Trump’s War on Journalists
The recent subpoenas of Times reporters over an article about Air Force One make clear that the President is trying…
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admin An O.M.B. Plan to Defund Science—and Anything Trump Doesn’t Like
Under a proposed rule, Administration officials could deny government grants to any group or project that didn’t fit the President’s…
Chronicle of a Disaster Foretold
Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan’s “Regime Change” is packed with news about the Trump White House that will stay news,…
The Difference Between the Knicks and the White House Cage Fight
Adam Gopnik on sports, spectacle, and what Juvenal would have made of this moment.
Why Todd Blanche Should Not Be Attorney General
In a Senate that took its constitutional role seriously, Blanche would not win confirmation a second time, Ruth Marcus writes.
For the Nation’s Birthday, Making It Harder to Become an American
The Trump Administration has chosen to honor the Semiquincentennial by keeping people from entering the United States, by restricting those…
The Knicks and the Greatest Night in New York Sports
David Remnick on Willis Reed’s glorious victory in 1970 and the wonder of watching the team on the brink of…
How Prepared Are We for a Public-Health Emergency?
Dhruv Khullar on how the recent outbreaks of hantavirus and Ebola expose the shortsightedness of the United States’ retreat, under…
Can the Democrats Take Back the Senate?
Amy Davidson Sorkin on Josh Turek, Zach Wahls, Sherrod Brown, and James Talarico—and how something has changed lately in the…
Which Way Should the Democratic Party Go Now?
It’s been a tumultuous primary season, Benjamin Wallace-Wells writes. But is this the Democrats’ Tea Party moment? Or is something…