Andy Burnham’s Challenge
Andy Burnham has built his politics around Britain’s neglected industrial communities. His premiership depends on if he can deliver for…
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admin Trump’s Election Integrity Speech Was Even Worse Than You Thought
The president's claims about foreign actors interfering in American elections were erronerous and was the implication of vote manipulation.
ICE Has Only Seemed To Be Quieter
As a U.S. Senator from Oklahoma, Markwayne Mullin enjoyed a reputation for confrontation and theatricality....
How to Save the IRS
DOGE broke the Internal Revenue Service. Former IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel has thoughts on how to fix it.
Independence Day, From Jefferson to Reagan to Trump
The 47th president has smashed norms, enriched himself, and even bungled cleaning the Reflecting Pool. But July 4 still survives.
Budget Cuts, Deaths, and the First Anniversary of Trump’s Disastrous Budget
July 4 is America’s birthday and the first anniversary of Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act and the Medicaid cuts…
Democratic Voters Have Had Enough
Democratic voters are turning on party leaders as anger over Trump, Israel-Palestine, and elite impunity fuels a wave of primary…
What Trump Has to Say on America’s 250th Birthday Won’t Top Coolidge and Ford
The history of semicentennial presidential oratory is limited but Trump’s July 4 semiquincentennial remarks will be a low point in…
The Supreme Court’s Latest Blow to Trans Rights
SCOTUS upheld bans on transgender athletes in women’s sports, sidestepping evidence and narrowing its own logic on trans discrimination.
Our National Parks Deserve Better Than Trump
A comprehensive report on Trump’s raiding of the National Park Service's funds to pay for his gaudy, gold-leaf D.C. makeover.