“A people that elect corrupt politicians, imposters, thieves and traitors are not victims…But accomplices.”
George Orwell
“Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it everywhere, diagnosing it incorrectly and applying the wrong remedies.”
–Groucho Marx
- Four years ago, Lilliana Mason learned something she really, really hoped wasn’t true. A political scientist who studies Americans’ attitudes about politics and each other, she had long known that […]
- If you took one look at the Facebook group Vaccines Exposed, it seemed clear what it was all about. It was “a group opposed to deadly vaccinations,” with over 13,000 […]
- One of Donald Trump’s last significant actions as president was to issue a raft of pardons and commutations. With less than 12 hours left in the White House, he granted […]
- During most of Donald Trump’s presidency, Congress was in a state of persistent deadlock, passing relatively few big pieces of legislation. But the Republican-controlled Senate stayed humming, nonetheless — thanks […]
- Democrats spent much of the last four years debating exactly how they lost to a fairly unpopular and flawed candidate like Donald Trump in 2016 and what changes they needed […]
- In this episode of the FiveThirtyEight Politics podcast, the crew reacts to President Biden’s inauguration speech — particularly his stated goal to unite the country and whether it will be […]
- On the first FiveThirtyEight Politics podcast episode of the Biden presidency, the crew reacts to Biden’s inauguration speech — particularly whether any attempt to unite the country will be successful […]
- Donald Trump will likely be the first president tried for impeachment in the Senate after he leaves office. Here, FiveThirtyEight Politics podcast host Galen Druke reflects on the factors determining […]
- The lame duck part of President Trump’s tenure will likely be defined by his relentless effort to overturn the 2020 election results, which culminated in the insurrection at the U.S. […]
- Government responses to Capitol rioters must be research-based and not just emotional reactions.
- Longtime pollster Frank Luntz despaired over the state of the American media ecosystem during an appearance Sunday on FNC's
- The new Senate majority leader faces a
- What if they held a GOP civil war and nobody came?
- Warm weather, low taxes, and a mayor ready to nurse their grievances about Bay Area liberalism.
- California is conducting an immense sociological experiment, testing whether reducing prison time for criminal acts will, in the long run, mean less crime.
- President Biden has sent a clear message: pursuing radical environmental policies matters more to him than helping poor and working-class families.
- This Wyoming coal town is a place of contradictions. At dawn, the land looks heavenly: Winds rattle the sagebrush; cotton-candy skies make a dusting of snow glow in pastel hues. […]
“Politics: A strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles. The conduct of public affairs for private advantage.”
Ambrose Bierce
- Joe Biden sets out to restore American leadership with an old team in a new world
- How one large medical system used 100% of doses made available to it
- A recent spate of federal executions has obscured a more powerful trend
- The children who have suffered most from closed schools will be last to go back
- It seems the organisation will only be prized from Wayne LaPierre’s cold, dead hands
- Unhappy with election results, court decisions and the governor, Republicans seek to change the rules
- A normal American president takes power in an abnormal ceremony
- The Economist is keeping tabs on his cabinet, progress and the latest polling
- Our editors pick out 13 covers that chronicled a presidency like no other
- How a cocktail of knee-jerk partisanship, local control and Donald Trump have conspired against school-age children
- Deborax Birx saw Trump presenting graphs that she never made, the former White House coronavirus response coordinator said Sunday.
- Larry Hogan, the GOP’s anti-Trump, hopes to reverse the party’s direction and ‘purge’ its extremistsMaryland’s Republican governor says he’s being urged to seek presidency in 2024 — and strategists say he could have a chance.
- Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial is set to start in the Senate on Feb. 9.
- Trump-friendly officials who served the previous administration as political appointees have burrowed into career roles at federal agencies, with protections against dismissal.
- The selfie photos that off-duty officers took inside the Capitol during the violent siege was a wake-up call for many who have denied the problem.
- The private Zoom call Sunday that included key centrist lawmakers from both parties was an early test of whether Biden’s relief plan has a chance of passing Congress with bipartisan […]
- Civil rights activists welcome Harris’s prominent role in the Biden administration. But they say the White House cannot use her presence to justify delaying action on racial justice.
- A four-year Fact Checker project comes to an end.
