Slovakia’s Presidential Election Is a Warning to America

What’s more, it looked, for a moment, like people would be held accountable. Marián Kočner, the financier and real estate tycoon who was believed to have orchestrated Kuciak’s killing, was charged with ordering the murder. (Kočner was also suspected of having ties Continue reading Slovakia’s Presidential Election Is a Warning to America

The Presidential Primaries Silence Voters Who Care About Climate Change

Counterintuitively, psychologists have found that being exposed to these sorts of life-altering climate events has less bearing on an individual’s climate change opinion than their underlying political ideology. “Most of us,” Leiserowitz explains, “do not experience a heat wave and Continue reading The Presidential Primaries Silence Voters Who Care About Climate Change

Trump Is Going Absolutely Bonkers After Losing Presidential Immunity Claim

Trump was indicted in August for his role in the January 6, 2021, insurrection and other attempts to overturn the 2020 presidential election. He faces one count each of conspiracy to defraud the United States, conspiracy to corruptly obstruct an Continue reading Trump Is Going Absolutely Bonkers After Losing Presidential Immunity Claim

Trump Just Lost His “Presidential Immunity” Argument. Thoughts, Prayers.

“As [the National Archives and Records Administration] attempted to carry out its statutory responsibilities from 2021 into 2022, highly classified documents sat in a ballroom, bathroom, office space, and a basement storage room at a social club traversed by thousands Continue reading Trump Just Lost His “Presidential Immunity” Argument. Thoughts, Prayers.

What Have We Learned in the Republican Presidential Race? Almost Nothing.

Now for my own embarrassing confession: I thought I had learned, over four decades of political reporting, the dangers of making glib predictions and getting ahead of the actual political storyline. But that did not prevent me from writing in Continue reading What Have We Learned in the Republican Presidential Race? Almost Nothing.

Maine Adds Pain to Trump’s Presidential Ballot Woes

Maine has disqualified Donald Trump from its 2024 primary ballot, the second time this month that a state has made the historic move regarding the former president. Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows ruled Thursday that Trump had engaged in Continue reading Maine Adds Pain to Trump’s Presidential Ballot Woes

Glenn Youngkin’s Presidential Dreams Will Be Decided Next Tuesday

Once he was inaugurated as governor, it became apparent that the real Youngkin was the one who campaigned in the southern part of the state—the one who used thinly veiled racial appeals and anti-Vaxx and mask sentiment during the campaign. Continue reading Glenn Youngkin’s Presidential Dreams Will Be Decided Next Tuesday