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Federalist Society Executive Vice President Leonard Leo speaks to media at Trump Tower, Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2016, in New York.

Legal

Nonprofit connected to Leonard Leo sent millions to his firm

By Hailey Fuchs

Congress

Inside the ill-fitting, occasionally chaotic, decidedly solid Biden-Macron relationship

By Eli Stokols

AUDIO

June 7, 2024

Chris Coons has thoughts on Gaza, the border and Biden’s age

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A photo illustration shows the U.S. Capitol building cut in half opening up to reveal watercolor silhouettes of people walking within it.

Column | Capital City

How Congress Became the ‘Last Plantation’

Sociologist James R. Jones’ new tome paints a damning portrait of the Capitol as a workplace.

By Michael Schaffer

Electoral officials and poll watchers count votes after polls closed during general elections in Mexico City.

GEOPOLITICS OF 2024

India, Mexico, South Africa Went to the Polls. Here’s What We Learned.

5 lessons from 3 consequential elections.

By Matthew Kaminski

Paratroopers sit aboard a Douglas C-47 plane.

ORAL HISTORY

‘As Lonely as a Man Can Get’: The True Story of D-Day, as Told by Paratroopers

The men who leaped from planes into the world’s greatest battle tell their harrowing story, in their own words.

By Garrett M. Graff

President of the Republic of South Africa Cyril Ramaphosa, left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin shake hands

Letter from South Africa

South Africa’s Belated Reckoning Over the War in Ukraine

Russia has used Cold War-era narratives to press South Africa to remain neutral. Last week’s elections may create pressure for a change.

By Tim Mak

Former President Donald Trump leaves the Manhattan Criminal Courthouse in a car.

Q&A

To Avoid Prison, Trump May Have to Convince a Probation Officer

It’s a key factor in determining the former president’s sentence.

By Ben Feuerherd

An illustration of an 80s style vehicle driving away, carrying two people with extravagant clothes and accessories. The background shows a present day Trump rally.

History Dept.

How 1980s Yuppies Gave Us Donald Trump

If it weren’t for the young urban professionals of the 1980s, we’d never have MAGA.

By Tom McGrath

The building of the Washington Post newspaper headquarters is seen.

Column | Fourth Estate

The Rupert Murdoch-ization of the Washington Post

Here’s what the shakeup at the newspaper really means.

By Jack Shafer

Photo illustration of head cutouts of all nine U.S. Supreme Court Justices in a circle with three different colored lines connecting them in group of three on graph paper.

On the Bench

Opinion | Using Math to Analyze the Supreme Court Reveals an Intriguing Pattern

The conservative wing isn’t always aligned, and that leads to some surprising outcomes.

Opinion by Sarah Isgur and Dean Jens

Cpl. Waverly B. Woodson, Jr. displayed incredible heroism on D-Day, but racism and bureaucracy prevented him from receiving the honors he deserved — until now, 80 years late.

HISTORY DEPT.

The Forgotten Hero of D-Day

Waverly Woodson treated men for 30 hours on Omaha Beach. But his heroic record that day became a casualty of entrenched racism, wartime bureaucracy and Pentagon record-keeping.

By Garrett M. Graff

A polaroid photo of Sheryll Cashin with Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall.

Primary Source

Thurgood Marshall Was My Mentor. He’d Be Furious with the Court Today.

This year marks the 70th anniversary of the Brown v. Board of Education decision. The Supreme Court justice’s vision is betrayed daily in an America in which schools remain separate and unequal.

By Sheryll Cashin

Former President Donald Trump arrives to speak at Trump Tower.

Q&A

‘Not the Way to Defend a White Collar Case’: How Trump Blew It

POLITICO legal reporters hash out Trump’s conviction — and his best paths for an appeal.

By Ryan Lizza

Former President Donald Trump walks to speak to the media.

Column | Altitude

Guilt Complex: Trump's Felony Convictions Are a Big Political Problem

Even for a politician who skates away from scandal, this week complicates Trump's path to election.

By John F. Harris

INTERACTIVES

Photo illustration of Joe Biden signing a bill (center) paired with photos surrounding him of (left to right): A broadband tower outside the Comporium, Inc. building in Brevard, NC, ; Biden walking with workers in Chandler, Arizona, at the Intel Ocotillo Campus; The Brent Spence Bridge in Cincinnati, Ohio; and Biden speaking to a roomful of people at the Pieper-Hillside Boys & Girls Club, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Biden’s biggest challenge: How do you even spend $1.6 trillion?

Tracking the Trump criminal cases

CARTOON CAROUSEL

The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics

By POLITICO Staff

LEGAL

Hunter Biden was using drugs around the time he bought a gun, Hallie Biden says

The sister-in-law and former romantic partner of the president’s son is a crucial witness for the prosecution.

By Ben Feuerherd and Betsy Woodruff Swan

Edward Banner departs from federal court.

From a truck to a trash can to a stranger’s closet: The odd saga of Hunter Biden’s gun

By Betsy Woodruff Swan

Hunter Biden departs from federal court.

Delaware politely ignores Hunter Biden’s gun trial

By Ben Schreckinger

Former Attorney General of New Jersey Gurbir Grewal leaves Manhattan federal court.

‘Whoa, that was gross,’ former NJ attorney general recalls after meeting with Menendez

By Ry Rivard

TRUMP HUSH MONEY TRIAL

Former President Donald Trump departs after speaking at Trump Tower.

Looming over Trump’s conviction: Reversal by the ‘13th juror’

The former president has an extensive menu of options to pursue in his appeal.

By Erica Orden and Ben Feuerherd

In New York and California, a GOP split screen on Trump verdict

By Melanie Mason and Nick Reisman

Former President Donald Trump walks to make comments to media.

Trump defiant — and a little resigned — as he awaits sentencing

By Kimberly Leonard

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg speaks at a press conference.

This reluctant prosecutor just made Donald Trump a felon

By Jeff Coltin

CONGRESS

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, front, attends a wreath-laying ceremony marking Holocaust Remembrance Day.

Netanyahu to address Congress on July 24

The exact date of the speech had been in flux even after the Israeli prime minister was formally invited last week.

By Jordain Carney

Rep. Nanette Díaz Barragán (D-Calif.) is seen.

Congress’ early review of new Biden border plan: Almost no one is happy

By Daniella Diaz, Nicholas Wu and Anthony Adragna

Schumer on failed contraception vote: GOP showed us 'who they are'

‘Calling their bluff’: Contraception bill fails in Senate

By Alice Miranda Ollstein

The U.S. Capitol building is seen in Washington.

House passes military construction, VA spending bill on party lines

By Ben Leonard

2024 ELECTIONS

Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during a campaign event in Elkins Park.

What Kamala Harris isn’t talking about

Vice President Kamala Harris isn't saying much on the campaign trail about controversies dogging the top of the Republican and Democratic presidential tickets.

By Dustin Gardiner and Lara Korte