18+ hour, 1+ min ago   (538+ words) In his second term, Donald Trump has taken the use of "national security" to new, absurd extremes.Kent Nishimura/AFP/Getty President Donald Trump has a favorite justification for everything he does: “It’s a national security matter.” Of course, American…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (437+ words) In July 2025, Tulsi Gabbard, then–­director of national intelligence, strode into the White House briefing room to press the case that Barack Obama had mounted a “treasonous conspiracy.” Trump and his allies embraced her lies, even though they were easy…...

4+ day, 16+ hour ago   (612+ words) Flood waters surround a home in Hollywood, Florida, on June 12, 2024.Joe Raedle/Getty This story was originally published by Inside Climate News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Homeowners in Hispanic and Black communities nationwide…...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago   (853+ words) Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, speaks during a protest against budget cuts initiated by President Trump and DOGE in Washington, D.C. on March 13, 2025.Bryan Dozier / Middle East Images / Middle East Images/AFP/Getty On Wednesday morning, in…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (908+ words) Sporting a pumpkin-orange button-­down and aggressively furrowed eyebrows, Jason Frazier approached the lectern at a Fulton County, Georgia, Elections Board meeting in March 2023. He was a regular at these once-dry sessions, which had grown increasingly contentious as he and…...

5+ day, 11+ hour ago   (1362+ words) A rendering of Meta's Cheyenne, Wyoming, data center campus.Meta When officials in Wyoming conducted a routine test on the water that was being discharged from a massive under-construction Meta data center, it was a shock to find it contained…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (1497+ words) Byard Duncan7 minutes ago Now, breastfeeding her baby on the living room couch, Ditta felt what she describes as “a rush of something coming out of me.” She hustled to the bathroom, wishing against her own certainty: Please don’t be blood....

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (576+ words) The government's memorandum in support of the detention of Alexander Smirnov that was filed in early 2024. Jon Elswick/AP The Trump Justice Department’s effort to assist Smirnov, a longtime confidential source for the bureau, has been puzzling. In March, I…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (701+ words) The other day I asked ChatGPT about a political moment I’ll never forget: “What was the 47 percent story about?” Its answer: That’s accurate as far as it goes. But there’s one glaring omission: any reference to Mother Jones, which uncovered…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (770+ words) Lynn Hallarman22 minutes ago The founders of the Nesconset memorial, whose official name is 9/11 Responders Remembered Park, claim it is the first space in the country honoring those whose lives were cut short from illnesses linked to their work at Ground…...