This Could Be How the Shutdown Ends
A closed government just cost nearly 42 million Americans their food assistance.
Politics
What’s a Scandal When Everything Is Outrageous?
Trump’s ballroom blitz is blatantly corrupt. The fact that no one seems to care shows just how low the standards of behavior have fallen in Washington.
The Slow Death of Special Education
The government has abandoned its commitment to an equitable education for all children—if it ever had one.
What If the Government Doesn’t Need to Be Shut Down?
The reinterpretation of a 19th-century law could reopen it.
J. D. Vance’s Bad Answer to an Anti-Semitic Question
The vice president will need to choose between accommodating and rejecting the right’s anti-Semites.
Trump’s Plan Is Now Out in the Open
It’s getting ever harder to avoid connecting the authoritarian dots.
Top Trump Officials Are Moving Onto Military Bases
Stephen Miller, Marco Rubio, Kristi Noem, and others have taken over homes that until recently housed senior officers.
Rahm Emanuel … For President?
He’d like you to keep an open mind.
Trump Is Sleepwalking Into Political Disaster
A health-care battle tarnished the president’s first term. Here he goes again.
The Missing President
Trump has been busy with everything but the government shutdown.