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Xavier Becerra speaking in Los Angeles
Perry Bacon
The Real California Lesson: The Democratic Party Has No Actual Leaders
Becerra will probably win, so fine. But this primary process was a train wreck because Democratic “leaders” refuse to lead.
An attendee wears a “Don’t Rig Our Maps” sticker during a meeting in the Blatt Building at the South Carolina State Capitol in Columbia, South Carolina on Friday, May 8, 2026.
Grace Segers
Gerrymandering Is Only Going to Get Worse
Legal experts warn that the current partisan redistricting efforts could signal the beginning of the end for fair representation.
Nicholas Slayton
The Trump Administration’s Savage Ignorance on Homelessness
Housing and Urban Development Secretary Eric Scott Turner departs from a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies hearing in Washington, D.C.
Nicholas Slayton
The Trump Administration’s Savage Ignorance on Homelessness
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U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner waits to be introduced to speak during a town hall about a Vision for a Healthy Society on May 20, 2026 in Portland, Maine.
Michael Tomasky
Mixed Feelings About Platner? Fine. But He Needs to Win. Case Closed.
I don’t know what to believe about Graham Platner’s past. But I know this. He hasn’t spent the last 40 years transferring trillions of dollars from working people to the very rich.
Gov. Abigail Spanberger speaks in front of an American flag
Greg Sargent
Deep in Rural Virginia, a MAGA Pro-Gun Push Takes an Unnerving Turn
Governor Spanberger signed an assault weapons ban. Some county prosecutors in pro-Trump areas say they won’t enforce it. Is a new MAGA nullification movement brewing?
Magazine
Illustration of the FIFA World Cup trophy beside a mirror where it reflects as a spoof on the sculpture of  Atlas holding up the world- this time Atlas is holding up a soccer ball.
The World Cup in an Age of Strongmen
Andre Pagliarini
Illustration of the FIFA World Cup trophy beside a mirror where it reflects as a spoof on the sculpture of  Atlas holding up the world- this time Atlas is holding up a soccer ball.
MagazineAndre Pagliarini
The World Cup in an Age of Strongmen
Trump Is a Hot Mess—and He’s Cooking His Party
Jason Linkins
Jason Linkins
Trump Is a Hot Mess—and He’s Cooking His Party
Donald Trump holds artists renderings as he talks to reporters about his proposed White House ballroom.
Trump Is a Hot Mess—and He’s Cooking His Party
Jason Linkins
Donald Trump holds artists renderings as he talks to reporters about his proposed White House ballroom.
Jason Linkins
Trump Is a Hot Mess—and He’s Cooking His Party
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