Harris won the debate. How much will that matter?
Plus: Barney the purple dinosaur, post-rehab. Republicans are bad for insurance rates.
By Drew GoinsHow 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 MarcusMount 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 GeraghtyThe Trump-Harris debate, summarized
Vice President Harris, introduce yourself. President Trump, say things a normal person would say.
By Alexandra Petri‘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 TyrangielHarris excels. ABC does its job. Both were deadly for Trump.
The presidential debate revealed dramatic contrasts between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump.
By Jennifer RubinAn online dating consultant’s unexpected advice
Part of Shifts, an illustrated history of the future of work.
By Beatrix LockwoodBarney’s purple haze
We have the exclusive on the controversial purple dinosaur’s lost years since his show ended.
By David Von DrehleTikTok 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. WillWith 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 FisherBad news for Trump: Harris is not Biden
The vice president was every bit the former prosecutor in Philadelphia on Tuesday night.
By Karen TumultyIf 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 RampellHave Harris and Trump tried hugging it out?
Plus: America’s highest-rated organization. Mpox resurgence. The worst writer ever.
By Drew GoinsThe foreign policy hawk in the race? That would be Kamala Harris.
Harris has a Reaganesque foreign policy vision.
By Jennifer RubinCan 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 PorterScience 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 TumultyMpox 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. WenDebates are about choosing your audience. Harris should choose wisely.
Harris’s job at the debate is actually quite simple.
By Matt BaiHow 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 GoinsElon 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 Lashinsky