Trump and Vance have shown that they have no idea how to help people care for children once they’re born. Illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Getty. September 6, 2024, 9 AM ET Today’s Republican Party aspires to be a pro-family […]
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Sign up for The Decision, a newsletter featuring our 2024 election coverage. Stop me if you’ve heard this one before. But don’t worry—nobody has, ever. Or at least, that’s what Donald Trump would say if asked about, well, anything. It’s
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Following the former president’s thought process can be a challenge. Emily Elconin / Bloomberg / Getty August 30, 2024, 2:05 PM ET Donald Trump frequently warns that wind turbines are killing birds. Last night in Wisconsin, he raised a new
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Mark Robinson, the Republican candidate for governor of North Carolina, has placed military and veterans’ issues at the heart of his political messaging. “I commit myself every day to stand up for these folks,” Robinson said in a video posted
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After a Supreme Court ruling challenged his case, the special counsel filed a fresh indictment of Donald Trump. Drew Angerer / Getty August 27, 2024, 7:17 PM ET When the Supreme Court ruled last month that presidents are immune from
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Sign up for The Decision, a newsletter featuring our 2024 election coverage. The 2024 presidential election was already like none in living memory: a matchup between the sitting president and a former president. Then it got even more historically unusual.
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Sign up for The Decision, a newsletter featuring our 2024 election coverage. During Donald Trump’s crude and shambolic first run for president in 2016, Michelle Obama offered a mission statement for the Democratic Party that doubled as a pithy summary
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For three nights, a joy approaching euphoria has coursed through the Democratic National Convention. I think the word I’ve heard most this week—more than “Harris,” “Trump,” or “Democrats”—is “vibes.” People say how good the vibes are, ask how the vibes
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Geoff Duncan served as the Republican lieutenant governor of Georgia, and with his conservative suits, power ties, and neatly coiffed hair, he looks the part. But last night at the Democratic National Convention, he delivered an impassioned plea for Kamala
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