Donald Trump’s allies are quietly laying the groundwork to get him to restrict access to contraception if he wins. A top health care reporter explains why it just might work.

A legal scholar explains why Aileen Cannon’s latest pro-Trump decision might not help him in the long run—and why he may still face more criminal trials before the election than expected.

With Fox helping Donald Trump suggest an FBI assassination plot was directed at him, veteran media reporter Brian Stelter explains how his bullying of the media would get worse in a second term.

Donald Trump is now claiming Vladimir Putin will free reporter Evan Gershkovich only if he wins. An expert in foreign relations explains why this is a bad omen for a second Trump term.

With Donald Trump now claiming the FBI supposedly targeted him with lethal force, an expert in fascism explains how Big Lies like these serve his authoritarian aspirations.

A former Manhattan assistant district attorney who has tried such cases explains why Donald Trump is close to getting convicted in the hush-money trial—and how it could still go wrong.

A prominent “Never Trump” conservative talks about why the GOP’s embrace of Trump’s authoritarianism and contempt for the rule of law has him so alarmed and dismayed.

A veteran Democratic strategist explains how Robert F. Kennedy Jr. could very well help Donald Trump win—in large part due to Nicole Shanahan’s very deep pockets.

Pro-MAGA media outlets are deceiving millions to lay the groundwork to help Donald Trump overturn a loss this fall. A media watchdog explains why that’s so deeply dangerous.

A former federal prosecutor explains how Donald Trump’s lawyers are committing serious mistakes—and why Trump’s demand for cultlike devotion may be what’s driving them.

With The New York Times’ new poll showing Donald Trump dominating, a top pollster for President Biden argues against freaking out, and lays out a potential path to victory.

Despite Donald Trump’s constant attacks on President Biden as weak, Democrats did more to secure federal financing for public safety this year than Republicans did, a surprising new study finds.

A former federal prosecutor explains how the porn star's testimony, which lampooned Donald Trump, also moved the trial in a good direction for the prosecution.

Why Donald Trump’s unexpected loss of 22 percent of Indiana GOP primary voters to Nikki Haley—two months after she ended her campaign—could spell trouble for him in November.

Representative Ted Lieu, a member of the Democratic leadership, explains where MTG’s continued jihad against the House speaker is heading next—and how Democrats should capitalize.

A former assistant U.S. attorney explains why the evidence we’ve seen in Donald Trump’s Manhattan trial points to more damning revelations to come.

How Donald Trump’s frightening vow to persecute migrants and other enemy “invaders” could normalize the language of dehumanization and authoritarianism.

In a surprise, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is all over right-wing media, and Trump advisers are now warning that Kennedy will cut into the MAGA vote. But is it all a bait and switch?

If Donald Trump loses Wisconsin, he almost certainly won’t win the White House. The state’s Democratic Party chair explains how years of hard work are laying the groundwork to stop him there.

In an interview, Trump makes it plain: He’s just fine with anti-choice extremism in red states running wild. That could give Democrats a big boost in state legislative races.