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President Barack Obama and then-President-elect Donald Trump smile before the 2017 inauguration.

Off the Record: Barack Obama on Donald Trump Off the Record: Barack Obama on Donald Trump

A newly declassified press conference shows the former president’s prescience—and his blind spots.

Oct 3, 2022 / Jeet Heer

The January 6 Committee Can’t Quit Before It Examines the Clarence Thomas Connection

The January 6 Committee Can’t Quit Before It Examines the Clarence Thomas Connection The January 6 Committee Can’t Quit Before It Examines the Clarence Thomas Connection

In addition to exposing Trump’s coup plotting, the committee must examine whether a Supreme Court justice abused his position to aid the plotters.

Sep 30, 2022 / John Nichols

A still from the film “Deconstructing Karen”

Fox News Compares a Film Examining White Women’s Racism to Pearl Harbor Fox News Compares a Film Examining White Women’s Racism to Pearl Harbor

Really. So I had to watch it.

Sep 29, 2022 / Joan Walsh

The Supreme Court Returns on Monday, Stronger and More Terrible Than Ever

The Supreme Court Returns on Monday, Stronger and More Terrible Than Ever The Supreme Court Returns on Monday, Stronger and More Terrible Than Ever

This term, the high court will cement its grip on political life in America, overturning affirmative action and other critical protections along the way.

Sep 29, 2022 / Feature / Elie Mystal

Bipartisanship Is Bullshit

Bipartisanship Is Bullshit Bipartisanship Is Bullshit

Arizona Senator Kyrsten Sinema claimed in a recent speech that voters hunger for greater cooperation in Congress. History shows that it’s a dead end.

Sep 29, 2022 / Chris Lehmann

Sanders, Raskin Want Congress to Get Serious About Averting a Coup in Brazil

Sanders, Raskin Want Congress to Get Serious About Averting a Coup in Brazil Sanders, Raskin Want Congress to Get Serious About Averting a Coup in Brazil

Brazil’s “Tropical Trump” says “only God will remove me” if he loses Sunday.

Sep 28, 2022 / John Nichols

Donald Trump at a rally in North Carolina

Trump’s Hate-Fest in North Carolina Reflects His Hold on the GOP Base Trump’s Hate-Fest in North Carolina Reflects His Hold on the GOP Base

More than half of all Americans now believe Donald Trump has threatened democracy. But he clearly remains the favorite for the GOP presidential nomination.

Sep 26, 2022 / Joan Walsh

Do Presidents Have a Right to Secrecy?

Do Presidents Have a Right to Secrecy? Do Presidents Have a Right to Secrecy?

Trump’s refusal to share information has been part and parcel of the Washington scene for far longer than the current moment.

Sep 26, 2022 / Karen J. Greenberg

Kevin Seefried poses in the Senate

The Most Painful Episode of the January 6 Insurrection The Most Painful Episode of the January 6 Insurrection

…was watching Confederates take the Capitol. As the hearings resume, a Florida man reflects on his enemies—and ours.

Sep 26, 2022 / Feature / Stephen Berry

Donald Trump poses with a Bible

Republicans Are Ready to Declare the United States a Christian Nation Republicans Are Ready to Declare the United States a Christian Nation

Sixty-one percent of the party's base now favors ending the separation of church and state, as do a growing number of prominent Republicans.

Sep 23, 2022 / John Nichols

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