The last several months for American Catholics have been a story about the ascent of the Catholic right. In January, a parade of right-wing Catholic […]
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Days Before Conclave, Conservative Catholics Take the Stage in Rome
The European nobles and politicians arrived in the gardens of Palazzo Brancaccio in gowns and tuxedos, ready for aperitivi with the Catholic power brokers and […]
In Montana, a Rare Sight: Republicans and Democrats Voting Together
In the waning days of a tumultuous legislative session in Montana’s Capitol, Carl Glimm, a state senator and a member of the ultraconservative Freedom Caucus, […]
Harvard Hires Conservative Lawyers to Fight Trump Administration
A former Texas solicitor general who argued in favor of abortion restrictions. Two former clerks to Justice Clarence Thomas, one of the Supreme Court’s most […]
The Conservative Activist Pushing Trump to Attack U.S. Colleges
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Opinion | A Playbook for Law Firms and Colleges to Stand Up to President Trump
In his attacks on law firms, universities and other American institutions, President Trump is relying on an illusion. The illusion is that the institutions are […]
A Senate Blockbuster Looms in Texas, as Paxton Prepares to Challenge Cornyn
Ken Paxton, the attorney general of Texas, is getting ready to challenge Senator John Cornyn in what could be the nastiest and most expensive Republican […]
Democrats Show a Pulse: 6 Takeaways From Tuesday’s Elections
Elon Musk’s money can buy him love from Republicans, but not, it turns out, a Wisconsin Supreme Court election. A campaign awash in more than […]
Elon Musk Says ‘Destiny of Humanity’ Rests on Wisconsin Judicial Race
Elon Musk framed Tuesday’s election for Wisconsin’s state Supreme Court in nothing less than apocalyptic terms, telling a crowd on Sunday night in Green Bay […]
Trump Endorses Brad Schimel in Wisconsin Supreme Court Race
After weeks of appeals from Wisconsin Republicans, President Trump on Friday night endorsed Brad Schimel, the conservative candidate in a hard-fought contest that will decide […]