A Speaker Without Enemies—For Now
Mike Johnson’s win was as sudden as it was improbable.
Politics
Calls for a Cease-Fire—But Then What?
On Thursday, President Joe Biden called for religious tolerance and military aid for Israel. On Friday, thousands of Muslim Americans protested against him.
The Threat to Democracy Is Coming From Inside the U.S. House
Jim Jordan’s advance to the brink of the speakership extends the pattern that has played out within the GOP since Donald Trump became a national candidate.
Jim Jordan Could Have a Long Fight Ahead
After losing his first speakership vote on the House floor, Jordan finds himself in the same position that Kevin McCarthy was in at the start of the year.
Black Success, White Backlash
Black prosperity has provoked white resentment that can make life exhausting for people of color—and it has led to the undoing of policies that have nurtured Black advancement.
Steve Scalise Bows Out
The unresolved speaker fight could determine whether the government stays open—and the future of U.S. support for Israel and Ukraine.
The Israeli Crisis Is Testing Biden’s Core Foreign-Policy Claim
The initial reactions of Biden and Trump to the attack have produced exactly the kind of personal contrast that Biden supporters want to project.
The Kamala Harris Problem
Few people seem to think she’s ready to be president. Why?
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Last Gasp
After several months of campaigning for the Democratic presidential nomination, Kennedy announced his “very painful” decision to leave the party’s primary.
Virginia Could Decide the Future of the GOP’s Abortion Policy
The issue played a central role in blunting the widely anticipated red wave in last November’s midterm elections.