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High Tech

The Government Can ‘Get It Right’ on AI

Americans want the federal government to step up, and it already has a head start.

By Ganesh Sitaraman and Ramsay Eyre

Palestinians inspect the rubble of a building after it was struck by an Israeli airstrike.

Q&A;

‘We’ve Been Shaken Out of This Fantasy’: How the Left Sees the War in Israel

A former top aide for Bernie Sanders on how Israel's critics on the political left see the Hamas attack and what this means for deal-making in the region.

By Alexander Burns

Voting rights activists rally outside the U.S. Supreme Court.

On the Bench

The Roots of Today's Authoritarianism Come From a 19th Century Supreme Court Ruling

In 1883, the Supreme Court refused to do away with racial segregation. And that’s helped set the stage for today’s massive resistance to multiracial power.

By Sheryll Cashin

Former Israeli Prime Minister and Likud party leader Benjamin Netanyahu speaks to supporters.

Analysis | Foreign Affairs

Bibi’s Big Chance

Hamas’ attack on Israel offers the country’s prime minister an opportunity to course correct and save his political legacy — if he takes it.

By Cole S. Aronson

Robert Kennedy Jr. sits at his office desk

2024

RFK Jr.’s Ultimate Vanity Project

How a deep sense of persecution and a taste for conspiracy have coalesced into a campaign about censorship that matters to almost no Democratic voters.

By David Freedlander

Fire and smoke rises from buildings in Gaza.

Q&A;

‘There’s Going to Be a Lot of Soul-Searching in Israel When This Is Over’

Former U.S. peace negotiator Dennis Ross weighs in on Hamas’ attack on Israel and the “missed opportunities” that led to the war.

By Michael Hirsh

Photo illustration of a Trump rally surrounded by Repuclican gun and hat merchandise, a beaded friendship bracelet spelling out "TRUMP" string through the image.

Culture Club

What Taylor Swift’s ‘Eras’ Tour Tells Us About Trump’s Appeal

Group belonging is a powerful feeling, and it's becoming even more powerful — and shaping politics more and more.

By Joanna Weiss

A photo illustration of a panda in front of the flags for the United States of America and China

Column | Capital City

Should We Be Worried That Washington’s Pandas Are Being Sent Back to China?

What it means that China is taking back the D.C. icons.

By Michael Schaffer

The Friday Read

‘What Is Broken in American Politics Is the Republican Party’

Fourteen experts on the roots of Kevin McCarthy’s ouster and why Republicans keep destroying their own leaders.

By POLITICO MAGAZINE

Paul Ryan, Kevin McCarthy, and House Majority Leader Eric Cantor speak to the media.

Q&A;

Kevin McCarthy’s Downfall Is the Culmination of the Tea Party

Political scientist Theda Skocpol on how tea party politics laid the foundation for the GOP’s current troubles.

By Ian Ward

Former President Donald Trump standing outside a court room, with police officers in front of him, and his legal team and other security behind him.

Trumpology

Donald Trump Is a Man Without a Past

At least in the eyes of his supporters who disregard all of his contradictions and misdeeds.

By Michael Kruse

Then U.S. House Majority Leader Rep. Eric Cantor (R-Va.), then House Majority Whip Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), and then House Budget Committee Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) brief the media after a meeting with President Barack Obama June 1, 2011.

Opinion | Politics

Opinion | Why the Republican ‘Young Guns’ Collapsed

The rise and fall of Kevin McCarthy is the story of today’s GOP.

Opinion by Rich Lowry

INTERACTIVES

Who’s in for the next GOP debate — and who might be watching from home

FOREIGN AFFAIRS

Israel's Iron Dome missile defense system intercepts rockets.

'Planes have already taken off': U.S. sends Israel air defense, munitions after Hamas attack

The country's urgent requests will test America’s industrial base — and Congress.

