1+ hour, 38+ min ago  (478+ words) James Comey, Zohran Mamdani, and the lost art of doubling down. Another writer once told me that she never, ever apologizes. How unenlightened and abrasive, I thought at the time. This was circa 2019, when the specter of cancellation loomed large,…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (1821+ words) Rep. Jamie Raskin responds to his Dana Bash interview, plus journalist Mike Rothschild on the world of political conspiracies. After this latest assassination attempt on Trump's life, claims that it was staged flooded the internet, from comments section to social…...

2+ day, 8+ hour ago  (1793+ words) Minneapolis activists are accusing a local House candidate of "cosplaying" as a protester, blurring the line between solidarity and opportunism. A seventeen-second video shows a dark-haired man rapping his pale knuckles gently below the tinted windows of a silver minivan....

2+ day, 21+ hour ago  (564+ words) Since Rubio became secretary of state, the department has only marked Christian and Jewish holidays on its Instagram while boosting clear religious messaging. The State Department has shifted its public image in favor of explicit Christian messaging and iconography and…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago  (302+ words) Treating journalism like a casino will harm reporting " and erode democracy. Jonathan Reiss is a co-founder of the Media and Democracy Project. Prediction markets, such as industry leaders Polymarket and Kalshi, have exploded in popularity. They create or exacerbate an…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago  (546+ words) The only extremism would-be assassins like suspect Cole Tomas Allen share is an extreme response to Trump's deranging politics. As more and more information is published about the suspect in the latest possible assassination attempt on President Donald Trump, commentators…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (1848+ words) Intercept staffers discuss the themes emerging this midterm election season. It's primary season, this time against a backdrop of heightened concerns and awareness of powerful figures skirting accountability for sexual abuse and misconduct. Survivors of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (1655+ words) An Alabama cop who confronted the No Kings protester claimed she posed a risk to public safety. The judge was unconvinced. The trial of Renea Gamble had been underway for almost two hours when Marcus Mc Dowell, the city attorney…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (1905+ words) Matt Duss, former foreign policy adviser to Sen. Bernie Sanders, on how Democrats can win on an anti-war platform and bring about real change. Sen. Bernie Sanders forced a vote on Wednesday to block the sales of bombs and bulldozers…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (691+ words) The former representative's rapid collapse over sexual assault allegations signals that Democrats have gotten the message: Voters see accountability for abuse as a key electoral issue. Sexual assault allegations leveled against former Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif. , stood out for their…...