Donald Trump
A Judge Said It Was "Offensive" That A Man Who Threatened Democrats And "Tech Execs" On Jan. 6 Claimed To Be A Victim Of Racism
Troy Smocks was sentenced to 14 months in prison.
Zoe Tillman
Virginia Democrats Want To Give Trump Another Loss, Even If They're "Eh" On Their Own Candidate
Virginians hardly ever back a candidate for governor from the party that just won the White House. But with Trump in mind, Terry McAuliffe is again trying to break that curse.
Lissandra Villa
100 Capitol Rioters Have Pleaded Guilty. Here’s What Their Cases Show About The Jan. 6 Investigation.
Guilty pleas are stacking up. Here’s what rioters are admitting to, and what they and the government are getting out of these deals.
Zoe Tillman
Stop The Steal Rally Organizers Have Been Subpoenaed Over The Jan. 6 Capitol Riot
Permit applications highlighted in a recent BuzzFeed News report are the basis for the new requests in the inquiry into the Capitol riot.
Jason Leopold
Ayad Akhtar: "Because I'm Muslim, I Must Be Writing About Muslims. I'm Trying To Write About This Country."
Talking to the Pulitzer Prize-winning author about his novel Homeland Elegies, Trump, and what it means to be an American right now.
Arianna Rebolini
The 2010s Have Broken Our Sense Of Time
The rhythms of American life changed in the 2010s. How everything from TV to Trump to Instagram messed with your head just enough that time feels like it melted.
Katherine Miller
What The Trump Books Tell Us About Jan. 6
For the rest of our lives probably, we’ll be learning new info about the days leading up to Jan. 6. This is just phase one.
Katherine Miller
Stephen King Just Wants To Tell Stories. His Readers Want Trump-Era Resistance.
The iconic author’s new novel The Outsider has nothing to do with politics, but it can’t escape that reading.
Louis Peitzman
Trump Keeps Promoting Democrats In Races Against Republicans Who Speak Out Against Him
Trump invited Stacey Abrams, a former Democratic candidate for governor, to replace Republican Gov. Brian Kemp during a rally in Georgia.
Kadia Goba
The Face Of QAnon Isn’t Just White Dudes With Guns, It’s Instagram #BoyMoms
Little Miss Patriot is amassing followers despite Instagram suspending her accounts for spreading disinformation. Why is her messaging so potent?
Stephanie McNeal
There’s A Straight Line From Charlottesville To The Capitol
Wednesday’s attempted coup is just the natural extension of a presidency spent giving insurgents permission to come inside, kick their feet up, and tear down democracy.
Scaachi Koul
The Pro-Trump Mob Was Doing It For The ’Gram
The assault on the Capitol, and on democracy, also felt like a meme-making social media performance.
Elamin Abdelmahmoud
The Backlash Against Trump Never Came
Half of American voters have a message for politicians: Cage as many kids as you want. Ignore the pandemic. There will be no consequences.
Scaachi Koul
Joe Biden Won, But America’s Problems Aren’t Over
It’s official: Biden is our new president. But just because we’re almost done with the utter chaos of Trump doesn’t mean the country is cured of its ills.
Scaachi Koul
These Teachers Are Struggling To Pull Their Students Out Of A QAnon Rabbit Hole
Conspiracy theories and collective delusions are often thought to be the purview of baby boomers on Facebook, but it’s clear that their children are also picking it up — and it’s their teachers who have to deal with it.
Scaachi Koul
People Who Aren’t Voting Explain Why
Even with historic turnout projected for this election, some eligible voters are still opting out.
Michael Blackmon
This Is What Actual Teenagers Think About Claudia Conway
The daughter of former Trump strategist Kellyanne Conway has been treated as a political hero, but fellow teens just find her relatable.
Lauren Strapagiel
Have You Decided Not To Vote In The Election? Tell Us Why.
It’s one of the most important elections in modern history, but some people are still sitting it out.
Michael Blackmon
Dinesh D’Souza’s Attacks On Kamala Harris Are Part Of A Bigger Problem In The Indian Community
As an Indian man, D’Souza has the privilege of appealing to white conservatives by being the minority in the room willing to attack Black people.
Scaachi Koul
White People, Read This Before You Text Your Black Friends
If you’re not black and you have black friends whom you are only reaching out to now, be thoughtful about how you do it.
Tomi Obaro
It Was Billed As A Pro–Jan. 6 Rally To Support “Nonviolent” Capitol Rioters, But Only A Few People Showed Up
A former Donald Trump staffer succeeded in getting a lot of media attention, but Trump himself didn’t acknowledge the rally, and members of Congress avoided it.
Sarah Mimms
Anyone Who Cares About Gun Laws Should Pay Attention To What’s Happening In Idaho
The national war over gun control remains at a standstill. But in the small Idaho town of Sandpoint, Second Amendment activists are fortifying the rights they say are constitutionally theirs — no matter the cost.
Anne Helen Petersen
Think Trump Can’t Win In 2020? These Bikers Want To Change That.
In the chaos of the 2016 election, Chris Cox forged a political machine out of an unlikely demographic — one that helped Trump reach the White House and is determined to keep him there.
James Pogue
Before They Failed “The Squad,” Democrats Failed Other Women Of Color
Ilhan Omar, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and other first-term members of Congress are calling attention to a toxic legacy of racism within the Democratic Party.
Alessa Dominguez
Blackface Hasn’t Just Returned — It Never Left
Recent instances of blackface — from Virginia’s Gov. Ralph Northam to Gucci’s fashion choices — only reinforce the unfailing consistency of American anti-black racism.
Bim Adewunmi
2018 Wore Me The Hell Out
I am usually energized by arguing, by getting aggressive, by putting a name or a face to an enemy, online or otherwise. Not this year.
Scaachi Koul
The Only Good Political Movies This Year Are About An 18th-Century Queen And Joseph Stalin
The Favourite and The Death of Stalin are dark historical comedies that work as funhouse mirrors, reflecting back warped shapes that look a little more recognizable than we'd like.
Alison Willmore
Kathleen Williams Is The Montana House Candidate Who Didn’t Body-Slam A Reporter
In Montana’s sole congressional district, Democrat Kathleen Williams is trying to convince voters that Greg Gianforte — and the Trumpian values he represents — is not who they are.
Anne Helen Petersen
Why Is It So Hard For Native Americans To Vote In This Utah County?
In San Juan County, a majority Navajo population has lived for decades with a primarily white, Mormon government. This election could change that — if people can cast their vote.
Anne Helen Petersen
Why No Scandal Has Stuck To Trump
Even when a story like the New York Times’ recent tax investigation reveals new information, there’s no shockwave — because it doesn’t unsettle the foundation of Trump’s image.
Anne Helen Petersen