By Connor O’Brien, Joe Gould, Paul McLeary and Lara Seligman

Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) speaks to the media during a press conference on the border on Sept. 27 on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Biden facing Republican pressure to take action against Iran after Israel attacks

By Matt Berg and Nahal Toosi

Palestinian citizens inspect damage to their homes caused by Israeli airstrikes.

U.S. calls for ‘proportionate’ Israeli response while not openly setting red lines

By Alexander Ward

The White House is lit in blue and white, the colors of the Israeli flag.

Will Dems keep standing with Israel?

By Ryan Lizza

CONGRESS

Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) speaks with reporters as he departs a House Republican Conference meeting.

GOP holds emotional meeting on next speaker — but fails to unite on one

The need for a new speaker to help respond to the attacks in Israel came up multiple times during the two-hour meeting.

By Sarah Ferris and Olivia Beavers

Rep. Steve Scalise speaks alongside other House Republicans during an event marking 100 days of Republican control of the House.

'2 percent': House GOP still uncertain either of its speaker hopefuls can win it all

By Olivia Beavers, Sarah Ferris and Jennifer Scholtes

Schumer urges China 'to stand with the Israeli people’

During rare China trip, Schumer criticizes country’s initial reaction to Hamas attack on Israel

By Andrew Zhang

Kevin McCarthy speaks at news conference.

Centrist GOP effort to reinstate McCarthy picks up steam after Israel attacks

By Meredith Lee Hill and Katherine Tully-McManus

ELECTIONS

Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. speaks during a campaign event.

RFK Jr. goes independent. Does that hurt Biden or Trump?

Recent polling shows he'd be the most formidable independent candidate since Ross Perot.

By Steven Shepard

Former President Donald Trump addresses an audience during a campaign event on Oct. 9 in Wolfeboro, N.H.

What war? Trump is busy talking about whales, weightlifting and the Patriots

By Lisa Kashinsky and Sally Goldenberg

GOP primary candidates are weaponizing Kevin McCarthy’s endorsements

And few of McCarthy’s benefactors have come to his defense.

By Madison Fernandez

Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. speaks during a campaign event at Independence Mall, Monday, Oct. 9, 2023, in Philadelphia.

RFK Jr. announces he will run as an independent candidate

By Brittany Gibson and Andrew Zhang

LEGAL

Donald Trump raises a finger as he speaks.

Trump says he’s ‘immune’ from prosecution for attempts to reverse 2020 election results

His actions were part of his official duties as president, his lawyers claim in a new court filing.

By Kyle Cheney

As war broke out, Trump focused on Tish James, N.Y. fraud trial

By Olivia Alafriz

Michael Cohen walks out of a Manhattan courthouse.

Trump drops suit against former lawyer Michael Cohen

By Josh Gerstein

Lawyers bail on MyPillow’s Michael Lindell, saying he owes millions in fees

By Josh Gerstein

WHITE HOUSE

Joe Biden enters through door of Roosevelt Room, where podium with presidential seal stands.

Biden faces a host of crises and a stress test for his theory of the presidency

The horrific attack in Israel has created new challenges for the president and his team. They’re keenly aware that they are under the microscope.

By Jonathan Lemire, Adam Cancryn and Jennifer Haberkorn

'Rock solid and unwavering': Biden pledges support for Israel after Hamas attacks

By Myah Ward and Craig Howie

Immigrants from Venezuela are reflected in a marble wall while taking shelter at the Chicago Police Department's 16th District station.

Illinois governor says White House has ‘heard’ him on migrants

By Kelly Garrity

The Biden administration, along with congressional Democrats are eager to include Ukraine funding in the next spending package.

Biden’s 2-headed policy nightmare — Ukraine funding and border security

By Myah Ward

CALIFORNIA

Representative Katie Porter walking outside the U.S. Capitol.

Why Katie Porter sounds like a Republican on Iran and Hamas

One of the three leading Democrats vying for the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s seat, Porter recently suggested the surprise attack on Israel by Gaza militants was, in part, a result of American inaction in Iran.

By Lara Korte