Category: Politics

Sen. Bill Cassidy poses for a portrait after a campaign event in Baton Rouge, La. on May 4, 2026. Annie Flanagan for NPR hide caption toggle caption Annie Flanagan for NPR BATON ROUGE, La. — Most of the seven Republican senators who voted to convict President Trump after the January 6th insurrection have retired. Not […]

We look at the tangible takeaways from President Trump’s visit to Beijing, as well as what to expect in the next crop of primaries, and the status of the war on Iran.

Sen. Bill Cassidy poses for a portrait after a campaign event in Baton Rouge, La. on May 4, 2026. Annie Flanagan for NPR hide caption toggle caption Annie Flanagan for NPR BATON ROUGE, La. — Most of the seven Republican senators who voted to convict President Trump after the January 6th insurrection have retired. Not […]

The U.S. Supreme Court Andrew Harnik/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Andrew Harnik/Getty Images The U.S. Supreme Court refused Friday to allow Virginia to use a new congressional map that favored Democrats in all but one of the state’s U.S. House seats. The map was a key part of Democrats’ effort to counter the Republican […]

The State Department is changing the way the U.S. talks about migration and refugees, embracing the “Great Replacement” theory promoted by white nationalists.

In this week’s Elie v. US, our justice correspondent examines Democrats’ strategy to combat GOP gerrymanders. Plus: a look at the next major anti-trans case. Ad Policy A voting rights activist holds a U.S. flag during a rally in front of the Supreme Court as it hears the case Callais v. Louisiana. (Alex Wong / Getty […]

Tina Peters, former Mesa County, Colo., clerk, listens during her trial on March 3, 2023. Scott Crabtree/The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel via AP/Pool hide caption toggle caption Scott Crabtree/The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel via AP/Pool DENVER — Colorado Democratic Gov. Jared Polis has reduced the state prison sentence of Tina Peters, a former county clerk […]

Work continues on the stage for the Rededicate 250 celebration on the National Mall in Washington. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption toggle caption Alex Brandon/AP (RNS) —Cabinet members, Catholic bishops, evangelical influencers, and an actor who plays Jesus are a few of the speakers and performers scheduled to participate in “Rededicate 250,” the Trump administration’s daylong […]

The party’s base has sent the same message in primary after primary: playing it safe won’t cut it in 2026. Ad Policy Analilia Mejía arrives to speak during an election night event in Montclair, New Jersey, on April 16, 2026.(Adam Gray / Bloomberg via Getty Images) This article appears in the June 2026 issue, with […]

From illegal war on Iran to an inhumane fuel blockade of Cuba, from AI weapons to crypto corruption, this is a time of staggering chaos, cruelty, and violence.  Unlike other publications that parrot the views of authoritarians, billionaires, and corporations, The Nation publishes stories that hold the powerful to account and center the communities too […]