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The background checks aren’t legally required but they can reveal crucial information about nominees.
The background checks aren’t legally required but they can reveal crucial information about nominees.
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Naming a union-friendly nominee might not necessarily translate to pro-worker policies.
Could RFK Jr.’s ascent change anything?
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What’s in the ceasefire deal, and what could come next.
America, before and after vaccines.
New tariffs on Mexico, Canada, and China could make life more expensive.
Washington Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez on where she thinks her party went wrong in 2024.
This year’s most important climate meeting just ended. What did it accomplish?
The justices face the awkward task of reviewing some very shoddy work by Judge Andy Oldham, a potential future colleague.
We’ve never seen a political donor this loud, proud, and culturally influential.
The president-elect’s promises have national security experts worried about loyalty tests.
Elon Musk wants to slash trillions in “waste.” Good luck, buddy!
Trump’s immigration crackdown could extend to the US-Canada border.
It’s the latest way Biden is trying to combat pesky “junk fees” driving up prices.
An alarming number of those poised to be in the president-elect’s inner circle are accused of sexual misconduct.
The International Criminal Court issued warrants over allegations of war crimes in Gaza.
Progressives staying home (almost certainly) didn’t cost Kamala Harris the election.
Generals out. Loyalists in. A look at Trump’s new foreign policy team.
The incoming president appears committed to placing awesome prosecutorial power in the hands of his loyalists.
Gaetz was a reckless pick, even by Trump’s standards.
Presidential powers to use the military domestically are broad, but not absolute.
A new bathroom rule only adds to the party’s anti-trans broadsides.
Getting rid of the agency would cause a lot of harm and wouldn’t really change school curriculum.
He’ll have key levers he can use, but he faces limitations, too.
There’s a brewing fight over what Trumpism really stands for, one that pits Trump’s top allies against each other.
If enacted, his plan could remake world trade — and squeeze US consumers.
Putin’s response is renewing concerns about nuclear escalation.
Trump shunned Project 2025. He’s picking its authors for Cabinet positions anyway.
How Trump’s Republican Party left conservatism behind.
The Constitution guarantees citizenship to nearly everyone born in the US. Trump wants to take that away.
How to do the most good possible with the money you give.
There’s little Trump could immediately do to threaten the Federal Reserve’s independence.
He didn’t just get unlucky. He botched the response.
What Trump’s return could mean for the global poor.
There are key protections for same-sex marriage. Some LGBTQ couples are worried they could be rolled back.
How will California define itself under Trump 2.0?
The last time Democrats lost the popular vote spurred a reckoning.
Could Trump force the Senate into recess — and then appoint whoever he wanted to the government?
The Biden administration proposed a change to school athletics that sought a compromise.
Kennedy has promised to overhaul American health care. How much can he actually change?
Some of Trump’s picks are normal. Others look a lot like choices made by authoritarians abroad.
The legal question in United States v. Skrmetti is whether the word “all” means “all.” There’s no guarantee that this Court will say that it does.
Progressives need an accurate autopsy of Kamala Harris’s campaign, not an ideologically convenient one.