February 10, 2026 To stop exposing them allows them to metastasize. Ad Policy President Donald Trump gaggles with reporters while aboard Air Force One on February 6, 2026. (Samuel Corum / Getty Images) By now, most Americans are used to Trump and his administration’s daily blizzard of lies. They aren’t simply exaggerations or mistakes. They […]
Society / February 9, 2026 Black and trans drag performers are crowdfunding to survive in one of the most expensive cities in the world. Ad Policy “You shouldn’t wait until somebody is on Drag Race to show your support,” says Afrosephone. “The one thing that will keep us performing, the one thing that will keep […]
Politics / February 5, 2026 Here’s one idea for a coordinated response to Trump’s coordinated attacks. Ad Policy A voter receives a ballot. (Brian Cassella / Chicago Tribune / Tribune News Service via Getty Images) Voting rights and pro-democracy advocates are in a precarious position. If they speak loudly and frankly about Donald Trump and […]
Politics / Authoritarian Watch / February 6, 2026 Trump is retreating into a fantasy world in which he remains an all-conquering strongman. Yet the American people are rejecting him over and over again. Ad Policy Donald Trump departs following an event in Clive, Iowa, on Tuesday, January 27, 2026. (Scott Morgan / Bloomberg via Getty […]
Politics / February 6, 2026 In this installment of Elie v. US, our justice correspondent explores the week’s big legal news, including a possible Alito retirement. Also, the anti-trans mob’s latest target: tight clothing. Ad Policy Members of the Supreme Court, including John Roberts, Samuel Alito, and Elena Kagan, sit for a group photo.(Jabin Botsford […]
Politics / February 5, 2026 Exclusive: New York City’s mayor explains why he’s backing New York’s governor in the 2026 election. Ad Policy Zohran Mamdani and Kathy Hochul at a rally in Queens on October 26, 2025. (Anthony Behar / Sipa via AP) “The era of empty promises ends.” That’s the vision that drove our […]
Politics / February 4, 2026 This is one of many signs that Trump knows his party is in big trouble in the coming midterm elections. Ad Policy President Donald Trump in the Oval Office (Saul Loeb / AFP via Getty Images) The Department of Justice’s seizure of Fulton County, Georgia, 2020 voting records remains a […]
Politics / February 2, 2026 Uber Eats, HungryPanda, and Fantuan also agreed to reinstate 10,000 wrongfully deactivated workers. Ad Policy Zohran Mamdani announcing more than $5 million in worker restitution and penalties secured from major restaurant delivery app companies, on January 30, 2026. (Katie Godowski / MediaPunch / IPX via AP) New York City Mayor […]
Culture / February 2, 2026 The $45 million advertorial abounds in unintended ironies. Ad Policy Melania Trump attends the premiere of Melania at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, on January 29, 2026. (Brendan Smialowski / AFP via Getty Images) My husband and I saw the Melania documentary, at 10:45 am on the Upper West […]
January 30, 2026 A New York Republican club hosted a seminar dwelling on vigilante fantasies in one of the nation’s safest cities. Ad Policy The scene outside a 2017 subway derailment in New York. (Spencer Platt / Getty Images) On a recent freezing night in Manhattan, visiting a historic Upper East Side townhouse, I plopped […]
