The GOP’s farm-state problem just got worse.

Trump sees a fast-growing AI school network as the future. But a conservative tech backlash is building.

Some of Francesca Hong’s fans are gently asking: Does she have a “woke 1.0” problem?

Conservatives are ginning up a familiar panic about subversive leftists — but also getting at something real.

A censored Indian film shows how quickly creative freedom can buckle under political pressure.

His career explains why so many Republicans made peace with Trump — and what they gave up to do it.

ALT: I Think You Should Leave Hot Dog Suspect

Keir Starmer’s resignation shows how moderation can go wrong.

What Steven Spielberg’s new alien movie reveals about our UFO obsessions.

In New Mexico, a bold childcare plan is meeting hard reality. But it’s not too late to fix things.

Are the end times here?

Americans don’t really want “Christian nationalism.”

Why some on the left are feeling warmly toward Tom Steyer and other very wealthy contenders.

Did decades of low inflation make the public far more unforgiving when it finally did surge?

The secretary of state is dreaming of a kinder, gentler MAGA.

Democrats could be one midterm wave away from instituting a national popular vote. Should they?

An evidence-based guide to talking responsibly about Trump’s threat to democracy.

An evidence-based guide to talking responsibly about Trump’s threat to democracy.

Tom Steyer talks to Vox about using state power to fight the Trump administration.

No, Medicaid is not “corporate welfare.”

Spoiler: It’s not about Israel.

First the White House lost Orbán. Netanyahu may be next.

Democratic voters turned against Israel. Now their politicians are following.

Trump fought with Pope Francis before. He’s finding Pope Leo XIV to be a tougher foil.

The vice president’s disastrous week reveals that he’s in a trap of his own making.

Attacking the pope and posing as Jesus — even religious conservatives are mad this time.

What it means that MAGA’s favorite strongman is out of a job.

What it means that MAGA’s favorite strongman is out of a job.

Avignon-gate, the scandal blowing up MAGA-Catholic relations, explained.

The best-case scenario for the Iran crisis is still pretty bad.

The 25th Amendment chatter is pointless — but it shouldn’t be.

Iran offers a fresh window into when Trump chickens out — and why his threats matter anyway.

We’re about to find out whether an authoritarian can lose at the ballot box.

Bombing all of Iran’s bridges and power plants would be illegal.

How they’re using AI at the lab that created the atom bomb.

The MAGA civil war over the Iran war is opening up new and old religious and political feuds.

The internet fractured reality. Chatbots might put it back together.

The Mideast energy truce is breaking down.

“Mowing the grass,” explained.

Underage gambling has become a popular extracurricular activity for high school and middle school kids, sometimes with dangerous consequences.

Anti-war antisemitism is still antisemitism.

The spiraling conflict is a lifeline for Vladimir Putin.

People are terrified of the war — but some worry it will end too soon to free them.