When Pete Hegseth’s Pentagon Tenure Started Going Sideways
12:20pm By Missy RyanThe defense secretary annoyed Donald Trump with a favor for Elon Musk. Hegseth’s problems only grew from there.Ukraine Got a Major Battle Victory. Trump Is Not Happy.
11:53am By Jonathan LemireThe president has fumed that Kyiv’s drone strike could prolong a war that he’s desperate to end.Trump Tries to Blame the Colorado Attack on ‘Open Border’ Policies
11:18am By Nick MiroffThe reality of the suspect’s immigration status is more complex than the president and his aides have portrayed.The Trump Administration Is Spending $2 Million to Figure Out Whether DEI Causes Plane Crashes
7:00am By Isaac Stanley-BeckerThe president may be disappointed by the findings.The GOP’s New Medicaid Denialism
Tue 10:37am By Jonathan ChaitUnable to defend their health-care cuts on the merits, congressional Republicans have pivoted to magical thinking.Feudalism Is Our Future
Tue 7:00am By Cullen MurphyWhat the next Dark Ages could look likeThe No. 1 Rule for Understanding Trump
Tue 6:00am By Derek ThompsonA lot happens under this administration, but a lot un-happens, too.The Secret History of Trump’s Private Cellphone
Mon 1:12pm By Ashley Parker“Who’s calling?” the president asks as he answers call after call from numbers he doesn’t know.In Trump Immigration Cases, It’s One Thing in Public, Another in Court
Fri 6:00am By Nick MiroffIn court, the Trump administration is required to tell the truth.Is Trump Falling Out of Love With Putin?
May 29, 2025, 6:00 pm By Jonathan Lemire“The president is mad, but he also wants a deal.”Why Pilots Don’t Get Therapy
May 29, 2025, 6:00 am By Jocelyn FrankA detailed system meant to keep pilots from flying when they need mental-health care may be leading them to avoid the help they need.The Big, Beautiful Republican Shrug
May 24, 2025, 8:30 am By Russell BermanRepublicans routinely criticized Democrats for rushing bills through Congress. Now that they’re in power, they don’t seem to mind.Trump Addresses a Military He’s Remaking in His Image
May 24, 2025, 7:00 am By Missy RyanThe president returns to West Point having transformed his relationship with the armed forces.What RFK Jr. Doesn’t Understand About Autism
May 22, 2025, 7:00 am By Hanna RosinStarting with his claims of an “autism epidemic.”Republicans Still Can’t Say No to Trump
May 21, 2025, 7:22 pm By Russell BermanThe GOP has mounted little resistance to the president. His “big, beautiful bill” was another test.Trump Hands Putin Another Victory
May 21, 2025, 5:26 pm By Jonathan LemireThe U.S. president promised peace on day one. Now he’s enabling Russia’s advances.The Decline and Fall of Elon Musk
May 21, 2025, 9:50 am By Michael SchererThe Tesla innovator becomes the latest government employee to lose his job.Trump’s Plan to Cap Drug Prices Doesn’t Exist
May 21, 2025, 7:00 am By Rogé KarmaInstead, he seems content blaming foreign countries and hoping for the best.The Rushed, Blundering Effort to Send Deportees to Third Countries
May 20, 2025, 4:41 pm By Nick MiroffMany of those sent to countries that aren’t their own are at heightened risk for abuse.Kristi Noem Should Probably Know What Habeas Corpus Is
May 20, 2025, 3:23 pm By Jonathan ChaitBut she doesn’t.Biden’s Age Wasn’t a Cover-Up. It Was Observable Fact.
May 20, 2025, 3:00 pm By Mark LeibovichThe story about the former president getting old is getting old.When William F. Buckley Jr. Met James Baldwin
May 20, 2025, 7:00 am By Sam Tanenhaus
In 1965, the two intellectual giants squared off in a debate at Cambridge. It didn’t go quite as Buckley hoped.The Congressman Who Saw the Truth About Biden
May 20, 2025, 7:00 am By Jake Tapper
While many Democrats remained in denial, Mike Quigley perceived something painfully familiar.Polling Was Quietly Still Bad in 2024
May 19, 2025, 7:00 am By Marc NovicoffAfter nearly a decade of fine-tuning, the industry still hasn’t figured out how to reach enough Donald Trump supporters.The Talented Mr. Vance
May 19, 2025, 6:00 am By George Packer
J. D. Vance could have brought the country’s conflicting strands together. Instead, he took a divisive path to the peak of power.
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