United States Politics and Government
- Johnson and Trump Try to Avoid an Upset House Loss in Tennessee - Speaker Mike Johnson put the president on speakerphone during a Monday stop in the state, underscoring the unusual amount of national attention on a House special election.
- In Georgia, the Fight Over 2020 Election Results Looms Over 2026 Midterms - Several officials who were involved in the fight over the election outcome are seeking higher office.
- Many Fighting Climate Change Worry They Are Losing the Information War - Shifting politics, intensive lobbying and surging disinformation online have undermined international efforts to respond to the threat.
- Trump Pauses All Asylum Applications, and China’s Fast-Food Brands Make a Play for the U.S. - Plus, how young is too young for a smartphone?
- This Is the Story of How the Democrats Blew It on Gaza - It may be tempting to memory hole what happened in Gaza. That would only compound the mistake of ignoring, or rationalizing, an intolerable reality.
- College Student Is Deported During Trip Home for Thanksgiving - Any Lucia López Belloza, 19, was detained by immigration agents at the Boston airport before a flight to surprise her family in Texas for Thanksgiving. She is now in Honduras.
- Lawmakers Suggest Follow-Up Boat Strike Could Be a War Crime - Top Republicans have joined Democrats in demanding answers about the escalating military campaign the Trump administration says is aimed at targeting drug traffickers.
- Silicon Valley’s Man in the White House Is Benefiting Himself and His Friends - David Sacks, the Trump administration’s A.I. and crypto czar, has helped formulate policies that aid his Silicon Valley friends and many of his own tech investments.
- How We Became ‘Half in Love With Easeful Death’ - Apocalyptic predictions may actually serve as comforting fantasies, at which point our future freakouts become an excuse for inaction.
- Trump Frees Fraudster Just Days Into Seven-Year Prison Sentence - David Gentile had been found guilty for his role in what prosecutors described as a $1.6 billion scheme that defrauded thousands of investors.