Paul Ryan’s Exit Interview
Why would the House speaker — and the third most powerful Republican in Washington — walk away at the age of 48?…
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A Scorched-Earth Strategy in Ohio
Republicans have found themselves unexpectedly scrambling to hold a House seat in a special election in Ohio on Tuesday.…
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The Rise of Michael Avenatti
How did the lawyer for Stephanie Clifford, the pornographic film actress known as Stormy Daniels, become a household…
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How Paul Manafort’s Plans Backfired
The trial of Paul Manafort, a former chairman of the Trump campaign, is the first one to result from charges brought…
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The Strange Case of QAnon
How did an outlandish conspiracy theory born on the fringes of the internet end up in the spotlight at a rally for…
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The Fight Over 3-D-Printed Guns
Blueprints for making a variety of plastic guns, including AR-15-style rifles, on 3-D printers were scheduled to be…
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The Democrats’ Comeback Plan
Democrats are working on an election strategy for the 2018 midterms and beyond. It’s one that deliberately sounds less…
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Why the A.C.L.U. Wants to Be More Like the N.R.A.
For decades, the American Civil Liberties Union has battled in the courts on behalf of Americans’ constitutional rights,…
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