Steven Valentino

The Massachusetts Democrat argues that centrists overestimate the efficacy of bipartisan dealmaking. “The ultimate persuasion tool,” she says, “is impact.”

The Virginia Democrat has said that left-leaning rhetoric about democratic socialism and defunding the police cost the Party seats in the November election.   

For decades, Eric Smokes and David Warren said they were innocent of the charges on which they were convicted. But, to be freed on parole, they had to take responsibility for the crime.

David Remnick talks with the writer about the chaotic post-election period, and why some Republicans decline to recognize Joe Biden as President-elect.

David Remnick talks with Susan Glasser, Evan Osnos, Jeannie Suk Gersen, and Amy Davidson Sorkin about the challenges to a peaceful transition of power.

The largest of the swing states, Florida usually picks the winning candidate for President—by notoriously narrow margins. Dexter Filkins reports on the state of the race.

Dr. Fauci, who has been the face of establishment science during the AIDS and coronavirus crises, speaks with Michael Specter about his career as a lightning rod for criticism.

New Yorker political writers cover the numerous risks to the election: some quite real, and some that could be self-fulfilling prophecies.

In the new film, the actress’s role is no big stretch: a smart, funny New Yorker so angered by a MAGA hat that she winds up in police custody. (This segment contains adult language.)

The longtime political reporter Evan Osnos sat down—in person, masked, and socially distant—with the Democratic nominee.

William Finnegan on what the repeal of an arcane law reveals about the conflict among police, protesters, and politicians.

Katy Waldman once compared the candidate to a “messy Labrador.” She and other staff writers reflect on how his campaign is handling this tumultuous moment.

How do you campaign when you can’t shake hands and kiss babies? We follow a congressional Democratic primary race to see how candidates are changing their strategies.

An undocumented lawyer explains how he came to argue for DACA before the Supreme Court.

The staff writer Evan Osnos explains Washington’s obsession with China, and how it might shape the 2020 election.

In the shooting death of Ahmaud Arbery, a legal scholar sees a fatal confusion of citizen’s arrest, stand-your-ground law, and racial profiling. 

The Michigan governor on guiding her state through the coronavirus pandemic, her public skirmishes with the President, and her support of Joe Biden.

John Cassidy and David Remnick discuss mass unemployment and the different stages of our current financial downturn.

 The two writers discuss how and why the Trump Administration is aggressively deregulating the environment, even during the national emergency of the coronavirus pandemic.

Before “Silent Spring,” Rachel Carson fell in love with the ocean. Her early writings about the sea and its creatures contain the seeds of what made her so widely influential.