Biden and Trump really are the candidates we’ve wanted all along.
2024 presidential campaign
The Trouble with Polling Third-Parties
Sure, third-party candidates have decided any number of contests—including presidential races—but experts are stymied by gauging how these potential spoilers will do come Election Day.
Haley’s Comet
The former U.N. Ambassador and South Carolina governor is having a moment, but as her abortion hustle shows, there is no there there.
Has Trump Gone Even Crazier?
Forget parsing every Biden utterance. The likely GOP nominee is forgetting where he is, stumbling over words, and waxing full fascist.
Ageist Attacks Aren’t New in Presidential Campaigns, And They Haven’t Worked
Republicans are gleeful, and Democrats are worried about Biden’s age. But such attacks on White House contenders go back to antebellum days and rarely draw blood.
Willis’s Indictment is “An Overwhelming Show of Force…Shock and Awe”
What happens next with the Georgia indictment of Trump? Legal scholar Jennifer Taub discusses what’s likely to happen and why District Attorney Fani Willis is the “Badass Barbie” of prosecutors.
How the Republican Fringe Became the Mainstream
Conspiracy theorists and far-right fanatics have long been present in the GOP. Now, they’re running it.
A Sean Hannity Presidential Run? Don’t Rule It Out
There’s no reason to think that Hannity won’t run for the presidency.

