Politics

President Donald Trump and New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani walk out following their meeting at Gracie Mansion on September 21, 2026, in New York City.

A Horrific ICE Shooting Is Testing Mamdani’s Approach to Trump A Horrific ICE Shooting Is Testing Mamdani’s Approach to Trump

After a federal agent shot an immigrant in New York, activists are questioning Mamdani’s handling of the NYPD and his relationship with the White House.

Oct 13, 2026 / Prajwal Bhat

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

Democratic candidate for the US Senate James Talarico.

Democrats Are Learning a New Political Language Democrats Are Learning a New Political Language

Candidates in 2026 are responding to an electorate that’s ready to abolish ICE, tax the billionaire class, and free Palestine.

Oct 13, 2026 / Katrina vanden Heuvel for The Nation

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

People gather on and around the statue in the center of the Place de la République at the end of a demonstration part of a nationwide day of actions called by high-school students who have been demanding better learning conditions in protests punctuated by violent confrontations in Paris.

France’s Students Won’t Back Down France’s Students Won’t Back Down

Without full-time teachers, temperature-regulated classrooms, or school nurses, French students are turning their grievances into a national movement.

Oct 13, 2026 / StudentNation / Diana Sophia Cordoba

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

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