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The president dodged the “norms trap” by going straight after Trump on democracy. President Joe Biden during the State of the Union address at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on March 7, 2024. Shawn Thew/EPA/Bloomberg via Getty Images Zack…

The president is getting walloped on the economy. Here’s how he tried to change that. President Joe Biden delivers the annual State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress on March 7, 2024, in Washington, DC.  Shawn…

The UN report gives clarity, not answers. A rally in New York City in support of Israeli women sexually assaulted during the October 7 attack by Hamas. Lev Radin/VIEWpress Ellen Ioanes covers breaking and general assignment news as the weekend…

Robinson has denied the Holocaust, opposed women’s suffrage, threatened to use his AR-15 against the government, and more. Mark Robinson, lieutenant governor of North Carolina, speaks during the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in National Harbor, Maryland, on February 22,…

A businessman and lesser-known candidate, Palmer wants to focus on “pass[ing] the torch.” Jason Palmer, a businessperson, won the Democratic American Samoa primary. Li Zhou is a politics reporter at Vox, where she covers Congress and elections. Previously, she was…

A trans teen is dead. The state he lived in made his life as hard as possible. People gather outside the Stonewall Inn on February 26, 2024, in New York City for a memorial and vigil for Nex Benedict, the…

Here are some levers the administration can pull to rein in food inflation. US food prices continue to increase despite cooling inflation. Mostafa Bassim/Anadolu via Getty Images Over the last few years a new topic for small talk has emerged…

Both Democrats and Republicans are considering making a change, but it’s Biden’s party that has more to lose. A Trump 2024 flag waves at a “Freedom Rally” in support of Cubans demonstrating against their government in Miami on July 17,…

If Republicans ever figure out how to nominate a normal human, Democrats could be in trouble. Nikki Haley waves to supporters in Texas. Mark Felix/Bloomberg via Getty Images Donald Trump and Joe Biden are among the most unpopular politicians in…

Xi Jinping is ignoring the country’s biggest economic problems. Chinese President Xi Jinping applauds at the opening of the NPC, or National People’s Congress, at the Great Hall of the People on March 5, 2024, in Beijing, China Kevin Frayer/Getty…