This article appears in the March 2025 print edition with the headline “Capitulation Is Contagious.” ...

When David Lynch died last week, it was almost hard to know whom exactly to mourn. He was a Renaissance man: musician, ...

Donald Trump says his big new AI initiative is a victory for America. Guess who the real winner is.

On Monday, Stewart Rhodes, the eye-patched founder of the far-right militia known as the Oath Keepers, was in prison, which is where he has been since he was convicted of seditious conspiracy for his ...

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The president is punishing a group of former officials for expressing an opinion he didn’t like.

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Sam Altman has once again put himself in a position of power—this time by sidling up to President Trump.

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Now that Trump is president again, the right’s moment of unity is over.

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A double dose of an emergency-contraception pill may open a back door for Americans seeking abortions in restrictive states.