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Palestinians transport a captured Israeli civilian from Kibbutz Kfar Azza into the Gaza Strip.

Q&A;

‘Israel Is Going to Have to Make Some Tough Calls’: There’s No Clear Way Out of the Hostage Crisis

Former intelligence official Christopher Costa on the challenges of conducting military actions while Hamas holds so many captive civilians.

By Calder McHugh

Joe Biden speaks at a podium in the State Dining Room of the White House.

Column | On Politics

Biden Won’t Directly Address the Age Issue

Allies want the president to do more to demonstrate his fitness. Some say the best vehicle would be the one he least wants — a primary challenge.

By Jonathan Martin

Senator Josh Hawley speaks with reporters at the U.S. Capitol.

Politics

Opinion | Josh Hawley Is Wrong About Israel and Ukraine

There’s no reason the U.S. can’t help both allies in their brutal wars — and protect our own border.

Opinion by Rich Lowry

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

INTERACTIVES

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

FOREIGN AFFAIRS

A U.S. armored military vehicle drives on the outskirts of Rumaylan.

U.S. officials: Iran might see 'an opportunity' to attack American forces amid Middle East instability

The turmoil in Israel “presents an opportunity,” one U.S. official said

By Lara Seligman

A Chinese paramilitary policeman stands guard outside of the Israeli Embassy in Beijing, Wednesday, May 19, 2021. Israel's Embassy in China is protesting what it describes as "blatant anti-Semitism" on a program run by the overseas channel of state broadcaster CCTV discussing the ongoing violence in Gaza and elsewhere. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

China’s soft message on Hamas is part of a much bigger strategy

By Nahal Toosi, Phelim Kine and Andrew Zhang

Biden’s choice: Let Iranian oil flow or watch prices rise

By Manuel Quiñones and Bob King

‘Netanyahu let us down’: Trump chides Israel just days after attack

By Kimberly Leonard

CONGRESS

Rep. Bacon: 'Mistake' to bundle Israel, Ukraine aid

Hope fades that Congress can link Ukraine and Israel aid

Lawmakers have pledged to send funding to Israel, but help for Kyiv remains divisive.

By Connor O’Brien, Anthony Adragna, Joe Gould and Nicholas Wu

Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.) departs after speaking with reporters.

Steve Scalise's celebration on pause

By Sarah Ferris and Olivia Beavers

Josh Gottheimer speaks with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.

‘Sh-t thing to say’: Tempers flare among House Dems over the Israel war

By Holly Otterbein, Nicholas Wu and Elena Schneider

Republican presidential candidate Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., speaks at a campaign event, Friday, Oct. 6, 2023, in Bluffton, S.C. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard)

Tim Scott makes move to freeze Iranian assets

By Burgess Everett

ELECTIONS

Kari Lake launches Senate bid in Arizona

National Republicans knew Lake was unbeatable. So they joined her.

The failed gubernatorial candidate has professionalized her operation.

By Ally Mutnick

Phil Murphy arrives to deliver his budget address to a joint session of the Legislature at the statehouse, in Trenton, N.J.

New Jersey Democrats are worried and Republicans are giddy closing in on elections

They’re battering Democrats on culture war issues in what’s expected to be a low-turnout election.

By Matt Friedman

RFK Jr. announces independent run for president

RFK Jr. super PAC raises $11 million within hours and courts Elon Musk's support

By Brittany Gibson

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

LEGAL

Representative George Santos arrives for a House Republican Conference meeting on Capitol Hill.

How prosecutors expanded their case against George Santos

The New York Republican faces a growing slate of charges as federal prosecutors seek to dismantle what they’ve called a campaign operation rife with fraud.

By Erica Orden

Jack Smith walks up to a podium holding a folder.

Prosecutors: 25 witnesses claimed attorney-client privilege in federal probe of Trump’s election subversion

By Kyle Cheney

Associate Justice Samuel Alito sits during a group photo.

Supreme Court likely to side with South Carolina GOP in racial gerrymandering case

By Zach Montellaro and Josh Gerstein

George Santos charged with 10 additional crimes in updated indictment

By Erica Orden

WHITE HOUSE

'Blood on his hands': GOP slam Biden on Iran in wake of Israel attack

Watch how the Biden administration is defending $6 billion deal with Iran

Republicans have sought to link $6 billion in unfrozen Iranian funds to the weekend attacks on Israeli civilians.

By Eric Bazail-Eimil and Renee Klahr

President Joe Biden speaks with Jacquelyn Asbie in the elevator at the New York Times building in 2019.

Biden-loving New York Times security guard falls on hard times

By Daniel Lippman

'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

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

Laphonza Butler is seen during a reenactment of her swearing-in ceremony to the Senate in Washington, D.C.

The inside story of how Newsom picked Butler for Senate

By Christopher Cadelago and Melanie Mason

Activists on opposing sides crowd around the backdrop of a television segment outside the California State Capitol on a bill that would ban caste-based discrimination in California.

Newsom vetoes a proposed ban on caste discrimination in California

By Eric He

Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) delivers remarks.

Attack on Israel divides California’s 3 leading candidates for Senate

By Lara Korte and Ben Fox

HEALTH CARE

A supporter of Issue 1, the Right to Reproductive Freedom amendment, attends a rally.

Conservatives target Ohio to end their losing streak on abortion votes

Abortion opponents have lost every state referendum since Roe was overturned. In Ohio, they’re wooing students, Black communities and even abortion rights advocates to turn their fortunes around.

By Alice Miranda Ollstein