The Long-Shot Candidate Who Has the White House Worried
Joe Biden has a Cornel West problem.
2024 Elections
Coverage from the latest election cycle, including campaigns, primaries, and conventions
The First MAGA Democrat
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is feeding Americans’ appetite for conspiracies.
Why Not Whitmer?
The Michigan governor isn’t running for president. But she is happy to be interrogated over whether she might change her mind.
Chris Christie, Liberal Hero
The former New Jersey governor hasn’t caught on among Republican voters, but pundits are swooning.
The Indictment Is Stunning. Will Trump Supporters Care?
The former president has a diabolical genius for selling his supporters on an alternative version of reality.
Ron DeSantis’s Joyless Ride
The ultimate performative politician doesn’t seem to enjoy the in-person performance of politics.
Chris Christie Doesn’t Want to Hear the Name Trump
My very strange and angry breakfast with the former governor
Donald Trump Is on the Wrong Side of the Religious Right
Evangelical leaders are abandoning the former president, and his Republican rivals are scrambling to win their support.
Nobody Likes Mike Pence
In focus groups, Republican voters are brutal in their assessment of the former vice president.
A Troubling Sign for 2024
The midterms were a welcome reprieve for democracy. But the story of Bill Gates, an Arizona election official, suggests that we might not be so lucky in next year’s presidential election.