The Los Angeles mayoral front-runner was a member of the GOP until recently and is winning based on wild promises to sweep the city’s problems under the rug.

What recourse do ordinary citizens have when federal agents violate their rights? After Wednesday, not much.

The president is desperate for some relief at the pump for Americans before November—even if it means shaking the hand of Jamal Khashoggi’s killer.

James Kirchick’s “Secret City” focuses not on the public work of activists, but on the presence of gay men and lesbians within government—many of them conservatives.

Beginning on Thursday night, a resounding case will be made that Trump should never be allowed near Washington again.

The New York legislature failed to pass the Build Public Renewables Act before the session closed last week, despite a Democratic supermajority.

These conspiracy theories were once fringe. Now they’re being fueled by Republicans and driving far-right anti-LGBTQ violence.

As public hearings approach, it’s worth remembering what this commission should be trying to accomplish—and what it shouldn’t.

Monkeypox and Covid aren’t a zero-sum game. They’re more connected than they first appear. Acknowledging that can help us fight both.

A new report in The Wall Street Journal unintentionally sheds light on what economists, including Lawrence Summers, have long known: Higher taxes reduce spending.

Firearm manufacturers enjoy many legal protections from civil litigation, but gun-control advocates have found weaknesses that can be exploited.

Those of us who work in hospitals see firsthand the carnage wrought by guns. But as the recent mass shooting at a Tulsa hospital shows, we’re also often the victims of violence.

It’s a lot easier to be the party that wants to break government than it is to be the one that wants to use it.

The United States of America will be a vastly different country by the end of the month.

The political press is addicted to conflict and failure. If the White House wants to change the narrative, it’ll need to cut out the middlemen.

As the GOP continues its multipronged offensive on free and fair elections, democracy desperately needs an army of its own in the field.

Kevin McCarthy and Garrett Graves would like you to believe they’ve a six-point strategy for lowering emissions and fuel prices. Nope!

Advocates say there is more momentum than ever before. But nothing is guaranteed.

The president is walking a fine line between pushing meaningful legislation and alienating Republican senators.

Their anti-LGBTQ legal crusade and “grooming” language have been adopted by extremist groups.