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At this morning’s oral argument, the justices debated the ins and outs of Trump's dangerous proposition.

Elon Musk’s EV empire is crumbling.

Pat Buchanan made white Republicans fear becoming a racial minority. Now Trump is reaping the benefits.

A popular remedy is made from hides imported from Africa—but the out-of-control trade is causing geopolitical problems for Beijing.

A dog isn’t a “starter kid,” but with the right amount of self-awareness, raising one does have things to teach future parents of humans.

It’s not just you. Tax filing in America really is more challenging and expensive than it needs to be.

“The Biden people seem to be more scared of [RFK Jr.] than the Trump people are … It’s a real wild card partly because the anti-vaxxer vote is a pretty hard-core part of the Republican base.”

Health care may turn out to be a major winning issue for Democrats.

Donald Trump gets into the meme-stock business.

No good legal reason exists to delay Donald Trump’s January 6 trial any further.

Get ready for the EV election.

Trump fans don’t like how he demeans people. They’ll vote for him anyway.

Mike Pence’s non-endorsement of Donald Trump only underlines how irrevocably the Republican Party has left traditional conservatism behind and embraced radical populism.

The GOP candidate should not be given intelligence briefings.

It’s about the fundamentals of how American government works.

Social-media companies define how billions of people experience the web. The rise of synthetic content only makes their role more important.

The decision in Trump v. Anderson is another sign that the nation’s highest court will not help the country out of its political crisis.

A mix of big spending and big government has helped the U.S. avoid Europe’s post-pandemic struggles.

Mexico’s president gets to determine whether an immigration crisis dominates headlines in a U.S. election year.

The former president isn’t in office—but is still dictating U.S. policy.

The longtime Senate Republican leader gambled that he could outlast the former president—and lost.

The tech giant is reportedly scratching its decade-long plan to build an EV. It’s upended the auto industry anyway.

How did we get here again?

The state’s GOP primary showed that Donald Trump is dominant yet still vulnerable.

Without clear guidance from the Court, House Democrats suggest that they might not certify a Trump win on January 6.

Hurray for the Riff Raff has made the next great American road album.

Trump brings out the worst in Americans. Nikki Haley wouldn’t.

Justice Arthur Engoron’s ruling is not fatal for Trump’s business empire, but it might be a near-death experience.

Living well is the best revenge, they say. But in the age of social media, an even better revenge is publicizing how well we’re living.

His special-election victory offers his party a road map for rebutting Republicans on immigration this fall.