Category Archives: The Political Scene

The Big Deal

November 4, 2024 New Yorker cover
November 4, 2024

Bidenomics Is Starting to Transform America. Why Has No One Noticed?
by Nicholas Lemann

The full effects of the President’s economic policies won’t be felt for years. That might be too late for Kamala Harris and other Democrats.

States of Play

June 10, 2024 New Yorker cover
June 10, 2024

Can State Supreme Courts Preserve—or Expand—Rights?
by Eyal Press

With a lopsided conservative majority on the U.S. Supreme Court, progressive activists are seeking legal opportunities in state constitutions.

The Takeover

August 1, 2022 New Yorker cover
August 1, 2022

Will Wisconsin’s Republicans Make Voting Meaningless, or Just Difficult?
by Dan Kaufman

Activists are combining voter suppression with election conspiracies to capture the state in 2022 and beyond.

Stacey Abrams’s Fight for a Fair Vote

August 19, 2019

The Political Scene
Stacey Abrams’s Fight for a Fair Vote
As the 2020 elections approach, Abrams is leading the battle against voter suppression.
by Jelani Cobb

Trump vs. the “Deep State”

May 21, 2018

The Political Scene
Trump vs. the “Deep State”

How the Administration’s loyalists are quietly reshaping American governance.
by Evan Osnos

Firing Back

May 29, 2017

The Political Scene
Firing Back
Sally Yates, former acting Attorney General, reflects on the F.B.I., Michael Flynn, and how the President ended her career at the Justice Department.
by Ryan Lizza

Endgames

May 8, 2017

The Political Scene
Endgames
The Constitution offers two main paths for removing a President from office. How feasible are they?
by Evan Osnos

Trolling The Press Corps

March 20, 2017

The Political Scene
Trolling The Press Corps
At daily briefings, Sean Spicer calls on young journalists from far-right sites. The mainstream media sees them as an existential threat.
by Andrew Marantz

It Happened Here

November 28, 2016

The Political Scene
Obama Reckons with a Trump Presidency
Inside a stunned White House, the President considers his legacy and America’s future.
by David Remnick

Donald Trump’s Ghostwriter Tells All

July 25, 2016

The Political Scene
Donald Trump’s Ghostwriter Tells All
“The Art of the Deal” made America see Trump as a charmer with an unfailing knack for business. Tony Schwartz helped create that myth—and regrets it.
by Jane Mayer