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How do you negotiate with a man who can break his promises at any time?

How do you negotiate with a man who can break his promises at any time?


Trump is threatening to fire federal workers if the government shuts down.


Many used to worry about China’s power over the app — but American control is troubling, too.
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Rupert Murdoch built a media empire. It changed the way reality works.


The president’s relationships with Netanyahu and Putin have something in common.


The White House is threatening to use a shutdown to gut the regulatory state. But they may be bluffing.


October’s “kitchen cabinet” tax will affect homebuyers and renters alike.


What the Supreme Court plans to do to America in its upcoming term.


This program is likely to hurt American workers — and the whole economy.


After a Comey indictment, “there’ll be others.”


Dear John, Brett, and Amy: If Trump can come for James Comey, he can come for you.


The Democratic debate over whether “moderation” works is very confused.


Trump’s prosecution of Rep. LaMonica McIver may be the most anti-democratic thing he’s done since January 6.


The DOJ’s case is authoritarian — and shockingly sloppy.


The unthinkable becomes the expected.


Americans say they despise corruption. So why is Trump still president?


A conservative explains what Kirk meant to the MAGA movement — and how it’s reacting to his death.


The killing of Charlie Kirk could turn the movement into a faith that outlives Donald Trump.


In Trump’s manosphere, the center is not holding.


An emotional monologue, a takedown of Trump, and a victory for individual action.


Trump had a lot to say at the UN General Assembly on Tuesday.


A pediatrician on why we should trust the vaccine schedule — even when Trump officials don’t.


Trump’s crackdown on high-skill immigration will make Americans poorer.


The war in Gaza has changed the global debate on the two-state solution. But is it too late?


Charlie Kirk, Jimmy Kimmel, and the end of American democracy.


The Tom Homan scandal, briefly explained.


Trump is blaming Tylenol for autism. Here’s the context he’s missing.


Why some progressives lied to themselves about Tyler Robinson.


Why Trump is happy with his FBI director despite his stumbles.


What Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension tells us about the tensions within a democracy.


The past week has revealed Trump’s road map to one-party rule. Will Americans let him follow it?


The conservative defense of Trump’s FCC rests on a myth.


A UN commission joined a chorus of experts in calling Israel’s actions a genocide. Will the world listen?


How the Trump administration took Jimmy Kimmel off the air.


What studying hundreds of political assassinations has revealed.


The former Man Show host has gone from the least political voice in late night to a victim of the war on woke.


Mehdi Hasan explains why he’ll debate (almost) anyone.


Charlie Kirk and meme culture’s violent turn.


Trump’s most brazen attack on free speech yet.


The right’s new assault on free speech isn’t cancel culture. It’s worse.


Trump’s new attack on press freedom, briefly explained.


The next few months could be the most consequential period for US constitutional law since the Roosevelt administration.


Chris Van Hollen on a government shutdown, Charlie Kirk, and Zohran Mamdani.