Molly Ball
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The Least Popular Man in Washington
The Florida senator talks about his war on the party establishment, running on principles, and why people should be angrier about politics. → Read More
The Most Interesting Think Tank In American Politics
A little-known think tank that may be the most interesting institution in D.C. → Read More
Bernie Sanders' Light in the Darkness
A night on book tour with the pied piper of the resurgent young left → Read More
Nancy Pelosi Reflects On the Not-Quite-End of An Era
Ever since the election, Nancy Pelosi says, congressional Democrats have been begging her to remain as their leader. Of course, she knew what they were really doing: currying favor, just in case. “Our members were just exploding my phone to stay,” she says, “which is a nice thing, because if I don’t stay, then they’ve gotten the points for saying ’stay,’ and if I do—“ she trailed off, laughing.… → Read More
How Democrats Defied History in the Midterms—And What It Means For 2024
The ingredients were there for a Republican rout, but the predicted red wave was barely a ripple → Read More
How Crime Became the Central Issue of the Wisconsin Senate Race—and the Midterms
The near-term legacy of the criminal-justice protest movement may be a return to law-and-order politics → Read More
The Fight for Latino Voters in Nevada Is the Future of American Politics
The Nevada election this year could do more than determine which party holds the majority in the Senate. → Read More
Herschel Walker and the GOP's Trump Candidate Problem
Trump continues to exert outsize influence on the political landscape despite his status as a bystander. And for the GOP, that has not been a good thing. → Read More
Brian Kemp's Revenge
Trump put more money and effort into unseating Kemp this year than any other Republican who has crossed him, but failed spectacularly. → Read More
Crypto Goes to Washington
A clash of radically different cultures has implications for the future of the economy and technology in America → Read More
How Democrats Gave Ron DeSantis a Pass
The party's befuddling inability to mount a strong challenge to the GOP governor could enhance the Republican's presidential prospects. → Read More
The Red-State Governor Who's Not Afraid to Be 'Woke'
Utah's Spencer Cox on the quest for unity, being a socially conscious Republican, and why Tucker Carlson is a coward → Read More
Jim Clyburn's Long Quest For Black Political Power
The South Carolina congressman's influence in Democratic politics is as far-reaching as it is unsung. → Read More
The Education of Glenn Youngkin
As Youngkin tries his hand at governing for the first time, he has kept up the emphasis on education with a series of aggressive actions. → Read More
How the 'MAGA Squad' Is Building Power to Control the Next Congress
The most hard-core, pro-Trump House Republicans have been building their power, and now they’re preparing to wield it. → Read More
On the Campaign Trail With Marjorie Taylor Greene
The Republican firebrand rarely talks to the mainstream media. But in May, she took TIME on an eye-opening tour through her Georgia district. → Read More
What Elon Musk Really Believes
Illustration by Tim O'Brien for TIME In trying to read his motivations, both left and right seem to be getting Musk wrong “We have democracy?” Elon Musk interjected, with an impish smile. He’d just been asked how worried he was about the state of the American system of government. “We have a sort of democracy, I guess,” Musk went on, balancing his toddler son on his knee at a party marking his… → Read More
What Elon Musk Really Believes
In trying to read his motivations, both left and right seem to be getting Musk wrong. → Read More
'What More Do We Need To Do To Win?' A Controversial Climate Group Rethinks Its Strategy
In a new political moment, the youth climate group is trying to reboot → Read More
How the Biden Administration Lost Its Way
One year in, U.S. President Joe Biden faces a long list of domestic and international troubles with growing doubts that he’s fit for the job. → Read More