Politics

Is American Healing Even Possible?

In an extended interview, the Reverend William J. Barber II explains why healing the soul of the nation will take more than returning to “normal.”

• Adam Harris
• November 29, 2020

Democrats’ Real Liability in the House

Joe Biden’s walloping victory in the popular vote didn’t translate down-ballot.

• Ronald Brownstein
• November 27, 2020

When a News Anchor Does the Government’s Job

What can we learn from Anne McCloy, the local news anchor who has helped thousands of Americans get unemployment benefits?

• Ilana E. Strauss
• November 26, 2020

What Jaime Harrison Wants Democrats to Do Now

The former Senate candidate from South Carolina wants to be DNC chair, and he won’t support defunding the police.

• Edward-Isaac Dovere
• November 25, 2020

What I Saw as a 2020 Census Worker

Counting every person in the country is already a massive challenge, but the census was no match for this year’s chaos.

• Adam Chandler
• November 24, 2020

The World’s Most Important Videoconference

How can Joe Biden build a government remotely during a pandemic?

• Russell Berman
• November 23, 2020

How to Keep Your Kids Out of the Culture War

Even children are feeling the anxiety of the 2020 political season.

• Emma Green
• November 22, 2020

The 3 Norms Trump Could Still Break

He can’t and won’t overturn the election result, but he can cause plenty more havoc on his way out.

• Peter Nicholas
• November 21, 2020

Don’t Eat Inside a Restaurant

The risk of catching the coronavirus is much higher indoors.

• Olga Khazan
• November 20, 2020

The GOP’s Big Self-Own

Republican support for Trump’s election-fraud claims isn’t just damaging to Biden and democracy—it’s damaging to Republicans too.

• Ronald Brownstein
• November 19, 2020

Did Trump Delay the Arrival of At-Home Coronavirus Testing?

Some experts think that at-home testing can stop coronavirus outbreaks, and that the government should have been doing more to produce the tests.

• Olga Khazan
• November 18, 2020

A Rising Republican’s Bet on a Losing President

Representative Elise Stefanik embraced Donald Trump in her rural New York district and has reaped the benefits in spite of his defeat.

• Russell Berman
• November 16, 2020

The Evangelical Reckoning Begins

Andy Stanley, the pastor of one of the largest megachurches in the country, ponders the future of an influential corner of American Christianity.

• Emma Green
• November 15, 2020

Never Trump, Forever

“I want the Republican Party to feel spanked,” says Mona Charen, a writer at the Never Trump website The Bulwark.

• Olga Khazan
• November 14, 2020

What Just Happened in Georgia?

The once reliably red southern state just flipped blue. Its transformation has been a long time coming.

• Emma Green
• November 13, 2020

Just How Badly Does Trump Want Revenge?

Angry about his loss, the president can make life difficult for the officials he believes have crossed him.

• Peter Nicholas
• November 13, 2020

Joe Biden’s Likely Pick to Lead His Party

Tom Perez, the head of the Democratic National Committee, won’t run for reelection. Jaime Harrison, who raised more than $100 million for a failed U.S. Senate bid, is positioned to replace him.

• Edward-Isaac Dovere
• November 12, 2020

Democrats’ 2024 Problem Is Already Clear

Joe Biden succeeded in bridging his party’s past and future coalitions—but the challenges of future elections are daunting.

• Ronald Brownstein
• November 12, 2020

What Biden Owes Black Voters

Black voters helped save the president-elect’s primary campaign and put him over the top in the general election. Now they want action.

• Adam Harris
• November 11, 2020

Democrats Have a Republican-Women Problem

Conservative women in America’s suburbs helped make Joe Biden president. Are they welcome in his party?

• Elaine Godfrey
• November 10, 2020