The Senate’s Shameful Acquiescence to Todd Blanche as Attorney General
Ruth Marcus on the ongoing saga of Todd Blanche’s Attorney General confirmation hearings.
The Lede
admin Are Psychedelics Right-Wing Now?
How the conservative activist Bryan Hubbard, with help from Rick Perry and Joe Rogan, persuaded Trump and the G.O.P. to…
Max Miller’s Victim Mentality
Benjamin Wallace-Wells on Max Miller, a Republican congressman from Ohio, who is facing domestic-abuse allegations amid a competitive reëlection campaign.
What Does It Even Mean to Be a Moderate?
The Michigan Senate primary has turned into a referendum on a word that has never had a fixed meaning. Jon…
Why Donald Trump Talks So Much About Foreign Election Interference
The White House is distorting intelligence assessments instead of working to protect the midterm elections, David D. Kirkpatrick writes.
Why Is Europe Burning?
M. R. O’Connor writes about the devastating wildfires that have engulfed Spain and other parts of Europe.
The Outlandish Case Against James Comey
Ruth Marcus on the tragicomic excess of the Trump Administration’s prosecution of the former F.B.I. director James Comey.
The Accidental Architect of the Internet’s Brain
Carson Griffith writes about Scott Pruitt, the most prolific super editor on Wikipedia, and the A.I. companies that lack the…
Inside OpenAI’s Hack of Hugging Face
Hugging Face’s chief science officer recounts the cybercrime that signals a terrifying new era for A.I., Stephen Witt reports.
Trump’s Isolationism Is Losing the Great E.V. Race
Bill McKibben writes that, under President Donald Trump, the U.S. is forfeiting a role in advancing electric-vehicle technology, while China…