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NEW YORK, NEW YORK - APRIL 02: New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks during a press conference on April 02, 2026 in New York City. Mamdani was joined by NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch and NYPD Chief of Department Michael LiPetri as they discussed NYC's first quarter crime statistics. An update was also provided on the murder of a 7-month-old baby, killed while sitting in her stroller, by an apparent stray bullet in what is believed to be a "gang-motivated" shooting. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

Israel’s War on Gaza

Mamdani Condemns NYC Expo Promoting Property Sales in Israeli West Bank Settlements

Noah Hurowitz

Past real estate expos that included illegal Israeli settlements have come under scrutiny for discrimination — and led to violent confrontations.

Voices

Clavicular and the Right-Wing Project to Radicalize Young Men

Alain Stephens

- May 5

The popular streamer offers easy answers for why the world has left young men feeling unhappy and alone.

Ousted FBI director James Comey listens during a hearing before the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence on Capitol Hill June 8, 2017 in Washington, DC. Fired FBI director James Comey took the stand Thursday in a crucial Senate hearing, repeating explosive allegations that President Donald Trump badgered him over the highly sensitive investigation Russia's meddling in the 2016 election.

Voices

Never Apologize

Katherine Krueger

- May 2

James Comey, Zohran Mamdani, and the lost art of doubling down.

PORTLAND, MAINE - MAY 1: U.S. Senate candidate from Maine Graham Platner speaks during a campaign event with the Maine AFL-CIO, on May 1, 2026 in Portland, Maine. Platner, an oyster farmer by trade, is now the presumptive Democratic nominee before the Maine Primary election in June, after his chief rival Maine Governor Janet Mills (not-pictured) recently suspended her campaign.

Voices

Graham Platner Handed Centrist Dems a Bruising Defeat in Maine

Eoin Higgins

- May 1

After throwing their support behind Gov. Janet Mills, party leaders are left doing an about-face on the insurgent candidate.

Senator Ron Wyden, a Democrat from Oregon, from left, Senator Mark Warner, a Democrat from Virginia and ranking member of the Senate Intelligence Committee, and Senator Tom Cotton, a Republican from Arkansas and chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, during a hearing on worldwide threats in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, March 18, 2026. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard dropped mention in Senate testimony that Iran hasn't re-started uranium enrichment since US strikes destroyed its facilities last year - a conclusion that would have undercut claims about the threat posed by the regime in Tehran. Photographer: Graeme Sloan/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Ron Wyden Is Pissing Off the NSA’s Biggest Backers. Tom Cotton Warns There Will Be “Consequences.”

Matt Sledge

- Apr. 30

Debate over a secret court opinion involving the Trump administration’s use of data collected by the NSA turned personal.

Janet Mills, governor of Maine and Democratic US Senate candidate, during a roundtable discussion with community leaders in Westbrook, Maine, US, on Tuesday, March 10, 2026. The Maine race is a must-win for Democrats, who need a net gain of four seats in November's midterm elections to claim a Senate majority and see an opportunity to oust Republican Susan Collins from a seat she's held for nearly 30 years. Photographer: Sofia Aldinio/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Midterms 2026

Democratic Leaders Wanted to Control the Maine Senate Race. Their Pick Just Dropped Out.

Akela Lacy

- Apr. 30

Janet Mills dropped out of the Senate race against Graham Platner, despite the establishment’s longtime support for the Maine governor.

US House Speaker Mike Johnson attends a roundtable on Ratepayer Protection Pledge in the Indian Treaty Room at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House campus in Washington, DC, on March 4, 2026. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP via Getty Images)

Mike Johnson Used Crypto Catnip to Get Freedom Caucus Support for Domestic Spy Law

Matt Sledge

- Apr. 29

A provision unrelated to domestic spying got the hard-right GOP members on board — but it won’t work in the Senate.

A person holds up a whistle-shaped sign reading "ICE out" outside the Minnesota State Capitol during the "No Kings" national day of protest in Saint Paul, Minnesota, on March 28, 2026. Nationwide protests against US President Donald Trump are expected Saturday as millions of people vent fury over what they see as his authoritarian bent and other forms of cruel, law-trampling governance. It is the third time in less than a year that Americans will take to the streets as part of a grassroots movement called "No Kings," the most vocal and visual conduit for opposition to Trump since he began his second term in January 2025. (Photo by Kerem YUCEL / AFP via Getty Images)

Midterms 2026

ICE Watchers Worry Democrats Are Trying to Co-Opt Their Movements For Votes

Jessica Washington, C. Frances

- Apr. 29

Minneapolis activists are accusing a local House candidate of “cosplaying” as a protester, blurring the line between solidarity and opportunism.

Marco Rubio, US secretary of state, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, April 23, 2026. President Donald Trump said Israel and Lebanon will extend their ceasefire by three weeks, a move that creates space to work on a long-term deal and removes a roadblock to ending the US war with Iran. Photographer: Will Oliver/EPA/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Marco Rubio Is Rebranding the State Department as Explicitly Christian

Austin Campbell

- Apr. 29

Since Rubio became secretary of state, the department has only marked Christian and Jewish holidays on its Instagram while boosting clear religious messaging.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - A Polymarket media exhibit at their pop-up experience launch shows data relating to potential political candidates popularity on March 20, 2026 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Alex Kent/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Voices

We Need to Kick Prediction Market Betting Out of Journalism While We Still Can

Jonathan Reiss

- Apr. 28

Treating journalism like a casino will harm reporting — and erode democracy.

Politics

Mamdani Condemns NYC Expo Promoting Property Sales in Israeli West Bank Settlements

Clavicular and the Right-Wing Project to Radicalize Young Men

Never Apologize

Graham Platner Handed Centrist Dems a Bruising Defeat in Maine

Ron Wyden Is Pissing Off the NSA’s Biggest Backers. Tom Cotton Warns There Will Be “Consequences.”

Democratic Leaders Wanted to Control the Maine Senate Race. Their Pick Just Dropped Out.

Mike Johnson Used Crypto Catnip to Get Freedom Caucus Support for Domestic Spy Law

ICE Watchers Worry Democrats Are Trying to Co-Opt Their Movements For Votes

Marco Rubio Is Rebranding the State Department as Explicitly Christian

We Need to Kick Prediction Market Betting Out of Journalism While We Still Can

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Politics

Mamdani Condemns NYC Expo Promoting Property Sales in Israeli West Bank Settlements

Clavicular and the Right-Wing Project to Radicalize Young Men

Never Apologize

Graham Platner Handed Centrist Dems a Bruising Defeat in Maine

Ron Wyden Is Pissing Off the NSA’s Biggest Backers. Tom Cotton Warns There Will Be “Consequences.”

Democratic Leaders Wanted to Control the Maine Senate Race. Their Pick Just Dropped Out.

Mike Johnson Used Crypto Catnip to Get Freedom Caucus Support for Domestic Spy Law

ICE Watchers Worry Democrats Are Trying to Co-Opt Their Movements For Votes

Marco Rubio Is Rebranding the State Department as Explicitly Christian

We Need to Kick Prediction Market Betting Out of Journalism While We Still Can

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