The Cynical Selling of Jeff Sessions as a Civil-Rights Champion
The new attorney general had strong conservative credentials, but no record as a civil-rights advocate. So his defenders invented one.
The Trump Administration: The First 100 Days
What the new president has in store for the United States and the world
Behind the Internet's Anti-Democracy Movement
White House chief strategist Steve Bannon is reportedly a reader of neoreactionary political theory. A tour through the pro-authoritarian philosophy gaining visibility on the right.
Federal Judges Refuse to Reinstate Trump's Immigration Ban
A Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals panel unanimously upheld a restraining order blocking the federal government from enforcing the president’s controversial ban.
Will Kellyanne Conway Face Dismissal for Promoting Ivanka Trump's Products?
The president is exempt from certain ethics rules, one of his top aides is in hot water with Congress after lashing out at Nordstrom.
Trump's Illusory Answers to Imaginary Crime Problems
The president’s latest executive orders achieve little while trying to answer a crime wave that data doesn’t support.
Trump's Attack on the Legitimacy of Critiquing Military Operations
The president took to Twitter to argue that publicly discussing the success or failure of a mission “only emboldens the enemy.”
Is the Anti-Trump 'Resistance' the New Tea Party?
Eight years ago, a new president took office who scared the living daylights out of thousands of people who’d never been politically active before. Sound familiar?
Why the GOP Is Still Struggling With Health-Care Reform
The very parts of the Affordable Care Act that Republicans see as government overreach are the parts that make insurance more affordable for their base.
Gorsuch Calls Trump's Attacks on the Judiciary 'Disheartening'
The president’s choice to fill a Supreme Court vacancy offered a harsh assessment in a meeting with a senator on Wednesday.
Jeff Sessions's Fear of Muslim Immigrants
The Alabama senator and attorney general-nominee has a record of public statements portraying Muslim immigrants in menacing terms.