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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

A supporter holds a campaign brochure supporting Democratic US Senate candidate Angie Nixon in Miami, Florida, on August 15, 2026. The brochure reads, in Spanish, “Change can’t wait.”

Florida Isn’t Red. Democrats Just Stopped Showing Up. Florida Isn’t Red. Democrats Just Stopped Showing Up.

With more than 900,000 Puerto Rican voters, Florida can be won in 2026 and put in play for 2028. Give Angie Nixon the chance she deserves.

Oct 7, 2026 / Camille Rivera

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Oct 6, 2026 / OppArt / Eric Baker

Ed Markey, Democrat from Massachusetts, speaks outside the US Supreme Court as justices hear arguments in challenges to state bans on transgender athletes in women's sports on January 13, 2026.

We Need More Pro-Trans Politicians. This Group Thinks It Knows How to Get Them. We Need More Pro-Trans Politicians. This Group Thinks It Knows How to Get Them.

Talking to Tyler Hack, who leads the nation’s only political action group dedicated solely to getting trans rights supporters elected.

Oct 6, 2026 / Elsie Carson-Holt

Former House speaker Dennis Hastert of Illinois attending the unveiling of his portrait at the Capitol on July 28, 2009, in Washington, DC.

The Picture of Dennis Hastert The Picture of Dennis Hastert

The disgraced former congressman was a better representative of the GOP than the party would like to admit.

Oct 6, 2026 / Chris Lehmann

At just 17 years old, Milan van Dam is not only the youngest-ever member of the executive committee, but also the youngest member of the DNC.

What Gen Z Actually Wants, According to the DNC's Youngest Member What Gen Z Actually Wants, According to the DNC's Youngest Member

Milan van Dam says Gen Z is the generation that is most empathetic toward their peers.

Oct 6, 2026 / StudentNation / Cate Latimer and Alice Scott

Newly minted Donald Trump $1 coins on September 3, 2026, in Washington, DC.

Corruption in the White House: Does Anybody Care? Corruption in the White House: Does Anybody Care?

The 2026 midterms and 2028 presidential election should be referendums on whether Trump and his associates can profit from his presidency.

Oct 5, 2026 / William W. Taylor III

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