The U.S. has rarely seemed as divided by politics. The parties’ leaders and most energetic supporters see their opponents as enemies more than fellow citizens, and as a mortal threat to their hopes for the American project. Many Americans with … Continued
Jack Smith is calling the Supreme Court’s bluff. In the wake of the court’s controversial decision earlier this summer granting Donald Trump criminal immunity for official acts committed while president, Smith has refiled his indictment charging Trump with offenses connected … Continued
Unsurprisingly, Vice President Kamala Harris’s economic program is shaping up to be Bidenomics 2.0 — which is mostly a good thing. An emphasis on the energy transition and wider economic opportunity is quite right. The question is whether her administration … Continued
On Aug. 19, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) began accepting applications for the first step of the process under the Keeping Families Together program. A week later, however, a Texas judge put a temporary hold on parole. Here’s … Continued
Seth Meyers had just finished his first week back on-air after a three-week break for the Olympics when we connected by phone. There’d been major news in the presidential campaign while the “Late Night With Seth Meyers” host had been … Continued