Daily chaos from Trump keeps overshadowing damning investigations into his national security and justice failures.
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EV charging

News investigations into Trump-era national security and criminal justice decisions haven’t penetrated the national consciousness because of the president’s ability to distract. They should.  Founded ...
Trump is denying most seeking refugee status—but granting preferences for white South Africans and Europeans who oppose ...
The Supreme Court’s Callais case could gut the Voting Rights Act and let states mask racial gerrymandering as partisan ...
Trump is threatening the bond of the Five Eyes national security alliance of the U.S., U.K., Canada, New Zealand, and Australia.
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The 56-year-old magazine has trained generations of journalists, including me—but it can only keep doing so with your help.  Founded in 1969, the Washington Monthly is an independent media ...
A populist reaction to Trump is brewing. Liberal governments in Europe, Canada, and elsewhere need to join the fight.
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Five Eyes

The Five Eyes national security alliance of the U.S., U.K., Canada, New Zealand, and Australia had been intimate and formidable for decades. Now the erratic policies of the Trump administration are ...
Mamdani stole the show this month, but ‘Moderate Mikie’ across the Hudson ran on an even bolder platform to rein in corporate power. From the governor’s mansion, she’ll have the authority to deliver.
Professor and journalist Paul Starr on the deeper historical roots of what will be called the Trump Era—whether we like it or ...
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Ben Winsor

Mamdani stole the show this month, but ‘Moderate Mikie’ across the Hudson ran on an even bolder platform to rein in corporate power. From the governor’s mansion, she’ll have the authority to deliver.
Trump’s job approval fell below 45% for the first time in his second term—historically the point where the GOP gets wiped out in midterms.