Executive

A Catholic Sinner Seeks Communion—And Happens to Be President

Some bishops—and many conservative laypeople—think Joe Biden should be denied access to one of the faith’s most important sacraments.

• Emma Green
• February 21, 2021

The Knives Come Out for Josh Hawley

The elite conservative world saw the Missouri senator as America’s next great statesman. Instead, he’s revealed uncomfortable truths about the movement.

• Emma Green
• February 4, 2021

How the Senate Stopped Pretending

Senators grapple with the reality that they have destroyed their own house.

• Emma Green
• October 15, 2020

How Conservatives Really Feel About Amy Coney Barrett

Even Trump-skeptical Republicans are relishing the prospect of a 6–3 Court.

• Emma Green
• October 12, 2020

Why Can’t He Just Say It?

President Donald Trump refused to clearly condemn white supremacy at last night’s debate. This was no accident.

• Emma Green
• September 30, 2020

Michael Steele Isn’t Having It

“Kiss my ass. I haven’t changed, baby. You have.”

• Emma Green
• August 28, 2020

How Jerry Falwell Jr. Lost His Liberty Flock

The university’s leader has effectively become a spokesman for evangelicalism. Pastors and alumni worry about the consequences for their faith.

• Emma Green
• August 9, 2020

Is It Fair to Compare Joe Biden to Brett Kavanaugh?

A candid conversation with the president of the National Women’s Law Center

• Emma Green
• May 5, 2020

The Solemn Absurdity of Trump’s Impeachment Trial

As senators embarked on their first day of proceedings, the occasional yawn and rubbing of the eyes emphasized the pointlessness of the whole affair.

• Todd S. Purdum
• January 21, 2020

The Trump Administration Sides With Nurses Who Object to Abortion

HHS says the University of Vermont Medical Center required staffers to violate their conscience. The case underscores Trump’s religious-freedom agenda.

• Emma Green
• August 28, 2019

Trump Has Enabled Israel’s Antidemocratic Tendencies at Every Turn

The president tweeted that Israel should ban Representatives Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar from entering the country. Now Israel has barred the women from visiting.

• Emma Green
• August 15, 2019

How Trump Is Reversing Obama’s Nondiscrimination Legacy

A new rule would allow federal contractors to make hiring and firing decisions based on their religious beliefs and practices.

• Emma Green
• August 14, 2019

Kirsten Gillibrand Targets Biden’s Views on Women

The senator from New York tried to paint the former vice president as regressive, tapping into bigger questions about the Democratic Party’s identity heading into 2020.

• Emma Green
• July 31, 2019

Democrats Make the Case That They’re the Moral Party

Elizabeth Warren, Marianne Williamson, and other 2020 hopefuls tried to frame domestic policy in broader terms.

• Emma Green
• July 30, 2019

How Mitch McConnell Persuaded a Senior House Democrat to Back Impeachment

It wasn’t Robert Mueller’s testimony that pushed Representative Katherine Clark over the edge.

• Elaine Godfrey
• July 30, 2019

The Clarence Thomas Effect

The notoriously quiet Supreme Court justice has had a far-reaching influence on the personnel of the Trump administration, which may be his most lasting legacy.

• Emma Green
• July 10, 2019

Imagining Post-Trump Nationalism

The small conservative magazine First Things aims to reclaim what has become a dirty word in the Trump era.

• Emma Green
• June 30, 2019

Pete Buttigieg Takes Aim at Religious Hypocrisy

The second night of the first Democratic debates focused on the American values that have been corrupted under Trump, in the view of the 2020 candidates.

• Emma Green
• June 27, 2019

Why Democrats Ditched the Hyde Amendment

There used to be a middle ground in the national conversation on abortion. Not anymore.

• Emma Green
• June 14, 2019

Why Pro-impeachment Democrats Are Still Siding With Pelosi

They might be calling for an inquiry on Twitter and MSNBC, but they don’t plan to publicly challenge the speaker.

• Elaine Godfrey
• June 5, 2019