- Destructive protests by anarchists and extremists signal divided left as Biden administration beginsExtreme-left demonstrators destroyed the Democratic headquarters in Portland hours after President Biden took the oath of office.
- The Washington Post Fact Checker’s database of Trump claims, originally launched as a project to track his first 100 days, offers a window into his obsessions.
- The government is already required to contract with U.S. companies when possible, but waivers have frustrated businesses for years.
- The reversal by the Treasury Department during the administration’s final days came after an appeal by lobbyists with close ties to the former president.
- Justice Department colleagues said they were shocked by Mr. Clark’s embrace of the president’s falsehoods and plan to oust the acting attorney general in an effort to overturn Georgia’s election […]
- The Biden administration faces not only waves of Chinese antisatellite weapons but a history of jumbled responses to the intensifying threat.
- The bid by Ms. Sanders, a former press secretary to Donald J. Trump who is seen as his preferred candidate in the race, will test the former president’s political strength […]
- The Biden administration is inheriting the menace of Chinese antisatellite arms as well as an innovative way of trying to defuse the escalating threat.
- Senator Raphael Warnock was sworn in this week as Georgia’s first Black senator, and he arrived with a canny canine assist.
- “I put my emotions behind me to do what I thought was right,” said Jackson Reffitt, who weeks before the siege alerted the F.B.I. that his father was planning “something […]
- Mitt Romney indicated that he believed the charge against former President Donald J. Trump was impeachable, while Marco Rubio called a trial “stupid.”
- A huge coalition of activist groups had been working together since the spring to make sure that Joe Biden won and that the “election stayed won” amid Donald Trump’s subterfuge.
“There are two things that are important in politics. The first is money … and I can’t remember what the other one is.”
F. PAUL WILSON
- Five people and an unborn child were killed early Sunday in Indianapolis, in what city police say was the largest mass shooting in more than a decade.
- Biden's team must now tackle the politics of school reopening: research suggests it's safe, teachers unions are wary and parents are complaining
- Australia has approved use of its first coronavirus vaccine. More than 40% of Americans live in areas running out of ICU space. Latest virus updates.
- House to send impeachment article against Trump to Senate, hearing for rioter accused of threats against AOC and more news to start your Monday.
- How the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting every state
- Fans have drawn the line over a yellow traffic line blunder in the opening moments of the Netflix period drama "Bridgerton."
- Spike Lee had blistering words for former President Donald Trump during his acceptance speech at the New York Film Critics Circle Awards on Sunday.
- With the Chiefs and Bucs winning their NFL championship games, Super Bowl 55 sets up a QB matchup for the ages between Patrick Mahomes and Tom Brady.
- Things are getting hot between Michael B. Jordan and girlfriend Lori Harvey, who wrote, "Mine" in the "Creed" star's shirtless Instagram post.
- Super Bowl 55 will be Feb. 7 in Tampa, Florida in the home stadium of the Bucs. The Chiefs can be first team to repeat since Patriots in 2004-05.
- “President Joe Biden is set to issue an executive order to reverse a Pentagon policy that largely bars transgender individuals from joining the military, dumping a ban ordered by President […]
- Former White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders will announce her run for governor of Arkansas on Monday, Politico reports.
- “Federal law enforcement officials are examining a number of threats aimed at members of Congress as the second trial of former President Donald Trump nears, including ominous chatter about killing […]
- “Many once-loyal members of Mar-a-Lago are leaving because they no longer want to have any connection to former President Donald Trump,” CNN reports.
- New York Times: “The 10 House Republicans who voted for impeachment are already facing a fleet of primary challengers, censures and other rebukes from their hometown Republican Party organizations, an […]
- Dr. Deborah Birx, the former White House coronavirus response coordinator under former President Donald Trump, revealed that she had no full-time team in the White House working on the response […]
- “Former President Donald Trump’s upcoming Senate impeachment trial poses a security concern that federal law enforcement officials told lawmakers last week requires as many as 5,000 National Guard troops to […]
- “In his last weeks in office, former President Trump considered moving to replace the acting attorney general with another official ready to pursue unsubstantiated claims of election fraud, and he […]
- “Former president Donald Trump threw himself back into politics this weekend by publicly endorsing a devoted and divisive acolyte in Arizona who has embraced his false election conspiracy theories and […]
- “While it’s only 2021, a major question facing Democrats this year and next will be what to do about the presidential nominating calendar and whether Iowa, in particular, should retain […]
“It is said that politics is the second oldest profession. But I came to the conclusion that it has much more in common with the first one.”
