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Subscribe here: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube | Overcast | Pocket CastsThe former world chess champion and lifelong democracy activist Garry Kasparov guides a new…

The ceasefire between Iran and Israel might still hold, but if not, the United States might double down on its weekend strikes and seek the overthrow…

Kari Lake, President Trump’s special adviser overseeing the shrinking of the U.S. Agency for Global Media, testifies before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs hearing on…

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A series of high-profile incidents of political violence — targeting members of both major political parties — have grabbed the nation’s attention.Earlier this month, a gunman…

The Voice of America headquarters in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, May 29, 2025. Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty Images/Bloomberg hide caption toggle caption Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty Images/Bloomberg On…

With the Friday notices, 85 percent of Voice of America’s workforce had been slashed.Layoff notices have been sent to 639 employees of Voice of America (VOA)…

Kari Lake, senior adviser to the U.S. Agency for Global Media, has slashed its workforce by 85%, or 1,400 positions. Samuel Corum/Getty Images hide caption toggle…

This is an edition of Time-Travel Thursdays, a journey through The Atlantic’s archives to contextualize the present. Sign up here.My husband often hears me say that…

WASHINGTON, DC – FEBRUARY 03: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters in the Oval Office of … More the White House on February 03, 2025…