Category: Politics

For a year, White House counterterrorism czar Sebastian Gorka promoted the national strategy he was drafting, saying he was pouring his “life’s work” into a “massive” blueprint that would overhaul the U.S. approach to combating terrorist threats. The finished product, released May 6 after months of delays, is a 16-page, typo-sprinkled document that ranks threats […]

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 […]

The Trump White House has weaponized all the arms of federal law enforcement to intimidate its political enemies and critics, undermining the rule of law and democracy in the process. Ad Policy Payback master: FBI Director Kash Patel in testimony before the Senate Appropriations Committee this week (Win McNamee/Getty Images) On the morning of May […]

Paris Marx What happens when a government goes all in on AI? It creates some huge vulnerabilities. The post The UK Government’s AI Obsession Is a Big Risk—With Will Dunn appeared first on The Nation.

Dana Gibbon was 18 weeks pregnant with her first baby when her OB-GYN told her at an appointment that she wouldn’t be her doctor anymore. OB-GYN services were ending at the clinic in Corvallis, a college town of 60,000 in Oregon’s Willamette Valley. The doctor said all of the Corvallis Clinic’s OB-GYNs were resigning.  “We […]

Books & the Arts / May 14, 2026 The art and architecture of New York’s shoreline. The art and architecture of New York’s vast and sweeping waterfront. Ad Policy The Verrazano-Narrows Bridge spanning New York Harbor. (Spencer Platt / Getty) This article appears in the June 2026 issue. Last fall, I spent a glorious October […]

Voters cast their ballots on April 21 in Arlington, Va. The Virginia Supreme Court has nullified the April referendum on redistricting. Win McNamee/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Win McNamee/Getty Images After more than two decades working in elections, including four years as Virginia’s top voting official, it takes a lot to surprise Chris Piper. […]

NPR’s Steve Inskeep asks John Moolenaar, chairman of the House Select Committee on China, about President Trump’s goals for his summit in Beijing.

Denise Powell, candidate for the Democratic nomination to the House of Representatives in Nebraska’s second district, right, hugs pollster Madeline Conway during an election night watch party Wednesday in Omaha, Neb. Rebecca S. Gratz/AP hide caption toggle caption Rebecca S. Gratz/AP Political organizer Denise Powell has defeated State Sen. John Cavanaugh to win the Democratic […]

In Memphis, new congressional maps have split the city’s single congressional district, held by a Democrat, into three that are likely to elect Republicans in November.