Post Company, speaks to the staff and employees at the headquarters in Washington, DC, in November 2023.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/GettyImages-2155752602.jpeg)
How the Publisher of “The Washington Post” Allegedly Helped Cover Up a Scandal How the Publisher of “The Washington Post” Allegedly Helped Cover Up a Scandal
Former British media executive Will Lewis reportedly offered advice to then–Prime Minister Boris Johnson as a newspaper editor in the UK.
Jun 21, 2024 / Chris Lehmann
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Trump’s Conviction Was Supposed to Boost His Popularity. It Hasn’t. Trump’s Conviction Was Supposed to Boost His Popularity. It Hasn’t.
Contrary to Republican claims that the public would see their presumptive nominee's criminal trial as a political persecution, polls are showing that voters aren’t convinced.
Jun 18, 2024 / Chris Lehmann
![Attorney General Merrick Garland is sworn in as he testifies during a House Judiciary Committee hearing on the Department of Justice, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on Tuesday, June 4, 2024.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/GettyImages-2156711897.jpg)
House Republicans Have Voted to Hold Merrick Garland in Contempt House Republicans Have Voted to Hold Merrick Garland in Contempt
The vote followed demands that the US attorney general turn over recordings of President Biden’s interviews with Robert Hur.
Jun 13, 2024 / Chris Lehmann
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Donald Trump Jumps the Shark Donald Trump Jumps the Shark
The former president’s rants are more incoherent than ever. But he doesn’t need to make sense to keep his followers in the tank.
Jun 12, 2024 / Chris Lehmann
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The Theocratic Blueprint for Trump’s Next Term The Theocratic Blueprint for Trump’s Next Term
How the Christian nationalist vanguard would pursue unprecedented power over all branches of government.
Jun 6, 2024 / Feature / Chris Lehmann
![President Joe Biden, right, and Vice President Kamala Harris wave and give thumbs up during a campaign event at Girard College in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, May 29, 2024.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/biden-harris-thumbs-up-getty.jpg)
Why Are Democrats Holding Their Fire on Trump’s Conviction? Why Are Democrats Holding Their Fire on Trump’s Conviction?
For Biden consultants to look out at this set of conditions and say “We just don’t know what to do” is worse than political malpractice; it’s civic idiocy
Jun 5, 2024 / Chris Lehmann
![Hunter Biden, son of US President Joe Biden, departs a House Oversight Committee meeting at Capitol Hill on January 10, 2024. in Washington, DC.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/hunter-biden-getty.jpg)
The GOP’s Slapdash Hunter Biden Conspiracies The GOP’s Slapdash Hunter Biden Conspiracies
Ignoring actual facts, Republicans are trying to turn the president’s son’s sad, seamy saga into an election scandal.
Jun 3, 2024 / Chris Lehmann
![Former US secretary of state Hillary Clinton shares a moment with then–Vice President Joe Biden during a portrait unveiling ceremony for then–Senate minority leader Senator Harry Reid on December 8, 2016.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/GettyImages-628632954-1.jpg)
Young People See “a Dying Empire” Because They’re Paying Attention Young People See “a Dying Empire” Because They’re Paying Attention
For decades, the Democratic Party has conducted low-grade generational warfare against young Americans.
May 30, 2024 / Chris Lehmann
![Demand Justice projects the “Stop the Steal” upside-down American flag on the US Supreme Court Building on May 21, 2024, to call attention to Justice Alito’s actions in Washington, DC.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/scotus-alito-upside-down-flag-getty.jpg)
The Upside-Down Ethics of “The Washington Post” The Upside-Down Ethics of “The Washington Post”
The newspaper sat on the Alito flag news for three and a half years. The story reveals how clinging to a notion of journalistic impartiality can harm basic reporting.
May 29, 2024 / Chris Lehmann