Media
“Reading Signals and Reading Between the Lines”: The Challenges of Covering Putin’s Russia
The scramble among Western news organizations to confirm the death of opposition leader Alexey Navalny highlighted the difficulty of getting reliable information out of the increasingly closed-off country.
2024
Joe Biden Suggests Trump Talks Like He Should Be “Committed”
Meanwhile, the governor of New Hampshire said of Trump: “Assholes come and go.”
GOP
Librarians Could Be Prosecuted in the Right’s Latest Anti-Education Crusade
Republican lawmakers in West Virginia and Georgia are considering legislation that would pave the way for librarians to face penalties for “obscene” and “harmful” materials checked out by minors.
2024
Ron DeSantis Preemptively Rejects VP Offer From Trump, Says Trump Accomplished Nothing as President
In response, a top Trump adviser called DeSantis a “sad little man” who would only be remembered for “chicken fingers and pudding cups.”
2024
Joe Biden Can Overcome Concerns Around His Age—If He Directly Addresses Them
Sixty-seven percent of Americans think the president is too old to serve another term. Only he can prove otherwise.
Inside the Hive
Kara Swisher on Donald Trump’s Depravity, Elon Musk’s Ego, and Making Mark Zuckerberg Sweat
The tech writer imparts a few lessons on how to see through Big Tech’s BS and delivers a blunt message for the industry’s biggest buffoons: “I’m not your friend.”
2024
Nikki Haley Says Embryos “Are Babies,” Because, Surprise, She’s Not Actually a Moderate
This is the same person who’s said she would support a six-week abortion ban.
2024
Donald Trump Confirms Candidates He’s Considering for VP (Responsibilities Include Breaking the Law for Him)
Not breaking the law for him, as Mike Pence can attest, may result in being hunted by a bloodthirsty mob.
2024
What We Know About Donald Trump’s Cash Troubles
Last month, the GOP front-runner reported a net loss of roughly $2.6 million, and the legal bills and fines keep coming.
Do Republicans Finally Have a Consensus Opinion on Abortion?
Post-Roe, Republicans have struggled to find a coherent message on abortion, but as the 2024 election approaches, an increasing number of prominent GOP voices, including former president Trump, have begun to embrace a 15-to-16-week abortion ban.
Immigration
Donald Trump Is Plotting an Even More Aggressive Anti-Immigration Agenda
The former president reportedly plans on utilizing the military to enforce immigration policies and erecting deportation camps along the border.
Abortion Rights
Conservatives Are Already Using Alabama’s “Frozen Embryos Are Children” Ruling to Go After Abortion
As experts have warned, this is just the beginning.
2024
Trump Will Be Putin’s Puppet in a Second Term, Says John Bolton, a.k.a. Guy Who Had a Front-Row View the Last Time Around
According to Trump’s former national security adviser, nothing would make Vladimir Putin happier than the ex-president winning a second term.
2024
Trump Allies Hope to Spread Christian Nationalism in the White House: Report
The religious right is already crafting a radical vision for a second Trump term.
2024 Election
Donald Trump Can’t Run Away From Roe
The guy most responsible for ending federal abortion rights now wants to make a “deal.”
Wisconsin
The GOP’s Gerrymandered Grip on Wisconsin Elections Is About to Break
The state’s legislative districts are now being redrawn to more closely resemble their electorates, notching a major win for democracy that could resonate nationally.
How Did Texas Slip Into the MAGA Abyss?
A longtime resident—and former adviser to George W. Bush—offers a woeful ode to the Lone Star State.
ALWAYS THE VICTIM
Trump: I’m Basically Like Alexey Navalny
The former president finally broke his silence on the death of Putin’s fiercest critic—by comparing his own legal predicament to the persecution of the late Russian opposition leader.
Excerpt
“What Is My Goal?”: Inside the Tense Roundtable to “Define” Jill Biden’s Legacy
More than a year into her husband’s term, the first lady convened a panel of historians to help her carve out a niche. But the more advice they offered, as one invitee tells Katie Rogers in an excerpt of American Woman, the less well it was taken: “The meeting that I was in was not a fluff meeting.”
Michigan
Rep. Rashida Tlaib Endorses Protest Vote Against Biden in Michigan Democratic Primary
Arab American and Muslim leaders hope to pressure the White House to change its approach to the war between Israel and Hamas.