Politics
The Future of the American Idea
The Future of the American Idea
What happens when GOP senators stop listening to their own majority leader?
Republicans used to think they’d succeed through moderation and inclusion. That’s over.
The conspiracy theory has been tied to real-life danger—but before it entered the mainstream, one man stumbled upon Q in a game of political predictions.
With no help coming from the federal government, can Richmond’s mayor still execute an equity agenda?
The White House spent four years vilifying journalists. What comes next?
In Eugene, Oregon, a successful crisis-response program has reduced the footprint of law enforcement—and maybe even the likelihood of police violence.
A company that offers app-based coaching laid off its mental-health coaches, then offered them their jobs back without health insurance.
America needs Christmas cheer more than ever. Maybe next year.
Long-term-care residents who have been confined to their rooms for months have to wait a bit longer before they can finally receive a vaccine.
Karl Racine and a bipartisan group of state attorneys general want to curb hate crimes. Can they succeed where others have failed?
The nation’s largest city overwhelmingly approved a referendum to adopt ranked-choice voting a year ago. Now some elected leaders are trying to delay the reform.
Cynics say that this summer’s racial-justice protests changed little. New Jersey wants to prove them wrong.
The House majority whip from South Carolina gave President-elect Joe Biden the key endorsement of his candidacy. What does the civil-rights veteran want to see from his party—and the new president—in 2021?
John Kelly, John Bolton, and other ex–Trump staffers all had the same answer when I asked them to reflect on their past work.
The president-elect insists he can work with Republicans. Some fellow Democrats have doubts.
Progressives’ message in the Senate runoffs could find traction in an unexpected place.
“In elections going forward, not trying to steal the election will be seen as RINO behavior.”
Abolishing the controversial democratic institution seems out of the question. But there is still a way around it.
Many states have quarantine requirements for visitors, but only one really enforces them: Hawaii.
In March, most Americans still hadn’t grasped the reality, or the lethality, of COVID-19. But Biden had already lost a friend of 30 years.