Evan Osnos
The New Yorker
Washington, DC, United States
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What It Takes to Be White House Chief of Staff
Our political roundtable looks at the privilege and pitfalls of the “second most powerful job in Washington.” → Read More
The Dark-Money Supreme Court
Our political roundtable looks at the Supreme Court’s conservative tilt as another term concludes, this one marked by ethics scandals and landmark rulings. → Read More
Donald Trump’s Dangerous War on the Justice Department
Prominent Republicans are defending the former President’s incendiary response to his latest indictment, with damaging implications for the rule of law. Our roundtable discusses why. → Read More
How Will the G.O.P. Field Respond to Donald Trump’s Indictment?
Trump is not only the first former President to face federal charges but also the most confounding front-runner ever in a Presidential primary, Evan Osnos writes. → Read More
Trump’s Latest Indictment Is Also About the Future of the Country
On the Political Scene podcast: With the former President facing federal charges, our political roundtable considers how much baggage is too much to win the Republican nomination. → Read More
Is the Debt-Ceiling Deal a Template to Fix Washington, or a Mere Blip?
As lawmakers at the Capitol avoid financial catastrophe, our political roundtable looks at the debt-ceiling compromise and asks whether the center can hold in today’s rage-filled politics. → Read More
What Washington Doesn’t Understand about China
With President Biden shuttling from the G-7 summit in Japan to debt-limit negotiations in Washington, our political roundtable looks at the state of U.S.-China relations. → Read More
The Permanent-Scandal Phase of American Politics
Our political roundtable looks at a week of legal setbacks and ethics debates involving Representative George Santos, former President Donald Trump, and the Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. → Read More
Joe Biden’s “Very Risky Choice” to Run Again Increases the Scrutiny on Kamala Harris
As Biden launches his fourth run for the Presidency, our political roundtable considers his running mate and her potential influence on the 2024 Democratic ticket. → Read More
Are We Really Getting a Rerun of the 2020 Campaign?
Evan Osnos writes about Joe Biden announcing his campaign for reëlection, the issue of Biden’s age, and the right-wing threats to democracy and abortion rights that will shape the 2024 Presidential race. → Read More
With the Fox-Dominion Settlement We’re Still at the “Mercy of a Billionaire Dynasty”
After agreeing to a $787.5-million settlement with Dominion Voting Systems for promoting Donald Trump’s lies about the 2020 election, Fox faces more challenges in-house and in court. Our political roundtable looks at the network’s future. → Read More
Abortion Heads Back to the Supreme Court
On The Political Scene podcast: As the fate of abortion medication lies in the balance, our political roundtable looks at the right’s attack on the regulatory state. → Read More
As Trump Faces Charges, Who Is in Control of the Republican Party?
With Donald Trump facing thirty-four felony counts and the Senate Republican leader, Mitch McConnell, recovering from a concussion, our political roundtable looks at who is currently leading the G.O.P. → Read More
We’re Living in a World Created by the Iraq War
Two decades after U.S. forces attacked Iraq, our political roundtable explores the war’s lasting effects on American politics and society. → Read More
What Secrets Does the “Donald Trump of Beijing” Know?
Evan Osnos on the arrest and indictment of the Chinese businessman Guo Wengui, notable for his friendly relationships with political figures close to Donald Trump. → Read More
The Fox News Defamation Lawsuit: “Money, Ideology, Truth, Lies—It’s All Right There”
Our political roundtable explores the fallout from the Dominion Voting Systems lawsuit against Fox News, one of the most powerful TV networks in America. → Read More
Sliding Toward a New Cold War
Not since the Berlin Wall fell has the world been cleaved so deeply by the kind of conflict that John F. Kennedy called a “long, twilight struggle,” Evan Osnos writes. → Read More
Is Ukraine the Next Battle in American Politics?
A year after Russia’s invasion, our political roundtable looks at how the conflict has upended domestic and international politics. → Read More
The Glass Ceiling, Still Intact: Women and Power in Washington
The Political Scene roundtable discusses Senator Dianne Feinstein’s retirement, Nikki Haley’s Presidential bid, and Vice-President Kamala Harris’s grim prospects. → Read More
What Biden Didn’t Say in the State of the Union
On The Political Scene podcast, our political roundtable discusses the scant attention paid to abortion rights, China, and more in the State of the Union address. → Read More