Politics

Smart U.S. leadership and international pressure on Russia can prevent an unconstrained global nuclear arms race

Gonzalez v. Google seeks to hold tech giants accountable for recommendation algorithms in a complicated case that could see the Supreme Court meddle in more than 25 years of Internet policy

Every question we have about the airborne objects that may or may not be spying on the U.S.

A temporary Twitter block after the earthquakes in Turkey and Syria shows how vital the platform has become for responding to disasters

Voters under age 30 turned out for Raphael Warnock in the first race, suggesting he should lean even harder into climate policy

Voters chose to protect abortion rights in all five states with abortion-related measures on their ballots 

Seven races help illustrate how the landscape for climate action may change in Congress and in several states

The country’s highest court will decide whether Americans who rely on public assistance can sue states when they believe their rights have been violated

Hospitals and health care workers are making voter engagement a part of whole-person health care

Pundits are weaponizing disgust to fuel violence, and it’s affecting our humanity

A New York University professor advocates “prebunking”—sounding the alarm before a conspiracy theory spreads too widely

The midterm elections have high stakes for issues such as abortion rights, pandemic funding, climate change and other fundamental policies