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Why Trump is struggling to take down Georgia’s Brian Kemp

The power of a Trump endorsement has limits against the incumbent Republican governor.

By Nicole Narea

The Consumer Fuel Price Gouging Prevention Act, explained

Democrats want oil and gas companies to pay for their greed, but critics believe that won’t reverse high fuel prices.

By Natasha Ishak

Is the center shrinking in the Democratic primaries?

By Christian Paz May 21

Title 42, the controversial Trump-era border policy, explained

By Nicole Narea May 20

How much longer can Google own the internet?

By Sara Morrison May 20

Oklahoma isn’t waiting for the Supreme Court to ban all abortions

By Nicole Narea May 20

Doug Mastriano really believes Trump’s lies about 2020. He also might be Pennsylvania’s next governor.

By Natalie Jennings May 20

What Biden’s approach to Asia misses

By Jonathan Guyer May 20

Why the Depp-Heard trial is so much worse than you realize

By Aja Romano May 20

Why monkeypox isn’t like Covid-19

By Keren Landman May 19

A wild new court decision would blow up much of the government’s ability to operate

By Ian Millhiser May 19

The messy, Democrat-on-Democrat fight over New York’s congressional map, explained

By Nicole Narea May 19

“A lot of unnecessary loss of life”: The White House’s dire warning on Covid-19 funding

By Dylan Scott May 19

The US just deepened its commitment to Ukraine by $40 billion

By Jen Kirby May 19

The European country where “replacement theory” reigns supreme

By Zack Beauchamp May 19

The future of 911 is a little bit creepy

By Rebecca Heilweil May 19

New York’s restrictive gun laws didn’t stop the Buffalo shooter

By Nicole Narea May 18

Will philanthropists step up in a world without Roe?

By Rachel M. Cohen May 18

2 winners and 2 losers from the Pennsylvania and North Carolina primaries

By Li Zhou, Nicole Narea, and 1 more May 18

Where “replacement theory” comes from — and why it refuses to go away

By Fabiola Cineas May 17

Biden’s 3 choices on student loans

By Christian Paz May 17

The Philippine election is the latest example of illiberalism’s popularity

By Zack Beauchamp May 17

What to watch in Pennsylvania’s and North Carolina’s primaries

By Li Zhou and Christian Paz May 17

The staggering amount of US military aid to Ukraine, explained in one chart

By Jonathan Guyer May 17

A neo-Nazi idea to spark a race war inspired the Buffalo killings

By Zack Beauchamp May 16

The Supreme Court just made it much easier to bribe a member of Congress

By Ian Millhiser May 16

John Fetterman is redefining how swing-state Democrats campaign

By Christian Paz May 16

Lebanon is in political crisis. Sunday’s elections won’t change that.

By Ellen Ioanes May 15

Summer Lee could be the latest addition to the Squad

By Li Zhou May 15

Why Sri Lanka’s new PM isn’t the change the country needs

By Ellen Ioanes May 14

Carrick Flynn may be 2022’s unlikeliest candidate. Here’s why he’s running.

By Miranda Dixon-Luinenburg and Dylan Matthews May 14

A nurse was just sentenced to 3 years of probation for a lethal medical error

By Keren Landman May 13

Why Anita Hill wants us to take the long view on the Supreme Court

By Fabiola Cineas May 13

Two GOP judges just stripped social media companies of basic First Amendment rights

By Ian Millhiser May 12

Why baby formula is in short supply — and who is most at risk

By Dylan Scott May 12

The new Russian offensive in Ukraine isn’t going much better than the previous one

By Zack Beauchamp May 12

Biden’s American Rescue Plan worsened inflation. The question is how much.

By Andrew Prokop May 12

In an uncivil age, calls for “civility” are about squashing effective protest

By Aja Romano May 12

The end of Roe will mean more children living in poverty

By Dylan Scott May 12

Democrats finally get their FTC majority back

By Sara Morrison May 11

The Senate’s doomed vote on abortion rights, explained

By Li Zhou May 11

Three unlikely but not totally impossible paths toward restoring Roe’s protections

By Andrew Prokop May 11