Ronald Reagan
- Many people are angry that the Netherlands has imposed a new curfew to contain the spread of COVID-19 and new variants of the coronavirus.
- The measure is part of President Biden's promised push to boost U.S. manufacturing, and continues his efforts to sign a slew of executive actions during his first days in office.
- At issue is whether the new administration should reverse course in cases where the Trump administration outlined a legal position. But the justices do not look kindly on the government […]
- Many senior citizens entered their golden years with more debt than previous generations, and now they're struggling financially as they try to provide care for an ailing relative during the […]
- The trial itself will begin on Feb. 9, giving the Democratic House impeachment managers and Trump's defense team two weeks to file briefs and finalize their legal preparations.
- As COVID-19 vaccines roll out, doctors say it's long past time to address the exclusion of pregnant women from research on drugs and vaccines. They say better study design is […]
- Since 2015, police officers have fatally shot at least 135 unarmed Black people nationwide. The majority of officers were white and for at least 15 of them, the shootings were […]
- Newly discovered variants of COVID-19 in South Africa and Brazil could make the virus more infectious and may decrease the efficacy of vaccines.
- Andrés Manuel López Obrador said his symptoms are mild. The Mexican leader has resisted lockdowns and repeatedly dismissed the health risks posed by the virus.
- Tens of thousands took to the streets across Russia, sharing photos and videos on social media faster than they could be removed, urging others to join.
- President Biden has promised that 100 million doses of vaccines will be administered in his first 100 days — but some public health experts think the country can do much […]
- Vice President Kamala Harris can cast a tie-breaking vote in the Senate; that means that Democrats effectively hold a majority in the chamber. But the even split means that the […]
- In his inaugural address, he promised to keep all of his work as president in service of people rather than power. And Kamala Harris made history; she is the first […]
- The Senate is back in Washington today. The lawmakers will need to consider President-elect Biden's cabinet nominees, weigh his coronavirus relief proposal, and consider President Trump's impeachment. This episode: White […]
- President-elect Joe Biden's inaugural plans have been reshaped by COVID-19 and concerns over security after the insurrection at the Capitol. Biden is slated to enact a diverse array of policies […]
- For our inaugural NPR Politics Book Club pick, NPR's Danielle Kurtzleben talks to Carlos Lozada about his book What Were We Thinking: A Brief Intellectual History of the Trump Era. […]
- Vice President-elect Kamala Harris talks to NPR's Scott Detrow about how she felt after the attack on the Capitol and the administration's new $1.9 trillion relief package proposal.This episode: White […]
- The pandemic is taking an immense toll on the nation: some 4000 Americans die each day. And, in December, another 140 thousand people lost their jobs. President-elect Joe Biden unveiled […]
- Ten Republicans crossed the aisle to support the impeachment. Next, a Senate trial — one that won't take place until after President-elect Joe Biden is sworn in.This episode: White House […]
- In a nearly party-line vote, the House encouraged Mike Pence and the presidential cabinet to sideline the president via the 25th amendment. Pence said no. Now, the House will move […]
- Both the band and their audience were inside individual inflatable bubbles.
- Tom Brady's Tampa Bay Buccaneers will face reigning champions the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl 55 on 7 February.
- Biden says the vaccine rollout has been a failure, as he pledges 100 million shots in his first 100 days.
- Footage shows a police car apparently driving through a group at a street race in Washington state.
- The teenage YouTube star is supported by fans and celebrities as she talks about her sexuality.
- Boris Johnson said he looked forward to "deepening the longstanding alliance" between the UK and US.
- Jesse Thistle, a high school dropout, overcame addiction and homelessness to pursue an academic career.
- The former US president was impeached, accused of inciting a mob. Here's a guide to the next steps.
- Krystina Arielle, the host of Star Wars: The High Republic Show, was attacked online.
- The popular US broadcaster conducted about 50,000 interviews, from Nelson Mandela to Lady Gaga.
