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As his war in Iran wreaks havoc, Trump is fixated on personal glory and enrichment.

Racists undoing democracy.

In this week's Elie v. US, our justice correspondent examines Democrats' strategy to combat GOP gerrymanders. Plus: a look at the next major anti-trans case.

Liberty and Justins.

As reproductive rights shrink nationwide, university students are building grassroots networks to get contraception to their peers.

Trump's second term is unabashedly a project of self-enrichment and oligarchic rule.

The claim that the founders meant America to be a Christian nation isn't just bad history--it's a declaration of war by the religious right.

The mayor's new budget finds him making deals--while trying to keep his promises.

A candidate from Philadelphia, running in America's 250th year, has a plan to restore checks and balances on kingly presidents and renew the constitutional authority of Congress.

The Trump White House has weaponized all the arms of federal law enforcement to intimidate its political enemies and critics, undermining the rule of law and democracy.