Election Insecurity
A Short History of U.S. Meddling in Foreign Elections
The U.S. cannot credibly criticize Russian interference in U.S. elections without conceding that the United States doesn't exactly have clean hands.
Politics
Ted Cruz Is Running as a Populist. Here's His Little-Known History as a Corporate Lobbyist.
Between his two stints in public service, then-lobbyist Ted Cruz used his connections from government work to help Google and other corporate clients.
How the Trump Era Lays Bare the Tension in the Marriage Between Conservatism and Capitalism
A new book charts how conservatives used to resist capitalism, but have completely given in. The politics of Donald Trump could loosen the bonds.
Voices
Pack the Supreme Court
There is a perfectly legal and viable solution to all this: Pack the Supreme Court. Pack it as soon as possible.
Supreme Privilege
“Our Silence Will Serve No One” — Alumni of Brett Kavanaugh's High School Urge Graduates to Share Information About Sexual Assaults
Georgetown Prep graduates, in a petition of support for Christine Blasey Ford, call for others to provide information on Brett Kavanaugh.
The Fake Public Comments Supporting a Bank Merger Are Coming From Inside the House
Joseph Otting, the head of a bank regulator, lobbied himself to approve a merger with a campaign that included fake comments to his own agency.
Supreme Privilege
The Unbearable Dishonesty of Brett Kavanaugh
Kavanaugh’s choice to lie about things that are easily disproved speaks to a kind of hubris, or entitlement, that’s fitting to someone of his pedigree.
Supreme Privilege
Here Are Five Questions the FBI Should Ask Mark Judge About Brett Kavanaugh
Mark Judge is accused of aiding a sexual assault on Christine Blasey Ford. He knows Brett Kavanaugh well and has agreed to talk with the FBI.
Supreme Privilege
Protest Matters: Senate Asks FBI to Investigate Brett Kavanaugh After Sen. Jeff Flake Is Confronted by Sexual Assault Survivors
Hours after two sexual assault survivors confronted Sen. Jeff Flake on live television, he persuaded the Senate to delay the confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh.
Elizabeth Warren Introduces Plan to Expand Affordable Housing and Dismantle Racist Zoning Practices
The Massachusetts senator introduced a bill this week that would create up to 3.2 million housing units for low- and middle-class families over 10 years.