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Ross D. Franklin / AP The Mayor of Phoenix Prepares to Take On Trump
Big cities are economically ascendant, but politically isolated—and ready to fight to maintain economic growth and cultural diversity.
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Kevin Lamarque / Reuters Pelosi Remains Leader, but the Democrats Are Restless
Younger caucus members are frustrated with the entrenched, aging leadership of the Democratic Party.
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M.E.J. Newman at the University of Michigan ‘There’s No Such Thing Anymore, Unfortunately, as Facts’
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Andrew Harnik / AP Nancy Pelosi Wins Another Term as Democratic Leader
In a secret party vote, the former House speaker beat back a challenge from Representative Tim Ryan of Ohio, 134 to 63.
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Carolyn Kaster / AP Tom Price's Healthcare Agenda
How the new secretary of Health and Human Services might help dismantle Obamacare
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Martha Waggoner / AP North Carolina's New Rainbow Coalition
How identity politics helped give Democrats one victory in a disastrous election cycle
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Alex Brandon / AP The Republican Congress Is Filling Trump's Cabinet
In the battle for power in Washington, GOP leaders on Capitol Hill are scoring early victories with key appointments.
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Christopher Aluka Berry / Reuters Donald Trump and the Legacy of Andrew Jackson
There’s no shortage of parallels between the two populists—but there’s at least one crucial difference.
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Bassam Khabieh / Reuters How to Deal With 2016 Despair
Exposure to suffering through media can wear us down, but we shouldn’t give in to despair.
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Kevin Lamarque / Reuters Has Trump's Election Breached His D.C. Hotel Lease?
A legal analysis of a provision in the contract that may pose problems for the president-elect
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National Archives and Records Administration via Densho Digital … What Makes Today’s America Different From the Country That Incarcerated the Japanese?
A conversation with a historian about the slow creep of discrimination, from the U.S. government to church groups
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Kim Hong-Ji / Reuters Will the Department of Defense Invest in People or Technology?
The Trump administration will determine the future of the Third Offset, a plan for ensuring the long-term competitive advantage of the U.S. armed forces.
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Darren Ornitz / Reuters A More Detailed Guide to Dealing With Trump's Lies
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Carlo Allegri / Reuters The Lasting Damage From Trump's False 'Voter Fraud' Allegations
The president-elect is sowing doubt about the integrity of America’s elections, and may hope to reap a harvest of discriminatory voting laws.
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Mike Segar / Reuters How to Deal With the Lies of Donald Trump: Guidelines for the Media
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Lucas Jackson / Reuters Trump Excuses the White Working Class From the Politics of Personal Responsibility
The Republican Party long insisted that the troubles of the inner city were cultural—but rather than apply the same logic to struggling blue-collar communities, Trump blamed their problems on external forces.
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Carlos Barria / Reuters The Electoral College Wasn't Meant to Overturn Elections
Electors were intended to be faceless hacks whose independent exercise of judgment was neither wanted nor permitted.
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Win McNamee / Getty Images Will Hillary Clinton's Defeat Set Back Women in Politics?
Her high-profile loss could discourage women from running for office—but it might also motivate them to become more politically engaged.
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Pablo Martinez Monsivais / AP Republicans Get Ready to Welcome Back Earmarks
GOP lawmakers want to wrest back the power of the purse, but the pull of pork is colliding with Donald Trump’s call to “drain the swamp.”
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Carolyn Kaster / AP Donald Trump's Fragile Hold on America
In a future campaign, the president-elect would need to keep his supporters faithful, while not further alienating groups who opposed him this year.
