Political Figures

Donald Trump

President Quack Is Ready to Hawk His Magic Elixir President Quack Is Ready to Hawk His Magic Elixir

Trump’s claim to personal victory over Covid-19 is a dangerous lie both for himself and the nation.

Oct 12, 2020 / Jeet Heer

Trump Keeps Inciting Domestic Terrorism

Trump Keeps Inciting Domestic Terrorism Trump Keeps Inciting Domestic Terrorism

Even after the FBI disrupted an alleged terrorist plot to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, the president keeps fanning the flames of violence.

Oct 9, 2020 / Jeet Heer

Jumaane Williams stands on the left while an unnamed protester stands on the right, holding a sign that reads

Will Deeper Segregation Be Bill de Blasio’s Legacy? Will Deeper Segregation Be Bill de Blasio’s Legacy?

New York’s “progressive” mayor is backing wealthy Manhattanites who want to show the homeless the door.

Oct 9, 2020 / Corinne Low and Shams DaBaron

Kamala Harris Called Out Covid Lies and Guilty Men

Kamala Harris Called Out Covid Lies and Guilty Men Kamala Harris Called Out Covid Lies and Guilty Men

The Democratic nominee for vice president won a critical debate against Vice President Mike Pence with facts, figures, and a demand for accountability.

Oct 8, 2020 / John Nichols

Amy Coney Barrett and Donald Trump stand on a platform facing a crowd at an outdoor press conference.

We Have a Covidiot in the White House We Have a Covidiot in the White House

Trump may be a super-spreader. But don’t get hung up on medical updates; in swing states, Republicans are plotting to steal this election.

Oct 6, 2020 / Sasha Abramsky

Trump speaks with his right hand up, gesturing.

Trump in the Debate: None Dare Call It Treason Trump in the Debate: None Dare Call It Treason

He’s now in a fascist halfway house—not able to abolish the election process entirely, but secure enough to wink and nod to neo-Nazi street-fighters.

Oct 1, 2020 / Sasha Abramsky

Yes, That Debate Was a Shit Show

Yes, That Debate Was a Shit Show Yes, That Debate Was a Shit Show

If the election goes anything like the first debate, Trump will cheat brazenly—but maybe not get away with it.

Sep 30, 2020 / Joan Walsh

Hillary Clinton

Hillary Clinton Warned Us We Had to Get Serious About the Supreme Court Hillary Clinton Warned Us We Had to Get Serious About the Supreme Court

We really should have listened.

Sep 30, 2020 / John Nichols

Watch the First Presidential Debate With ‘The Nation’

Watch the First Presidential Debate With ‘The Nation’ Watch the First Presidential Debate With ‘The Nation’

Our editor D.D. Guttenplan and correspondents Elie Mystal, Jane McAlevey, Jeet Heer, Joan Walsh, John Nichols, Katha Pollitt, and Sasha Abramsky respond in real time to the first h...

Sep 29, 2020 / The Nation

Joe Biden Should Propose a $750 Tax Credit Tonight—Then Drop the Mic

Joe Biden Should Propose a $750 Tax Credit Tonight—Then Drop the Mic Joe Biden Should Propose a $750 Tax Credit Tonight—Then Drop the Mic

Tonight’s debate gives the Democrat a chance to make Trump’s tax avoidance the Republican’s albatross.

Sep 29, 2020 / John Nichols

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