Tag: Politics

Gavin Newsom.

Newsom’s office rebuffs ‘MAGA-manufactured outrage’ on his SAT score statement

Asher Notheis · February 23, 2026 11:14 am

Ed Crane.

Ed Crane, 1944-2026

Jeremy Lott · February 20, 2026 5:19 am

The original ‘yellow journalism’ came to dominate the industry, with shoddy reporting, partisan fiction, and utter drivel overtaking the media industry up until the turn of the 20th century.

Meet the press: How will today’s yellow journalism end?

Drew Holden · February 20, 2026 4:51 am

JD Vance speaks to the media before he boards Air Force Two to depart for Washington, in Baku, Azerbaijan Feb. 11, 2026.

Vance amplifies US Olympians are not at games to ‘pop off’ on political takes

Asher Notheis · February 11, 2026 1:51 pm

Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel speaks in Athens, Greece, on July 2, 2005.

Immigration is shaking up political parties in Britain, Europe, and the US

Michael Barone · February 11, 2026 12:34 pm

Tyler Robinson, who is accused of murdering Charlie Kirk, during a court hearing in Provo, Utah, Dec. 11, 2025.

Politics without restraint: A generational shift toward violence and radicalism is taking place

Samuel J. Abrams · February 6, 2026 4:41 am

JD Belcher, the host of a popular podcast covering folk takes in Appalachia.

The choices that we make

Salena Zito · January 30, 2026 6:01 pm

Left: MAGA Beer, one of many products promoting President Donald Trump, at Seed to Table, in Naples, Florida. The store offers fresh produce from local farms, several restaurants and bars, and live music. Right: Starfish are plentiful along the Gulf coast of Fort Myers Beach, in Florida’s 19th Congressional District. Particularly during the winter months when they reproduce. (Photos by David Mark)

Florida MAGA bastion draws comeback from ex-lawmakers who once represented other states

David Mark · January 30, 2026 5:03 am

Edward M. Kennedy, left, and George Cabot Lodge in 1962. (Getty Images)

George Cabot Lodge, 1927-2026

Daniel Ross Goodman · January 30, 2026 4:51 am

(Getty Images) Troubles Ireland Britain history

Troubling stories

Diane Scharper · January 30, 2026 4:18 am

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) on Capitol Hill in 2009. (Harry Hamburg/AP)

A character like Harry Reid

Carson Becker · January 30, 2026 4:15 am

Rep. Chellie Pingree (D-ME) talks to supporters in Portland, Maine on June 10, 2008. To her right is her daughter, Hannah Pingree. (Derek Davis/Portland Press Herald via Getty Images)

Maine’s bipartisan brand of political nepotism

Taylor Millard · January 23, 2026 5:21 am