Spotlight StoriesThursday, 03.26.2020

Firing Fauci: A Pre-Mortem

Could Dr. Fauci be on his way out? His absence from a few notable press briefings paints an ominous picture.

Could Dr. Fauci be on his way out? His absence from a few notable press briefings paints an ominous picture.

Thursday, 03.26.2020

Firing Fauci: A Pre-Mortem

Trump threatens to deploy the U.S. military to peaceful protests as pressure mounts on Minneapolis officials to charge the other three officers for the death of George Floyd.

Tuesday, 06.02.2020

Trump Threatens Military Mobilization (And Gets a Photo Op)

The outrage over the killing of George Floyd is resonating internationally with major solidarity protests emerging in cities — London, Auckland, Berlin, Toronto, Montréal — around the world.

Monday, 06.01.2020

Solidarity Protests Around the World

As protests for racial justice escalate across the country, dozens of journalists have been arrested, injured, or targeted by police. What does this mean for freedom of the press?

Monday, 06.01.2020

Free Press Under Fire

President Trump is raging a war against the “radical left” as protests turned violent this weekend, prompting state and local leaders to ask Trump to “stop talking.”

Sunday, 05.31.2020

Trump Shifts Blame as Protests Escalate

In the shadow of 100K+ COVID-19 deaths and anguished protests nationwide, Trump’s campaign strategy came into view: Burn the whole thing down.

Sunday, 05.31.2020

Trump Tweets While America Burns

A precinct in flames, a community in pain, an officer in handcuffs. Here’s the latest news from around in the country in the aftermath of George Floyd’s death.

Friday, 05.29.2020

Trump’s Tweet Flagged for “Glorifying Violence”

It’s the phrase Trump tweeted last night and the one everyone’s talking about today — but do you know its racist origins?

Friday, 05.29.2020

"When the Looting Starts, the Shooting Starts"

Take a look at what’s happening inside the official Trump 2020 app, a self-contained universe for the president’s most loyal supporters.

Friday, 05.29.2020

The Cultural Universe of Trump TV

Trump signs an executive order targeting social media, Minneapolis protests boil over after the killing of George Floyd, and the White House shields grim economic data.

Thursday, 05.28.2020

So About Trump’s Social Media Executive Order...

China is tightening its grip on the semi-autonomous region of Hong Kong and cracking down on free speech. Find out what this means for U.S.-China relations.

Thursday, 05.28.2020

U.S. Reacts to China’s Hong Kong Crackdown

Today’s battles: 14 states square up against rising COVID cases, Trump squares up against Twitter’s fact-checking, and NASA squares up against the weather.

Wednesday, 05.27.2020

U.S. Passes 100,000 Deaths as Trump Picks Fight With Twitter

George Floyd died in police custody after a Minneapolis police officer knelt on his neck. Minnesotans took to the streets last night to protest the death of yet another unarmed black man.

Wednesday, 05.27.2020

Police Fire Tear Gas & Rubber Bullets at Minnesota Protesters

In: Wearing a mask like Biden and most of America. Out: Pool parties after the ones we saw this weekend. Up in the air: Vote-by-mail expansion before the election.

Tuesday, 05.26.2020

Biden Dubs Trump “Absolute Fool” For Mask Retweet

New in the race to develop a COVID-19 vaccine: Novavax becomes the 10th company to begin human trials. Here’s how this vaccine works and why this trial is different.

Tuesday, 05.26.2020

Vaccine Race: Novavax Enters Human Trials

Trump ordered governors to open "essential" churches, mosques and synagogues to back up, despite outbreaks linked to religious gatherings.

Tuesday, 05.26.2020

Is It Safe for Houses of Worship to Reopen?

Despite participating in a wreath-laying ceremony today, the president spent a portion of the weekend golfing and mocking the appearances of female Democrats.

Monday, 05.25.2020

Trump Tweets and Golfs as Deaths Near 100,000

While his campaign aired attack ads in swing states, Trump again railed against mail-in voting this week, signaling a defensive posture as new polling showed his path to re-election narrowing.

Sunday, 05.24.2020

Trump on Defense in Battlegrounds

Reopened states buckle up for Memorial Day Weekend, Biden fields backlash for "you ain't black" remark, and Trump leans in further to feud with Michigan.

Friday, 05.22.2020

Biden Apologizes For “You Ain’t Black” Remark

Trump is pulling the U.S. out of a global arms deal … again. What is it this time, and why is he blaming Russia?

Friday, 05.22.2020

Why Is the U.S. Pulling Out of the Open Skies Treaty?

Trump heads west to Michigan, COVID’s second wave heads south to reopened states, and unemployment heads north to 38 million

Thursday, 05.21.2020

How Many Deaths Could Have Been Avoided?