Harris won the debate. How much will that matter?

Plus: Barney the purple dinosaur, post-rehab. Republicans are bad for insurance rates.

By Drew GoinsSeptember 11, 2024

How 10 minutes on abortion changed the race between Trump and Harris

The debate proved that disappearance of abortion is a reality for women that Donald Trump will never comprehend.

By Ruth MarcusSeptember 11, 2024

Mount Trump erupted. Harris still has a long way to go.

If Trump were just a normal candidate, Harris would have a lot of explaining to do.

By Jim GeraghtySeptember 11, 2024

The Trump-Harris debate, summarized

Vice President Harris, introduce yourself. President Trump, say things a normal person would say.

By Alexandra PetriSeptember 11, 2024

‘He surprised me’: Oprah on her new AI special with Sam Altman

In an interview, Oprah Winfrey discusses her ABC special “AI and the Future of Us.”

By Josh TyrangielSeptember 11, 2024

Harris excels. ABC does its job. Both were deadly for Trump.

The presidential debate revealed dramatic contrasts between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump.

By Jennifer RubinSeptember 11, 2024
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An online dating consultant’s unexpected advice

Part of Shifts, an illustrated history of the future of work.

By Beatrix LockwoodSeptember 11, 2024

Barney’s purple haze

We have the exclusive on the controversial purple dinosaur’s lost years since his show ended.

By David Von DrehleSeptember 11, 2024

TikTok back in court as government does the ‘national security’ dance

Declaring TikTok a “national security” threat doesn’t excuse government interference with speech.

By George F. WillSeptember 11, 2024

With ranked choice voting, good government brings a bad idea to D.C.

The idea behind ranked-choice voting is admirable. But the system is too complicated for many voters.

By Marc FisherSeptember 11, 2024

Bad news for Trump: Harris is not Biden

The vice president was every bit the former prosecutor in Philadelphia on Tuesday night.

By Karen TumultySeptember 10, 2024

If the GOP wins in November, expect the uninsured rate to spike

Biden has miraculously kept the uninsured rate low. But it may not last forever.

By Catherine RampellSeptember 10, 2024

Have Harris and Trump tried hugging it out?

Plus: America’s highest-rated organization. Mpox resurgence. The worst writer ever.

By Drew GoinsSeptember 10, 2024

The foreign policy hawk in the race? That would be Kamala Harris.

Harris has a Reaganesque foreign policy vision.

By Jennifer RubinSeptember 10, 2024

Can Mexico’s democracy survive López Obrador’s judicial reforms?

Mexico is not alone in hemming in its judiciary. Such experiments always end the same way: badly.

By Eduardo PorterSeptember 10, 2024

Science finds new ways to detect cancer, but politics gets in the way

The U.S. system for approving new preventive medical tests needs to be faster.

By Karen TumultySeptember 10, 2024

Mpox is coming back deadlier than before. The U.S. must respond now.

The virus is spreading once again in Africa. We cannot wait to respond.

By Leana S. WenSeptember 10, 2024

Debates are about choosing your audience. Harris should choose wisely.

Harris’s job at the debate is actually quite simple.

By Matt BaiSeptember 9, 2024

How to keep your butt above your socks (and other lessons from Maine)

Plus: A national-vs.-local primary. Doing more for kids with the care economy.

By Drew GoinsSeptember 9, 2024

Elon Musk, government efficiency expert? That is one really bad idea.

Musk effectively hasn’t run a business that didn’t benefit from or work with various government entities.

By Adam LashinskySeptember 9, 2024